Governor Rendell Announces Nominations, Appointments

HARRISBURG, Pa., April 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G.
Rendell today announced that he has made the following nominations and
appointments:

Nominations (subject to Senate confirmation):

State Board of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Juanita McGhee Monteiro, Harleysville

Council of Trustees of Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Howard H. Shreckengost, New Bethlehem - reappointment
R. Lee James, Oil City - reappointment
Joy "JD" Dunbar, State College
Susanne A. Burns, Clarion - reappointment
The Hon. Ross C. Cioppa, Pittsburgh
Donna Oberlander, Clarion
Larry C. Pickett, Pittsburgh
Jeffrey J. Szumigale, Erie - reappointment
James L. Kifer, Rimersburg - reappointment
Syed R. Ali-Zaidi, Ph.D., Shippenville - reappointment

State Civil Service Commission
Odelfa Smith Preston, Pittsburgh

State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers
Michael D. Soileau, Philadelphia
Joseph Mike Jacobs, Mount Lebanon
James B. Keim, Bethlehem
Richard M. Lam, Conshohocken

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Council of Arts
Robert W. Pullo, York

Council of Trustees of Millersville University
Michael G. Warfel, Camp Hill - reappointment
Daniel Betancourt, Lancaster

Secretary of Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
The Hon. John H. Quigley, Camp Hill

Appointments

Local Government Records Committee
The Hon. Michael Messina, Essington

Pennsylvania Commission for Women
Georgianne Diven Coleman, Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania Workforce Investment Board
David W. Patti, Wernersville

Pesticide Advisory Board
Philip S. Coles, Temple - reappointment
Joseph S. Demko, Harrisburg - reappointment
Michael A. Fleming, Lititz - reappointment
Frederick A. Hansen, Exton - reappointment
Kandiah Sivarajah, Ph.D., Hummelstown - reappointment

The Rendell administration is committed to creating a first-rate public
education system, protecting our most vulnerable citizens and continuing
economic investment to support our communities and businesses.To find out more
about Governor Rendell's initiatives and to sign up for his weekly newsletter,
visit www.governor.state.pa.us.

CONTACT:
Chuck Ardo
717-783-1116

SOURCE Pennsylvania Office of the Governor

Chuck Ardo of the Pennsylvania Governor's Office, +1-717-783-1116