Phillip J. Savini, Jr.
Philip J. Savini, Jr., has had a 17 year career in public education, and is currently Superintendent of Schools, Brownsville Area School District. He has served in a number of roles in the Brownsville School District and in other school systems before becoming Superintendent. He is an author, recipient of education and civic leadership awards, and active on boards and advisory groups of many of our leading community service organizations, including Rotary and Chamber of Commerce, and for local universities.
Beth Maruskin
Beth Maruskin, Dress for Success Branch Manager, has had 11 years of experience as a manager for a national retail chain before joining Dress for Success in 2010. In addition to her current work with women to help them in their competitiveness for the world of work, she is active in the community with civic and professional organizations.
Debra Lynn Mason
Debra Lynn Mason is Education & Training Manager for Seton Hill University’s E-Magnify Program. Her background includes 13 years of award-winning experience in human resources, sales with global, national, and multi-state organizations, diversity training, running her own consulting business, and as university adjunct faculty with a focus on workforce development. Debra has been a speaker throughout the area on diversity and Sexual Harassment.
Kristen Tunney
Kristen Tunney is Theater Manager of the Geyer Performing Arts Center. With educational and professional experience in film and theater, she has been performing for over 12 years, frequently at the Geyer, in addition to overseeing many of the administrative and operational aspects of running the Center.
Erica Miller
Erica Miller of the State Theater Center for the Arts has worked her way up over 15 years from starting on technical crew when she was just out of college to theater management to her recent promotion as the Interim Executive Directive. She has been developing programming at the Center for the past several years, including for its 90th Anniversary Season.
Richard D. Watson, Ph.D.
Richard D. Watson, Ph.D. Director of ScienceWISE at St. Vincent’s College, has been associated with this college-public school partnership project for a number of years. He was formerly an educator in public schools in the Norwin School District, including serving as Superintendent before coming to St. Vincent’s.
Marilyn Weaver
Marilyn Weaver, Executive Director of the Wesley Health Center, returned to Connellsville in 2002. She previously was employed at a NASA facility overseeing a multi-million dollar budget and a 100 person staff. She wanted to give back to her hometown in her retirement which she has been doing as a member of City Council, Lions Club, local authorities and organizations, and as the volunteer executive providing oversight for our region’s only Methodist-church affiliated, free primary care health facility for the uninsured.
