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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.

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