Current members of the PLAN Board of Directors
 

The corporate bylaws of Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. mandate the composition and selection of individuals who serve as the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. Board of Directors. There are a total of thirteen (13) directors authorized, to be appointed in the following manner:

1. Attorney Appointments. Five attorney directors appointed by the Pennsylvania Bar Association;
2. Client or Community Representative Appointments. Four client or community representative directors, two appointed by the Clients’ Council of Pennsylvania and two appointed by the Pennsylvania State Welfare Rights Organization.  At least one of the two directors from each of these appointing agencies must be a person who, at the time of appointment is eligible to be a client of legal services as defined by the Legal Services Corporation;
3. Pennsylvania Project Directors’ Corporation Appointment. One director appointed by the Pennsylvania Project Directors Corporation, representing the member programs of the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network; and
4. PLAN, Inc. Board of Director Appointments. Three directors appointed by the PLAN, Inc. Board of Directors, selected to  represent other interests which will be beneficial to the purposes of PLAN, Inc. and the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network.  

Each appointing agency shall take into account the need for diversity in the composition of the Board of Directors, including racial, gender, geographical and institutional diversity.

Members usually are eligible to serve a maximum of two four-year terms, however, a  member appointed to complete the unexpired term of another member may serve two full four-year terms following the completion of the unexpired term. Members who are officers of the corporation at the time their term expires may remain on the Board until the next election of officers.

The current members of the PLAN, inc. Board of Directors are:
 

Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc.
Board Officers

President: Regina M. Foley, Esq.
President-Elect: Sonia Brookins
Secretary: Rochelle Jackson
Treasurer: Dana W. Chilson, Esq.
President Emeritus: Max W. Laun, Esq.

Pennsylvania Bar Association Appointments
Dana W. Chilson, Esq. McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC 100 Pine Street P. O. Box 1166 Harrisburg, PA 17108-1166 Term: 3/2024 - 3/2028	Regina M. Foley, Esq. Raynes & Lawn 1845 Walnut Street, 20th Fl. Philadelphia, PA 19103 Term: 3/2023-3/2027

	Jamie R. Schumacher, Esq. MacDonald Illig 100 State Street, Suite 700 Erie, PA  16507 Term: 6/2022 - 3/2026

Client Council of Pennsylvania Appointments
Carla Payne-Harrison West Mifflin, PA 15122 Term: 6/2022 - 3/2026	Rochelle Jackson  McKeesport, PA 15132 Term: 3/2020 - 3/2024
Pennsylvania Welfare Rights Organization Appointments
Sonia Brookins PA Welfare Rights Organization 1231 North Franklin Street Philadelphia, PA 19122 Term: 3/2020 - 3/2024	Marsha White-Mathis  PA Welfare Rights Organization 1231 North Franklin Street Philadelphia, PA  19122 Term: 6/2022-3/2026

Pennsylvania Project Directors Appointment
	Rhodia Thomas, Esq. 213-A N. Front St. Harrisburg, PA 17101-2240 Term: 5/2023-3/2027

Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Board Appointments
The Honorable Ronald D. Castille Chief Justice Emeritus Philadelphia, PA 19111 Term: 6/2022-3/2026	Allen Harberg, Esq. North Wales, PA  19454-2505 Term: 3/2023-3/2027

	Max W. Laun, Esq. Pittsburgh, PA  Term: 9/2022-3/2026