Official Notice to Members

In accordance with the by-laws of The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce, the Governance Committee has presented a slate of candidates for election to the Board of Directors. The names of the candidates are herewith submitted for your review:

Megan Alpert, Merrill Lynch; Ronda Beemer, Senior Director of Business Development, Quandel Construction Group; Ronald R. Beer, Chief Administrative Officer, Geisinger Northeast Region; Joseph Fasula, Co-owner, Gerrity’s Supermarkets; Vincent Galko, Vice President, Mercury Public Affairs; William Nasser, President & Co-owner, Backyard Ale House; Kathleen Pearage, Administrator, Tri-Star Academy and Wee Care Day Care; Anna Ponas, Account Executive, Kelly Services; Alana Roberts, Regional Aff airs Director, PPL Electric Utilities; and Daniel J. Santaniello, President & CEO, Fidelity Bank.

Additional candidates for directors can be nominated by petition bearing the genuine signature of at least 15 members of the Chamber, in good standing. Such petition must be filed with the Governance Committee by April 23, 2021. The determination of the Governance Committee as to the legality of the petition(s) shall be final.

If no legal petition is fi led by April 23rd nominations shall be closed and the candidates declared elected by the Board of Directors at its May meeting.

If a legal petition presents additional candidates, you will be notified and an election by ballot initiated.

Members of the Governance Committee are: Dr. Marwan Wafa, Chair; Megan Alpert, Ronald Beer, Jessica Kalinoski, P. Timothy Kelly, Esq., Dr. Jill Murray, Sister Mary Persico, IHM, , Laurie Schwager, and Lisa Zielinski; Patrick A. Fricchione, Jr. and Robert F. Durkin, Ex-Officio.