2025 Executive Board

• President – Angela Capeles
• Vice President – Kelly Smith
• Vice President – Rebekah Harriger
• Secretary – Alex DeCicco
• Treasurer – Andrew Essis
• Executive Director – Meghan Bachmore

Board of Directors

Order as pictured:

• Haley Baumgarten (Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute)
• Ángela Capeles (Capeles Agency)
• Alex DeCicco (Derry Township School District)
• Olivia Edwards Rindfuss, Past President (Triad Strategies)
• Justine Fabian (Morgan Stanley)
• Rebekah Harriger (Harrisburg University of Science and Technology)
• Sarah Knehr (Quandel Construction Group, LLC)
• Sydney Kyler, Past President (Enders)
• Ali McFadden (Members 1st Federal Credit Union)
• Adam Porter, Past President (Pursuit Coworking)
• Jenna Reitz (Members 1st Federal Credit Union)
• Iqbal Singh Past President (First National Bank)
• Kelly Smith (Pennsylvania State Police)
• Faniel Yemane (iDrive Interactive)

Legal Counsel

•  (McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC)

Emeritus

• H. Ralph Vartan (Vartan Group, Inc.)

Our Staff

• Executive Director – Meghan Bachmore

Board of Advisors

• Joe Massaro, Chairperson (Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Association)
• David Butcher (WCI Partners)
• Vince Champion (Champion Law Office, LLC)
• George Connor (Dauphin County Office of Community & Economic Development)
• Nicole Conway (Vartan Group, Inc.)
• Eric Darr (Harrisburg University of Science and Technology)
• Nick DiFrancesco (Pennsylvania Association of Community Bankers)
• Linda Goldstein, Retired
• Wendell Hoover (Iron Valley Real Estate Group of Central PA)
• Andy Johnson (Orrstown Bank)
• Zack Khuri (Orrstown Bank)
• Larry Kluger (Rhodes Development Group)
• Bub Manning, Retired
• Christopher Markley (Penn National Insurance)
• Jessica Meyers (JEM Group)
• Eric Morrison (Smigel, Anderson & Sacks, LLP)
• George Nahodil (Members 1st Federal Credit Union)
• Ryan Riley (Harrisburg University of Science and Technology)
• Bob Scaer (Gannett Fleming)
• Mark Stewart (Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC)
• Bill Sutton (R.S. Mowrey and Sons)
• Joe Tertel, Past President (Eko)
• Ryan Unger (Harrisburg Chamber & CREDC)
• Meron Yemane (Morgan Stanley)
• Renee (Custer) Yemane (Custer Homes)
• Sue Yenchko, Retired (American Water)

Past Presidents

• 2024 – Iqbal Singh
• 2023 – Olivia Edwards Rindfuss
• 2022- Jade K. Honey
• 2021- Sydney Kyler
• 2020 – Renee Custer
• 2019 – Adam Porter
• 2018 – Suzanne (Patackis) Leopold
• 2017 – Joe Tertel
• 2016 – Andrew Enders
• 2015 – Casey Khuri
• 2014 – Catherine Prince
• 2013 – Meron Yemane
• 2012 – Meron Yemane
• 2011 – Ryan Riley
• 2010 – Jason Marks
• 2009 – Nicole Conway
• 2008 – Wendell Hoover
• 2007 – Jessica E. Meyers
• 2006 – Tom Spilewski
• 2005 – Dave La Torre
• 2004 – Scott Foulkrod
• 2003 – James Ellison
• 2002 – Brad Jones
• 2001 – Elizabeth (Bebe) Mullaugh
• 2000 – Greg Rothman
• 1999 – Alex Hartzler