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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Earth Conservancy’s Board of Directors serves in a volunteer capacity, with each member contributing time, insight, and expertise to help carry out EC’s mission.

OFFICERS

Kelly Ciravolo, ESQ | Chair
Attorney, Anzalone & Doyle Trial Lawyers

Thomas E. Lawson, PE, PLS | Vice Chair
Executive VP Development & Quality, Verdantas

Joseph A. Frank, Jr. | Treasurer
President, Centralia Coal Sales Co.

Daryl Pawlush | Secretary
Projects Principal, PennEastern Engineering

Terence J. Ostrowski | President & CEO (ex-officio, non-voting)
Earth Conservancy

DIRECTORS

John E. Cavnaugh, Jr.
President, Central Clay Products

Holly T. Frederick, PhD, PE, BCEE
Professor, Wilkes University

Joseph C. Hillan
Manager, Newport Township

Michael J. Hirthler
Founder & CIO, Jacobi Capital Management

Michael J. Johnson
Executive VP, Lewith & Freeman Real Estate (ret.)

Rev. Thomas P. Looney, CSC, PhD
President, King’s College

Margy Simms
Corporate Officer, Lewith & Freeman

John T. Yudichak
President, Luzerne County Community College

Generally, Earth Conservancy’s Board of Directors’ meetings are held on a quarterly basis at EC’s offices at 101 South Main Street in Ashley. Meetings are open to the public. The public session begins at approximately 8:45 AM. For further information, please email our office administrator.

Earth Conservancy honors the following former board members for their years of service and guidance:

Margaret Bakker Stephen Barrouk Thomas A. Blaskiewicz
Christopher Breiseth, PhD (1936-2026) Mark R. Dingman Joseph A. Frank, Sr. (1926-2014)
Joseph Gilmour, PhD Anne L. Glauber (1953-2017) Joseph A. Hillan (1934-2009)
A. Peter Kanjorski (1935-2012) Diane Kopcha Katlic, Esq. Rev. James Lackenmier, CSC
Gary F. Lamont Thomas P. Leary James Manley
Robert K. Matley John D. McCarthy, Jr. Bernard McGurl
Robert K. Mericle Lawrence Newman Rev. Thomas O’Hara, PhD
Kathy L. Pape, Esq. Harold Rose (1935-2004) Rev. John J. Ryan, CSC, PhD
Edward Schechter (1920-2011) Susan W. Shoval Rhea P. Simms
Harold C. Snowdon, Jr. (1938-2016) Marleen A. Troy, PhD, PE Joseph Yudichak