Co-Chair- Bob Asher
Bob Asher has been a key figure in Pennsylvania politics for decades. Bob has advised Governors and Attorneys General alike. Bob is a past member of the Republican National Committee and is co-chair of the board of directors for Asher’s Chocolates. He lives in Montgomery County with his wife Joyce.
Co-Chair- The Honorable Tom Corbett
Governor Tom Corbett served as the 46th Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and as Pennsylvania Attorney General from 1995-1997 and 2004-2011. He also served as US Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania from 1989-1993. Gov. Corbett is a distinguished executive in residence at the Duquesne School of Law. He served his country as a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard 28th Infantry Division from 1971 until 1984, rising from private to captain. He lives in Allegheny County with his wife Sue.
Co-Chair- Liz Preate Havey
Liz Preate Havey is a partner at Dilworth Paxon LLP where she focuses on public and project finance, sale of municipal assets and corporate matters. She is General Counsel to the National Constitution Center and a member of the board of the PA Convention Center Authority. She serves as the Secretary of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania and is the immediate past president of the Pennsylvania Society Liz lives in Montgomery County with her husband, Tyler, and their three sons.
Co-Chair- John Verbanac
John Verbanac is the President & CEO of Summa Development, an equity investment & corporate real estate company. He serves as the Chair of the University of Pittsburgh Board of Trustees and First Vice Chair of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) board of directors. He lives in Somerset County with his wife Alberta.
Co-Chair Dave White
Dave White is a third-generation union steamfitter with more than 40 years of experience of HVAC installation and servicing. He is the President and CEO of DWD Mechanical and previously served as a county councilman in Delaware County where he lives with his wife Debbie.
Director- Kyle King
Kyle King currently serves as the Chief Administrator for the Attorney General-Elect in the York County District Attorney’s office, a position he has had for 18 years. Kyle will serve as chief of staff for Attorney General-Elect Sunday. Kyle recently served as the Chair of the York Opioid Collaborative, a 501(c)3 organization aimed at combatting the deadly opioid epidemic in York County. Kyle lives in York County with his wife Becca and their two children.
Co-Director- Ryan DeMara
Ryan DeMara served as Dave Sunday’s Campaign manager in the recent election. He is the Deputy Director of Public Affairs for Duane Morris Government Strategies. Previously, Ryan served as Vice-Chairman for the Pennsylvania Young Republicans and has worked on several statewide campaigns. Ryan lives in Montgomery County with his wife, Kirsten.
Co-Director, Communications- Ben Wren
Ben Wren is an associate with Long Nyquist & Associates and Long Nyquist Consulting which served as the Dave Sunday’s General Consultant in the recent election. Ben served as spokesperson for Dave Sunday for Attorney General and previously served as a Chief of Staff in the State Senate. Ben lives in Westmoreland County with his partner, Bill.
Attorney General Elect Dave Sunday
Announces Transition Committee
(Harrisburg, PA)- Today, Attorney General Elect Dave Sunday announced his transition committee. As previously announced, the Transition is being co-chaired by Bob Asher, Former Governor Tom Corbett, Elizabeth Preate Havey, John Verbanac and Dave White. Kyle King, incoming chief of staff, is serving as the director of the transition with Ryan DeMara and Ben Wren serving as co-directors.
Each committee will be asked to engage with stakeholders in their issue area to prepare recommendations and background for their experience with the Attorney General’s office, what is working, what needs improved and suggestions for those improvements. The reports will be due February 28th and will be presented to the Attorney General and his team. The transition has been divided into 4 committees with subcommittees focusing on specific areas under them.
Attorney General-Elect Dave Sunday commented, “In building this transition committee, I wanted to hear from all Pennsylvanians about their experiences with the Attorney General’s office, where it is doing well and where it can be improved. I’m grateful to these individuals for their willingness to serve and to improve the office of the Attorney General. I look forward to their findings.”
Former Governor Tom Corbett will Chair the transition for Public Safety with the following committees-
PUBLIC SAFETY & TECHNOLOGY-
Anthony Christina, Lowey Dannenberg
Robert Scott Cesar, Former Acting US Attorney
Scott Freda, SEPTA Board Member
Joe McGettigan, McAndrews Law, former Prosecutor
Christian Nascimento, Comcast
Sarah Hammer, The University of Pennsylvania
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Scott Bohn, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association
Steve Polishan, President PA State Troopers Association
Major Cy Ulrich, Pennsylvania State Police
Chris Eiserman, President FOP Lodge 27
Jason Brinker, President FOP Lodge 12
Nick DeNofa, Vice President FOP Lodge 5
Robert Swartzwelder, President FOP Lodge 1
Dave Lash, Northern York Regional Police Department
Tim Trently, Archbald Borough Chief of Police
Pat Molloy, Abington Township Chief of Police
Tony Cortazzo, Baldwin Borough Chief of Police
VICTIM SERVICES & ADVOCACY
Chair, Nicole Ziccarelli, Westmoreland County District Attorney
Kathy Buckley, Pennsylvania Commission on Crime & Delinquency
Susan Higginbotham, PA Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Shea Rhodes, Villanova Law
Melany Nelson, Northwest Victims Services
Kathy Bennett, Bucks County Area Agency on Aging
Joyce Lukima, PA Coalition to Advance Respect
Laurie MacDonald, Center for Victims
Kiana Dill, York County District Attorney’s Office Victim Service Division
Deanna Weaver, Victim Services Advisory Committee
Tara Gross-Eckert, Office of Victim Advocate
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
Brian Perry, Tucker Arensberg
Korey Leslie, Attorney
Heidi Freese, Tucker Arensberg
Sean Logue, Logue Law Group
Sara Jacobson, Public Defender Association of Pennsylvania
Steve Valsamidis, Attorney
Marc Raspanti, Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti LLP
Doug Marsico, Caldwell & Kearns
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
Co-Chair- David Strouse, Clinton County District Attorney
Co-Chair- Fran Chardo, Dauphin County District Attorney
Co-Chair- Brian Sinnett, Adams County District Attorney
Jeff Burkett, Jefferson County District Attorney
Katie Charlton, Armstrong County District Attorney
Chris Debarrena-Sarobe, Chester County District Attorney
Mark Powell, Lackawanna County District Attorney
Michael O’Pake, Schuylkill County District Attorney
Jack Stollsteimer, Delaware County District Attorney
John Adams, Berks County District Attorney
Ryan Sayers, Clearfield County District Attorney
Sam Sanguedolce, Luzerne County District Attorney
Kevin Steele, Montgomery County District Attorney
Ray Tonkin, Pike County District Attorney
Sean McCormack, Cumberland County District Attorney
Stephen Zappala, Allegheny County District Attorney
A.G. Howell, Wayne County District Attorney
Cross System Collaboration: Behavioral Health, Substance Use Disorder, and Child Abuse Work Group
Co-Chair Bev Mackereth, Former Secretary of the Department of Human Services and Mackereth Consulting
Co-Chair John Wetzel, Former Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Founding Board Chair of Keystone Restituere Justice Center
Heather Hallman, UPMC
Greg Rowe, Keystone Restituere Justice Center
Pam Gay, York County Coroner
Tom Maioli, Elevyst
Becky Ludwick, PA Public Policy Partnerships for Children
Christine Michaels, NAMI
Katy Hileman, Adams County Prison Warden
Bob Manzi, Indiana County District Attorney
Joe Peters, Wyoming County District Attorney
Bob Tomassini, JCJC
Michael Harper, AOPC, Office of Behavioral Health
Dr. Frank James, CHOP
Joan Erney, Mayor and former Deputy Secretary of the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Kristen Varner, Dauphin County Drug and Alcohol Administrator
Rob Hamilton, Director, Westmoreland County Human Services
Jeff Snyder, Clinton County Commissioner
Todd King, Chief, Springettsbury Township Police Department
Dr. Geoffrey Neimark, Community Care Behavioral Health
Ted Dallas, Merakey
Dr. Natalia Ortiz-Torrent, Temple Health
Dr. John Rozel, UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
Mark Wendel, CenClear
Barry Jacobs, Health Management Associates
James Laughman, AmeriHealth
Michael Puppio, Raffaele Puppio, Former President of the Delaware County Drug and Alcohol Commission
Dr. Rachel Berger, Office of Children, Youth and Families, PA Department of Human Services
Helene Placey, York County Probation
Jen Smith, Deputy Secretary of Mental Health and Substance Use
RE-ENTRY
Kevin Schrieber, York County Economic Alliance
Tim Barker, York County First Assistant District Attorney
Shea Swerver, Flagger Force
Jason High, Ridge Policy Group
Carl Marrara, PA Manufacturers Association
Elizabeth Preate Havey and John Verbanac will chair the transition for the committees in the Civil Law & Consumer Protection with the following committees.
HEALTH CARE
Alison Beam, UPMC
Bob Reilly, Wellspan Health
Karen Murphy, Geisinger
Kevin Mahoney, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Zach Shamberg, Pennsylvania Health Care Association
Brian Boyle, DLA Piper
Dan Onorato, Highmark
Andrew Sharp, Penn Medicine
Stephanie Watkins, Hospital Association of Pennsylvania
Public Safety & the Economy
Luke Bernstein, PA Chamber of Business and Industry
Greg Moreland, National Federation of Independent Businesses
David Taylor, PA Manufacturers Association
Kevin Shivers, PA Association of Community Bankers
Jonathan Greer, PA Insurance Federation
Mark Stine, PA Automotive Association
Alex Baloga, PFMA
EDUCATION
Tom Foley, Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of PA (AICUP)
Laurel Brandstetter Gift, University of Pittsburgh
Mark Alexander, Villanova Law
John “Ski” Sygielski, Harrisburg Area Community College
Jeremy Baker, Commonwealth Partners
CIVIL LAW COMMITTEE
Louis J. Capozzi III, Jones Day
Drew Crompton, Mcnees Wallace & Nurick, Former Commonwealth Court Judge
Joseph Cullen, Stark & Stark
Matt Haar, Saul Ewing LLP
Matt Haverstick, Kleinbard LLC
James Killeen, Nelson Mullins
Tom Pohl, Burns White
Clyde “Terry” Slease
ENERGY & THE ENVIRONMENT
David Kralle, Essentials Utilities
David Fisfis, Duquesne Light
Carolina DiGiorgio, PECO
Adam Gattuso, Monroe Energy
Pete Gleason, K&L Gates
Andrew Ritter, Range Resources
Athan Koutsiouroumbas, Long Nyquist & Associates
Jason Richey, K&L Gates
Ezra P. Thrush, MPA, PennFuture
Transition General Counsel
James Fitzpatrick, Zimolong Law
Bob Asher will chair the transition for Operations with the following committees.
FEDERAL PARTNERSHIPS
Chair, Dave Freed, Former US Attorney and District Attorney
Bill McSwain, Former US Attorney
Scott Brady, Former US Attorney
Kat Copeland, Former US Attorney and District Attorney
Ryan Aument, Representative of Senator-Elect Dave McCormick
Joe Pierce, Representative of Senator John Fetterman
Eric Reath, Representative of Congressman Lloyd Smucker
INTER-GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Chair, Senator Kristin Phillips Hill, State Senator District 28
Adam Pankake, Representative of Senate President Pro Tempore Kim Ward
Jason Gottesman, Representative of House Republican Leader Jesse Topper
Stephen Bruder, Representative of Senate Democratic Leader Jay Costa
Tara Hazelwood, Representative of House Democratic Leader Matt Bradford
Laurie Malone, Office of the Governor’s General Counsel and Representative of Governor Josh Shapiro
Jen Selber, Office of the Governor’s General Counsel Representative of Governor Josh Shapiro
Hayden Rigo, Representative of Auditor General Tim DeFoor
Josh Wilson, Representative of Treasurer Stacy Garrity
Michael Rivera, President County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania
Carrie Lewis DelRosso, Buchanan Ingersoll & Former State Representative
SWEARING IN PLANNING COMMITTEE
Bernie Comfort, Vice Chair PAGOP
Jackie Kulback, Southwest Caucus Chair, PAGOP
Jenna Geesey, Vice Chair, Lancaster GOP and PA GOP. Central Caucus Co-Chair
Aaron Cohen, Arena Strategies
Becca Ream Weigle, Ream Printing
Ryan Stevens, Duane Morris Government Strategies
Patrick Cannon, Deputy Political Director, Dave Sunday for Attorney General
Allie Vaccaro Kutz, PA Chamber of Business and Industry and PA GOP State Committee Member
Finally, Dave White will lead the Voices of the Commonwealth Committee representing the diverse viewpoints of the Commonwealth.
VOICES OF THE COMMONWEALTH
Co-Chair, Greg Rowe- Executive Director Keystone Restituere Justice Center
Steve Chanenson, Villanova Law School
Hank Butler, Pennsylvania Jewish Coalition
Jeff Bartos, Co-Founder of the Pennsylvania 30-Day Fund and Jewish Community Advocate
Larry Walthour, York Black Ministers Association
Stacey Taylor, NAACP
Kim Bracey, York YMCA & Former York Mayor
Bryan Burton, AARP
Bernie Snyder, IUPAT DC21
Mike Bresnan, IAFF 22
Joe Hughes, IUPAT DC 57
Kristen Tullo, Humane Society
MeCee Baker, Versant Strategies
Chris Herr, PennAG
Ron Kreider, Kreider Farms
Jay Ostrich, Berks County Veterans Affairs
Jeremy Kazaaz, Beacon Coalition
Farah Jimenez, CEO Philadelphia Education Fund
Matthew Holliday, PA Bar Association
Andrew Goretsky, Anti-Defamation League
Bryan Tate, York County Register of Wills
Michael Straw, Philadelphia Log Cabin Republicans
Representative Thomas Kutz, Chair of Pennsylvania Young Republicans
Michael Kellerman, Philanthropy Network of Greater Philadelphia
Cynthia Figueroa, JEVS Human Services
Antonio Pineda, Lehigh County Commissioner
Angie Garrison, Latinos Unidos of York
Jamie Gullen, Community Legal Services of Philadelphia
Representative David Rowe, House Republican Policy Chairman
This list is complete as of publication. The most up to date list can always be found at www.SundayTransition.com
The public is welcome to provide their feedback to SundayTransition.com. Those seeking employment with the office of Attorney General are requested to do so through the instructions at www.SundayTransition.com/contact