The CEO Roundtable Series is a special program series for HYP members only, which features CEOs from the Harrisburg region who will speak about their professional journey, lessons learned, struggles and successes, and provide insight to young professionals hoping to make their personal career path a success.
The last CEO Roundtable of 2017 will feature Sue Pera, Owner of Cornerstone Coffeehouse.
The event will be held on Friday, October 20th at 7:30am at the Hilton Harrisburg and is for members only.
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About Sue:
I purchased Cornerstone Coffeehouse with my husband, Al, in 1999 and have devoted myself to making it a hub of community activity ever since. In 2004, Al and I added the Cornerstone Culinary Kitchen, where several times a month we host cooking classes, salons and private events for our clients to enjoy. I am extremely passionate about my livelihood, and customers of Cornerstone can find me almost every day working with and getting to know the people of my community.
Outside of Cornerstone, I am also involved with several community and regional organizations. I have served as Chair of the Capital Region Economic Development Corporation; Chair of the Camp Hill Economic Development Group; and Co-Chair of the Plein Air Arts Festival and Competition.
I am deeply committed to the businesses and people who make up my community; the family and friends who have helped shape who I am today (good or bad!); my husband, Al, with whom I have worked for over 20 years (and we’re both still alive to talk about it!); and my border collie, Sophia, who gives me unconditional love daily
The CEO Roundtable Series is a special program series for HYP members only, which features CEOs from the Harrisburg region who will speak about their professional journey, lessons learned, struggles and successes, and provide insight to young professionals hoping to make their personal career path a success.
The September CEO Roundtable of 2017 will feature Nick Grasberger, CEO of HARSCO.
The event will be held on Friday, September 15th at 7:30am at the Hilton Harrisburg and is for members only.
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About Nick:
Mr. Grasberger, 50, joined Harsco in April 2013 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer on April 8, 2014. The Company is continuing its search for a permanent CFO and Mr. Grasberger will continue to be designated as the Company’s principal financial officer pending the successful conclusion of this process.
Prior to joining Harsco, Mr. Grasberger served as the Managing Director of the multinational Precision Polymers Division of Fenner Plc, one of the world’s leading producers of heavyweight belting for industrial and commercial markets. He previously held senior executive positions at Armstrong Holdings, Inc., the then-parent company of Armstrong World Industries, first as Chief Financial Officer and subsequently as the CEO of the company’s Building Products division. Mr. Grasberger has also served as the Chief Financial Officer for Kennametal, Inc. and the Corporate Treasurer and director of corporate planning at H. J. Heinz Company. He began his career in 1985 with USX Corporation. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Notre Dame and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Pittsburgh.
The CEO Roundtable Series is a special program series for HYP members only, which features CEOs from the Harrisburg region who will speak about their professional journey, lessons learned, struggles and successes, and provide insight to young professionals hoping to make their personal career path a success.
The fourth CEO Roundtable of 2017 will feature Charles Hooker, President and CEO of Keystone Human Services.
The event will be held on Friday, May 19th at 7:30am at the Hilton Harrisburg and is for members only.
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About Charles:
Mr. Hooker is the President and Chief Executive Officer for Keystone Human Services. Mr. Hooker ensures that the operations and services of the organizations are compatible with and in support of the Board approved Vision, Mission, strategic initiatives and policies. His other responsibilities include strategic planning, supervisor of corporations and agencies, formation and oversight of management boards, fund raising, legislative relations, relations with funding sources and training.
Mr. Hooker is dedicated to ensuring that the quality of services and supports are continuously improving, and that the organization operates in compliance with regulatory, legal and contractual requirements. His primary responsibility is to assure that the organizations associated with Keystone are financially sound and operate in conformance with generally accepted accounting policies.
Mr. Hooker has over 39 years of professional experience in human services, 34 of which in administrative capacities. He has served as the Chief Executive Officer of hospitals that provided comprehensive inpatient psychiatric services. He has also served as the Executive Director for free-standing drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers. The last twenty years have been with Keystone Human Services.
Mr. Hooker received his Bachelor of Arts in Social Welfare, with a minor in psychology, from Kutztown University, Kutztown, Pennsylvania. He earned his Master of Science in Management from Lesley University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Mr. Hooker currently serves as a Board member of Keystone Autism Services, Keystone Service Systems, Key Human Services, Keystone Partnership, Keystone Human Services International and Keystone Human Services International Moldova Association. He serves as a Board member of Pennsylvania Advocacy and Resources for Autism and Intellectual Disabilities (PAR), and is a member of the Rehabilitation and Community Providers Association (RCPA).
The CEO Roundtable Series is a special program series for HYP members only, which features CEOs from the Harrisburg region who will speak about their professional journey, lessons learned, struggles and successes, and provide insight to young professionals hoping to make their personal career path a success.
The third CEO Roundtable of 2017 will feature Bradley Jones, CEO Harristown Enterprises.
The event will be held on Friday, April 21st at 7:30am at the Hilton Harrisburg and is for members only.
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About Brad:
Brad Jones, 52, has been with Harristown Enterprises Inc. for about 15 years. He started as the company’s corporate director for public and community services before becoming vice president for community development. The organization owns and manages about 2 million square feet of real estate in downtown Harrisburg. Prior to Harristown, he worked in economic development and project management roles for Congress, the American Petroleum Institute, the state Department of Agriculture and the Pennsylvania Hardwoods Development Council. He earned his bachelor’s degree in forest science from Penn State. He is a past president of Harrisburg Young Professionals and the Capital Region Economic Development Corp., or CREDC.
Currently, Jones is vice chairman of the board at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology and chairman of the Modern Transit Partnership. He also is co-chairman of Harrisburg 2020, an ad hoc committee of the Harrisburg Regional Chamber & CREDC, and member of the Urban Land Institute Philadelphia Central PA Council. Jones is married with three children. He lives in Camp Hill.
The CEO Roundtable Series is a special program series for HYP members only, which features CEOs from the Harrisburg region who will speak about their professional journey, lessons learned, struggles and successes, and provide insight to young professionals hoping to make their personal career path a success.
The second CEO Roundtable of 2017 will feature Pedro Cortes, Secretary Of Commonwealth (PA)
The event will be held on Friday, March 17 at 7:30am at the Hilton Harrisburg and is for members only. AN RSVP IS REQUIRED.
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About Secretary Cortes:
Pedro A. Cortés was nominated by Governor Tom Wolf on January 20, 2015 and confirmed by the Senate on June 2, 2015. He previously served as Secretary of the Commonwealth from 2003 to 2010. At that time Cortés was the first confirmed Latino Cabinet member and the longest serving Secretary of State in Pennsylvania history.