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
No committee memberships found.
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