Meet the team.

Left to Right: Top Row: Mark Hamilton, Brandon Smeltzer, Brant Underwood. Second Row: Zach Williard, Meghan Dade, Tom Beckley, Brad Zangle. Third Row: Robbe Bendick, Ashley Miller, Andrew Lick, Andrew Riley. Fourth Row: Krista Brett, Sarah DeBrunner, Matt McKnight, Elizabeth Rairigh. Front Row: Dan Serfass, Beth Taylor, Melissa Rhen, Tate Livelsberger, Vlad Serdar.
Not pictured: Mary Vovakes, Jessie Byerly, Melanie Gurgiolo, 

Lion Foundation Staff

Kelly Falck 
Executive Director 
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Shari Sponic, Project Coordinator
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Debbie Smith, Office Administrator
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The Lion Foundation 
340 North 21st Street
​Camp Hill, PA 17011 
717-775-5170
[email protected]

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Board of Directors, May 2025 - May 2026

The Lion Foundation’s Board of Directors consists of committed volunteers with a collective array of expertise to advance our mission.  
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​The Camp Hill School District Superintendent, a representative of the teachers union and the President of the Camp Hill School Board are also important members of the Board by providing a direct connection to the needs and priorities of the school district.

OFFICERS

President:  Tom Beckley
VP Internal Affairs: Zach Williard
VP External Affairs: Robbe Bendick
Treasurer:  Matt McKnight
Assistant Treasurer:  Mary Vovakes 
Secretary:  Jessie Byerly

BOARD MEMBERS

Tom Beckley
Robbe Bendick
​Krista Brett
Jessica Byerly
Meghan Dade
Sarah DeBrunner
Melanie Gurgiolo, School Board Representative
Mark Hamilton

​Andrew Lick​
​Tate Livelsberger
Matt McKnight
​Ashley Murphy
Elizabeth Rairigh
Melissa Rhen
Andrew Riley
Vlad Serdar

Dan Serfass, Superintendent
Brandon Smeltzer
Beth Taylor
Brant Underwood
​Mary Vovakes
​Zach Williard, VP of Internal Affairs
​Bradley Zangle, CHEA Representative

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Emeritus Board

Pictured (left to right): Lucy Gnazzo, Burke McLemore, John Kennedy, Carlyn Chulick, Peter Wilson, Ted Mowery, Betsy Gayner, Phyllis Mowery, Jim Hepfer, Hank Straub, Greg Sutliff, Nancy Besch, Dave Freed, Mike Berney, John Slike, Nancy Bigelow, and Susie Sutliff

We are grateful for the legacy of hard work and dedication on which we stand today!

Emeritus Board Members*
​*deceased

William Angino
Anna Baldini
Michael L. Berney
Nancy A. Besch*
​Dave Berkebile
Nancy L. Bigelow
H. Leslie Bishop*
Jennifer Branstetter
John T. Brosius
Paul J. Bruder
​Jen Chaplin
Carlyn Chulick
Melissa Corbin
​Angela Couloumbis
Alan Davidson
Carrie DeLone, M.D.
Margaret Rushong Earley*
Richard Fonte, M.D.

David Freed, Esq.
​Chad Gallaher
Betsy Gayner
Lucy M. Gnazzo
Alison E. A. Goodwin
Jeff Haas
DJ Healey
​James R. Hepfer III
Kirsten Jones
​Richard E. Jordan III
John N. Kennedy, Esq.
Connie R. Kindler
Brian T. LaBine
Robert E. Little, C.P.A*
J. Scott Massie
​Charles A. McInnes, RA
R. Burke McLemore, Jr., Esq.
Howell C. Mette, Esq.*

Phyllis S. Mowery
Theodore W. Mowery
​Janice Mullin
​Robert L. Myers, D.M.D., M.B.A.
Grace M. Pollock*
​Lisa Reeves
J. William Royer*
​Leslie Sarvis
Robert L. Shuster, Esq.
John E. Slike, Esq.
Doug Snyder
​Henry J. Straub, C.P.A.
Susan G. Sutliff
Kurt A. Twiford
Kevin Williams
Peter Wilson

Board Member Resources