Economic Development

Community Development Director

Shane Oschman, Deputy Director

Email: soschman@bradfordpa.org 

Phone: (814) 368-7170 ext. 115

Assumed Office in 2020. Consultant at Bradford Area Chamber of Commerce. Vice President, Area Manager at Northwest Bank (retired in 2019). B.A (Communication and Media Studies) from Allegheny College. President of Bradford Area School District. Downtown Bradford Revitalization Corporation (Board member). President Elect of Rotary Club of York (2002 - 2006). President of Kiwanis Club of Bradford Pennsylvania. Big American Football fan (Oakland Raiders). 

County Chamber of Commerce 

John Secor, President

Phone: (570) 265-1355

Works as Life, Accident, and Health CST/Producer at The Dunn Group. Owns Ragnarok Holdings, LLC. Partner at Pacsec Properties LLC. Consultant with JRS Land Co. Went to High School at Towanda Area High School. Studied at Penn State University. Married to and has a daughter with Katy Secor.

Lorraine F. Brown, Vice President

Phone: (570) 265-6137

(570) 265-7340

Branch manager at First Citizens Community Bank. Lives in Milan, Pennsylvania. Went to Coudersport Area High School.  Studied at Alfred State College. 

William Them, Treasurer

Phone: (570) 637-1145

Works as real-estate agent at Century 21 Jackson Real Estate. B.A (Economics) from Susquehanna University. Previously worked on Wysox Township Zoning Hearing Board, and Wysox Township Municipal Authority. Also served as Wysox Township Supervisor.

Jim Good, Board Member

Phone: (570) 265-8374

(570) 746-1367

(717) 265-8374

Owner of Mountain Lake Construction & Mountain Lake Electric. Associate’s Degree from Williamsport Community College. Worked in maintenance for GTP Sylvania and Towanda Area School District. Past president of Towanda Rotary Club, Towanda Jaycees, Bradford County Library System, and Troy Little League. Four children and three grandchildren. Enjoys skiing. 

Kimberly S. Baldwin, Board Member

Phone: (570) 247-2708

Senior Branch Manager at M&T bank (Towanda). Went to Northeast Bradford High School. Married, two sons.

Kyle V. Lane, Board Member

Phone: (570) 265-4474

Towanda Borough Manager. Towanda Municipal Authority Manager. Operations manager at Towanda Borough Public Works Department. Towanda Rotary Club member. 2019 citizen of the year - awarded by Central Bradford Progress Authority. BS in Telecommunications from Penn State University. Enjoys skiing and traveling with family.

Michelle Hatch, Board Member

Phone: (219) 921-9325
Owns Hatch House Bed & Breakfast. Spent 14 years consulting and overseeing Auntie Annes’ Hand Rolled Soft Pretzels in the Midwest and Northeast. On-hands management personality. Moved to the county in 2019. Food and Hospitality enthusiast.

Nancy Kulick, Board Member

Phone: (570)265.1531

Email: kulick@northerntier.org 

Administrative Support Specialist for Northern Tier Regional Planning and Development Commission. Worked in banking for 10 years before joining NTRPDC. Enjoys camping, crafting, and spending time with friends and family.

Roger Hatch, Board Member

Phone: (724) 759-7196

Born in Troy. B.S Electrical Engineering from Wilkes University.  Represents interests of Williams Companies in the Chamber of Commerce. Project manager at Williams Companies. In the energy sector for approximately 30 years. Believes in developing clean energy technologies. Loves Running.

State and County Environmental Groups

PennFuture

Rob Altenburg, Senior Director for Energy and Climate

Phone: (717) 214-7933 

Email: altenburg@pennfuture.org 

Dr. Jay Andrew, Senior Director of Operations

Phone: (215) 545-2133

Email: andrews@pennfuture.org 

Clean Air council

Joseph Otis Minott, Executive Director & Chief Counsel

Email: joe_minott@cleanair.org 

Eric Cheung, Deputy Director

Email: echeung@cleanair.org 

Sierra Club (Pennsylvania Chapter)

Tom Schuster, Interim Chapter Director

Email: tom.schuster@sierraclub.org

Bradford County Conservation District

Phone: (570)-485-3144

Carantouan Greenway

John Palmer, President (Board of Directors)

Phone: (570) 888-0841

Email: mj.palmer@gmail.com 

North Branch Land Trust 

Ellen Ferretti, Executive Director

Phone: (570) 310-1781

Email: ferretti@nblt.org 

The Northcentral Pennsylvania Conservancy

Reneé Carey, Executive Director

Email: rcarey@npcweb.org

Trout Unlimited 

Susquehanna Chapter

Email: susquehannatu@gmail.com

Tiadaghton Chapter

Email: tiadagtontu@gmail.com 

Stanley Cooper Sr. Chapter

J. Scott Brady, President

Email: JSBrady@jscottbradylaw.com 

Lackawanna Valley Chapter

Phone: (570) 954-5042

Agricultural Bureaus and Unions

Bradford County Conservation District (Agriculture Team)

Kevin Brown, Team leader

Phone: (570) 485-3130

Patrick Cullen, District Engineer

Phone: (570) 485-3127

PennState Extension

Mark Madden, Client Relationship Manager

Phone: (570) 265-2896

Email: BradfordExt@psu.edu

Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (Bradford/Sullivan)

Barbara Warburton, President

(570) 924-3984

Bradford County Farmland Preservation Board

Raul Azpiazu, At Large Member

Email: RaulAzpiazu@howardhanna.com

Phone: (570)-460-5876

Lehigh Valley Building & Construction. Trades Council

Phone: (610) 432-9762

Northeastern Pennsylvania Building Construction Trades Council

Phone: (570) 760-8973

K-12 Public Schools

Athens Area School District

Superintendent: Craig J. Stage

Phone: (570) 888-7766 - Extension 4347

The Board:

  • John Cheresnowsky, President
  • Kathy Jo Minnick, Vice-President
  • Natalie Smart, Treasurer
  • Lisa Braund
  • Cynthia Cooper
  • Charles Frisbie
  • Christopher Jones
  • Michael Owen
  • Kevin Rude

District Schools:

  • Athens Area High School
  • Harlan Rowe Middle School
  • SRU Elementary School
  • Lynch Bustin Elementary School

Science Olympiad Team

Coach John Slocum

Email: jslocum@sixbitsoftware.com 

Sayre Area School District

Superintendent: Dr. Jill Daloisio
Phone: 570-888- 6121-extension 1301

Email: jdaloisio@sayresd.org 

The Board:

  • Peter Quattrini, President
  • Ronald Cole, Vice President
  • Debra Luchaco, Board Secretary
  • Andrew Hickey, Treasurer
  • Debra Agnew, Member
  • Jaimee Alsing, Member
  • Jennifer Riley, Member
  • James Shaw, Member
  • Donald Skerpon, Member
  • Felicia Kmetz, Member
  • Dr. Jill Daloisio, Non-voting Member

District Schools:

  • Sayre High School
  • H. Austin Snyder Elementary School

Towanda Area School District

Superintendent: Dennis Peachey

Phone: (570) 265-2101

The Board:

  • Margaret Munkittrick, President
  • Evelyn Sherburne, Vice-President
  • Brady Finogle, Treasurer
  • Mark T. Gannon, Member
  • John J. Hennesy, Member
  • Brooks Greenland, Member
  • Matthew Tavani, Member
  • Chad Strickland, Member
  • Deborah West, Member

District Schools:

  • J. Andrew Morrow Primary school
  • Towanda Area Elementary School
  • Towanda Area High School

Wyalusing Area School District

Superintendent: Dr. Jason Bottiglieri
Phone: 570-746-1600- extension 3005
Email: jbottiglieri@wyalusingrams.com

The Board:

  • Matthew Muench, President
  • Doug Eberlin, Vice President
  • Paul DeNault, Region 1
  • Joseph McMahon, Region 1
  • Richard Robinson, Region 1
  • Kelly White, Region 2
  • Terry Cobb, Region 2
  • Tiffani Warner, Region 3
  • Barbara Prevost, Region 3

District Schools:

  • Wyalusing Valley High School
  • Wyalusing Valley Elementary School

Northeast Bradford School District

Superintendent: Not Appointed

The Board: 

  • Peggy Hughes, President
  • Kristy McPherson, Vice President
  • Shane Chapman
  • Debra Hicks
  • Richard Jones
  • David Martin
  • Benjamin Miller
  • James Perez
  • Louis Ugliuzza

District Schools:

  • Northeast Bradford Elementary school
  • Northeast Bradford Junior/Senior High School

Troy Area School District

Superintendent: Dr. Eric Stair

Email: superintendent@troyareasd.org 

The Board:

  • Sheryl Angove, President
  • Heather Bohner, Vice-President
  • Janet Ordway, Treasurer
  • Mary Abreu, NTCC Alternative representative
  • Thad Dibble, NTCC Alternative representative
  • Dan Martin, Chair of Personnel Committee
  • Kelsey McNeal, Chair of Community Relations
  • Sarah Murray, Chair of Curriculum
  • Christina Stanton 

District Schools:

  • Tory Area Jr/Sr High School
  • Troy Intermediate School
  • W.R. Croman Primary School

Veterans Organizations

Bradford County Veterans Affairs

Pete Miller, Director

Phone: (570) 265-1704

Email: bcvets@bradfordco.org

American Veterans (Towanda Chapter)

Bruce Johnson

Phone: (570) 265-4318, (570) 265-2410

Sayre American Legion Post 283

Phone: 570-888-2306

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8104

Phone: (607) 565-8082

Catholic War Veterans & Auxiliary

Phone: (570) 731-4195

Athens American Legion 

Post 246 Auxiliary

Phone: (570) 888-3600

Post 42

Phone: (570) 265-6530

Higher Education

County College or University — Renewable Energy Curriculum & Professors

NA

County Hospitals

County Hospital(s) — Director of Development 

Bradford County Manor

Phone: (570) 297-4111

Guthrie Troy Community Hospital

Phone: 570-297-2121

Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus
Phone: 570-265-2191

Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital
Phone: 570-888-6666

Charities

Trehab

Towanda Office: (570) 265-2072

The Trehab Community Action Agency provides services to the poor members of the community. Services include mental health support, rehabilitation, and drugs and alcohol addiction treatment services. The agency targets the poor, unemployed, and underemployed, the elderly, and other groups at risk by making access to capital. Providing affordable housing to the affectees of the housing crunch as a result of activities of Marcellus Shale activities is one of the ongoing missions of the agency.