LEADERSHIP

HUNTINGDON

COUNTY

CLASS OF 2012 YEARBOOK

HUNTINGDON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

LEADERSHIP HUNTINGDON COUNTY

Leadership Huntingdon County is designed to stimulate positive community

change through leadership training; training that will identify, involve, educate

and motivate leaders. The program prepares committed and qualified individu-

als to assume leadership roles, and further enhances the abilities of existing

leaders while exploring critical issues facing Huntingdon County. The leader-

ship program is designed to stimulate a commitment and responsibility to serve

which will strengthen our communities and enhance the quality of life in Hun-

tingdon County.

This leadership program includes a variety of educational approaches including

lecture, debate, case studies, skill building, "hands on" experience, teamwork,

site visits, fact finding, and problem solving for issues facing our community.

Issues that are examined include community heritage, local government, tour-

ism, transportation, economic development, health care, human services, arts

and heritage. Members of each leadership class are expected to participate in

the development and execution of a community service project.

Class members commit to participation in a nine-month leadership program

consisting of one Saturday retreat, eight Thursday evening classes, and two Sat-

urday field trips. A Kickoff Reception in September and Graduation Banquet

in May round out the program. Leadership Huntingdon County is operated

by a ten-member Leadership Steering Committee.

Steering Committee members are - Chair, Richard Stahl, Helen Pyzowski,

Kathy Armillei, Mary Lou Lebo, Dr. Patricia Shope, Susan Penning, Jerry

Donaldson, Lisa Baer, Yvonne Martin, and Zachary Waite.

While the Class of 2012 is the sixth graduating class, planning for Leadership

Huntingdon County began in 2002 when the need to develop and strengthen

community leadership became a goal of several organizations, including the

Huntingdon County Partnership for Economic Progress (PEP), Huntingdon

County Chamber of Commerce, and Penn State Cooperative Extension.

Leadership Huntingdon County

Class of 2012

D. Anthony Bullet

John Buskirk

Jinny Cooper

Athena Frederick

Maggie Hays

Allen Hess

Lori Hughes

Carla Irvin

Genna Welsh Kasun

Curt Steele

Pam Stern

Glenda Strong

Doug Tietjens

Congratulations!

D. Anthony Bullett

Mr. Bullet resides

in Huntingdon

Occupation/Profession:

Marketing Executive,

The Bullett Group

Education/Training:

-Master of Public

Administration,

Syracuse University

-Bachelor of Arts,

University of Pennsylvania

Community Involvement:

-Volunteer, Huntingdon

Soup Kitchen

-Member, Huntingdon

Presbyterian Church

Chancel Chior

-Church Musician,

Payne Church

Special Interests/Hobbies:

-Music, reading, exploring,

sports, learning, cooking

John C. Buskirk

John resides in

State College/

FergusonTownship

Occupation/Profession:

Huntingdon Borough

Wastewater Superintendent

Education/Training:

-High School Diploma

-Several correspondence,

residence, college courses

directed toward the water/

wastewater and

enviromental field.

Community Involvement:

-Served a term on school board

in Illinois

-Serves on the local Babe

Ruth baseball league board

-Have been and continue to be

involved as a coach in a

community sports league

Virginia “Jinny” Cooper

Jinny resides in

Henderson Township

Occupation/Profession:

Huntingdon County

Register and Recorder

Education/Training:

-Penn State University

-Juniata Valley High School

Community Involvement: -Huntingdon County

Business and Industry

-Private Industry Council

of the Central Corridor

-The Society for the Marketing

of Professional Services

-Huntingdon Rotary Club

-The Huntingdon County

Humane Society

-The American Cancer Society

Relay for Life

-Graysville Cemetery Association

“The desire to reach for the stars is ambitious.

The desire to reach hearts is wise.”

-Maya Angelou

“Enjoy what you do and do it well!”

-John Buskirk, Class of 2012

Athena D. Turner-Fredrick

Athena resides in Huntingdon

Occupation/Profession:

Registrar at Juniata College

Education/Training:

B.A. in Economics/Philosophy

Community Involvement:

-4-H Steering committee

-Mother of 4

- “everything under the sun.”

Special Interests/Hobbies:

Knitting, exercising, golfing,

music, reading, gardening.

Maggie Hays

Maggie resides in Saxton

Occupation/Profession:

Owner, Budget Blinds of Bedford

Education/Training:

High School Graduate

Community Involvement:

Involved in Chamber

community events

Special Interests/Hobbies:

Politics, people, history,

cooking, decorating

Allen Hess

Allen resides in Dudley

Occupation/Profession:

Director of Finance

Education/Training:

Bachelors in

Business Administration

Community Involvement:

-Dudley Borough Treasurer

-Broad Top Area Coal Miners

Historical Society

Assistant Treasurer

-Robertsdale Lions

Club Member

-Dudley Historical Site

committee member

Special Interests/Hobbies:

Reading, spending time

with family

“Visualize to materialize.”

-Athena Frederick, Class of 2012

“Never quit dreaming, because life is a dream”

-Maggie Hays, Class of 2012

“A man who thinks he is leading and no one is following is

only taking a walk.”

-John Maxwell

Lori Hughes

Lori resides in Mill Creek

Occupation/Profession:

Juniata College Postal Supervisor

Education/Training:

-Mt. Union Area High School

-USPS Training

Community Involvement:

Holiday Giving for the Elderly

Special Interests/Hobbies:

Gardening, outdoor activities,

reading, spending time with

grandchildren and family

Carla Irvin

Carla Resides in

Petersburg/Logan Township

Occupation/Profession:

Practice Admin. of

Huntingdon Healthcare, Inc.

Education/Training:

Huntingdon Area High School

Community Involvement:

-Huntingdon Health Care

Consortium

-Employment Advisory Council

-Church Board Secretary,

misc. at Nazarene Church

Special Interests/Hobbies:

Camping, dirt bike racing

Genna Welsh Kasun

Genna Resides in Huntingdon

Occupation/Profession:

Writer in Marketing &

Development at Juniata College

Education/Training:

-M.A. in English –

University of Vermont

-B.A. in English –

Juniata College

Community Involvement:

-Help with animal

rescue advocacy

-Raising online awareness of

Huntingdon County businesses

-General community service

Special Interests/Hobbies:

Dog rescue, knitting,

“ Leadership is based on inspiration, not domination;

on cooperation, not intimidation…”

-William Arthur Woods

“There is a lot of good in Huntingdon County.

Let’s be inspired by it and build on it.”

-Genna Kasun, Class of 2012

Curt Steele

Curt resides in Porter Township

Occupation/Profession:

Staff Trainer at

Penn State University

Education/Training: Juniata Valley High School

Community Involvement: -United Way representative

for Penn State

-In The Spirit Charity

representative

-Former Petersburg Borough

council member

Special Interests/Hobbies: Running, Working Out,

Classic Car Shows

Pamela Stern

Pam resides in Huntingdon

Occupation/Profession:

Local Insurance Agency Owner

Education/Training:

-2012 Life Underwriting Training

Council Fellowship graduate

-2005 Certified Insurance

Councilor graduate

Community Involvement:

-Huntingdon Rotary Club

-Huntingdon County Chamber of

Commerce member

Special Interests/Hobbies:

Reading, bike riding, jet skiing,

boating, spending time with family

and friends, Words With Friends

Glenda Sue Strong

Glenda resides in

Oneida Township

Occupation/Profession:

Safety Coordinator for

Valley Rural Electric

Cooperative, Inc.

Education/Training:

-Southern Huntingdon County

High School

-Empire Beauty School –

Class of „82

-Currently Working on

Advanced Safety Degree

Community Involvement:

Currently not involved in

community activities, but would

like to after conclusion

of this class

Special Interests/Hobbies: Enjoys a wide variety from the

craft/hobby category such as

quilting, rug hooking, cross stitch,

sewing, but her two favorites are

reading books, and anything to do

with “fiber”. Currently learning

to spin her own yarn for

knitting, crocheting.

“Always bear in mind that your own

resolution to succeed is more

important than any other one thing.”

-Abraham Lincoln

“Switch up the focus. Don’t focus on

the problem – focus on the solution.”

-Pam Stern, Class of 2012

Douglas A. Tietjens

Douglas resides in Huntingdon

Occupation/Profession:

Senior Commercial Lines

Underwriter for

Mutual Benefit Group

Education/Training: -B.A. from Gettysburg

College – 1992

-2009 Chartered Property

Casualty Underwriter

Community Involvement:

-Board Member of the

Huntingdon County Library

-Soccer and Track Coach for

Huntingdon Community Center

-Vestry Member,

St. John‟s Episcopal Church

Special Interests/Hobbies:

Family, mountain biking, reading,

learning new things/skills,

wood working,

drawing and sketching.

“You can chose to succeed or fail, be happy or sad, help or

hinder, laugh or cry, but the greatest choice you make daily

is the attitude you possess.”

-Lou Holtz

“People will forget what you said,

people will forget what you did,

but people will never forget

how you made them feel.”

-Maya Angelou

Leadership Huntingdon County 2012 Reception

Class is in session!

2012 Kickoff Reception

Mayfest 2012

Huntingdon County Humane Society

Boat Cruise

Congratulations to the

Leadership Huntingdon

County Class of 2012!

Maggie Hays, Lori Hughes, Allen Hess, Athena Frederick, D. Anthony Bullett, Pamela Stern, Douglas Tietjens,

Glenda Strong, John Buskirk, Jinny Cooper, Curt Steele, Carla Irvin, and Genna Welsh Kasun

We wish to thank all our guest speakers and presenters for their time and commitment to Leadership Huntingdon County.

Leadership Huntingdon County Schedule 2011-2012

DATE SESSION DESCRIPTION TOPIC

September 15, 2011 Kick-off Reception at Huntingdon

Borough Building Welcome New Class Members

September 17, 2011 Leadership Retreat at Mutual Benefit

Building

Leadership Skills & Team Building with

Dr. Patricia Shope

October 13, 2011 Session #1 Diversity with Dianne Barben, Speaker

October 22, 2011 Field Trip Local History and Heritage Scavenger Hunt with

Richard Stahl

November 10, 2011 Session #2

Business and Industry with Jeff Thomas, David

Donnelly, John R Wald Company, and Corey

and Wes Brumbaugh, Brumbaugh Lumber, LLC

December 8, 2011 Session #3

Local Government and Community Planning with

Richard Stahl, Huntingdon County Planning

Director, and Judy Hicks, Shirley Township Su-

pervisor

January 12, 2012 Session #4

Health and Human Services with Christine

Gildea, JC Blair Hospital, Adam Pfingstl, Hun-

tingdon County PRIDE, and Kathy Parks, Mid-

Penn Legal

February 9, 2012 Session #5 Team Building and Conflict Management with

Dr. Patricia Shope

March 8, 2012 Session #6

Education with Marissa Gracey, Pennsylvania

Highlands Community College, Wilson Smith,

Trough Creek Youth Forestry Camp, and Rosann

Brown, Juniata College

April 12, 2012 Session #7 Legal System with Fred Gutshall, Public De-

fender, and Richard Wilt, District Judge

April 21, 2012 Field Trip

Recreation and Tourism with Evan Gross,

Rothrock Outfitters, Matt Price, Huntingdon

County Visitors Bureau, and Ann Dunlavy, Lin-

coln Caverns

April 28, 2012 Mayfest Recruitment Booth

May 10, 2012 Session #8 Putting Leadership to Work with Debra Gregory

May 24, 2012 Graduation Celebration with Guest Speaker: Mike Fleck,

Pennsylvania State Representative

Dianne Barben

Amy Foster

Debra Gregory

Carl F. Jaymes

Catherine Komir

Brandon Brown

Ray Chambers

John Clark Jr.

Melody English

Michael Fleck

Bruce Lane

Erik J. Lindberg

Roy Nagle

Lawrence L. Newton

Mary Scott

Richard E. Stahl

Kelly Turlish

Jim Wills

Bryan Yingling

Kati Csoman

Heather L. Dubbs

Catherine Hahn

Galene F. Harkleroad

Deborah Higgins

Jackalyn S. Bayer

Malcolm Kim Burket

Cynthia Clarke

Heather Crayosky

Dawn M. Cressman

Sara Kirk

Martha Marsh

Helen Pyzowski

Derek Ross

Lisa Roth

Lisa Seeley

Thomas E. Weaverling

Rebecca Ann Weikert

Sharon Yocum

Keri Aurand

Robin Binder-Heath

Roger Briggs

Karen Foust

Rosann Brown

Steve Carper

Janet Chambers

George Conrad

Claudia Conrad

Dan Crotsley

Patty Endres

Linda Frehn

Susan Harry

Chris Hartman

Susanne House

Jane McManus

Scott Price

Lori Schouppe-Wright

Cheryl Shope

Bill Gearhart

Donna Marcotte

Judy McMullen

Kenneth Clemenich

Grace Coffman

Michael Dudley

MaryLou Gilliland

Angela Harbst

Anna Harris

Megan Launtz

Christine Maxwell

Colleen McLaughlin

Patricia Ann Dunalvy

Jennifer Stahl

Chris States

Deborah Tkach

Susan Ulrich McLaughlin

Brian Young

Kathy Armillei

Lisa Baer

Travis Cramer

Eric Crouch

Robert DeHart

Howard Divins

Nicholas Felice

Adam Pfingstl

Mary Lou Lebo

Charles Merenda

Aaron Billet

Susan Hockenberry

Jessica Jackson

Kelly Kroecker

Sharon Miller

Elizabeth McKnight

Kenneth Myers

Susan Penning

Dan Potutschnig

Jo Anna Swope

Dwight Washabaugh

Lauren Wilson

Acknowledgement of Appreciation for Support

The Leadership Huntingdon County Steering Committee acknowledges and thanks these individuals and

organizations that supported program arrangements or provided in-kind services during the 2011-12 year:

Huntingdon County Partnership for Economic Progress

Huntingdon County Career & Technology Center

Huntingdon County Planning & Development Department

Representative Mike Fleck

Huntingdon Borough

Mutual Benefit Group

Huntingdon County Historical Society

Broad Top Area Coal Miners Historical Society

Mount Union Historical Society

Orbisonia Area Historical Society

Leadership Huntingdon County Alumni

Class of 2004

Class of 2005

Class of 2006

Class of 2007

Class of 2010 Class of 2009

MAY 24, 2012 GRADUATION

HUNTINGDON COUNTRY CLUB

HUNTINGDON, PA