Directory of Unity Coalitions and their Partners at County and Local Levels in Pennsylvania (Arranged by County) Compiled by Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission and the Pennsylvania Network of Unity Coalitions Revised June 8, 2007 Codes: A = Advisory Councils to PA Human Relations Commission C = Consulting group C/U = Consulting or Resource Group that Works Closely with a Unity Coalition H = Local Human Relations Commission or Council U = Unity Coalition Note: Several Unity Coalition Contacts have verified that their group no longer meets on a regular basis. They would hold a meeting should their community know of a bias action occuring in their community. Adams County Adams County Human Relations Council U Deb Yocum c/o YWCA 909 Fairfield Road Gettysburg, PA 17325 717-334-9171, ext. 124, fax: 717-334-8797 Greater Gettysburg Area NAACP Branch Unit# 2384 Kathy Williams, President 40 E. High Street P.O. Box 4775 Gettysburg, PA 17325 717-359-7242 gburg2384naacp@earthlink.net [1] Allegheny County Allegheny County Advisory Council to PHRC A Burrell A. Brown, Esq. 600 Waddell Avenue Clairton, PA 15025 Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations H Charles Morrison, Director 908 City/County Building 414 Grant Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2464 412-255-2600, fax: 412-255-2288 Email: charles.Morrison@city.pittsburgh.pa.us [2] Berks County Antietam Community Partnership U Marlene Roth Antietam Jr/Sr High School 100 Antietam Road Reading, PA 19606 610-779-3545 malka9448@yahoo.com [3] Berks Peace Community C/U Reading Friends Meeting House 108 N. 6th Street Reading, PA 19601 (610) 373-3322 john@bullfrogfilms.com [4] Boyertown Area Unity Coalition U Louise Doskow Terry Wade, Chairperson P.O. Box 358 New Berlinville, PA 19545 215-234-8474 or 610-845-8999 Irosed@ptd.net [5] www.boyertownunitycoalition.org [6] Community Prevention Partnership of Berks County C Cheryl Guthier, Executive Director 227 North Fifth Street Reading, PA 19601 610-376-6988, fax: 610-376-7384 guthierc@enter.net [7] Fleetwood Unity Coalition U Rev. Barbara Kershner Daniel Barbe Fogarty St. Paul’s Unity Coalition E-Mail: fogarty5@earthlink.net [8] 5 West Arch Street Fleetwood, PA 19522 E-Mail: bkdaniel@aol.com [9] Reading/Berks Human Relations Council H Steven McCracken, Executive Director 602-604 Court Street Reading, PA 19601 610-375-8852, fax: 610/375-1481 srmccracken@rbhrc.org [10] Stop the Hate C Unitarian Universalist Church Nancy Knoblauch 416 Franklin Street 216 Mayor Street Reading, PA 19602-1019 Reading, PA 19606 uuberks@prodigy.net [11] 610-779-0858 Blair County Altoona Unity Coalition U c/o YWCA of Altoona Cindy Baney 224 Union Avenue Altoona, PA 16602 814-944-8119, fax: 814-944-8972, e-mail: banecind@aol.com [12] Blair County Advisory Council to PHRC A Ronald V. Miller, Chairperson 800 Church Street, #105 Gallitzin, PA 16641 814-886-2941 (H) Bradford County PA Alliance for Democracy C/U Diane Gonzalez RR #3, Box 56-A Towanda, PA 18848 570-265-2499 igonco@epix.net [13] Bucks County Community Action Against Racism C Chair P.O. Box 155 Doylestown, PA 18901 The Peace Center C 102 W. Maple Avenue Langhorne, PA 19047 215-750-7220 peace@comcat.com [14] Bucks County Human Relations Council P.O. Box 2012 Doylestown, PA 18901 215-340-8220 information@bchumanrelations.org [15], website: www.bchumanrelations.org [16] Butler County Cultural Diversity Club U Butler County Community College College Drive, Oak Hills Butler, PA 16001 Professor Jerry Binus 724-287-8711 cbhiva@aol.com [17] Cambria County Cambria County Advisory Council to PHRC A Verna Carter, Chairperson 325 Pine Street Johnstown, PA 15902 814-536-4636 (H) Unity Coalition of the Southern Alleghenies U Laura Rountree Denny Williamson P.O. Box 5213 Johnstown, PA 15904 unitiycoalition@yahoo.com [18] Centre County Centre County Advisory Council to PHRC A Dr. Terrell Jones, Chairperson 1311 Chestnut Ridge Drive State College, PA 16803 814-865-5906 (W), fax: 814-865-3997 wtj1@psu.edu [19] The Peace Centre C/U State College Presbyterian Church, Room 212 132 West Beaver Avenue State College, PA 16801 814-234-9750 dottyh49@aol.com [20] Chester County Chester County Unity Coalition U Christine Kohute Chester County Housing and Community Development 601 Westtown Road West Chester, PA 19382 610-344-6779 ckohutte@chestco.org [21] Community Violence Prevention Network C Margaret Rivello, Co-Chair 310 North Matlack Street West Chester, PA 19380-2698 610-344-6233, fax: 610-696-1476 mrivello@chestco.org [22] Phoenixville Social Concerns Committee U Donald Coppedge, Chair Phoenixville Area Council of Churches 124 South Phoenix Drive Phoenixville, PA 19460 610-935-1394 coppedge89@aol.com [23] Clarion County Clarion County Ethnic Tolerance Coalition U Carol Lapinto Clarion County Courthouse 1400 E. Main Street Clarion, PA 16214 814-226-7707 clapinto@usachoice.net [24] Columbia County Bloomsburg University/Community Task Force on Racial Equity U Anthony Sylvester, Co-Chair Irvin Wright (Contact Person) P.O. Box 722 Bloomsburg University Bloomsburg, PA 17815 14 Waller Administration Building 570-387-0967 Bloomsburg, PA 17815 570/784-0316, fax: 570/389-3898, E-Mail: iwright@planetx.bloomu.edu [25] Crawford County Meadville Unity Coalition U Norma Mason 245 Jefferson Street Meadville, PA 16335 814-870-2937 Cumberland County The Social Justice Committee of Carlisle U Barbara Kohutiak, Director YWCA 301 G Street Carlisle, PA 17013-1389 717-243-3818, fax: 717-243-3948, E-Mail: carywca@pa.net [26] Dauphin County Capital Area United U John Perry 8 S. Hanover Street, Suite 207 Carlisle, PA 17013 717-243-1477, fax: 717-243-7642 *Derry Township Community United U Rev. Richard Houtz Derry Presbyterian Church 248 East Derry Road Hershey, PA 17033 717-533-9667 houtz@derrypres.org [27] Harrisburg Human Relations Commission H Michael Bowles, Executive Director 123 Walnut Street Suite 235 Harrisburg, PA 17101 717-255-3038 E-Mail: mbowles@cityhbg.com [28] Institute for Cultural Partnerships C Fredreka McKain, President/CEO 3211 North Front Street Harrisburg, PA 17110-1342 717-238-1770, Fax: 717-238-3336 E-Mail: mckain@culturalpartnerships.org [29] www.culturalpartnerships.org [30] Capital Region Partnership Council Contact via Institute for Cultural Partnerships U Unity Coalition of Middletown U Don Hossler Larry Kapenstein 501 Vine Street 121 Shirley Drive Middletown, PA 17057 Middletown, PA 17057 717-944-2250 717-939-3154 dehoss@paonline.com [31] Delaware County *Community Awareness Committee of Radnor U Arnelia Hollinger 609 S. Devon Avenue Wayne, PA 19087 610-519-7838 *Unity Coalition of Delaware County U Community Human Relations Board, Inc. Edward Dougherty 1 State Road Media, PA 19063 610-565-7711, fax: 610-891-1276 Erie County Citizens Against Racism U Andrea Benson Cascade United Methodist Church 1001 W. 21st Street Erie, PA 16502 814-452-3364, fax: 814-456-1596 E-Mail: rlewis@erie.net [32] Franklin County Chambersburg United U Steve Hersh 157 Milhouse Avenue Chambersburg, PA 17201 717-369-2514 (H), fax: 263-6674 (W) E-Mail: paunity@desupernet.net [33] Indiana County IChevy Chase Center U Iris Holtz 640 North Fifth Street Indiana, PA 15501 724-463-0674, fax: 724-463-0694 E-Mail: iholtz@hotmail.com [34] Jefferson County *Punxsutawney Area Unity Coalition U LaDonna Waite R.D. 3, Box 75 Punxsutawney, PA 15767 814-938-7462 Brookville Unity in the Community U Marie Fairman R.D. #2, Box 303 Punxsutawney, PAS 15767 814-427-2081 Juniata County McAlisterville Unity Coalition U Mary Beth Germak P.O. Box 249 McAlisterville, PA 17049 717-463-3686 rgermak@tricountyi.net [35] Lackawanna County Lackawanna County Diversity Coalition U Mr. Gregory Woodyard Lackawanna College 501 Vine Street Scranton, PA 18503 Charles DeSimone, contact person 570-961-7810 gwoodyard@aol.com [36] Lancaster County Ephrata-Akron Ministerium Anti-Racism Task Force U Rev. Henry Herbener Urban Peachy, Chair Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Akron Mennonite Church 167 E. Main Street Diamond Station Road Ephrata, PA 17522 Akron, PA 17501 717-733-4134 (W) E-mail: holytrinity@desupernet.net [37] Lancaster City-County Human Relations Commission H Leslie L. Hyson, Executive Director 40 East King Street Lancaster, PA 17602 717-299-7840, fax: 717-390-7747 E-mail: hyson@co.lancaster.pa.us [38] Lancaster Unity Coalition U Phil Starr 512 Bean Blossom Drive Lancaster, PA 17603 717-299-5963 The Alliance for Tolerance and Freedom C Kelly Monaghan P.O. Box 5211 Lancaster, PA 17606-5211 717-989-4241; fax: 717-625-3878 E-Mail: director@allianceforfreedom.org [39] Website: http://www.alliancefortolerance.org [40] Lehigh County Allentown Human Relations Commission H Nick Butterfield 435 Hamilton Street Allentown, PA 18101 610-437-7695, fax: 610-437-7675 butterfield@allentowncity.org [41] *Coopersburg Unity Coalition C Gaile Siess 6460 Blue Church Road Coopersburg, PA 18036 610-965-3263 E-Mail: gale_s.siess@lvh.com [42] Southern Lehigh Peace Fellowship U Barbara Leiberman 5134 Fairlawn Road Center Valley, PA 18034 610-282-3374 E-Mail: bwlieber@etix.net [43] The Round Table on Hate Crime Activity U Nicholas Butterfield 435 Hamilton Street Allentown, PA 18101 610-437-7695 610-437-7690, Fax: 610-437-7675 E-mail: butterfield@allentowncity.org [41] Luzerne County Communities Against Prejudice, Racism and Intolerance (CAPRI) U Susan Merrill David Frey c/o Peace Center 71 North Franklin Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 570-823-9977 E-mail: peacewb@sunlink.net [44] Luzerne County Unity Coalition C Jacqui Maddon c/o Northeastern Network, Inc. 320 South Pennsylvania Avenue Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 570-820-0499 Northeastern Network, Inc. U John Barnes 320 South Pennsylvania Avenue Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 570-820-0499 Peace Center U ATT: Kimberly Biggs 71 North Franklin Street Wilkes Barre, PA 18701 570-823-9977 peacewb@sunlink.net [44] The Diversity Institute C Dr. Linda Trompetter 301 Lake Street Dallas, PA 18612 570-674-6482, fax: 570-675-2441 E-ail: ltrompet@misericondia.edu [45] Greater Hazleton Human Relations Coalition U Dwayne Hilton PSU - Hazleton C201 High Acres Hazleton, PA 18201 570-450-3160, fax: 570-450-3104 E-mail: dah2@psu-edu Lycoming County Lycoming (County) Alliance For Justice & Equality U Diane Glenwright YWCA 815 W. Fourth Street Williamsport, PA 17701 570-322-4637, ext. 119; Fax: 570-322-3029 E-Mail: dglenwright@ywcawlliamsport.org [46] Mercer County Farrell Human Relations Commission H Mrs. Susan Leach P.O. Box 3 Farrell, PA 16121 330-652-1456 E-mail: susanS_Leach@hq.dla.mil [47] Mifflin County Education and Vigilance Anti-Racist Network C Floyd Cochran P.O. Box 44 Renovo, PA 17764 E-Mail: frcochran@excite.com [48] www.evnetwork.net [49] *Mifflin County Unity Coalition U Chris Matthews 229 Shawnee Drive Belleville, PA 17004 717-935-5065 Monroe County Brodheadsville Unity Coalition U Walter Washington, Co-Chair 1 Woodview Heights Cunkletown, PA 18058 610-381-3700 Interfaith Action U Rev. John Stitz P.O. Box 122 Tannersville, PA 18372 570-839-2988 E-mail: isteitz@ptd.net [50] *Pleasant Valley Concerned Citizens U Julia Cattaneo 77 Sundance Drive Effort, PA 18330 570-992-2060 The Unity Coalition of the Poconos U Robert Hillman Monroe County Branch NAACP 46 E. 1st Street E. Stroudsburg, PA 18301 570-421-3413; Fax: 570-895-7810 Email: bobh4@ptd.net [51] Montgomery County Abington Twp. Community Relations Committee U JoAnn Weaver-Stroh 109 Durham Court Maple Glen, PA 19002 215-793-9434 Montgomery County Advisory Council to PHRC A Barton Hertzbach, Esq., Chair c/o PHRC Philadelphia Regional Office 711 State Office Bldg 1400 Spring Garden Street Philadelphia, PA 19130 215-496-4700 Multi-Cultural/Diversity Committee U Maryann Schiller Crossroad Upper Merion School District King of Prussia, PA 19406 610-337-6032 Pottstown Area United U Dr. Karen K. Florentine/Craig Cunningham Owen J. Roberts School District Administration Building, R.D. #1 Pottstown, PA 19464 610-469-5100, ext. 103; Fax: 610-469-0748 E-mail: kflorentine@girsd.com [52] Pottstown Human Relations Commission H Della Hicks 100 East High Street Pottstown, PA 19464; 610-970-6598 djhicksweb@earthink.net [53] The Unity Project U Marilyn Frazier 152 Greenwood Avenue Ambler, PA 19002 215-628-3753 (H) Northampton County Northampton County Advisory Council to PHRC A Esther M. Lee, Chairperson 431 Pawnee Street Bethlehem, PA 18015 610-866-2078 (H) laneleeconnected@aol.com [54] Easton Unity Coalition U Nadine Anderson P.O. Box 245 Easton, PA 18044 610-252-4656 Northumberland County *Shamokin Area Unity Committee U LaRue Beck 524 Main Street Ranshaw, PA 17866 570-648-5441 Philadelphia County Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations H Lazar Kleit, Acting Executive Director 34 S. Eleventh Street, 6th Fl. Philadelphia, PA 19107 215-686-4673, fax: 215-563-0527 E-mail: lazar.kleit@phila.gov [55] Pike County Tri-State Unity Coalition U Perry Gawer P.O. Box 752 Milford, PA 18337 570-686-3705; 686-5555 (SVC) Fax: 570-296-5462 www. tristateunity.veneziale.net Potter County Potter County United U 508 N. Main Street Coudersport, PA 16915 Schuylkill County *Pottsville Racial Harmony Committee U Pottsville City Hall 410 North Centre Street Pottsville, PA 17901 570-622-1234, 570-622-5381 (h) Schuylkill County Unity Coalition U Denise Schlegel Ray L. Moyer, President c/o Schuylkill County Vision P.O. Box 621 91 S. Progress Pottsville, PA 17901-0621 Pottsville, PA 17901 570-628-4571 (Voice/Fax) 570-622-7104, Fax: 570-622-7516 E-Mail: infionline.net E-Mail: scuc@angelfire.com [56] www.schuylkillvision.community [57] Somerset County Network of Neighbors United Against Hate Crimes U P.O. Box 152 Boswell, PA 15331 Snyder County *Diversity Roundtable U Office of Human Resources (Snyder and Union Counties) Rachel Albright 315 North Water Street Selinsgrove, PA 17870 570-374-8938, Fax: 570-374-6144 E-Mail: rachel@usohr.org [58] Union County Community Alliance for Respect & Equality (CARE) Lois Passi - Chair C/U lvpassi@chilitech.net [59] Doug Sturm, Contact person Olsen Sutherland, Contact person 418 S. 22nd St. 509 Belair Lewisburg, PA 17837 Lewisburg, PA 17837 570-374-8938, Fax: 570-374-6144 570-524-2058 / 570-577-7192 E-mail: sturm@bucknell.edu [60] E-mail: sutherlnd@bucknell.edu [61] Union-Snyder Community Action Agency (Union and Snyder Counties) U Rachel Albright 713 Bridge St. Selinsgrove, PA 17870 570-374-0181, and 570-522-1350; Fax: 570-374-6144 E-Mail: rachel@usohr.org [58] Washington County Committee for Racial Equality U Bill Lacy P.O. Box 1646 Washington, PA 15301 412-222-3708 (H) Westmoreland County Allegheny-Kiski Valley Community Relations Council U Anita Fine, Convenor 171 McLaughlin Drive New Kensington, PA 15068 724-339-2242, fax: 724-339-6641 Central Westmoreland Unity Coalition U Bonnie Lewis, Executive Director, YWCA c/o YWCA of Westmoreland County 424 N. Main Street Greensburg, PA 15601 724-834-9390, Fax: 724-834-9391 E-mail: ywcagbg@usaor.net [62] *West Newton Unity Coalition U Rev. William A. Sukolsky c/o West Newton United Presbyterian Church P.O. Box 314 West Newton, PA 15089 724-872-7414 wnupc@stargate.net [63] York County Eastern York United U Frances Courtright 5566 Furnace Road York, PA 17406 717-252-3495 Hanover United for Equality, Diversity & Non-Violence U Rev. Bruce Bouchard c/o Grace United Church of Christ 4th & N. Franklin Streets Hanover, PA 17331 717-632-1146 Church, 717-632-0420 Parsonage E-Mail: Bouchard@sun-link.com [64] Key Learning Consultants C Mark Rhoades, Diversity Trainer/Consultant Key Learning Consultants 939 Wellington Street York, PA 17403 717-848-3434 (Voice/Fax) E-Mail keylearning@aol.com [65] Northeastern York United U Karen Clifford 1901 Hollywood Parkway York, PA 17400 717-848-2940, 717-266-5621 (W) York City United U Jerri Zimmerman 363 Reinicke Place York, PA 17403 717-854-1063 (H) E-mail: jerri_z@hotmail.com [66] York County Advisory Council to PHRC A Stanley Sexton, Chairperson 314 Kurtz Avenue York, PA 17403\717-845-6520 (H) H York City Human Relations Commission Stephanie Seaton, Executive Director York City Human Relations Commission 368 West Princess Street York, PA 17403 717-846-2926, fax: 717-845-4853 E-Mail: sseaton@yorkcity.org [67] Pennsylvania Network of Unity Coalitions Pennsylvania Network of Unity Coalitions Dennis Biancuzzo 3523 N Second Street Harrisburg, PA 17110 (717) 695-0185 Pennsylvania State Police Lt. John Bey Bureau of Criminal Investigations 1800 Elmerton Avenue Harrisburg, PA 17110-9718 717-21409549, fax: 717-346-0285 Email: jbey@state.pa.us [68] www.psp.state.pa.us [69] Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission Doreen M. Winey, Director of Education and Community Services Ann M. Van Dyke, Assistant to the Director of Education and Community Services 301 Chestnut Street Harrisburg, PA 17101-2702 717-783-8438; Fax: 717-214-0584 E-Mail: dwiney@state.pa.us [70] avandyke@state.pa.us [71] www.phrc.state.pa.us [72]