Chamber Change WINTER 2016
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Chamber Announces New Board Members By Mike Dudurich
The second anniversary of the rebirth of the Greater LatrobeLaurel Valley Community Chamber of Commerce is on the horizon and, as has been the case each step of the way, change continues to be the byword. There was a change in the physical location for the GLLV office, from an obscure location in Latrobe to a prime spot along Route 30. There was a name change, a logo change, a change in attitude, a change in staff and a change in commitment to the chamber’s increased footprint.
And now, for the first time, there will be a change in the makeup of the board of the directors. The 21-person board is a volunteer organization, made up of leaders from business, industry and education, who have great interest and commitment to not only the city of Latrobe but to the region as well. Seven new directors will be seated as 2016 arrives: Bob Demangone, VicePresident at Arnold Palmer Enterprises, Inc.; Jerry Supko, Vice-President Community Relationship Officer at Commercial Bank & Trust of Pa.; Brian Edmiston, Safety Manager/Human Resources
at TSI Titanium, Kevin Nowe, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel at Kennametal, Inc., Melissa Blystone, President of Valley Dairy, Gabe Monzo, Executive Director of the Westmoreland County Airport Authority, Marshall Haines, President of Pace - Airo Division, Eric 2016 GLLV Board Chairman Don Orlando Huttenlocher, Manager (Saint Vincent College) and Vice Chair of Human Resources, Andrea Cuda (Ramada Ligonier). Latrobe Operations for tive leadership. Don Orlando, Carpenter Latrobe Speciality Director, Public Relations at Metals, and Cheryl Walters, Saint Vincent College will be Superintendent of the Derry the chairman; Andrea Cuda, Area School District. owner of the Ramada Inn in In addition to the new Ligonier, the vice-chair; and directors, the GLLV board Madelyn Kalning, Human will also have new execu-
Check presentation to Blackburn Center By Mike Dudurich
It was a beautiful late September morning when 20 women gathered at Glengarry Golf Links for the Greater LatrobeLaurel Valley Community Chamber of Commerce’s inaugural Golf & Gab. Plenty of golf shots were hit, lots of gab and laughter was had and money was raised for a good cause. On the monthly Good Morning Latrobe radio show on WCNS 1480, GLLV president David Martin and director of membership Denise Martin presented Ann Emmerling, executive director of Blackburn Center, with a check for $500 from the golf event. “This is just wonderful and we are so grateful to those who participated and contributed to this,” Emmerling said. “This money will go directly into the services we provide for continuing support to people in the most need.” Blackburn Center, located in Greensburg, is an orga-
Chamber President David Martin presents check to Blackburn Center Executive Director Ann Emmerling, along with GLLV Director of Membership Denise Martin, Blackburn Center Board Vice President Jerry Supko, and GLLV Media Writer Mike Dudurich.
nization that serves 3,000 women, men and children who are victims of abuse. It offers support with shelter, counseling and advocacy. The organization, original-
ly known as the Westmoreland Alliance Against Rape, answered its first phone call locally Dec. 6, 1976. continued on page 16