Five new community members will help lead the organization.

Allentown, Pa. (January 30, 2024) – Communities In Schools of Eastern Pennsylvania (CIS of Eastern PA) is pleased to announce that Karianne Gelinas is being elevated from her role as the agency’s Vice Chair to the new Board Chair. Gelinas succeeds Michelle Schmidt, PH.D. as the nonprofit’s lead board officer. Longtime board member Adrian Marsh has also been assigned as the new Vice Chair of the agency.

The change in leadership coincides with five new officers joining the organization’s Board of Directors, with the appointment of Lizette Epps, Maureen Gorman, Angela Gosman, Katelyn Mack, and J. Stuart Pidcock.

Gelinas has been on the CIS of Eastern PA Board of Directors for three years and serves on the agency’s Talent Committee and the Executive committee. She is the Vice President of Regional Partnerships and Talent Strategies at Lehigh Valley Economic Development.

Marsh has been a member of the CIS of Eastern PA Board of Directors for two years and has been a crucial member of the agency’s Finance Committee. He is the Global Head of Administrative Finance for Olympus Corporation of the Americas.

Lizette Epps will be an integral part of the CIS of Eastern PA’s board of directors working closely with members of the DEI Core Team. She is the Executive Director of Financial Services & Internal Ops for Alvernia University O’Pake Institute. Epps also serves on the board of the Berks Latino Workforce Development Corporation and the Associate Board of Directors of First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union.

Maureen Gorman is an Associate Attorney in the Reading office of Stevens & Lee. Gorman will work to help grow the nonprofit’s reach with the Community Relations committee. She also has community involvement roles with the Berks and Lancaster County Bar Associations and the Circle of Life Coalition. Both Epps and Gorman’s Berks County roots will aid in the continued expansion of services in the greater Berks County community.

Angela Gosman is executive vice president and chief human resources officer

for PPL Corporation. She provides oversight and direction for all human resources

functions across PPL’s family of companies. Gosman will work closely with the CIS of Eastern PA Talent committee.

Katelyn Mack is the President & Chief Operating Officer at LINC (LEARNING | INCLUSION | NETWORKING | COMMUNITY). Prior to moving to the Lehigh Valley, she was vice president of the Boys of Girls Club of the Peninsula in Menlo Park, CA. She will be a part of the CIS of Eastern PA Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Core Team.

Stuart Pidcock is a Principal and Project Manager of the land planning, civil engineering and architectural firm The Pidcock Company in Allentown. He also serves on the board of directors at Wildlands Conservancy and will be serving on the Talent Committee with CIS of Eastern PA.

“We are looking forward to the leadership that Karianne and Adrian will provide to our organization,” said CIS of Eastern PA President and CEO Tim Mulligan. “We also want to welcome our new leaders of the Board of Directors. With strong leadership, we are ready to extend and deepen our mission and support more than 38,000 students in Northampton, Lehigh, Berks and Chester Counties in the years to come.”

For more information on CIS of Eastern PA, visit www.CIS of Eastern PA.org.

 

About Communities In Schools of Eastern Pennsylvania

Started in 1983, Communities In Schools of Eastern Pennsylvania is part of the Communities In Schools national network, which consists of independent 501(c)(3) organizations serving over

1.6 million students in 25 states and the District of Columbia. With caring adults serving over 38,000 students in 42 schools throughout Lehigh, Northampton, Chester and Berks counties. The CIS mission is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. We ensure students, regardless of race, zip code, or socioeconomic background, have what they need to succeed in school and beyond.

 

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