James Balthasar
James lives in Hanover with his wife, Wendy, and their two children. A principal with the accounting firm Rager, Lehman & Houck, he enjoys a variety of activities outside of his profession including golf, fishing, and various sporting events.

Emily Berwager
Emily lives in Hanover with her husband Andrew and daughter Aubrie. She is the Director of Human Resources for Snyder's of Hanover and is a member of the Hanover Area Human Resources Association and has served on the Advisory Board for the Adams County chapter of Big Brothers/Big Sisters.

Bekki Dempsey
Bekki lives in Penn Township with her husband Tom and their two daughters. She is a professional volunteer and likes to read, garden, and do needlework.





Grace Elsner, Vice Chair
Grace lives in Hanover with her husband Rusty. She is an organizational development and training consultant, and enjoys gardening, reading and volunteering with a number of organizations.




James Helt
Jim lives in Penn Township with his wife Lisa and their two daughters. He is employed by Adams County National Bank, is a member of the Hanover Rotary Club and a board member for both Sweet Charities and Adams Hanover Counseling Services.




Carole Irwin, Secretary
Carole lives in Spring Grove with her husband Bob and their two children. She works in the family-owned Irwin Funeral home and developed the firm’s aftercare program, which includes literature on grief, loss and death education, and counseling referrals.




Kay Jones
Kay lives in New Oxford with her husband Gene. She has two children, three stepchildren and six grandchildren. She is employed by Conewago Valley School District as Community Relations Coordinator and Webmaster.




Karen Mackley
Karen lives in Mechanicsburg with her husband Robert and their three dogs. They have two grown children. She works in Hanover as Managing Director at Columbia Cottage Assisted Living.




Rev. Larry McConnell, Assistant Treasurer
Larry lives in Spring Grove near his three children and six grandchildren. He is a retired Lutheran pastor and enjoys fishing, gardening, and traveling.





Ann Motter
Ann lives in Penn Township with her husband Perry. They have two grown daughters and four grandchildren. She has been employed at Homewood at Plum Creek for 25 years and is currently the Personal Care Administrator.

Oscar Murillo, M.D.
Dr. Murillo resides in Hanover with his family. He is clinical leader of Hillside Internal Medicine and has been Medical Director of Homewood Retirement Center, Subacute Director for The Brethren Home, and Medical Director at Hanover Hall Nursing Home. He has been a member of the Department of Medicine at Hanover Hospital since 1994.

Edward J. "Steve" O'Donnell
Steve lives in Hanover with his wife Jacqueline and their two children. He is an attorney and has been a partner at the Law Office of Alan M. Cashman since October 2006.

Marilyn Olejnik
Marilyn lives in North Codorus Township and works as the Chief Financial Officer for Hanover Hospital.





Penny Opalka, Chair
Penny lives in Littlestown with her husband Joseph and son. She is employed by Snyder’s of Hanover as Manager of Benefits & Compensation. She enjoys traveling, movies, reading, and spending time with family and friends.




Dr. R. James Rinker
Dr. Rinker lives in Penn Township with his wife Ann. They have two grown children. A retired physician, he likes to read, work in the yard and golf.





Thomas Shultz
Thomas lives in Hanover. He is an attorney with Shultz Law Firm.






Dwain Smith
Dwain lives in Hanover with his wife Susan. He is the owner of Smith & Co. CPAs. He is a member of the Hanover Lions Club and serves on the Finance Committee of Delone Catholic High School.