2025 PAVOAD Meetings

2025 PAVOAD Annual Meeting – Blair County Convention Center, Altoona – 5 PM ET

The PAVOAD Annual Meeting and Banquet was held on September 28, featuring a special workshop, a keynote by Dr. Sepi Yalta, important reports from our government and nonprofit partners, and our regular business. Elected to a two-year term were:

Julia Frank, President

Adam Kitta, Vice-President

Greg Crossley, Secretary

Kelly Gullick, Treasurer

Michelle Ufner, Team Rubicon, received the Shirley Norman Award.

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The PAVOAD General Spring Meeting was held on April 8, 2025 at PEMA Headquarters in Harrisburg.  After regular business was conducted, we heard these presentations from:

Director Randy Padfield, PEMA

Matthew McGeary and Molly Dougherty on PEMA Activation, Collaboration, and Resource Management

Emily Aubele, PA 211

Mel Luckenbaugh, Community Action Agencies of PA

Larry West, PEMA, Disaster Recovery Assistance Program (DRAP)

Marti Shabloski, Tioga County EMA – Debby Long Term Recovery

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