Founding Partners
Mercyhurst University
Mercyhurst University is a fully accredited, four-year, Catholic institution founded in 1926 by the Sisters of Mercy.
Grounded in the ideals of service, hospitality and entrepreneurship that inspired our founders, a Mercyhurst education encourages the development of lifelong passions and engagement with the larger world. Inspired by our motto, “Carpe Diem,” our faculty and students embrace innovation and leadership in service, as they make a difference within our gates and around the world.
Greater Erie Community Action Committee
Community Action changes peoples lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities, and makes America a better place to live. GECAC is dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other as they move from poverty to self-sufficiency.
fOUNDING pARTNERS
Debi Liebel, Community Representative
Georgia Del Freo, GECAC Representative
Laura Lewis, Mercyhurst Representative
Steward Team
DONNA DOUGLASS
Erie Women’s Fund
johnny johnson
Retired
CURTIS jones
Erie Regional Chamber & Growth Partnership
Danny Jones
GECAC
art Martinucci
Quinn Law Firm
Brad Whitman
Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit
Donna Miller
Retired, Girard School District
Erika Ramalho
Gannon University
Dave Robinson
Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority
Joseph Schember
City of Erie Mayor
Ann Scott
Retired, Erie Insurance
Sheila Sterrett
State Senator Dan Laughlin’s Office