Current members of the PLAN Board of Directors
The corporate bylaws of Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. mandate the composition and selection of individuals who serve as the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. Board of Directors. There are a total of thirteen (13) directors authorized, to be appointed in the following manner:
- Attorney Appointments. Five attorney directors appointed by the Pennsylvania Bar Association;
- Client or Community Representative Appointments. Four client or community representative directors, two appointed by the Clients’ Council of Pennsylvania and two appointed by the Pennsylvania State Welfare Rights Organization. At least one of the two directors from each of these appointing agencies must be a person who, at the time of appointment is eligible to be a client of legal services as defined by the Legal Services Corporation;
- Pennsylvania Project Directors’ Corporation Appointment. One director appointed by the Pennsylvania Project Directors Corporation, representing the member programs of the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network; and
- PLAN, Inc. Board of Director Appointments. Three directors appointed by the PLAN, Inc. Board of Directors, selected to represent other interests which will be beneficial to the purposes of PLAN, Inc. and the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network.
Each appointing agency shall take into account the need for diversity in the composition of the Board of Directors, including racial, gender, geographical and institutional diversity.
Members usually are eligible to serve a maximum of two four-year terms, however, a member appointed to complete the unexpired term of another member may serve two full four-year terms following the completion of the unexpired term. Members who are officers of the corporation at the time their term expires may remain on the Board until the next election of officers.
The current members of the PLAN, inc. Board of Directors are:
Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc.
Board of Directors
2010-2011
Board Officers
President: Gerald A. McHugh, Esq.
President-Elect: The Honorable Chester T. Harhut
Secretary: Linda Morris
Treasurer: Thomas A. Tupitza, Esq.
President Emeritus: Charles B. Gibbons, Esq.
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Appointments
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James P. DeAngelo, Esq.
McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC
100 Pine Street, P. O. Box 1166
Harrisburg, PA 17108-1166
Term 3/2010 - 3/2014
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Charles B. Gibbons, Esq.
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney
One Oxford Centre
301 Grant Street, 20th Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-14109
Term: 3/2010 - 3/2014
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The Honorable Kate Harper, Esq.
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
210 Ryan Office Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120, or
1515 Dekalb Pike, Suite 106
Blue Bell, PA 19422
Term: 3/2008 - 3/2012
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Wesley R. Payne, Esq.
White and Williams, LLP
1800 One Liberty Place
Philadlphia, PA 19103
Term 3/2011 - 3/2015
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Thomas A. Tupitza, Esq.
Knox, McLaughlin
120 West Tenth Street
Erie, PA 16501
Term 3/2009 - 3/2013
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