Organizations Filed Purposes:
OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE, SUSTAIN AND INVEST IN THE TRANSFORMATION OF OUR REGIONAL ECONOMY THROUGH INNOVATION AND PARTNERING. WE BUILD LONG-TERM RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR CLIENTS BY APPLYING EXPERTISE, CREATIVITY, AND FOCUSED RESOURCES TO ADDRESS BUSINESS CHALLENGES. AS THE COMMONWEALTH'S TECHNOLOGY LEADER, WE LEVERAGE OUR CREDIBILITY AND DISTINCTIVENESS TO PROMOTE HIGH-VALUE BUSINESS GROWTH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Our mission is to promote, sustain and invest in the transformation of our regional economy through innovation and partnering.
Business and Technical Assistance Projects - Companies are linked with universities, funding and other resources to help them prosper through innovation. The strategy includes developing early-stage, technology-oriented companies and helping established manufacturers creatively apply new technology and business practices.
Technology Infrastructure Activities - Promoting an innovative community-wide infrastructure that fosters a favorable business environment for high-growth companies. Ben Franklin Technology Partners of NEPA inaugurated one of the first business incubators in the nation in 1983 and managed and developed its award-winning incubator to be among the best. In 2007, BFTP/NEP relocated its original incubator across the street on Lehigh University's Mountaintop Campus to Ben Franklin TechVentures, a former Bethlehem Steel laboratory. The National Business Incubation Association named Ben Franklin TechVentures the 2012 National Incubator of the Year, a remarkable repeat of Ben Franklin's 2001 honor. Ben Franklin TechVentures brings together entrepreneurs, Ben Franklin staff, and Lehigh faculty and students to accelerate the growth of the region's technology economy. In 2010, the Partners purchased the Bloomsburg Regional Technology Center located in Bloomsburg, PA.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| R Chadwick Paul Jr | CEO/President/Board Member | 40 | $354,375 |
| Kathy Ann Minnich | CFO/Treasurer/Secretary | 40 | $159,984 |
| Wayne Barz | Chief Investment Officer | 40 | $144,204 |
| Robert Thomson Iii | Regional Mgr Lehigh Valley | 40 | $121,690 |
| Aaron B Balch | Chief Information Officer | 40 | $120,089 |
| Kenneth Okrepkie | Regional Mgr Pocono | 40 | $112,357 |
| Laura Eppler | Chief Marketing Officer | 40 | $106,099 |
| Connie Faylor | Regional Manager Berks/Schuylk | 40 | $102,590 |
| Robert Oster | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
| Patrick Gaynor | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
| Glen Bressner | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
| James Peters | Board Member (End. 10/2019) | 2 | $0 |
| Peter Molinaro Jr | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
| Kenneth P Guito | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
| Ronald L Bauer | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
| Jan Heller | Board Chairman | 2 | $0 |
| Barbara Lampe | Vice Chairman | 2 | $0 |
| Dr Alan J Snyder | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
| Patricia Johnson | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
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