A Breadth of Knowledge
Board of Directors
"Responsible for overseeing the business and affairs of the Institute shall consist of at least 30 members."
PCMIA’s Committees
Mary Doane, Chairperson
Scholarship Committee
Ed Zeglen, Chairperson
Robert Kudlawiec
Joseph Sbaffoni
Wendy Meeker
Auditing Committee
James Erlinger, Chairperson
Charles Edwards
Awards Committee
Michael Trevits, Chairperson
Robert Kudlawiec
Robert Peluso
Joseph Sbaffoni
Website Committee
Heather Dougherty, Chair
Nicole Evanek
Jeffrey Ladik
Nominating Committee
Joseph Sbaffoni, Chairperson
Dan Alexander
Michael Trevits
Senior Design Project Committee
Michael Brnich, Chairperson
Mary DelRosso (Staff)
Dan Alexander
Robert Kudlawiec
Eric Shereda
Coal Education Committee
Jeffery Kravitz, Chairperson
John Kovac
Dan Alexander
John Murphy
Mary Doane
Jeffrey Ladik
Robert Kimutis
Michael Trevits
Safety and Health Law Seminar Committee
R. Henry Moore, Chairperson
Jeffery Kravitz
Will Dando (PA Coal)
Jeffrey Ladik
Charles Edwards
Joseph Sbaffoni
Robert Kimutis
Joseph Zelanko
Joint Venture Committee
Robert Kimutis, Chairperson
John Kovac
Dan Alexander
Jeffery Kravitz
Susan Bealko
Joseph Sbaffoni
Michael Brnich
Eric Shereda
Mary Doane
Michael Trevits
Heather Dougherty
Heather Trexler
Charles Edwards
Rich Wagner
Nicole Iannacchione
Board of Directors
MR. DAN ALEXANDER, P.E., PhD
NIOSH Mining – Retired
MR. LEE ANDERSON
Mining Sales Specialist
Victaulic
MS. SUSAN B. BEALKO, M.S., M.P.H.
Safety Director
GMS Mine Repair and Maintenance
MR. MICHAEL J. BRNICH
Mining Engineer
NIOSH – Retired
MR. DAVID CHIRDON
MR. BRAD R. COLE
Project Director / Safety Director
CME Engineering LP
MR. WILL DANDO
Director of Government Affairs
PA Coal Alliance
MS. MARY DELROSSO
JV Conference Coordinator
MR. GARY DISBENNETT
Owner KSD Enterprises, LLC
MS. MARY E. DOANE
MS. HEATHER DOUGHERTY, MBA, P.E., PhD
Federal Project Manager
NETL, Department of Energy
MR. CHARLES EDWARDS
Regional Sales Manager
CSE Corporation
MR. JAMES C. ERLINGER
MR. CARMEN FAIETA
Partner
Vesta Mine Supply
MR. KEITH HEASLEY, PhD, PE
Professor Mining Engineering
West Virginia University
MS. NIKKI EVANCHEK
NIOSH, Pittsburgh PA
MR. MICHAEL KEENER
Analyst Land Records, SP Projects
CNXC Resources
MR. WESLEY KENNEWEG
President
Securus Safety, LLC
MR. ROBERT KIMUTIS
Associate Fellow, Research Engineer/Geologist
NIOSH Pittsburgh Mining Research Division
MR. JOHN G. KOVAC
NIOSH-Retired
DR. JEFFERY H. KRAVITZ
MS. LISA KREPPS
MR. ROBERT KUDLAWIEC, PE
Tetra Tech
MR. JAMES KVITKOVICH
Vice President
John T Boyd Company
MR. R. HENRY MOORE
Attorney at Law
Jackson Kelly PLLC
MR. JEFFREY J. LADIK, ESQ.
Attorney at Law
Ladik Law LLC
MR. BETSY FRANCES LIEBFRIED
Manager, Membership & Admin
PA Coal Alliance
MR. J. BLAIR McGILL
Retired – Operations Manager
MS. WENDY MEEKER
Territory Manager
Grinnell Mechanical
MR. JOHN N. MURPHY
Research Professor
University of Pittsburgh
MR. JOHN N MURPHY, PhD
Exec. Director-McGowan Institute
Research Professor-Chemical Eng
University of Pittsburgh
MR. HAROLD O’TOOLE
Camber Corporation
MR. LARRY PETERS
Regional Sales Manager
Mine Safety Appliances
MR. JAKE ROCKWELL
Owner KSD Enterprises, LLC
MR. JOSEPH SBAFFONI
PA DEP, Director – Retired
MR. J. ERIC SHEREDA, PE
Exp. & Applied Improvements
CNXC Resources
MR. MICHAEL A. TREVITS
President
Xtraction Science & Technologies
MS. HEATHER TREXLER, P.G
Project Manager
Tetra Tech, Inc.
MR. JOHN E. UROSEK
MR. RICH WAGNER, PE
Director, PA DEP Bureau of Mine Safety
PA DEP, BMS
MR. DENNY WELSH
Partner
Vesta Mine Supply
MS. DANA WILLMER, PhD
CDC/NIOSH/PMRD
MR. EDWARD F. ZEGLEN, JR., P.E.
Chief Mining Engineer
GMS Mine Services
MR. JOSEPH ZELANKO, PE
Senior Mining Engineer
Rosebud Mining Company
