Southern Alleghenies Planning & Development Commission’s (SAP&DC) Board of Directors consists of 19-members.  These include two commissioners from each of the Commission’s six constituent counties and seven at-large members selected in accordance with SAP&DC’s by-laws.

The SAP&DC’s Board of Directors meets six times annually at 10:00 A.M. on the third Wednesday of every other month beginning in January of each year. With the exception of the annual re-organizational meeting, the Board meets in the Commission’s offices/main conference room at 3 Sheraton Drive in Altoona.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBERS:
January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes

Bedford County:

Hon. Deb Baughman, Bedford County Commissioner
Hon. Dwight Winck, Bedford County Commissioner

Blair County:

Hon. David Kessling, Blair County Commissioner
Hon. Laura Burke, Blair County Commissioner

Cambria County: 

Hon. Scott Hunt, Cambria County Commissioner
Hon. Keith Rager, Cambria County Commissioner

Fulton County:

Hon. Randy Bunch, Fulton County Commissioner
Hon. Hervey Hann, Fulton County Commissioner

Huntingdon County:

Hon. Scott Walls, Huntingdon County Commissioner
Hon. Jeff Thomas, Huntingdon County Commissioner

Somerset County:

Hon. Pamela Tokar-Ickes, Somerset County Commissioner
Hon. Brian Fochtman, Somerset County Commissioner

Members At Large:

Mr. Rick Strait, Branch Manager,Community State Bank
Ms. Beth M. McGregor, Director of Career Services, Saint Francis University
Mr. Jay B. Cessna
Ms. Erin Abel, Accounting Manager, Sheetz, Inc.
Mrs. Sharon S. Clapper, Owner, Clapper’s Industries, Inc.
Mr. Donald E. Rhodes, III., Senior Vice President Small Business Banking, First National Bank
Mr. Jim Foster