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Bill Gindlesperger
Founder, Chair & CEO, e-LYNXX Corp.

Bill Gindlesperger is founder, chair and CEO of e-LYNXX Corporation, a print and procurement company founded in 1975 in Chambersburg, PA. Mr. Gindlesperger has directed major in-plant studies in both the private and public sectors and he is highly regarded for his knowledge, advice and work on behalf of firms in matters pertaining to the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO).  He has testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration regarding government print and procurement policy.  He also has worked directly with numerous Congressional and Senatorial members and staff and has advised Congress on the development, operations and future of GPO print procurement and the federal print program in general. Mr. Gindlesperger invented the methodology that optimizes cost reduction in the procurement of specification-defined goods and services.  He has been granted two separate business method patents by the U.S. Patent Office, first for the competitive procurement of print and then for the competitive procurement of all specification-defined goods and services.

Thomas Groff
Owner, Choo Choo Barn

Thomas Groff is the owner of the Choo Choo Barn, a 1,700 square foot building featuring over 150 hand-built animated figures and vehicles and 22 operating trains in Strasburg, PA. The Choo Choo Barn first opened on Thanksgiving Day in 1961, and was very quickly a hit with local folks and visitors alike. In 1979, Tom and his wife Linda became the new owners, builders, and operators of the Choo Choo Barn. To this day, Tom Groff and his talented team continue to add, update, clean, renovate, and restore the display, so there’s something new to see every year.

Riley & Rhonda Hebbard
Founders, Riley’s Toys

At the ripe old age of four, Riley Hebbard was watching the TODAY show with her mom, Rhonda Hebbard as they were getting ready for school one morning. There was a news story featuring Ann Curry and George Clooney who were at a refugee camp in Chad, Africa, an area decimated by genocide and poverty. Riley saw a completely different message in this story. Noticing that the children had no toys, playground equipment or furniture at their school, she decided that she would send some of her toys to the children in Africa. She proceed to talk to several businesses that she visits regularly: her daycare, her favorite diner, mom’s favorite coffee shop and even her gymnastics center. They all agreed to collect toys for the kids in the Darfur refugee camps…and Riley’s Toy Foundation was born. To date, the organization has already sent over 3,500 toys to Africa thanks to World Vision, the foundation’s logistics partner.

Dick Thornburgh
Former U.S. Attorney General and PA Governor

A native of Pittsburgh, Dick Thornburgh served as Governor of Pennsylvania, Attorney General of the United States under two presidents, and was the highest-ranking American at the United Nations during a public career which spanned over 25 years. Elected Governor of Pennsylvania in 1978 and re-elected in 1982, Thornburgh was the first Republican ever to serve two successive terms in that office. During his service as Governor, Thornburgh balanced state budgets for eight consecutive years, reduced both personal and business tax rates, cut the state's record-high indebtedness and left a surplus of $350 million. Following the unprecedented Three Mile Island nuclear accident in 1979, he was described by observers as "one of the few authentic heroes of that episode as a calm voice against panic". After his unanimous confirmation by the United States Senate, Thornburgh served three years as Attorney General of the United States (1988-1991) in the cabinets of Presidents Reagan and Bush.  Thornburgh played a leading role in the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act.  He also took vigorous action against racial, religious and ethnic "hate crimes", and his office mounted a renewed effort to enforce the nation's anti-trust and environmental laws. During his tenure as Attorney General, Thornburgh twice personally argued and won cases before the United States Supreme Court.

Mary Haverstick
Owner, Haverstick Films

Mary Haverstick is the owner of Haverstick Films in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1989, Mary has had a successful career thus far. Mary was the host of WGAL’s program Susquehanna People for several years, interviewing celebrities such as Michael Landon, Carroll O’Conner, Jay Leno, Winton Marcalis and Billie Jean King. Her first film for Haverstick Films was SHADES OF BLACK (1991), followed by CHRISTMAS DINNER (1996). Mary then focused on commercial work creating countless promotional videos, national and regional television commercials, music videos and commissioned documentaries. 2005 marked Mary’s return to feature length film making with PARADISE PENNSYLVANIA. 2006 was a landmark year with the creation of Mary’s third dramatic feature film HOME. HOME features an amazing cast starring Academy Award Winner Marcia Gay Harden, Eulala Scheel and Tony Award Winner Marian Seldes and Michael Gaston.

Roy Zimmerman
PA’s 1st Elected Attorney General

LeRoy Zimmerman served for eight years as Pennsylvania’s first elected Attorney General, where he was responsible for formulating the legal and law enforcement strategies for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He has substantial trial and appellate court litigation experience in major complex civil and criminal cases and he has personally argued several cases before the United States Supreme Court and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Mr. Zimmerman is currently Senior Counsel Eckert Seamans

Sister Mary Scullion
Co-Founder, Exec. Dir., & Pres., Project H.O.M.E.

Sister Mary Scullion is the Co-Founder, Executive Director and President of Project H.O.M.E., a nationally recognized organization that provides supportive housing, employment, education and health care to enable chronically homeless and low-income persons to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty. Sister Scullion has been involved in service work and advocacy for homeless and mentally ill persons since 1978, and she helped co-found Project H.O.M.E. in 1989. Project H.O.M.E. has grown from an emergency winter shelter to 447 units of housing and three businesses that provide employment to formerly homeless persons. Sister Scullion was most recently named one of Time Magazine’s Top 100 of the World’s Most Influential People.

James Getty
President Abraham Lincoln portrayer

James Getty has portrayed our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln, since 1978, and has been featured on television and in special appearances throughout the United States and Canada. A native of central Illinois, Mr. Getty now resides in historical Gettysburg, PA. He holds a master of Music degree from Illinois Wesleyan University and taught high school choral music in St. Charles and Naperville, Illinois, Sandusky, Ohio, and was director of Choral Activities at the University of Maine. How did he fall into the role of Lincoln? He grew a beard and his students thought he looked like Abe!

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Michael Nutter
Mayor of Philadelphia

Michael Nutter, a lifetime Philadelphian, is the current mayor of the city of Philadelphia. He is Philadelphia’s third African American mayor. Mayor Nutter served as a City Councilman for nearly 15 years representing Philadelphia’s Fourth District. Mayor Nutter grew up in West Philadelphia, at 55th and Larchwood Avenue, where he lived with his parents, sister and grandmother. The mayor received an academic scholarship to St. Joseph’s Preparatory High School, where he graduated in 1975. He enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania, and graduated from the Wharton School of Business in 1979. Mayor Nutter has a wife, Lisa, and two children, Olivia and Christian. Recently, Mayor Nutter was seen in the movie "Law Abiding Citizen" as the Deputy Mayor of Philadelphia.

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Sara Robinson
Head Instructor, Force of One Tae Kwan Do Studio

Sara Robinson is the Head Instructor at Force of One Tae Kwon Do studio in Mount Joy, PA. Since the age of 11, Sara has been heavily involved in Tae Kwon Do, eventually earning her 3rd degree black belt. Sara founded Force of One in April of 2005 with the Amateur Athletic Union. Force of One offers programs for ages 4 and up and has proudly had 6 national champions throughout its years of existence. Sara works for UPS and currently works in the training department which is responsible for training new employees when they first start. She also tutors elementary age to high school and GED students.

Steven Pasquale
Actor

Steven Pasquale, born in Hershey, Pennsylvania, most recently starred on Broadway in Neil LaBute’s Tony-nominated Reasons to be Pretty. A regular on the theater scene, Pasquale’s credits include Archibald Craven in The Secret Garden (World AIDS Day Concert), Henrik in A Little Night Music (opposite Victor Garber, Natasha Richardson, and Vanessa Redgrave), and Robbie in the Ahrens/Flahrety/McNally musical A Man of No Importance (Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations). Television audiences have followed him for five seasons as Sean Garrity on the FX hit show “Rescue Me.” His other television credits include a recurring role on HBO’s drama “Six Feet Under” and Sofia Coppola’s “Platinum.” His solo album, “Something’ Like Love” was released in April 2009 by the Grammy nominated record label PS Classics. Viewers may be interested to know that Steven got his start in theatre at Bishop McDevitt High School as the lead in the production of Fame.

Sister Mary Scullion
Co-Founder, Exec. Dir., & Pres., Project H.O.M.E.

Sister Mary Scullion is the Co-Founder, Executive Director and President of Project H.O.M.E., a nationally recognized organization that provides supportive housing, employment, education and health care to enable chronically homeless and low-income persons to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty. Sister Scullion has been involved in service work and advocacy for homeless and mentally ill persons since 1978, and she helped co-found Project H.O.M.E. in 1989. Project H.O.M.E. has grown from an emergency winter shelter to 447 units of housing and three businesses that provide employment to formerly homeless persons. Sister Scullion was most recently named one of Time Magazine’s Top 100 of the World’s Most Influential People.

Rep. Keith McCall
Speaker of the PA House

Rep. Keith McCall was elected and sworn in as the 136th Speaker of the PA House on January 6, 2009. Speaker McCall has served the people of Carbon County since 1982 when he was elected to fill the vacancy left in the General Assembly by the death of his father, Rep. Thomas McCall. He has served as the Majority Whip for the Democratic Caucus, as well as Minority Chairman of the Consumer Affairs and Transportation Committees.

Steven Pasquale
Actor

Steven Pasquale, born in Hershey, Pennsylvania, most recently starred on Broadway in Neil LaBute’s Tony-nominated Reasons to be Pretty. A regular on the theater scene, Pasquale’s credits include Archibald Craven in The Secret Garden (World AIDS Day Concert), Henrik in A Little Night Music (opposite Victor Garber, Natasha Richardson, and Vanessa Redgrave), and Robbie in the Ahrens/Flahrety/McNally musical A Man of No Importance (Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations). Television audiences have followed him for five seasons as Sean Garrity on the FX hit show “Rescue Me.” His other television credits include a recurring role on HBO’s drama “Six Feet Under” and Sofia Coppola’s “Platinum.” His solo album, “Something’ Like Love” was released in April 2009 by the Grammy nominated record label PS Classics. Viewers may be interested to know that Steven got his start in theatre at Bishop McDevitt High School as the lead in the production of Fame.

Dick Thornburgh
Former U.S. Attorney General and PA Governor

A native of Pittsburgh, Dick Thornburgh served as Governor of Pennsylvania, Attorney General of the United States under two presidents, and was the highest-ranking American at the United Nations during a public career which spanned over 25 years. Elected Governor of Pennsylvania in 1978 and re-elected in 1982, Thornburgh was the first Republican ever to serve two successive terms in that office. During his service as Governor, Thornburgh balanced state budgets for eight consecutive years, reduced both personal and business tax rates, cut the state's record-high indebtedness and left a surplus of $350 million. Following the unprecedented Three Mile Island nuclear accident in 1979, he was described by observers as "one of the few authentic heroes of that episode as a calm voice against panic". After his unanimous confirmation by the United States Senate, Thornburgh served three years as Attorney General of the United States (1988-1991) in the cabinets of Presidents Reagan and Bush.  Thornburgh played a leading role in the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act.  He also took vigorous action against racial, religious and ethnic "hate crimes", and his office mounted a renewed effort to enforce the nation's anti-trust and environmental laws. During his tenure as Attorney General, Thornburgh twice personally argued and won cases before the United States Supreme Court.

Marcia Dale Weary
Founder & Artistic Director of the Central PA Youth Ballet

Marcia Dale Weary, Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet Artistic Director, began her teaching career in Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 1955 after her own studies with Thalia Mara and Arthur Mahoney at the School of Ballet Repertory in New York City. Her unequaled dedication to her school, students, and instructors, and her unique teaching style have brought the CPYB to the top of the dance field. The New York Times stated in 1989 that Weary is “considered one of the country’s foremost ballet teachers.” Ms. Weary is the 2009 recipient of the Pennsylvania Society’s Distinguished Citizen of the Commonwealth Award and also the 2007 recipient of the Pennsylvania Governor’s Award for the Arts for her Outstanding Leadership and Service to Youth. She and the CPYB have been featured in leading newspapers and magazines, television news and features, and in the award-winning documentary film presented on national public television, Children with a Dream.

James Getty
President Abraham Lincoln portrayer

James Getty has portrayed our 16th President, Abraham Lincoln, since 1978, and has been featured on television and in special appearances throughout the United States and Canada. A native of central Illinois, Mr. Getty now resides in historical Gettysburg, PA. He holds a master of Music degree from Illinois Wesleyan University and taught high school choral music in St. Charles and Naperville, Illinois, Sandusky, Ohio, and was director of Choral Activities at the University of Maine. How did he fall into the role of Lincoln? He grew a beard and his students thought he looked like Abe!

Bill Gindlesperger
Founder, Chair & CEO, e-LYNXX Corp.

Bill Gindlesperger is founder, chair and CEO of e-LYNXX Corporation, a print and procurement company founded in 1975 in Chambersburg, PA. Mr. Gindlesperger has directed major in-plant studies in both the private and public sectors and he is highly regarded for his knowledge, advice and work on behalf of firms in matters pertaining to the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO).  He has testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration regarding government print and procurement policy.  He also has worked directly with numerous Congressional and Senatorial members and staff and has advised Congress on the development, operations and future of GPO print procurement and the federal print program in general. Mr. Gindlesperger invented the methodology that optimizes cost reduction in the procurement of specification-defined goods and services.  He has been granted two separate business method patents by the U.S. Patent Office, first for the competitive procurement of print and then for the competitive procurement of all specification-defined goods and services.

Thomas Groff
Owner, Choo Choo Barn

Thomas Groff is the owner of the Choo Choo Barn, a 1,700 square foot building featuring over 150 hand-built animated figures and vehicles and 22 operating trains in Strasburg, PA. The Choo Choo Barn first opened on Thanksgiving Day in 1961, and was very quickly a hit with local folks and visitors alike. In 1979, Tom and his wife Linda became the new owners, builders, and operators of the Choo Choo Barn. To this day, Tom Groff and his talented team continue to add, update, clean, renovate, and restore the display, so there’s something new to see every year.

Riley & Rhonda Hebbard
Founders, Riley’s Toys

At the ripe old age of four, Riley Hebbard was watching the TODAY show with her mom, Rhonda Hebbard as they were getting ready for school one morning. There was a news story featuring Ann Curry and George Clooney who were at a refugee camp in Chad, Africa, an area decimated by genocide and poverty. Riley saw a completely different message in this story. Noticing that the children had no toys, playground equipment or furniture at their school, she decided that she would send some of her toys to the children in Africa. She proceed to talk to several businesses that she visits regularly: her daycare, her favorite diner, mom’s favorite coffee shop and even her gymnastics center. They all agreed to collect toys for the kids in the Darfur refugee camps…and Riley’s Toy Foundation was born. To date, the organization has already sent over 3,500 toys to Africa thanks to World Vision, the foundation’s logistics partner.

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Jimmy Gownley, Cartoonsit of "Amelia Rules!"

Joanne Harmelin, Founder & CEO of Harmelin Media

Elwood Martin, President of the Shady Maple Smorgasbord

Dr. Howard Paz, CEO of the Penn State Hershey Medical Center

Jack Wagner, PA Auditor General

Derek Fell, Garden Writer & Photographer

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