PENNSYLVANIA CHAMBER OF BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY
EIN 23-0961100 · Labor Unions (J40)
What they do
THE PENNSYLVANIA CHAMBER of BUSINESS and INDUSTRY is THE LARGEST BROAD-BASED BUSINESS ASSOCIATION IN PENNSYLVANIA. THOUSANDS of MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH EMPLOY GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT of PENNSYLVANIAS PRIVATE WORKFORCE. HEADQUARTERED IN HARRISBURG, THE PA CHAMBER SERVES AS THE FRONTLINE ADVOCATE for BUSINESS ON CAPITOL HILL BY INFLUENCING THE LEGISLATIVE, REGULATORY, and JUDICIAL BRANCHES of STATE GOVERNMENT. THE PENNSYLVANIA CHAMBER of BUSINESS and INDUSTRY is DEDICATED to HELPING ITS MEMBERS UNDERSTAND and EASILY FOLLOW THE COMPLEXITIES of STATE and FEDERAL WORKPLACE REGULATIONS. SERVICES INCLUDE CONFERENCES and PUBLICATIONS ON A WIDE VARIETY of ISSUES IMPORTANT to THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. OUR MISSION is to ACT AS THE "STATEWIDE VOICE of BUSINESSTM and ARTICULATE and ADVOCATE ON THOSE PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES THAT WILL EXPAND PRIVATE SECTOR JOB CREATION and LEAD to A MORE PROSPEROUS PENNSYLVANIA for ALL ITS CITIZENS.
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MR LUKE BERNSTEINPRESIDENT
MR WILLIAM MILLERSENIOR MEMBER EXECUTIVE
MR JON ANZURVP, PUBLIC AFFAIRS
MR ALEX HALPERVP, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
CAROLYN LEREWDIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES
NEAL LESHERDIRECTOR, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
MS TRACIE ROLLINSMEMBER EXECUTIVE
MR SETH KEITERTREASURER
MS JEWELL L LESTERVICE PRESIDENT
MS CARISSA BURGETTSECRETARY
MS MEGAN MARTINVP, GENERAL COUNSEL
MS CHRISTINE MARTINDIRECTOR (JOINED 1/24)
MS EILEEN PETULADIRECTOR
MS CHRISTINA MARSHVICE CHAIR (LEFT 12/24)
MS BARBARA BOWKERDIRECTOR (LEFT 12/24)
MS ANDREA CLARK SMITHDIRECTOR (JOINED 1/24)
MR ANTHONY AQUILINADIRECTOR (JOINED 1/24)
MR STEPHEN FERADIRECTOR
MR SCOTT WYMANDIRECTOR (LEFT 12/24)
MR SCOTT BRIGGSDIRECTOR
MR ROBERT W SODINIDIRECTOR
MR ROBERT SCAERVICE CHAIR
MR RICHARD EHSTDIRECTOR
MR RICARDO MAIZDIRECTOR
MS COURTNEY SNYDERDIRECTOR
MR RANDY VULAKOVICHDIRECTOR (JOINED 1/24)
MS HILARY MERCERDIRECTOR (LEFT 12/24)
MS JANE GLEASONDIRECTOR (LEFT 12/24)
MS KARA TUCKERDIRECTOR (JOINED 1/24)
MS KATHLEEN SMARILLIDIRECTOR
MS KIM VAN UTRECHTDIRECTOR
MS LAURA KARETDIRECTOR (LEFT 12/24)
MS REBECCA LUPFERDIRECTOR (JOINED 1/24)
MS SARA THORNDIKEDIRECTOR
MS STEPHANIE RAYMONDDIRECTOR (LEFT 12/24)
MS TERRI LEE TAYLORDIRECTOR
MS WENDIE DIMATTEO HOLSINGERDIRECTOR (LEFT 12/24)
MR ANDREW SORDONIDIRECTOR (JOINED 1/24)
MR JOHN HERMANDIRECTOR
MR CHRISTOPHER J MASCIANTONIODIRECTOR (LEFT 12/24)
MR CLAYTON BUBECKDIRECTOR
MR DANIEL ONORATODIRECTOR
MR DANIEL WILSONDIRECTOR
MR DAVID BREIDINGERDIRECTOR (LEFT 12/24)
MR DAVID CALLAHANDIRECTOR
MR DAVID KERRDIRECTOR
MR DAVID M KLEPPINGER ESQDIRECTOR
MR E PHILIP WENGERDIRECTOR (LEFT 12/24)
MR GREGORY QUANDELDIRECTOR
MR HANS BELLDIRECTOR (JOINED 1/24)
MR JAMES DINNOCENZODIRECTOR (LEFT 12/24)
MR JAMES HOEHNDIRECTOR
MR JEFFREY I PASEK ESQDIRECTOR
MR JEFFREY J VRABEL CPADIRECTOR
MR CHARLES DUNCANDIRECTOR (JOINED 1/24)
MR JOHN LAWNDIRECTOR
MR BRION LIEBERMANDIRECTOR
MR JUSTIN LADNERDIRECTOR (JOINED 1/24)
MR KEVIN WALKERDIRECTOR
MR BILL WARD JRDIRECTOR
MR MANUEL MAR JR CTPCHAIR
MR MARC A LUCCA PEDIRECTOR
MR MATT SMITHDIRECTOR
MR MICHAEL COLPOYSDIRECTOR
MR MICHAEL ZANICDIRECTOR
MR MICHAEL A HUWARDIRECTOR
MR MIKE SHIRKDIRECTOR
MR NANDISH PATELDIRECTOR
MR NICHOLAS D BERTRAMDIRECTOR
MR PATRICK MCCOYDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1942
- Location
- 417 WALNUT STREET, HARRISBURG, PA 17101-1918
- County
- Dauphin
- In care of
- JEWELL LESTER
- Primary officer
- JEWELL LESTER, VICE PRESIDENT
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- RKL LLP
- NTEE classification
- Labor Unions (J40)
- IRS tax category
- Labor Unions
- Grant-giving organization
- Yes