{"id":105313,"date":"2021-02-16T22:59:54","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T03:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=105313"},"modified":"2021-02-16T23:00:31","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T04:00:31","slug":"communities-in-schools-of-eastern-pennsylvania-announces-the-appointments-of-new-members-to-board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=105313","title":{"rendered":"Communities In Schools of Eastern Pennsylvania Announces the Appointments of New Members to Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Featured Image: (From Left to Right) Joetta Clark Diggs, Reginald Romain, Constance Kaye Nelson, and Karianne Gelinas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Allentown, PA<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>(February 16, 2020)<\/strong>&#8211; Communities In Schools of Eastern Pennsylvania (CISEasternPA), a nonprofit organization providing educational support and resources to Lehigh, Northampton and Berks County students, recently strengthened its Board of Directors with the appointment of\u00a0Joetta Clark Diggs, Reginald Romain,\u00a0Constance Kaye Nelson,\u00a0and Karianne Gelinas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCommunities In Schools of Eastern Pennsylvania is honored to have Joetta, Constance, Karianne and Reginald join the organization\u2019s Board of Directors,\u201d said Tim Mulligan, CEO, CISEasternPA. \u201cTheir commitment to impact the lives of Lehigh Valley\u2019s youth is inspiring, and I am confident their diverse experiences and heartfelt dedication will make a difference in the lives of our students.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A 4-time Olympian and motivational speaker, Joetta Clark Diggs embodies the passion and vision that CISEasternPA\u2019s Board of Directors\u2019 needs. Joetta\u2019s dynamic personality and local\/national associations will help transform the organization\u2019s resources.<\/p>\n<p>Reginald Romain,\u00a0Global Sales Manager for ADP, LLC,\u00a0brings financial experience and an ability to optimize funds and improve the financial stability to CISEasternPA. With over 23 years of sales and leadership experience, Romain looks forward to offering the board management and financial assistance to reach the nonprofit\u2019s goals.<\/p>\n<p>Constance Kaye Nelson, Associate Attorney at Gross McGinley, LLP, seeks to provide opportunities for families by expanding CISEasternPA\u2019s relationships and partnerships. She is currently learning about the organization\u2019s breadth of services and determining where her time and connections will be most beneficial in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Karianne Gelinas,\u00a0Vice President of Strategic Initiative &amp; Research at Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation,\u00a0prioritizes arming educators with the information they need to prepare students with 21st-century skills. She hopes to bring her management experience to CISEasternPA and assist the organization in reaching current and future goals.<\/p>\n<p>More information about CISEasternPA can be found\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/newbethanyministries.org\/what-we-offer\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Communities In Schools of Eastern Pennsylvania<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Communities in Schools of Eastern Pennsylvania is part of the Communities In Schools national network, which consists of independent 501(c)(3) organizations serving over 1.6 million students in 25 states and the District of Columbia. With caring adults serving over 32,000 students in 41 schools throughout Allentown, Bethlehem Area, Brandywine Heights Area, East Penn, Easton Area, Fleetwood Area, Kutztown Area, Reading, Whitehall-Coplay, and Wilson (Berks) School Districts, CIS\u2019 mission is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. This year, there are students across our communities who need extra support, whether they are learning in school or at home. Our trained professionals help ensure all kids have the same opportunity to succeed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nInformation Provided By:<br \/>\nTina Hasselbusch<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialTmarketing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.socialTmarketing.com\/<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Featured Image: (From Left to Right) Joetta Clark Diggs, Reginald Romain, Constance Kaye Nelson, and Karianne Gelinas. Allentown, PA\u00a0(February 16, 2020)&#8211; Communities In Schools of Eastern Pennsylvania (CISEasternPA), a nonprofit &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=105313\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Communities In Schools of Eastern Pennsylvania Announces the Appointments of New Members to Board of Directors<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":105314,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-105313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CISEasternPA-board.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105313"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=105313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105313\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/105314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=105313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=105313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=105313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}