Bradford R. Ehrhart
President
- President of the Portage Development Board since September 2011
- Serves on several boards including the Portage County Port Authority (ex-officio)
- Executive Director of the Clarion County Economic Development Corporation, serving Clarion County Pennsylvania from 2005 to 2011
- Assistant Director of Penn-Northwest Development Corporation, serving Mercer County Pennsylvania from 1991 to 2005
- Began his economic development career in 1985 at the Pennsylvania Department of Commerce where he served as a policy analyst and then as Manager of Reverse Investment (Europe) before leaving in 1991
- Holds a Master of Science in Public Management and Policy degree from Carnegie-Mellon University’s Heinz College. His undergraduate degree in History and Economics comes from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh
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Economic Development Specialist
- Joined PDB in 2011 after transitioning from a county government office to a non-profit
- 30 years experience in Portage County’s economic development efforts
- 7 Years – Portage Private Industry Council, Portage County Office of Economic Development
- 12 years – Portage County Department of Economic Development
- 11 years – Portage Development Board
- Serves as Secretary-Treasurer of the Portage County Port Authority
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Communications Specialist
- Joined PDB in 2022
- Received both her Master of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication and Bachelor of Arts in Public Communication from Kent State University
- Serves as Assistant Secretary-Treasurer of the Portage County Port Authority
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