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Jo Litz's Biography

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400 South 8th Street, Room 207
Lebanon, PA 17042-6794

Full Name:

Jo Ellen Litz

Gender:

Female

Family:

Husband: Jon; 2 Children: Jerome, Laurie

Birth Date:

01/01/1951

Birth Place:

Lebanon, PA

Home City:

Lebanon, PA

Religion:

Methodist

Advanced Academy Certification, Academy of Excellence in County Government, 2006

BA, Leadership/Management, Kennedy Western University, 2002

AA, Lebanon Valley College, 1988

County Commissioner, Lebanon County, 1996-1999, 2004-present

Committee Person, Lebanon County Democrats, 1975-present

Second Vice President, County Commissioner's Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP), 2010

Candidate, Pennsylvania Senate, District 48, 2010

County Commissioner, Lebanon County, 1993

Party Chair, Lebanon County Democrats, 1983-1984

Chair, Academy for Excellence in County Government Advisory Board

Chair, Assessment Board

Board Member, Board of Cedar Haven

Board Member, COLT

Liason, Chamber of Commerce

Board Member, Conservation District

Board Member, Election Board

Liason, Housing and Redevelopment Authority

Liason, Lebanon Valley Economic Development Corporation

Board Member, Lebanon Women's Commission

Board Member, MHMR

Board Member, Management Information Systems

Member, Modern Transit Partnership

Board Member, Organization Board

Board Member, Pen State Cooperative Extension

Board Member, Prison Board

Board Member, Renovaa Center

Chair, South Central Assembly

Board Member, The Drug and Alcohol Commission

Chair, The South Central Employment Corporation

Board Member, Tourist Promotion Agency

Liason, United Way

Chair, Board, County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP), 2013

President, County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP), 2012

Board Member, Pennsylvania Farm Preservation Board, 2008-2010

Board Member, Pennsylvania Low Level Radioactive Waste Committee, 2007-2010

Board Member, Pennsylvania Storage Tank Advisory Committee, 2007-2010

Second Vice President, County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP), 2009

State Farmland Preservation Program, 2008

Board Member, Energy, Environment and Land Use Committee, County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania (CCAP), 2007-2008

Owner, Litz Company Commercial Rentals, 1986-present

Owner, Lebanon Body Shop, 1986-2000

Member, Northern Lebanon Rotary Club, 2006-present

Member, Greater Lebanon Valley Lion's Club, 1995-present

Member, American Business Woman's Association, 1990-present

President, Swatara Watershed Association, 1988-present

Former President, League of Women Voters of Lebanon County, 1983-present

Awards:

Woman of Distinction, Penn Laurel Girl Scouts, 2002; Anna Estes Strawbridge award from League of Women Voters, 2001; Conservation Award from Daughter's of the American Revolution, 2001; Athena Award, 1993; Outstanding Business Woman of the Lebanon Valley, 1990

Priority Issues:

Retain and attract good jobs, Farm Preservation and Renewable Energy, and Elimination of School Property Tax

Spouse's Occupation:

teacher

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