Board of Directors

Our board provides Catalyst Connection’s executive management with insights and direction. Most members are manufacturers, but executives from the economic development, legal, and banking communities also participate.

Officers and Executive Committee Members

Georgia Berner
President
Berner International Corporation
Chairperson

Daniel Krinock
President
Pace Industries, Airo Division
Vice Chairperson

Craig Heryford
Shareholder
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Secretary

Peter Ferraro
Shareholder
KFMR
Treasurer

Directors

James Anderson
Vice President
The Techs

Richard Brean
Senior Assistant General Counsel
United Steel Workers of America

Patrick Gerity
Vice President of Continuing Education and Workforce Development
Westmoreland County Community College

Gerald Holder
Professor and Dean
University of Pittsburgh

Jerry Hudson
Vice President & Chief Quality Officer
Concurrent Technologies Corporation

Eric Kulikowski
Plant Manager, Homecare Division
Philips Respironics Inc. (HQ)

Michael Langley
Chief Executive Officer
Allegheny Conference on Community Development

Michael LaRocco
President
U.S. Liner Company

Donald Mateer
President and CEO
Specialty Tires of America, Inc.

Dennis Meteny
President & Chief Executive Officer
CMC/Cygnus Manufacturing Company

Robert Oltmanns
President
Skutski & Oltmanns, Inc.

Georgiana Riley
President
TIGG Corporation

Richard Rosey
Vice President Marketing & Sales
Solar Power Industries

Ian Sadler
President
Miller Centrifugal Casting Company

Dominique Schinabeck
Chairman & CEO
Acutronic USA Inc.

John Skiavo
President & CEO
Economic Growth Connection of Westmoreland

Robert Stephenson
President
Regional Industrial Development Corporation of Southwestern PA

Mark Ulishney
Partner
Case Sabatini

Robert Visalli
President
Kerotest Manufacturing Corp. (HQ)

Emeritus Board Members

Charles Thomas
President and Chief Executive Officer
Solid State Measurements, Inc.