The following are some of the organizations with direct and indirect affiliation with the Chamber.
Central Susquehanna Valley School & Business Partnership
Chair: Dr. James Hartman, Associate Member The Central Susquehanna School & Business Partnership is a 501c3 subsidiary organization of The Greater Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber's Business & Education Committee serves as the Partnership's board. The purpose of the Businesses & Education Committee is to work with area public school districts, career & technology centers, private schools, trade schools, career schools, and universities to ensure that the workforce training needs of the Valley's employers are being met, and to provide opportunities for students to interact with business people both in and out of the classroom. Staff supported by Dawn E. Raszcewski, director of communications & resources, draszcewski@gsvcc.org.
Downtown Affiliates
Chair: Linda Sterling, Lewisburg Downtown Partnership The purpose of the Downtown Affiliates Committee is to develop synergies by building collaboration and cooperation among the non-profit organizations whose missions are to revitalize the central business districts of their communities. The participants are: Danville Business Alliance, Lewisburg Downtown Partnership, Mifflinburg Heritage and Revitalization Association, Selinsgrove Projects, Inc. and Sunbury's Revitalization, Inc., Columbia-Montour Visitors Bureau, and Susquehanna Valley Visitors Bureau. Staff Supported by Dawn E. Raszcewski, director of communications & resources, draszcewski@gsvcc.org.
Leadership Susquehanna Valley
President: Ryan Unger, SEDA-COG Executive Director: Dave Hall, GSVCC One of the founding members of this organization is the former Central Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce. The Greater Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce facilitates this group and is a strong supporter of its programs. The mission of Leadership Susquehanna Valley is to provide creative leadership training opportunities through ongoing programs designed to identify, involve, educate, motivate, and prepare a diverse group of area citizens for positions of effective community leadership. Contact Dave Hall for more information.
Service Corps of Retired Executives Association (S.C.O.R.E.) Established in 1985, the Service Corps of Retired Executives Association provides the American business person with an important commodity: business counseling and training based on years of actual business experience. Its professional counseling services are free.
Susquehanna Industrial Development Corporation (SIDCO)
President: Don Stringfellow, PPL Electric Utilities Executive Director: Dave Hall, The Greater Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce As the economic development arm of the Chamber, SIDCO purchases, develops, and sells industrial and commercial property to new and expanding companies in the Greater Susquehanna Valley.
Sunbury New Enterprises Expansion Drive, Inc. (SNEED)
President: Don Stringfellow, PPL Electric Utilities
Executive Director: Dave Hall, The Greater Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce A Local Development Corporation, SNEED facilitates loan projects through the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority and other state and federal programs.
Susquehanna Valley Young Professionals
Co-Founder: Jonathan Adams, Synergy Health Systems
Co-Founder: Justin Dunkelberger, Penn Wind LLC & PA Solar LLC
Co-Founder: Ryan Unger, SEDA-Council of Governments This group is a network of younger workers dedicated to strengthening the ties among, and the quality of life for, the Valley’s young professional community. Staffed by Megan Boilinger, director of special events, mbollinger@gsvcc.org
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