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State Planning Board Members
The membership of the Board includes 15 gubernatorial appointees who are confirmed by the Senate. These members serve four-year terms. The Board also includes secretaries or their designees from six Commonwealth agencies and four representatives from the General Assembly. A list of the Board members follows.
2009 Appointees
- Judith Schwank, Dean, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Delaware Valley College
- Alexander J. Graziani, Executive Director, Smart Growth Partnership of Westmoreland County
- Ronald Bailey, Executive Director, Chester County Planning Commission
- John Westrum, President, Westrum Development Company
- Alan Jennings, Executive Director, Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley
- Ellen Ferretti, Pennsylvania Environmental Council
- Jane Billings, Borough Manager, Swarthmore Borough
- William B. Hawk, Chairman, Board of Supervisors, Lower Paxton Township
- Robert J. Dillman, President, East Stroudsburg University
- Stephen G. Pollock, Esq., Montgomery, McCracken, Walker and Rhoads, LLP
- Jose Enrique Urdaneta, Lancaster City Council
- Richard P. Vilello, Jr., City of Lock Haven
- Donna R. Hartle, County Commissioner of Clarion Co
- Michael E. Braxton, City of Pittsburgh
2007 Appointees
- Richard G. Phillips, Jr., Chief Executive Officer, PILOT
Legislative Appointees
- Rep. Seth Grove (R York County)
- Rep. Josh Shapiro (D Montgomery County)
- Sen. Michael W. Brubaker (R Lancaster County)
- Senate Democrat, currently vacant
Ex Officio Members
- Agriculture Secretary Russell C. Redding
- Community and Economic Development Secretary George E. Cornelius
- Conservation & Natural Resources Acting Secretary John Quigley
- Environmental Protection Secretary John Hanger
- Transportation Secretary Allen Biehler
- Public Welfare Acting Secretary Harriet Dichter
The Governor appointed Judith Schwank as the Board’s Chair and Alexander Graziani as the Board’s Vice-Chair.