Leadership Wilkes-Barre Team

 

Lori Nocito

Executive Director

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Prior to becoming the Executive Director of Leadership Wilkes-Barre in 2003, Lori Nocito spent more than 15 years in the corporate sector, serving as the advertising sales manager for The Times Leader and advertising director of the Sunday Dispatch, and more recently as a columnist for the Citizens' Voice. She began her public relations career as the director of public relations for the Pittston Area school district.In addition to being the Executive Director of Leadership Wilkes-Barre, Ms. Nocito is the Chairperson of the Pittston Tomato Festival, the Greater Pittston Chamber of Commerce Women's Network, Co-Chairperson of Coats/Shoes for Kids, member of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Chairperson of the Luzerne County Head Start Board of Directors, member of the Association of Leadership Professionals Board of Directors, member of the Luzerne County Law and Library Association Lay Advisory Board, member of the Luzerne County Cultural Council, Geisinger Northeast Advisory Board, The Commonwealth Medical College Community Advisory Board, and Circle 200. 

She is a 2003 graduate of Leadership Wilkes-Barre, past member of the Greater Pittston Chamber of Commerce, YMCA, and Salvation Army Board of Directors. She was named one of the "Top 25 Women in Business" by the Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal. She also received a Community Partner award from Luzerne County Head Start and was named Greater Pittston Person of the Year in 2001. She received the Wyoming Valley Women's Club Woman of the Year award and the Thomas M. Kobeski Community Spirit Award. She was the 2009 commencement speaker at Penn State Wilkes-Barre.

Nocito is a graduate of the Pittston Area School District and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from Penn State University.

 

 

 Kim Koehl

Program Director, Junior Leadership Wilkes-Barre &

Intercollegiate Leadership Wilkes-Barre

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Kim is a member of the Ethics Institute Board of Directors, Misericordia University, the Advisory Council, Women with Children Program, Misericordia University and the Luzerne County Children and Youth Services Advisory Board. She is also a member of the  Entertainment Committee at The Westmoreland Club, and a sustaining member of  Junior League of Wilkes-Barre.

Kim earned her bachelor's degree from Lycoming College majoring in History/Anthropology/Sociology. She enjoys traveling, running, and reading. Kim is a 1996 graduate of Leadership Wilkes-Barre.

 

 

Lisa Borchert 

 

Lisa holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from College Misericordia. She also holds an A.A.S. degree in Nutrition Science from Luzerne County Community College. She is a member of the Osterhout Library Board of Directors and serves on the Building & Grounds, Personnel, and Annual Gala Planning Committees. Lisa is a 2006 graduate of Leadership Wilkes-Barre.

 

 

Therese Maxfield

Development & Communications Coordinator

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Therese earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Business, with a concentration in Marketing and Management, from Penn State University. Prior to joining the Leadership Wilkes-Barre team, she held the role of Marketing Director to the Great Valley Technology Alliance and Northeastern Pennsylvania Technology Institute. Concurrently, she was also the Regional Director to POWER! (Professionals Organized and Working to Enrich the Region), to which she remains an active member.  She has been a member of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce’s Women In Business Council as well as a volunteer mentor in Misericordia University’s Women’s Mentoring Program. Therese is a 2009 graduate of Leadership Wilkes-Barre.

 

 

 Rita Molino

Office Manager

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Rita earned an Associate Degree in Business Management Technology from Luzerne County Community College. She is a former Board Member of the Child Development Council of Northeast Pennsylvania and is a current member of the Luzerne County Commission for Women. Rita has three children and a granddaughter and lives in Kingston. She enjoys walking, reading, and supporting community functions. Rita is a 2007 graduate of Leadership Wilkes-Barre and is a member of the Alumni Council.

 

 

 Sally Tavaglione

Senior Aide