Sophia Wilson • Oil City Main Street Program Sophia is a junior at Regent University in Virginia, studying animation and graphic design. Sophia is utilizing her skills in graphic arts, photography, and event coordination to assist with the Oil Heritage Festival Art Show, Oil City Uncorked, Farmers Market, Music on the Square, BridgeFest and other Read More…
Meet Our Summer Staff
Your Chamber staff has been hard at work this summer and we’re excited to have a full team! Most recently, we welcomed Morgan Pifer as our second intern. Morgan is specifically helping with the Be Here initiative and FLEX young professionals. So far she has been populating our events calendar and job board, putting together Read More…
Bob Cross Joins Wilson Real Estate Team
Wilson Real Estate is excited to announce the addition of Bob Cross to their team. Bob is an Oil City resident who retired from the First united National Bank this year after 18 years as the Branch Manager. In addition to his successful banking career, Bob is an active member of the community. He is Read More…
Local Author Awarded Bronze Medal for Book Based on Venango Region
“Rust on the Allegheny,” by local author Corey McCullough, is an Independent Publisher Awards Bronze Medal Winner. The annual “IPPY” Awards is the longest-running unaffiliated contest recognizing the best in publishing from independent publishing houses. “Rust” took home Bronze this year in the Best Regional Fiction category. It is one of the few medal-winners to Read More…
ORA Employee Graduates from Harvard
Oil Region Alliance Redevelopment Manager Selina Pedi recently graduated with highest honors from Harvard University, earning her master’s degree in Sustainability with a focus on Community Resilience. In addition to her 4.0 grade point average, Pedi’s master’s thesis, A Comparative Analysis of Community Engagement Methodologies in Resilience Initiatives, was nominated for the thesis prize. “We’re Read More…