{"id":104959,"date":"2021-01-23T15:15:10","date_gmt":"2021-01-23T20:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=104959"},"modified":"2021-01-23T15:15:10","modified_gmt":"2021-01-23T20:15:10","slug":"lehigh-county-announces-2021-citizens-academy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=104959","title":{"rendered":"Lehigh County announces 2021 Citizens Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Lehigh County, PA-\u00a0<\/strong>Beginning February 4, 2021, through April 2021, Lehigh County will be hosting its 2021 Citizens Academy for all residents. The weekly seminars will be hosted by Lehigh County department heads and row officers as they present educational information pertaining to their respective departments and agencies. All sessions will be free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each session will be held virtually via ZOOM on Thursday nights from 6PM-8PM in a webinar-style format. The schedule is as follows:<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">February 4th\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Frank Kane, Director of Community and Economic Development<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">February 11th\u00a0\u00a0 Ed Hozza, Director of Administration<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">February 18th\u00a0\u00a0 Kim F. Makoul, Esq., Lehigh County Chief Public Defender<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">March 4th\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jason Cumello, Administrator and Director of Cedarbrook<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">March 11th\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kay Achenbach, Director of Human Services<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">March 18th\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rick Molchany, Director of General Services<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">March 25th\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Timothy Reeves, Lehigh County Chief Financial Officer<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">April 1st\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Janine Donate, Director of Corrections<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">April 8th\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lehigh County Row Officers (Sheriff, Coroner, Controller TBA)<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lehigh County residents are encouraged to attend these webinars to learn more about the functions of their county government and what to expect in the coming year. Zoom links will be available on the Lehigh County website prior to each session.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lehighcounty.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.lehighcounty.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nLaura Grammes<br \/>\nPublic Information Officer<br \/>\nCounty of Lehigh, Government Center<br \/>\n17 S. 7th Street, 5th Floor, Suite 519<br \/>\nAllentown, PA 18101<br \/>\nwww.lehighcounty.org<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Lehigh County, PA-\u00a0Beginning February 4, 2021, through April 2021, Lehigh County will be hosting its 2021 Citizens Academy for all residents. 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