ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE OF BERKS COUNTY
The Animal Rescue League of Berks County has announced several leadership transitions within its board of directors, including the election of a new board president, the addition of two new members to the board, and the appointment of new officers.
Eden Bucher (Courtesy Animal Rescue League of Berks County)
Eden Bucher was elected president of the ARL’s board of directors in June. Bucher has served on the ARL’s board of directors for 4 years and is a partner in the Barley Snyder Law Firm’s Finance & Creditors’ Rights Practice Group. She concentrates most of her practice in the areas of commercial transactions, debtor/creditor law and general and commercial litigation. She considers herself a problem solver, and her MBA degree helps her better understand the business impact of a company’s legal issues.
In addition to the change in board president, two new members of the board were named: Lorin Basden Arnold and Kyle Giles.
Lorin Basden Arnold (Courtesy Animal Rescue League of Berks County)
Lorin Basden Arnold has been provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Kutztown University since 2021. She was previously the provost at SUNY New Paltz and held the position of dean of the college of communication and creative arts at Rowan University. A graduate of Purdue University, her bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral education had a split focus in organizational and interpersonal communication. She has taught across the communication studies curriculum, with primary attention to interpersonal, family, and organizational communication, as well as qualitative methodology. Arnold’s research has primarily addressed issues related to family, often with embedded critical and/or feminist analytic frames.
Kyle Giles (Courtesy Animal Rescue League of Berks County)
Kyle Giles is a graduate of Shippensburg University with a Bachelor of Science degree in business management. He has been with East Penn for over 13 years with his current role being the content/catalog manager. In that role, he oversees the content management department which manages all the application and product information data that gets delivered to customers on a monthly basis
Several other officer transitions took place:
Weslie Liana, of First Energy was named vice president.Stephanie Ziegler, of Diamond Credit Union was named treasurer.Susan Gerhart, of the PA DUI Association was named secretary.
JOHN PAUL II CENTER FOR SPECIAL LEARNING
John Paul II Center for Special Learning has named Emmalee McCullough the adult program director. Prior to her promotion, she was the program’s quality compliance officer.
Emmalee McCullough (Courtesy John Paul II Center for Special Learning)
McCullough brings more than 10 years of experience in behavioral health and social services to her new role. Her experience includes direct care, case management, supervision, quality and compliance leadership. McCullough has a bachelor’s degree in social work from Lock Haven University.
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