PAGE 14 SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2007 L THE POST Darlene Buggins Wilkes-Barre Nominator. Ashley Williams Douglas Ayers Kingston Township Nominator: Charles Barber Marie Marshall Shickshinny Nominator: Peggy Yanklunas Lois T. Myers West Nanticoke Nominator: Ellen Myers Parmenteri Charie Aponick Shavertown Nominator: Charles Barber Stan Hamilton Wilkes-Barre Nominator: Sue Strassman inayat Kathio Yatesville Nominator: Bonnie Chocallo Di Mary Jean Schultz Kingston Nominator: Jennifer Knickman James Davenport Dunmore Nominator: Michael S. Taluto Presented By Sister Miriam Stadulis, Nanticoke Nominator: Kathleen Button - ey Lol i a Robert Fortinsky Kingston Nominator: Charles Davis THE TIMES LEADER Rev. Micki Robinson Mountain Top Nominator; Patricia Auker Le Jean Williams Kingston Nominator: Lori Prashker John D. Johnson ir. Kingston Nominator: Bart Balcomb Jaclyn Pocceschi Chuck Romanowski Ashley Nominator: Cathy Romanowski Mosley, Laurel Run Nominator: Multiple Nominators Nominators: Marilyn Gregorski and Betty Sorchik ‘Robert Law, Dallas Bernadette McKinney Mountain Top Nominator: : Anne Rappaport Cancer Treatment Centers of America Kevin Cottle Forty Fort Nominator: Marion Sterling Gina Pocceschi Boyle, Sweet Valley Nominator: Multiple Nominators Erik Yaple Shickshinny Nominator: JoAnn Welch Buane Seltzer Dorrance Township Nominator: Bill Jones Ruth Ann Koval Bear Creek Township Nominator: Joan Belcher Theresa Hahn Shavertown Nominator: Colleen Gawlas 4 i Harriet Clyde Kipps Ron D’Eliseo James T. Martin Sr. Maxwell Marcus Fred DeSanto Francis Wolman Anna Kittrick Glen Lyon Duryea Wilkes-Barre Exeter Pittston Township Kingston Mountain Top Nominator: Nominator: Nominator: Nominator: Nominator: Nominator: Nominator: Veronica Monterolia Charles Barber Patricia Martin James Godlewski Rosanne Kuhar Mayor Joseph Coyne Arthur J. Savokinas Congratulations semifinalists. Since 1972, The American Institute for Public Service has presented The Jefferson Awards to distinguish and encourage community service. Keynote Speaker, State Senator Lisa Baker Prior to being elected to the state Senate in 2006, Senator Lisa Baker held various leader- ship positions within Pennsylvania state govern- ment. Senator Baker served as Deputy Chief of Staff to Governors Tom Ridge and Mark Schweiker, Director of Tom Ridge's Northeast Regional Office, Chief of Staff to State Senator Charles Lemmond and Research Analyst to State Senator Robert C. Jubelirer. In each of these roles, she worked with officials from federal, state and local governments, the business community, and other concerned citizens, to create a better Pennsylvania. Senator Baker most recently served as the Executive Director of The Blue Ribbon Foundation, which was established in 2002 to support heaith and wellness initiatives in northeastern and north central Pennsylvania. Active in community and civic organizations, Senator Baker currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Children’s Service Center, the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations, the United Way of Wyoming Valley, and the Advisory Board of Penn State Wilkes-Barre. She is a past-member of the Board of Directors of Leadership Wilkes-Barre, the Council of Trustees of Shippensburg University, and served as Chairperson for the United Way of Wyoming Valley's 2004-2005 Community Campaign. Senator Baker is a graduate of Dallas High School and Shippensburg University where she received a B.A. in Government Administration. She is a graduate of the Anne B. Anstine Excellence in Public Service Series, the Senior Executives in State and Local Government program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and the Strategic Leadership for State Executives program at the Governor's Center at Duke University. Senator Baker resides in Lehman Township, Luzerne County, with her husband of 21 years, Gary, and their son Carson, a ninth-grade student at Lake-Lehman High School. The public is welcome to honor 31 local heroes by attending the nominees luncheon April 19th at The Woodlands Inn and Resort. For more information or to RSVP call 829-7118. Space is limited. Doors open at 11:30 a.m., luncheon begins at 12:15 p.m. THE TIMES LEADER timesleader.com For convenient home delivery,call 829-5000 or toll free 1-800-252-5603 Monday through Friday 6:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 7:00 a.m.- 12:00 noon
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