The Oil Region Alliance add three new members to the staff - Stevette Rosen, Oil City Main Street manager; Bryon Huyett, broadband project manager; and Kody Ealy, custodian at the Crawford Center in Emlenton.
“The ORA is growing and seeing successes across its programs that are making positive impacts in our region,” said John Phillips, ORA president and CEO. “Expanding our capacity is vital to the continuation of progress.”
“The ORA is growing and seeing successes across its programs that are making positive impacts in our region,” said John Phillips, ORA president and CEO. “Expanding our capacity is vital to the continuation of progress.”
| Rosen comes to the Oil City Main Street Program from Renda Radio in Punxsutawney, where she was the general manager and responsible for tracking revenues, hiring and training, sales and promotions. Additionally, her professional and volunteer experiences include working the Mega Rock in Brookville, fundraising for various organizations such as Make-A-Wish, the Salvation Army, and involvement with the chambers in Clarion and Punxsutawney. As vice president of the Clarion Chamber of Business & Industry, Rosen chaired the Autumn Leaf Festival committee and has been involved with wine walk events. Rosen points to her fundraising and event planning experience as a good foundation for the Main Street manager position. “I look forward to being an asset to the community,” she said. “I hope to bring something fresh to the program.” |  |
Rosen said she is excited to learn about the city and the region's history and to support “all kinds of wonderful changes” in the works, such as the effort to restore the Lyric Theatre.
She has a mass communications degree from Clarion University and graduated from the Regional Vision in Leadership Development program. Relocating to the Oil Region moves Rosen closer to her daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren in Titusville as well as her son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren in Ohio.
The Oil City Main Street program is a partnership between the ORA and the City of Oil City. The manager has been vacant since Kathy Bailey passed away in August. “I’ll never be able to fill her shoes, but I’ll try to make her proud,” Rosen said of Bailey.
Rosen starts in the position on January 16 and can be reached at [email protected].
Other Hires
Huyett, a telecommunications expert, will be charged with executing a $500,000 Appalachian Regional Commission Area Development Grant on behalf of Venango County. The project includes building two towers that will distribute broadband signal to un- and under-served portions of Cranberry Township.
“He is instrumental in getting the design up and running,” said Debbie Sobina, ORA executive vice president.
Ealy is serving as a part-time custodian for the Crawford Center, a property owned by the Borough of Emlenton but maintained by the ORA. Through a press release, Ealy said he is very fond of the Emlenton community and excited to be a steward for this property.
She has a mass communications degree from Clarion University and graduated from the Regional Vision in Leadership Development program. Relocating to the Oil Region moves Rosen closer to her daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren in Titusville as well as her son, daughter-in-law, and grandchildren in Ohio.
The Oil City Main Street program is a partnership between the ORA and the City of Oil City. The manager has been vacant since Kathy Bailey passed away in August. “I’ll never be able to fill her shoes, but I’ll try to make her proud,” Rosen said of Bailey.
Rosen starts in the position on January 16 and can be reached at [email protected].
Other Hires
Huyett, a telecommunications expert, will be charged with executing a $500,000 Appalachian Regional Commission Area Development Grant on behalf of Venango County. The project includes building two towers that will distribute broadband signal to un- and under-served portions of Cranberry Township.
“He is instrumental in getting the design up and running,” said Debbie Sobina, ORA executive vice president.
Ealy is serving as a part-time custodian for the Crawford Center, a property owned by the Borough of Emlenton but maintained by the ORA. Through a press release, Ealy said he is very fond of the Emlenton community and excited to be a steward for this property.
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