LEADERSHIP HUNTINGDON

COUNTY

CLASS OF 2013 YEARBOOK

HUNTINGDON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

LEADERSHIP HUNTINGDON COUNTY

Leadership Huntingdon County is designed to stimulate positive community

change through leadership training; training that will identify, involve, educate

and motivate leaders. The program prepares committed and qualified

individuals to assume leadership roles, and further enhances the abilities of

existing leaders while exploring critical issues facing Huntingdon County. The

leadership program is designed to stimulate a commitment and responsibility to

serve which will strengthen our communities and enhance the quality of life in

Huntingdon County.

This leadership program includes a variety of educational approaches including

lecture, debate, case studies, skill building, "hands on" experience, teamwork,

site visits, fact finding, and problem solving for issues facing our community.

Issues that are examined include community heritage, local government,

tourism, transportation, economic development, health care, human services,

arts and heritage. Members of each leadership class are expected to participate

in the development and execution of a community service project.

Class members commit to participation in a nine-month leadership program

consisting of one Saturday retreat, eight Thursday evening classes, and two

Saturday field trips. A Kickoff Reception in September and Graduation

Banquet in May round out the program. Leadership Huntingdon County is

operated by a ten-member Leadership Steering Committee.

Steering Committee members are - Chair, Lisa Baer, Helen Pyzowski, Kathy

Armillei, Mary Lou Lebo, Dr. Patricia Shope, Jerry Donaldson, and David

Baer.

While the Class of 2013 is the seventh graduating class, planning for

Leadership Huntingdon County began in 2002 when the need to develop and

strengthen community leadership became a goal of several organizations,

including the Huntingdon County Partnership for Economic Progress (PEP),

Huntingdon County Chamber of Commerce, and Penn State Cooperative

Extension.

Leadership Huntingdon County Class of 2013

Brenda Cerett

Heather Ann Dick

Shawna C. Dunmire

Crist Fellman

Jamie Hicks

Lisa K. Hockenberry

Kevin Patrick Kasun

Susan K. Kinder-Goldstone

Christine Dawn Miller

E. Paul Post

Laura Ranck White

Zac Waite

Congratulations!

Brenda Cerett

-Brenda resides in Huntingdon

Occupation/Profession:

-SPE Federal Credit Union

Education/Training:

-PBA Trust School

-Attended Penn State

-Currently attending Liberty

University

Community Involvement:

-Junior Achievement of Western

PA

Special Interests/Hobbies:

Traveling, photography and

reading

Heather Ann Dick

-Heather resides in State College

Occupation/Profession:

-Service Access and Management

Education/Training:

-Master of Social Work

Licensed Social Worker

Community Involvement:

-As a recent transfer from NJ I am

looking to reach out and get

involved in the community.

Special Interests/Hobbies:

Bike Riding, scuba diving and

spending time with my family.

Shawna C. Dunmire

-Shawna resides in Three Springs

Occupation/Profession:

-Community Office Manager at

F & M Trust

Education/Training:

-2009 Pennsylvania School of

Banking

-Accounting Diploma

Ashworth College

-AllRegs Academy for Mortgage

Lending

-Principles of Banking

Community Involvement:

-Huntingdon County Chamber

-HCBI

-Big Brothers/Big Sisters

-Sandy Candy

Special Interests/Hobbies:

Gardening & Camping “If you think you can do a thing or you

can’t do a thing, your right.”

-Henry Ford

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.”

-Steve Jobs

Crist Fellman

-Crist resides in Porter Township

Occupation/Profession:

-Juniata Valley Regional

Emergency Management Agency

Education/Training:

-AS Fire Administration

-Certificate Homeland Security

-B.S. Public Administration

Retired Firefighter/EMT

Community Involvement:

-Juniata Valley Regional

Emergency Management Agency

-Juniata Valley Ambulance-EMT

-Alexandria Fire Department

-Alexandria Presbyterian Church

Choir

Special Interests/Hobbies:

Public Service and Coin

Collecting

Jamie Hicks

-Jaime resides in Huntingdon

Occupation/Profession:

-Bonney Forge Corporation

Education/Training:

-Associate in Accounting/Business

Administration

DuBois Business College

-Special Interests/Hobbies:

Travel and Reading

Lisa K. Hockenberry

-Lisa resides in Saltillo

Occupation/Profession:

-Acting Executive Secretary

Huntingdon County Career and

Technology Center

Education/Training:

-Years of Experience

Community Involvement:

-Huntingdon County Cash

Mob

-Fairview Evangelical Church

-Special Interests/Hobbies:

Singing, walking and talking

“Management is doing things right;

leadership is doing the right things.”

-Peter Drucker

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and

shows the way.”

-John Maxwell

Kevin Patrick Kasun

-Kevin resides in Huntingdon

Occupation/Profession:

Shelter Services, Inc.

Education/Training:

-M.S in Historic Preservation

University of Vermont

-B.A in History, Juniata College

Community Involvement:

-HCBI Business Development

Committee

-Huntingdon, Mifflin and

Juniata’s Local Housing Options

Team

Special Interests/Hobbies:

-Reading, spending time with

family, watching nerdy TV shows

and movies

Susan Kinder-Goldstone

-Susan resides in Huntingdon

Occupation/Profession:

Retired from Federal Aviation

Administration

Education/Training:

-Electronic Communication and

Landing Systems with FAA and

Management with FAA.

Community Involvement:

-Girl Scouts

-Friend of Raystown

Special Interests/Hobbies:

-Bowling, camping, attending

daughters swim meets, girl scouts

and skiing

Christina Dawn Miller

-Christina Resides in Tyrone

Occupation/Profession:

-Assistant Director of Alumni

Relations at Juniata College

Education/Training:

-B.A. in History & English

Juniata College

Community Involvement:

-Tyrone Community Days

-J.C. Blair Auxiliary

Special Interests/Hobbies:

-Reading, traveling with my

husband, Matt, working out,

walking my dog, Bailey, and

spending time with family and

friends. I am very passionate about

animals and the environment.

“ The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”

-Walt Disney

“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more,

do more, and become more, you are the leader.”

-Susan Kinder-Goldstone, Class of 2013

E. Paul Post

-Paul resides in Huntingdon

Occupation/Profession:

Director of Business Outreach at

Huntingdon County

Business and Industry

Education/Training: -B.S. Economics

College of Wooster

Community Involvement: -Board of Directors Presbyterian

Homes in the Presbytery of

Huntingdon

-Past Exalted Ruler and Trustee

of BPOE #976 Huntingdon Elks

Special Interests/Hobbies: Boating, golf and motorcycling

Laura Ranck White

-Pam resides in Donation

Occupation/Profession:

MOGLabs USA, LLC

Education/Training:

-A.B Biology

-Ph.D. Ecology/Conservation

Biology

Community Involvement:

-Huntingdon Farmers’ Market

-Stone Church of the Brethren

-Moore Street Pro Musica

Special Interests/Hobbies:

-Gardening, cooking, canning,

camping, bicycling, hiking, reading,

playing guitar and recorders

Zac Waite

-Zac resides in Cassville

Occupation/Profession:

Sales at US Municipal Supply

Education/Training:

-2004 Graduate of Southern

Huntingdon Co. High School

-DuBois Business College

Community Involvement:

-Served on Chamber committees

-Member of Huntingdon County

Republican Committee

-Active member of Cassville

United Methodist Church

Special Interests/Hobbies: -Music, history, playing drums,

cars, and antiques

“People ask the difference between a leader and a boss.

The leader leads, and the boss drives.”

-Theodore Roosevelt

“High expectations are the key to

Everything.”

-Sam Walton

Class is in session

2013 Kickoff Reception

“Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd

involved, getting other players involved. It's being able to

take it as well as dish it out. That's the only way you're

going to get respect from the players.”

-Larry Bird

“No person will make a great business who wants

to do it all himself or get all the credit.”

-Andrew Carnegie

Leadership Huntingdon County 2013

Retreat

Thousand Steps

A Special ‘Thank You’ from Hattie

Congratulations to the

Leadership Huntingdon

County Class of 2013!

Kevin Patrick Kasun, Jamie Hicks, Lisa K. Hockenberry, Heather Ann Dick, Shawna C. Dunmire, Christina Dawn Miller,

Laura Ranck White, Brenda Cerett, Crist Fellman, E. Paul Post, Susan K. Kinder-Goldstone, Zac Waite

Leadership Huntingdon County Schedule 2012-2013

DATE SESSION DESCRIPTION TOPIC

September 13, 2012 Kick-off Reception at Huntingdon

Borough Building Welcome New Class Members

September 22, 2012 Leadership Retreat Leadership Skills & Team Building

with Dr. Patricia Shope

October 11, 2012 Session #1: Diversity Diversity with Dianne Barben, Speaker

October 20, 2012 Field Trip Local History and Heritage Scavenger Hunt with

Richard Stahl

November 1, 2012 Session #2: Local Government &

Community Planning

Local Government and Community Planning with

Richard Stahl, Huntingdon County Planning

Director, and Judy Hicks, Shirley Township

Supervisor

December 13, 2012 Session #3: Business & Industry

Business and Industry with Jeff Thomas, David

Donnelly, John R Wald Company, and Corey and

Wes Brumbaugh, Brumbaugh Lumber, LLC

January 10, 2013 Session #4: Health, Human Services,

& Housing

Health and Human Services with Christine Gildea,

JC Blair Hospital, Adam Pfingstl, Huntingdon

County PRIDE, and Kathy Parks, MidPenn Legal

February 7, 2013 Session #5: Team Building & Conflict

Management

Team Building and Conflict Management

with Dr. Patricia Shope

March 14, 2013 Session #6: Education

Education with Marissa Gracey, Pennsylvania

Highlands Community College, Wilson Smith,

Trough Creek Youth Forestry Camp, and Rosann

Brown, Juniata College

April 11, 2013 Session #7: The Legal System Legal System with Fred Gutshall, Public

Defender, and Richard Wilt, District Judge

April 20, 2013 Field Trip

Recreation and Tourism with Matt Price,

Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau, and Ann

Dunlavy, Lincoln Caverns

May 9, 2013 Session #8: Putting Leadership to

Work

Putting Leadership to work with Deb Gregory and

Dr. Patricia Shope

May 23, 2013 Graduation Celebration

Dianne Barben

Amy Foster

Debra Gregory

Carl F. Jaymes

Catherine Komir

Brandon Brown

Ray Chambers

John Clark Jr.

Melody English

Michael Fleck

Bruce Lane

Erik J. Lindberg

Roy Nagle

Lawrence L. Newton

Mary Scott

Richard E. Stahl

Kelly Turlish

Jim Wills

Bryan Yingling

Kati Csoman

Heather L. Dubbs

Catherine Hahn

Galene F. Harkleroad

Deborah Higgins

Jackalyn S. Bayer

Malcolm Kim Burket

Cynthia Clarke

Heather Crayosky

Dawn M. Cressman

Sara Kirk

Martha Marsh

Helen Pyzowski

Derek Ross

Lisa Roth

Lisa Seeley

Thomas E. Weaverling

Rebecca Ann Weikert

Sharon Yocum

Keri Aurand

Robin Binder-Heath

Roger Briggs

Karen Foust

Rosann Brown

Steve Carper

Janet Chambers

George Conrad

Claudia Conrad

Dan Crotsley

Patty Endres

Linda Frehn

Susan Harry

Chris Hartman

Susanne House

Jane McManus

Scott Price

Lori Schouppe-Wright

Cheryl Shope

Bill Gearhart

Donna Marcotte

Judy McMullen

Kenneth Clemenich

Grace Coffman

Michael Dudley

MaryLou Gilliland

Angela Harbst

Anna Harris

Megan Launtz

Christine Maxwell

Colleen McLaughlin

Patricia Ann Dunalvy

Jennifer Stahl

Chris States

Deborah Tkach

Susan Ulrich McLaughlin

Brian Young

Kathy Armillei

Lisa Baer

Travis Cramer

Eric Crouch

Robert DeHart

Howard Divins

Nicholas Felice

Adam Pfingstl

Mary Lou Lebo

Charles Merenda

Aaron Billet

Susan Hockenberry

Jessica Jackson

Kelly Kroecker

Sharon Miller

Elizabeth McKnight

Kenneth Myers

Susan Penning

Dan Potutschnig

Jo Anna Swope

Dwight Washabaugh

Lauren Wilson

Acknowledgement of Appreciation for Support

The Leadership Huntingdon County Steering Committee acknowledges and thanks these individuals and

organizations that supported program arrangements or provided in-kind services during the 2012-13 year:

Huntingdon County Government

Huntingdon County Career & Technology

Center

Huntingdon County Planning & Development

Department

Representative Mike Fleck

Class of 2004

Class of 2005

Class of 2006

Class of 2007

Class of 2012

Class of 2009

Huntingdon Borough

Huntingdon County Historical Society

Broad Top Area Coal Miners Historical Society

Mount Union Historical Society

Orbisonia Area Historical Society

Leadership Huntingdon County Alumni

Class of 2010

Athena Frederick

Maggie Hays

Allen Hess

Lori Hughes

D. Anthony Bullet

John Buskirk

Jinny Cooper

Carla Irvin

Genna Welsh Kasun

Curt Steele

Pam Stern

Glenda Strong

Doug Tietjens

MAY 23, 2013 GRADUATION

HUNTINGDON COUNTRY CLUB

HUNTINGDON, PA