Laura Ordaz, the FLEX Membership Committee Chair and a 2019 Young Professional of the Year nominee, recently got a job promotion! She works for Komatsu Mining Corp. out of their Franklin office—a global company that provides industrial mining equipment. For four summers, Laura was an intern at Komatsu and has been employed as an “associate Read More…
CASA Hires Advocate Supervisor
CASA of Venango County is pleased to announce the hiring of Advocate Supervisor Debbie Kimberlin. Debbie started work in the CASA office on April 15 and is currently training for her new role. She will be the supervisor for CASA volunteers in Venango County. Debbie has had CASA volunteer experience from other states, a domestic Read More…
Finding Your Why
“What’s your purpose? What’s your cause? What’s your belief? Why does your organization exist? Why do you get out of bed in the morning? And why should anyone care?” Simon Sinek asks this in his TED Talk How Great Leaders Inspire Action, in which he talks about the importance of finding your “why.” In her acceptance speech at FLEX Read More…
FORCU Celebrates 45th Anniversary
The Franklin-Oil Region Credit Union (FORCU), is celebrating its 45th year of providing financial products and services to approximately 7,600 members in Venango County. Chartered in 1974, FORCU was originally founded by the employees of Franklin Steel. What started as a way for employees to save and borrow money has grown into a state-chartered, federally Read More…
Meet Our Board – Ryan Bell
Ryan Bell, plant Manager at Webco Industries in Oil City, joined the Venango Chamber Board of Directors just this year. Originally from the region, Ryan resides in Rockland Township and is married with four children and one grandchild. He has been a member of the Rockland Volunteer Fire Department for 15 years and a coach Read More…