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JOHN YUDICHAK

GSL Public Affairs and Communications, LLC

john.yudichak@gslpublicaffairs.com
717-547-8217
17 N. 2nd Street. 16th Floor, Harrisburg, PA, 17101,

0-5 years

John brings 24 years of strategic experience in shaping legislative, budgetary, and regulatory policy in the Commonwealth. He most recently served three terms as Pennsylvania State Senator for Senate District 14 in Carbon and Luzerne Counties, where he earned a reputation as a consensus-builder and accomplished notable community and economic development objectives. John was Chairman of the Senate Community and Economic Development Committee, Vice-Chairman of the Aging and Youth Committee and minority Chairman of the Senate Environmental and Energy Resource Committee, a role he held for nearly a decade. Prior to his election to the Senate, he served the 119th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for 12 years.

Across his senatorial tenure, John managed multiple community and economic development projects in Northeastern Pennsylvania that transformed the region into one of the leading economic development areas in the country. He forged coalitions with labor groups, such as the Pennsylvania State Building and Construction Trades Council, and business groups, including the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association and the Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce, to advance the Local Resource Manufacturing Tax Credit, the Pennsylvania EDGE Tax Credit and the Sales and Use Tax Exemption for computer data center development.

John also worked with the Earth Conservancy to reclaim thousands of acres of mine-scarred lands and set the stage for national developers, like NorthPoint Development, who have invested $1 billion to create 8,000 new jobs in the South Valley of Luzerne County.

Throughout his career, he worked with Republicans and Democrats to author laws to support veterans (Sgt. Sherwood Baker Act), protect seniors (Senior Citizens Full Benefits Act), support law enforcement (Officer John Wilding Law), improve our environment (Coal Refuse Energy and Reclamation Tax Credit) and expand educational opportunities (SHINE Afterschool Program).

Affiliations
� The Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board, Member, 2011-2019
� The Luzerne Foundation, Executive Board Member, 2001-2017
� The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, Executive Board Member, 2011-2015
� The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, Executive Board Member, 2009-2010
� Osterhout Free Library, Director of Development, 1995-1998
� The Earth Conservancy, Board of Directors, 2022-Present
� The Pennsylvania Tuition Account Advisory Board, 2022-Present

Recognition
� Pennsylvania Citizens for Better Libraries Elected State Official of the Year
� Children's Service Center Commitment to Children Award
� North Branch Land Trust Community Stewardship Award
� Pennsylvania Health Care Association Legislative Champion
John is the founder of the Yudichak Family Lighthouse Fund of the Luzerne Foundation, a charity that has donated over $250,000 to public libraries, college scholarships, and youth programs.

Credentials
Education
� The Pennsylvania State University, M.A.
� The Pennsylvania State University, B.A.

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ELIZABETH RUSSOLI

(Pennsylvania, )

GSL Public Affairs and Communications, LLC

elizabeth.russoli@gslpublicaffairs.com
717-580-4232
17 N. 2nd Street, 16th Floor, Suite 310, Harrisburg, PA, 17101,

Subjects: All Subjects

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1) AES Clean Energy

2) Alvernia university

3) American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance

4) Avenues Recovery Medical Center at Valley Forge, LLC

5) Button Holdings Inc

6) Capstone Studios Corp

7) Charlie Health, Inc.

8) Chime Capital, LLC

9) Comcast Corporation

10) Crown Holding of NEPA, LLC

11) Diavac Biotech Company

12) DocuSign, Inc.

13) Duquesne Light Company

14) Energy Transfer L.P.

15) Ever Grain Brewing Company

16) Fidelity Deposit & Discount Bank

17) Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank

18) Google LLC and its Affiliates

19) Guidehouse Inc.

20) Harristown Enterprises, Inc.

21) Hazleton Area School District

22) Hazleton City Authority

23) HC Associates, Inc.

24) HealthShare Exchange of SE PA

25) Historic Philadelphia Inc

26) Hull Street Energy

27) InnovAge

28) jawnt, Inc.

29) Keystone College

30) King's College

31) LIUNA Mid-Atlantic Regional Organizing Coalition

32) Lubert Adler Partners

33) Maplebear Inc. d/b/a Instacart

34) Michael Baker International

35) Nationwide Energy Partners, LLC

36) NorthPoint Development

37) Office of the Commissioner of Baseball

38) Orthodox Union - Teach PA

39) PA American Water Company

40) Pace-O-Matic

41) Pearson Education, Inc.

42) Pennsylvania Association of Nurse Anesthetists

43) Pennsylvania Humanities Council

44) Philadelphia Gun Club

45) PMI US Corporate Services Inc. and Affiliates

46) Prologis

47) Qualtrics

48) Rodale Institute

49) Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC

50) Steamfitters Local 420

51) Sunoco L.P.

52) Sunoco Pipeline L.P.

53) Temple University Health System

54) Terpene Belt, Inc.

55) The Janus School

56) The Pennsylvania Association of Naturopathic Physicians

57) UnitedHealth Group, Inc

58) UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER AND SUBSIDIARIES

59) WGL Energy Services

60) WILLS EYE HOSPITAL

61) WinnDevelopment

62) Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority

0-5 years

Before joining the GSL team, Elizabeth worked as a registered lobbyist in Harrisburg. She assists the GSL team in communications and public affairs strategy, design and delivery.

Elizabeth attended Penn State University and received a Bachelor of Arts in Communication with a concentration in Public Relations. Elizabeth was a member of the Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society.

Elizabeth is an avid golfer and volunteers with LPGA*Girls Golf USA in the Central Pennsylvania area. She is also a member of the Harrisburg Young Professionals.