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Staff Directory

Staff Directory

President and Chief Executive Officer

Don Cunningham

610.266.6775
lvedc@lehighvalley.org

Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff

Jaime Marie Whalen

610.266.6775
lvedc@lehighvalley.org

Vice President of Business Development and Attraction

Kristin Cahayla-Hoffman

610.266.6775
lvedc@lehighvalley.org

Vice President of Regional Partnerships and Talent Strategies

Karianne Gelinas

610.266.2236
kgelinas@lehighvalley.org

Vice President of Marketing, Communications and Research

Nicole Radzievich Mertz

610.266.7609
nmertz@lehighvalley.org

Director of Research and Data Management

Frank Alvarado

646.359.8297
falvarado@lehighvalley.org

Director of Budget and Administration

Lori Betters

610.266.2225
lbetters@lehighvalley.org

Director of Communications and Media Relations

Paul Muschick

484.948.0426
pmuschick@lehighvalley.org

Director of Attraction and Lending

Doug Warfel

610.349.9476
dwarfel@lehighvalley.org

Director of Economic Development Finance

Jennifer Weighknecht

610.266.6775
lvedc@lehighvalley.org

Director of Business Development

Jarrett Witt

610.417.1498
jwitt@lehighvalley.org

Program Manager

Nadya Rachid

610.266.2218
nrachid@lehighvalley.org

Marketing Administrator

Annie Hollands Lanscek

610.266.6633
alanscek@lehighvalley.org

Executive Assistant

Diane Milia

610.266.7665
dmilia@lehighvalley.org

Regional Partnerships and Talent Strategies Administrator

Trisha Nardone

610.266.7619
tnardone@lehighvalley.org

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