Foundation Board of Directors

Harry Mathias retired in 2019 after 35 years at Central Columbia School District as a teacher, administrator and coach, including the last 19 as superintendent. He has since formed a private consulting firm to assist school districts and other entities with leadership development skills. He is currently working for the PA Department of Education as the Chief Recovery Officer at Steelton-Highspire School District. Additionally, Mathias has assisted the Columbia County Veterans Memorial group and the Danville Area Comunity in raising money for projects. He worked with the Pennsylvania School Boards Association doing advocacy with legislators and regional school districts. He also taught graduate classes at Delaware Valley University. He has assisted the Columbia County Commissioners and SEDA-Cog by overseeing COVID-19 grant programs totaling nearly $30,000,000.

As a dedicated community advocate, Mathias previously served as chair of the Foundation of the Columbia-Montour Chamber of Commerce and as President of the United Way of Columbia-Montour County. He has developed and led fundraising activities for the Central Columbia Educational Foundation and served as the Columbia County United Way campaign chair in 2005. With his family, Mathias recently a charitable foundation in memory of his father—a former teacher and coach in the Warrior Run School District. He also served on the boards of the Columbia Alliance for Economic Growth, Workforce Investment Board, and Columbia-Montour Chamber of Commerce.

Mathias is excited to serve on the Community Giving Foundation Board to continue a legacy of giving, modeled to him by his parents, to the people and organizations of this region. Mathias lives in Columbia County with his wife, Bridget, and son, Nathaniel.

Marissa Marshall Golla is a founding partner at Kreisher Marshall & Associates, LLC in Bloomsburg who specializes in all areas of elder law. She is one of only 65 certified elder law attorneys (CELA) in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a distinction earned from the National Elder Law Foundation as authorized by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. A native of Indiana, she obtained her BA from Purdue University and later obtained her JD from Western Michigan University – Cooley Law School.

Marshall Golla is a member of the Pennsylvania Association of Elder Law Attorneys, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Columbia-Montour Bar Association, and is an accredited attorney with the Department of Veterans Affairs. She serves on the Elder Law Council of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Elder Law Section and is a co-editor for the Elder Law Section newsletter. Marshall Golla is a regular presenter for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute continuing education programs. Additionally, she is actively involved with Bloomsburg Kiwanis Club.

Marshall Golla resides in Orangeville with her husband, Matthew, and their daughters, Isabel and Zoey.

Bernadette Boerckel serves as the Chief Outreach Officer for the Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit (CSIU). In this role, she supports regional workforce development and career pathways programs including Adult Education, Yes to the Future, and Career Ready Central PA initiatives; facilitates the Mental Health and Resiliency Community of Practice and regional crisis response teams; supervises the Central Susquehanna LPN Career Center; advocates for regional arts opportunities; and oversees the internal and external communications for the CSIU and the school districts it serves. Boerckel began her career in public education over 20 years ago as a secondary English, Journalism, and Drama teacher in the Warrior Run School District, where, in 2009, she became Director of Curriculum and Instruction. She also served as the Secondary Curriculum and K-12 Arts Supervisor at the Williamsport Area School District before joining the CSIU leadership team in 2019. Outside of work, she enjoys cooking, singing, and spending time with her husband and daughter.

Julie Eriksson is a graduate of Middleburg High School and York College of Pennsylvania. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management with a concentration in Human Resource Management, and she is a graduate of the Dale Carnegie and Leadership Susquehanna Valley program. Eriksson is a part-owner of Kreamer Feed, Inc., where she has served as the corporate secretary/treasurer since 2003. Past career experiences include work in human resources, sales, and marketing positions.

Along with her work for Kreamer Feed, Eriksson enjoys giving back to the community. She has served on many local boards, including the Greater Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce, Agricultural, Athena, and Ambassador committees, the Penn State Cooperative Extension, Snyder County Red Cross, St. Peter’s Lutheran Church council, Leadership Susquehanna Valley, and Community Giving Foundation: Selinsgrove. She has recently joined the Board of Directors for the Snyder County Libraries and was elected to serve on the MiddWest School Board beginning in December 2019. Eriksson lives with her husband, Daniel, and son, Kristian, in Kreamer.

Greg Cole is a fouth-generation partner in Cole's Hardware, a regional retail store chain covering six counties in the Susquehanna Valley. He has been a lifelong resident of the area and entered the family business upon his graduation from Susquehanna University. He has supported various operational and leadership roles throughout his career.

Cole has served the community through involvement with many organizations, including Community Giving Foundation: Danville, Danville Business Alliance, Danville Area Community Center, Greater Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce, and DRIVE regional economic Council of Governments. He resides near Danville with his wife, Sandy, and has two grown children in the area.

Richard Cashman grew up in Berwick and after graduating from Berwick High School, attended Mansfield University. He began his career in the Auditor General's Office until he became a district judge in 1987 for Columbia County District Court 26-3-02 and served four terms. Upon his retirement on December 1, 2009, the Honorable Cashman was appointed Senior Magisterial District Judge for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He has extensive experience in communicating policy to practice including work in police pension funds, municipal audits, pension fund management, and as a trustee for Mansfield University of Pennsylvania.

Cashman has been recognized professionally throughout his career in various ways and has extensive community involvement including leadership in the following initiatives: United Way, Communities that Care, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Berwick Anti-Drug Alliance, Columbia County Crime Victims Fund, D.A.R.E., and Boy Scouts of America to name a few. He was married to his late wife, Linda, for 29 years. They have two grown daughters, Christine and Colleen

A lifelong resident of Northumberland County, Senator Lynda Schlegel Culver has lived her life in service to her community. After graduating from Shikellamy High School and earning a political science degree from Bloomsburg University, Culver began her career as a staff leader in the office of former state Rep. Merle Phillips. She served as representative of Pennsylvania’s 108th Legislative District for over 10 years, and was elected to represent the 27th district in the Pennsylvania Senate in 2023.

Culver has worked hard throughout her years in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and Senate to promote fiscal responsibility, early childhood education, job/business growth and support for Pennsylvania’s agriculture industry. Through her position on the House Appropriations Committee, she played a key role in allocating Pennsylvania’s budget for the fiscal year, ensuring these important programs get the funding they need. Culver currently lives in Rockefeller Township with her husband, Tom, and son, Joshua. The family is active at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Sunbury.

Jeffrey Erdly is the co-founder and former CEO of Masonry Preservation Services Inc. He is semi-retired, currently working as a senior technical specialist for SKA Consulting Engineers. Born in Selinsgrove, he completed both a local high school vocational technical program and Williamsport Area Community College (now Pennsylvania College of Technology), where he received the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2004. With 50+ years experience in the construction industry, Erdly remains passionate about the preservation of buildings, their sustainability and impact on our environment.

Erdly also serves as board member of DRIVE, an economic development council of governments. He resides near Bloomsburg and has two grown children and five grandchildren.

Michael Goresh is a graduate of Mount Aloysius College and the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science. He was awarded his diploma in Mortuary Sciences in 1986, passed the National Board Exam of Funeral Directors, and received his State Board license in 1988. Prior to his move to Berwick in 1994, when he became the president and supervisor of the Berwick branch of Mayo Funeral Home, Inc., Goresh was employed at several funeral homes in the Richland, PA and Pittsburgh, PA areas.

Aside from serving the Berwick community as a funeral director, local organizations also hold his interests. He currently participates in Kiwanis as President, maintains a seat on the advisory committee for the Berwick Health and Wellness Fund at the Community Giving Foundation, and regular membership with the Pennsylvania Funeral Director’s Association, the National Funeral Director’s Association, Central PA FDA, Train Collectors of America, Lionel Collectors Club of America, and “R” Club, the Maria Assunta Society, Berwick Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Berwick Golf Club. Goresh lives in Berwick with his wife, Rosemary. They have two daughters.

Emily Gorski is the Founder & Executive Director of DIG Furniture Bank, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that restores dignity and promotes stability by redirecting gently used furniture and household items to local families in need.

Gorski graduated from Mifflinburg Area High School in 2008 and went on to earn a Bachelor’s degree in Communication with a focus on Nonprofit Public Relations at the University of Maryland, College Park. After graduation, she moved to Corvallis, Oregon, for a year of service through the AmeriCorps VISTA program and was placed at Oregon State University. Her passion in the nonprofit sector was solidified through this year of engaging college students in meaningful community work in partnership with various organizations. She enjoyed her time in the Pacific Northwest so much that she decided to stay in Oregon, moving north to Portland to officially begin her nonprofit development career at a family homeless shelter, Portland Homeless Family Solutions, and then a girls’ empowerment program, Girls Inc. of the Pacific Northwest.

In 2017, Gorski moved back to Central Pennsylvania with no clear intentions of staying long; however, the welcoming community and her piqued curiosity in rural nonprofit work kept her here for the long-term. Previously employed in leadership positions with Union-Snyder Community Action Agency, Camp Koala, and the philanthropic thrift store, CommunityAid, Gorski now works full-time in her role at DIG Furniture Bank, growing the young organization to ensure sustainability and effective service provision. She is a proud recipient of Evangelical Community Hospital’s 2022 Community Service Award and is recognized as a Pennsylvania Business Central’s Women in Business’ Top Non-Profit Female Leader.

Gorski lives in Lewisburg with her husband, Dr. Nicholas Gorski, and their three pet children: Eddy, Celia, and Madame George.

John Grabusky has more than 30 years of experience in marketing, public relations and fundraising around community development and social responsibility for nonprofits and healthcare. His personal passion is for raising awareness and education for and about the LGBTQ+ community. He is a board member of the Keystone Pride Resource Institute and the Danville Area Community Center. He has an MBA from Saint Joseph's University and resides in Bloomsburg.

Jeffrey Hollenbach is the Executive Vice President of the Citizens & Northern Bank in West Milton. He attended Lycoming College where he received his bachelor's degree. He is a past Board Member and Treasurer for Leadership Susquehanna Valley; former Corporate Board and Treasurer for the Greater Susquehanna Valley YMCA; and current CEDS Committee member, Local Loan Review Committee Member, and Local Development Corporation Board Member with SEDA Cog.

Hollenbach resides in Northumberland with is wife, Jennifer, and their family.

As Founder & President of Lauer Media Company, Chad Lauer is the driving force behind a digital marketing organization that strives to tread a path that melds dependability and innovation in the industry. While employed by AT&T Interactive for a decade, he gained valuable insight into the successful operations of North America's most prominent digital marketing agency, with 2 billion dollars in annual revenue. While Lauer benefited from the tutelage and experience of early giants in the digital marketing industry, he was also privy to the pitfalls that often befall a massive company. He yearned to offer his clients a more personalized and nuanced service. An entrepreneur at heart, from selling antiques on eBay as a college student to co-owning a Medicare insurance business, Lauer seized an opportunity to follow this passion and founded Lauer Media Company with years of experience under his belt and lofty dreams of doing better in his head. Lauer Media Company has experienced exponential growth and now stands as a new leader in the industry, managing millions of dollars in revenue for their clients.

No stranger to overcoming adversity, Lauer faced some seemingly insurmountable challenges during his most formative years. He lost a close friend while playing basketball together at age 15, lost his father at age 17, was diagnosed with a brain tumor at age 21 (forcing him to miss his senior college basketball season), and received two kidney cancer diagnoses requiring surgical resections in 2013 and 2015. Through these challenges, Lauer has learned to seize life and all its opportunities for success and joy. He has gained perseverance, grit, and wisdom, all of which he pours into Lauer Media Company daily.

Lauer also learned valuable lessons through the influence of sport, which offered him both an outlet and a community during his most challenging hours. He scored 1,000 points in his high school basketball career but also scored essential experience in comradery and leadership as the captain of the a team striving for success while grieving the loss of a teammate and friend. Lauer was also a PA state finalist in the long jump, earning an athletic scholarship to Monmouth University, but later transferred to Susquehanna University to pursue his passion for basketball. He led his team as captain for two years and leaned on them for support during rehab after brain surgery.

The reality of teamwork has been formative to Lauer's perspective on life and business. He understands how essential it is to be an enthusiastic and flexible team member and an empathetic and decisive team leader. During his tenure at Susquehanna, he earned his degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing, melding perfectly with his developing interest in serving others, helping them to reach their full potential. Married to his high school sweetheart with four children, Lauer pours passion and perseverance into every area of his life. In his free time, he golfs, fishes, and dances with his daughters, all with equal zeal. He feels a calling to better the lives of his clients, colleagues, and his community.

Cynthia Lombard is a retired community development specialist with over 25 years’ experience working with human services agencies throughout Columbia and Luzerne Counties. She was Executive Director of the Berwick Area United Way for 10 years coordinating over 200 volunteers in raising and distributing charitable funds to support local agencies serving the Greater Berwick Area. After leaving the United Way, she worked with a Medicaid managed healthcare company as a community relations specialist and then as a provider relations specialist. Her work helped her to learn more about the needs and challenges of low-income citizens eligible for medical assistance. Throughout her career and retirement, she has remained active with the Columbia County Human Services Coalition. She was a founding Board member and continues to serve on both the advisory Board of the Columbia County Volunteers in Medicine Clinic and the Dental Health Clinic. Additionally, she helped create the non-profit Board for Berwick Theater and Center for Community Arts and assisted with grant development for the refurbishment and system upgrades for the movie theater and live performance enhancements at the Berwick Theater. She is an active member of the Berwick Rotary Club and Faith United Evangelical Lutheran Church and continues to enjoy an active life as a community volunteer.

Lombard is married to Bob Lombard with whom she raised two sons. They are now proud grandparents of five grandchildren!

A native to the area, Ryan McNally is a graduate of Mifflinburg Area High School. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from the University of Mount Union and an MBA with a concentration in Healthcare Management from Messiah University. McNally is currently employed by Wellspan Health as the Senior Director of Strategy Execution for the health system. In this role, McNally is responsible for leading enterprise-wide efforts to translate strategic vision into successful execution of key strategic initiatives. In the community, McNally serves on the Board of Directors for the Union-Snyder Agency on Aging, Greater Susquehanna Valley Chamber of Commerce, Dreamcatcher Farm Education Outreach, and Leadership Susquehanna Valley. McNally lives in Lewisburg with his wife, Kira, and their two children.

Catherine O'Neil is currently the Medical Director for Bucknell University. She graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and completed her residency training in Family Medicine at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Honing her expertise in providing comprehensive healthcare to families, O'Neil is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine, a nonprofit, independent medical association of American physicians who practice in family medicine and its sub-specialties. She is also an active member of the American College Health Association where she was elected as chair of the clinical medicine committee and continues to serve as a liaison to the NCAA Female Athlete Triad Coalition.

Over the course of her professional journey, O'Neil's passion has gravitated toward Community Oriented Primary Care (COPC) and the unique health challenges faced by adolescents and young adults. She first developed her skills in COPC by participating in an internship program titled "Bridging the Gaps" at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University. The first fourteen years of career included practicing family medicine in Bloomsburg as well as serving as the Medical Director of Bloomsburg University.

Recently, O'Neil has collaborated with state leaders on the Safe and Effective Prescribing Practices Task Force to develop guidelines for treating pain and ADHD in an effort to decrease opioid and stimulant misuse and bause. These experiences have enriched her understanding and commitment to providing holistic healthcare solutions within the community. Her passion for population health has been further sustained by serving on the Central Pennsylvania Immunization Coalition and Evangelical Community Hospital's Bioethics Committee, as well as Central Columbia School District's Board of Directors throughout the pandemic.

O'Neil resides in Bloomsburg with her husband, Chris, their two college-aged children, Riley and Madeline, and two dogs, Maxx and Bo.

Joe Scopelliti has been involved with many organizations in the area during his years of employment at PPL. After retiring, he stepped back to care for his brother, John, who passed in 2021. He is active in the community, believing in the importance of giving time, money, or ideas to enhance local lives and serve as an example to others. Scopelliti believes the Foundation is the organization positioned to improve the community and region. He looks forward to serving on the Foundation regional board and shared, "I hope I can be measured by my ability to make a difference."

John Thompson is retired as the Vice-President Senior Trust Officer with First Columbia Bank and Trust Co. He was the CEO of the Bloomsburg YMCA and Assistant to the Board of Directors of the Bloomsburg Fair. He attended Bloomsburg University and earned a BS in Business Administration with a concentration in accounting and auditing. He is proficient in trust and foundation accounting, as well as pension plans, fixed income, equity, and mutual fund investing.

Thompson resides in Bloomsburg. He has two grown children and four grandchildren.