Fighting For Good
about us
our mission
The mission of Community Action Lehigh Valley is to improve the quality of life by building a community in which all people have access to economic opportunity, the ability to pursue that opportunity, and a voice in the decisions that affect their lives.
why community action?
Community Action Agencies (CAA) are private non-profit or public organizations whose development was encouraged by the federal government in 1964 to combat poverty in their local communities. They involve all sectors of the community—elected officials, public sector representatives, and especially low-income residents—in developing programs that address the causes and conditions of poverty in their communities.
areas of impact
We meet our mission through programs and services in:
Advocacy
Business Start-Up & Development
Food Access & Nutrition
Housing
Neighborhood Revitalization
Youth
MEET OUR COMMUNITY ACTION BOARD
The governing body of the Corporation is the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has supervision, control, and direction of affairs of the Corporation.
At least one-third of the Directors represent organizations designated by the Board whose membership is predominately composed of low-income persons. They are chosen in accordance with democratic selection procedures adequate to assure that they represent the low-income in the area served by Community Action. They need not be low-income themselves, but the selection procedure assures that they represent low-income persons.
One-third of the Directors are either elected public officials currently holding office or their representatives. The remainder of the Directors are private individuals.
Zachariah Cobrinik
President, Executive Chair of Board Development
Retired
Lidia Gonzalez
Secretary
Lidia's Mobile Notary and Tax Services
Linda Faust
Chair Of Personnel Committee
Retired Healthcare Administrator
Wayne Barz
Ben Franklin Technology Partners
David Delp
Pawnee Block Watch
Jack Gross
Gross McGinley LLP
Mark Hartney
City of Allentown
John Kingsley
City of Easton
Alicia Miller Karner
City of Bethlehem
Shalanda Riddick
Visit Vans Transportation
Jon Schwartz
Life Church
Pastor
Betty Wagner
Greater Shiloh Church
Lou Cinquino
Vice President
Cinquino Direct
Abby Oberbeck
Treasurer, Chair of Finance Committee
National Magnetics Group
Dr. Joseph Roy
Chair of Program Development and Evaluation Committee
Bethlehem Area School District
Kim Capers
One Valley Realty
Charles Dertinger
Northampton County
Virginia Haas
County of Lehigh
Patricia Jackson
Michael F. Yates & Company, Inc.
Susan Master
Retired
Luis Perez
Reciprocity
Hilda Rivera
Lehigh Valley Health Network - Muhlenberg
Stephanie Steele
Borough of Portland, Council President
COMMUNITY ACTION EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM AND DIRECTORS
Dawn Godshall
Executive Director
Administration
1337 East Fifth Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015
(610) 691-5620
Chuck Weiss
Associate Executive Director for Housing
Administration
1337 East Fifth Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015
(484) 893-1041
Daniel Bosket
Director
Community Action Development Allentown
523-525 North Seventh Street, Allentown, PA 18102
(610) 433-5703
David Chevalier
Associate Executive Director for Information Technology
Administration
1337 East Fifth Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015
(610) 849-7701
Erin Dallago
Associate Executive Director for Development
Administration
1337 East Fifth Street, Bethlehem PA 18015
(484) 893-1137
Elesia Fowlin
Associate Executive Director for Human Resources
Administration
1337 East Fifth Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015
(610) 691-5620
Robbie Matthews
Director
Sixth Street Shelter
219 North Sixth Street, Allentown, PA 18102
(610) 435-1490
Michael Handzo
Director of Housing & Real Estate Development
Housing Rehabilitation
1337 East Fifth Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015
(484) 893-1061
Vacant
Associate Executive Director for Planning
Administration
1337 East Fifth Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015
(610) 691-5620
Susan Gottwald
Director
Housing Counseling
1337 East Fifth Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015
(610) 691-5620
Bryon Aragon
Deputy Executive Director for Finance and Administration
Administration
1337 East Fifth Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015
(610) 691-5620
Chris Hudock
Associate Executive Director for Business Development
Administration
1337 East Fifth Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015
(484) 893-1039
Ela Madrazo
Director of Marketing and Communications
Administration
1337 East Fifth Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015
(484) 893-1111
Jessica Reimert, MPA
Deputy Executive Director for Operations
Administration
1337 East Fifth Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015
(610) 691-5620
Jaana Kelley, MSW
Associate Executive Director for Community Services
Administration
1337 East Fifth Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015
(484) 893-1030
Allison Czapp
Associate Executive Director for Second Harvest
Second Harvest Food Bank of the Lehigh Valley and Northeast Pennsylvania
6969 Silver Crest Rd, Nazareth PA 18064
(484) 287-4015
Kumari Ghafoor-Davis, MSW
Director
Racial and Ethnic Justice
1337 East Fifth Street, Bethlehem PA, 18015
(484) 893-1033
Mike Austin
Director
Weatherization
1337 East Fifth Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015
(610) 691-5620
Vincent Behe
Director
Slate Belt Rising
197 Pennsylvania Ave, Bangor, PA 18013
(484) 523-0900
Vacant
Director
Community Action Development Bethlehem
409 East Fourth Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015
(610) 807-9337