In August, Kat Thompson completed her third year at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Organization Management (IOM), a four-year nonprofit leadership training program. “Institute graduates are recognized across the country as leaders in their industries and organizations,” said Raymond P. Towle, IOM, CAE, the U.S. Chamber’s vice president of Institute for Organization Management. Read More…
The Oil Region Alliance (ORA) is pleased to announce the hiring of two new staff members. Mark Kerr, retired PA Fish & Boat Commission Waterways Conservation Officer (WCO), joins the team as a part-time Outdoor Recreation Project Coordinator with a focus on waterways. Seth Herrick comes to the Oil Region Venango Campus as Executive Director Read More…
Juliet Hilburn, Annual Giving Officer for the Northwest Hospital Foundation, recently earned a Certificate in Fund Raising Management (CFRM) from the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Juliet holds a bachelor’s degree from Mercyhurst University and a master’s degree from Arkansas State University. She joined the Foundation as Annual Giving Officer in January 2023. Read More…
September marks 50 official full-time years in the family business for Dave Goss. Dave grew up working around the family business, which in the early years, was all under the Goss Gas umbrella. He started by painting gas cylinders and propane bulk tanks, and later worked as a delivery driver and installation technician. He worked Read More…
The Oil Region Astronomical Society (ORAS) will host ASTROBLAST 2024 on October 1 – 6 at the Oil Region Astronomy Learning Center located at 4249 Camp Coffman Road. This year will mark the 30th Anniversary of the event, and ORAS is pulling out all the stops. They will bring in a variety speakers, and will Read More…