LEADERSHIP HUNTINGDON

COUNTY

CLASS OF 2015 YEARBOOK

HUNTINGDON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

LEADERSHIP HUNTINGDON COUNTY

Leadership Huntingdon County is designed to stimulate positive communi-

ty change through leadership training; training that will identify, involve, edu-

cate and motivate leaders. The program prepares committed and qualified

individuals to assume leadership roles, and further enhances the abilities of

existing leaders while exploring critical issues facing Huntingdon County. The

leadership program is designed to stimulate a commitment and responsibility to

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

Huntingdon 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,

tourism, 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

Saturday 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, Lisa Baer, Kathy Armillei, Anthony

Bullet, Jerry Donaldson, Shawna Dunmire, MacKenzie Locke, Sharon Miller,

Adam Pfingstl, and Patricia Shope.

While the Class of 2015 is the eighth graduating class, planning for Leader-

ship Huntingdon County began in 2002 when the need to develop and strength-

en community leadership became a goal of the Huntingdon County Partnership

for Economic Progress (PEP), Huntingdon County Chamber of Commerce, and

Penn State Cooperative Extension.

Leadership Huntingdon County Class of 2015

Mark Colussy

Penny Dolak

Chelsea Eichelberger

Marissa Gracey

Nicole Houck

Heidi Leonard

Brad Moore

Sue Price

Erica Shoaf

Joann Wakefield

Congratulations!

Mark A. Colussy

-Mark resides in McVeytown

Occupation/Profession:

-County Planner

Education/Training:

-B.S. Geography (Urban and

Regional Development Option)

-Attended Pennsylvania State

University

-Minors in: Architectural Studies,

Architectural History, GIS

Community Involvement:

-Lion’s Club

Special Interests/Hobbies:

Woodworking, Hockey and

Football fan and Politics

Penny M. Dolak

-Penny resides in Huntingdon

Occupation/Profession:

-Underwriting Support Supervisor

Education/Training:

-B.S. Business Administration,

Concentration Marketing-Marist

College ‘92

-Certified Insurance Service

Representative

-Insurance Institute of America:

Certificate of General Insurance

Associate in Insurance Services

Associate in Personal Insurance

-Currently studying for the

Chartered Property & Casualty

Underwriter (CPCU)

designation—Completion

June 2016

Community Involvement:

-Huntingdon County Chamber of

Commerce Events

Committee Chair and member of

Golf Committee

-Huntingdon Area High School

Cheerleading Booster Club

President

Special Interests/Hobbies:

-Spending time with family &

friends, Boating on Raystown

Lake, Reading, Walking &

Attending her children’s

extra-curricular activities

Chelsea L. Eichelberger

-Chelsea resides in Saxton

Occupation/Profession:

-Financial Analyst at

ACCO Brands

Education/Training:

-B.S. in Accounting from

Saint Francis University

Community Involvement:

-United Way of Huntingdon

County (ACCO Brands

Committee Member)

-United Way of Huntingdon

County (Day of Caring

Volunteer)

-Relay for Life (ACCO Brands

Team Member)

-JVHS Accounting Occupational

Advisory Committee Member

Special Interests/Hobbies:

-Traveling, Cooking, Reading,

Emulating Leslie Knope,

Spending time with friends and

family, Always striving for

Pinterest success

“Innovation

distinguishes

between a leader

and a follower.”

-Steve Jobs

Marissa Ann Gracey

-Marissa resides in Clearfield

Occupation/Profession:

-Director for Pennsylvania

Highlands Community College

Huntingdon Campus

Education/Training:

-B.S. Behavioral & Social

Science from Mount

Aloysius College

-Masters in Human Resources

Management from Keller

Graduate School

-Currently pursuing doctorate in

Education from NCU

Community Involvement:

-Mount Union High School

Occupational Advisory Board

-Southern Huntingdon

Occupational Advisory Board

-Huntingdon Area High School

Occupational Advisory Board

-Mount Aloysius Alumi Board

-Huntingdon County Chamber of

Commerce Member

-HCBI Member

-New Day Charter School Board

of Directors (Secretary)

Special Interests/Hobbies:

-Piano, Beagles, Charity

Donations

Nicole Houck

-Nicole resides in Huntingdon

Occupation/Profession:

-Director of Prevention Education

at Huntingdon House

Education/Training:

-BA in Politics from

Juniata College

Community Involvement:

-Soroptimist International

-Big Brothers Big Sisters of

Huntingdon County

Advisory Board

-Special Interests/Hobbies:

-Running, Knitting,

Anti-oppression work, Hanging

out with her cats, Reading, Netflix

marathons

Heidi Leonard

-Heidi resides in Huntingdon

Occupation/Profession:

-Consumer Lender at Kish Bank

Education/Training:

-B.S. Occupational Safety &

Hygiene Management from

Millersville University

Community Involvement:

-Kish Bank Community Action

Team (CAT): Pride Telethon,

Pride Office Olympics, and

Sponsored the Clay Bishop Polar

Plunge

-Chair of Finance Committee for

First United Methodist Church

-PA Pink Zone

-Teach Children to Save

-Special Interests/Hobbies:

-Teach tap dance at

Huntingdon Dance Academy,

Volunteer in her son’s first

grade class, Reading,

Bike riding

“Management is

doing things

right; leadership

is doing the right

things.”

-Peter Drucker

Brad David Moore

-Brad resides in Huntingdon

Occupation/Profession:

-Associate Director of

Admissions at

DuBois Business College

Education/Training:

-Associate of Applied Arts

Degree in Mass Communications

from the Pennsylvania College of

Technology

-Bachelor of Science in Education

from Juniata College

Community Involvement:

-Huntingdon County Education/

BASICS Committee

-Mount Union High School

Occupational Advisory

Committee

-United Way Day of Caring

-March of Dimes

March for Babies

-Member of Heritage Baptist

Church/Missions Team

-Set Painter and Stage Crew for

Huntingdon Areas High School

Musical Productions

-Special Interests/Hobbies:

-Running, Disc Golf, Kickboxing,

Photography, Music, Geocashing,

Missions, Youth

Volunteer Activities

Sue A. Price

-Sue resides in Shade Gap

Occupation/Profession:

-Administrative Assistant-Quality

Department for JLG Industries

Education/Training:

-Continuous Improvement

Fundamentals

-Quality Advisor

-Hazardous Materials Shipping

-First Responder

Community Involvement:

-First Responder for JLG

-5Ks for Charities

Special Interests/Hobbies:

-Fishing, Hunting, 5Ks

“ The way to get

started is to quit

talking and

begin doing.”

-Walt Disney

Lindsay Kate Monihen

*Non-Graduate

-Lindsay currently resides in

Ohio, previously she resided in

Huntingdon

Occupation/Profession:

-Higher Education; Academic

Advising at Shawnee

State University

Education/Training:

-Bachelor of Arts in

Communications and Media

Studies with a minor in Graphic

Design from

Edinboro Univeristy

-Master of Arts in Higher

Education from Geneva College

Community Involvement:

-ASUW Membership,

Vice President

-Huntingdon County Tree

Commission

-Petersburg Bethel Presbyterian

Church Elder

Special Interests/Hobbies:

-Yard Sales, Photography,

Specialty coffee, Hiking,

Gardening, Spending time with

dear friends

Erica Shoaf

-Erica resides in Huntingdon

Occupation/Profession:

Attorney/Law Firm Owner

Education/Training: -J.D., M.A. in Latin American

Studies, B.S. in Business

Administration, B.A. in Spanish

Literature at the

University of Arizona

Community Involvement: -Huntingdon County Bar

Association, Past President

-Huntingdon Rotary Club

-Huntingdon Dance Company,

Board Member

Special Interests/Hobbies: -Travel, Cooking & Baking,

Foreign Languages

Joann Wakefield

-Joann resides in Shade Gap

Occupation/Profession:

-Self Employed at Wakefield’s

Auto Parts Store

Education/Training:

-High School Graduate

-Mini Course in Book Keeping and

Computer Use

Community Involvement:

-Shade Gap Fire Company and

Auxiliary

Special Interests/Hobbies:

-Gardening, Reading, Volunteering

“High expectations are the key to

Everything.”

-Sam Walton

Class is in session

2015 Kickoff Reception

“Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd

involved, getting other players involved. It's being able to

take it as well as dish it out. That's the only way you're

going to get respect from the players.”

-Larry Bird

“No person will make a great business who wants

to do it all himself or get all the credit.”

-Andrew Carnegie

Youth Leadership Huntingdon County:

It takes G.U.T.S. –Leadership Project

Recreation & Tourism Field Trip

Acknowledgement of Appreciation for Support The Leadership Huntingdon County Steering Committee of the Huntingdon County Chamber of Commerce

acknowledges and thanks these individuals and organizations that supported program arrangement or provided

in-kind services during the 2014-2015 year:

Alexandria Library

Anthony Bullett

Attorney Nicholas E. Newfield

Brad Moore

Brenneman’s Meat Market

Broad Top Historical Society

Christine Gildea

Darwin V. Kysor

Dave Fouse

Dave Witkovsky

David Christopher

Deb Hetrick

Diane Barben

DuBois Business College-Huntingdon

Campus

Fiona Grugan

First National Bank

Helen Pyzowski

Huntingdon Community Center

Huntingdon County Career and

Technology Center

Huntingdon County Commissioners

Huntingdon Historical Society

Huntingdon Soup Kitchen

J.C. Blair Hospital

Jerry Dunkle

Judge Stewart L. Kurtz

Kathy Armillei

Lincoln Caverns

Lisa Baer

Marissa Gracey

Mark Nelms

Martin J. Culp II

Matthew Price

Mayor Dee Dee Brown

Mike Dimoff

Mount Union Historical Society

Patricia Shope

Pennsylvania Highlands Community College -

Huntingdon Campus

Raystown Visitors Center

Robin Binder Heath

Ron Morgan

Shawna Dunmire

Soup Kitchen

Youth Forestry Camp #3

Congratulations to the

Leadership Huntingdon

County Class of 2015!

Nicole Houck, Marissa Gracey, Penny Dolak, Heidi Leonard, Joann Wakefield, Sue Price, Chelsea Eichelberger,

Mark Colussy, Brad Moore. Not pictured is Erica Shoaf.

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

Leadership Huntingdon County Schedule 2014-2015

DATE SESSION DESCRIPTION TOPIC

September 11, 2014 Kick-off Reception at the

Bailey Building Welcome New Class Members

September 20, 2014 Leadership Retreat Leadership Skills with Dr. Patricia Shope

October 9, 2014 Session #1: Local Government and

Housing & Community Planning

Local Government and Housing & Community

Planning with Mayor Dee Dee Brown, Huntingdon

Borough, and Jerry Dunkle, Mount Union Borough

October 18, 2014 Field Trip

Local History and Heritage Scavenger Hunt with

Ron Morgan, Coalmining History, Mike Dimoff,

Mount Union Presenter

November 20, 2014 Session #2: Diversity: In Depth Sex,

Gender, Race, Religion, Age, Abilities

Diversity Seminar with Rev. David Witkovsky and

Fiona Grugan, Juniata College, Diane Barben,

Mt. Nittany Hospital, and Anthony Bullett, Shaner

Operating Group

December 11, 2014 Session #3: Putting Leadership

to Work

Putting Leadership to Work with

Dr. Patricia Shope

January 8, 2015 Session #4: Business and Industry

Business and Industry with Martin J. Culp II,

Southern Alleghenies Workforce Investment Board,

Helen Pyzowski, PA CareerLink, Huntingdon,

and Darwin V. Kysor, Juniata College

February 12, 2015 Session #5: Health & Human Services Health and Human Services with Deb Hetrick,

Huntingdon Soup Kitchen

March 12, 2015 Session #6: Education

Education with Marissa Gracey, Pennsylvania

Highlands Community College, Brad Moore, Du-

Bois Business College, and David Christopher,

Juniata Valley High School

April 9, 2015 Session #7: Team Building and

Conflict Management

Team Building and Conflict Management with

Dr. Patricia Shope

April 18, 2015 Field Trip

Recreation and Tourism with Tim Howard, Mike

Leonard, Lincoln Caverns, Joe Brenneman,

Brenneman’s Meat Market, and Matthew Price,

Huntingdon County Visitor’s Bureau

May 14, 2015 Session #8: The Legal System

Legal System with Attorney Nicholas E. Newfield,

BMZ Law, Judge Stewart L. Kurtz, Huntingdon

County Courthouse, Mark Nelms, Huntingdon

House, and Dave Fouse, Youth Forestry Camp #3

May 21, 2015 Graduation Celebration

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

Class of 2004

Class of 2005

Class of 2006

Class of 2007

Class of 2012

Class of 2009

Leadership Huntingdon County Alumni

Class of 2010

Athena Frederick

Maggie Hays

Allen Hess

Lori Hughes

D. Anthony Bullett

John Buskirk

Jinny Cooper

Carla Irvin

Genna Welsh Kasun

Curt Steele

Pam Stern

Glenda Strong

Doug Tietjens

Class of 2013

Brenda Cerett

Heather Ann Dick

Shawna C. Dunmire

E. Paul Post

Laura Ranck White

Zac Waite

Kevin Patrick Kasun

Susan K. Kinder-

Goldstone

Christine Dawn Miller

Crist Fellman

Jaime Hicks

Lisa K. Hockenberry

MAY 21, 2015 GRADUATION

HUNTINGDON COUNTY CAREER & TECHNOLOGY CENTER

MILL CREEK, PA