Career Development
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Essential Utilities Appoints Analytical, Business-Minded Individual to Vice President of Financial Planning
Essential Utilities has appointed Jim Barbato to the new role of vice president of financial planning and analysis from his previous role as vice president of corporate engineering. In his new position, Barbato will report to the CFO and assume responsibility for all financial planning and analysis functions, including overall management and execution of the…
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Immaculata Welcomes Sister Antoine as New Vice President for Mission, Ministry
Immaculata University has announced that Sister Antoine Therese Lawlor, IHM ’71 assumes the position of vice president for Mission and Ministry—only the second IHM Sister to serve in this capacity. Before returning to Pennsylvania and her alma mater, Sister Antoine spent ten years as the assistant to the vice president and academic dean for the Catholic…
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Essential Utilities Appoints New Chief of Staff to Ensure Company’s Vision, Core Values
Essential Utilities has promoted Dave Kralle to Chief of Staff to the Essential Chairman and CEO Christopher Franklin, who created the role shortly after his appointment in 2015. Franklin created the role in recognition that “people are the company’s greatest asset,” and that managing a large, geographically dispersed organization naturally presents challenges. As chief of…
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Essential Utilities’ Longtime Chief of Staff Appointed Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasurer
As part of a planned succession, Essential Utilities has named Brian Dingerdissen, formerly chief of staff, and vice president of communications and investor relations, as vice president, investor relations and treasurer. In his new role, Dingerdissen will retain his responsibilities for investor relations, lead the company’s ESG program and report to Dan Schuller, the company’s…
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Huntingdon Valley Native, Car Dealership Heir Wanted to Be Actor, He Ended Up Becoming Corporate Spy
Robert Kerbeck, who grew up in Huntingdon Valley and graduated from Lower Moreland High School, was hoping to follow up a stint in the family car dealership with a career in acting, writes Sabrina Boyd-Surka for KYW Newsradio. Instead, he became a corporate spy. He described his unconventional career journey in his memoir, RUSE: Lying…
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Penn State Great Valley Student Finds Niche in Professional Development, Leverages Real-World Course Knowledge
Penn State Great Valley’s lean six sigma certificate program first caught Chris Bradley’s eye a little over two years ago. He looked into similar programs at other Philadelphia-area universities, but Great Valley’s program was the best fit. As an added bonus, Bradley has some deep connections to Penn State. He finished his undergraduate degree at University Park…
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Former Merck CEO Hopes to Close Opportunity Gap Created by ‘Bachelor Barrier’ Through OneTen Initiative
Kenneth Frazier, former CEO of Merck, the pharmaceutical giant with sizable operations in West Point, and his coalition of business leaders aim to close the opportunity gap created by the “bachelor barrier” by hiring or promoting one million Black workers, writes Erin Arvedlund for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The “bachelor barrier” refers to the undergraduate degree…
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Blue Bell’s CompanyVoice Provides a Career Path for Workers in Montgomery County
CompanyVoice (CV) recognizes talent among its employees and chooses to promote from within when filling internal openings. Rohan Lewis joined CV in 2012 as an operator supporting inside sales for a national web provider. His potential was clear and when an opening for team lead came up just months after he started, Rohan moved into…
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The Lincoln Center: Getting Back to Your Passions After Burnout
Let’s talk about burnout. Burnout is when our emotional, physical, and mental state is exhausted due to prolonged stress Some signs of burnout are frequent illness, feeling drained, a sense of failure, lack of motivation, and withdrawal from activities and responsibilities. You might think “oh just take a rest day and you’ll be fine.” However,…
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Conshohocken-based AmerisourceBergen Among Companies Choosing Suburbs Over Philadelphia as Pandemic Winds Down
Conshohocken-based AmerisourceBergen is among the growing number of companies that are opting to make the suburbs their post-pandemic home rather than Philadelphia, writes Jeff Blumenthal for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The wholesale pharmaceutical distribution and services company decided to relocate its headquarters from Chesterbrook to Sora West, a 12-story new development in Conshohocken, in 2018.…
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Montgomery County Among Top Five Paycheck Friendly Places in Pennsylvania
Montgomery County ranks among the most paycheck friendly places in Pennsylvania, according to a recently released report by SmartAsset. To determine the paycheck friendliness of each county, SmartAsset used four main metrics: Semi-Monthly Paycheck, Purchasing Power, Unemployment Rate, and Income Growth. Montgomery County came fifth with an overall paycheck friendliness index of 53.85. According to…
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Normandy Farm Helps Your Company With Teambuilding in Montgomery County
When employees hear the word teambuilding, most roll their eyes and dread awkward ice breakers while brainstorming excuses to bail. Teambuilding has a bad reputation, but Normandy Farm in Blue Bell, in the heart of Montgomery County, about to change that. It’s a priceless investment for owners and managers as workplace trust and communication can…
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’60 Minutes’ Highlights Pottstown’s ‘Last Reporter Standing’ as It Chronicles the Demise of Local News
Evan Brandt, the last reporter of the once-thriving Pottstown Mercury, is overworked and overwhelmed as he continues to try and cover community news using the few remaining resources, writes Jon Wertheim for CBS’s “60 Minutes.” Brandt has been covering Pottstown and surrounding towns for the last 24 years. In that time, he has seen his…
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Conestoga Grad Drops Out of Harvard to Pursue a Startup; Here Are 400 Million Reasons Why It Was a Good Choice
Conestoga High School graduate Eva Shang dropped out of Harvard University to create Legalist Inc., a technology-powered investment firm that raised about $400 million over the past six months, writes Matt Wirz for the Wall Street Journal. Shang, 26, who grew up in Paoli after emigrating from China when she was three years old, started…
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Montgomery County Community College to Host Career Fair on Thursday
Capping an event-filled “Career Week” on campus and online, Montgomery County Community College will host its Spring 2022 Career Fair Thursday, April 14. The fair, which is free and open to the community, will be offered both in person on Blue Bell Campus and online. The on-campus portion will be held from 11 a.m. to…
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MONTCO Careers: Vice President of Development for American Community Journals
Where can you live the American dream of building financial security, work remotely, strengthen your community, and love every minute of it? Right here, as a part of our team that makes a positive impact on suburban Philadelphia residents every day. American Community Journals (ACJ) — the parent company of VISTA Today, DELCO Today, MONTCO Today,…
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Try Jenkintown’s Manor College Free Career Resources and Workshops to Help With Your Job Search
Manor College has been a leader in career readiness and job search issues for many years. Not only does it provide practical, career-focused areas of study, it also helps students find ways to leverage their skills for better work opportunities. Now, the college focuses this expertise to help neighbors as well. The college has observed…
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Integrate For Good to Host Montco Employer Event on April 12 for Those with Untapped Potential
Event for Montgomery County Employers, Untapped Potential, a Source of New Employees is a free pot luck and candid conversations about hiring people with disabilities! Hosted by Integrate for Good, The Partnership TMA of Montgomery County, and Perkiomen Valley Brewery. Employers are invited to chat about being an inclusive workplace that is not only good…
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