PA Council on the Arts
Citizen Members of the Council
- Chair -- Susan Silver Cohen | Harrisburg
- Vice Chair -- Emmai Alaquiva | Pittsburgh
- Dennis L. Astorino, AIA | Pittsburgh
- Susan S. Cohen | Harrisburg
- Jeffrey W. Gabel | Gettysburg
- Natalee C. Gunderson, SHRM-CP | York
- Susan H. Goldberg | Philadelphia
- Hon. William F. Morgan | Warren
- Jeffrey A. Parks | Bethlehem
- Norman E. Stull | Spinnerstown
- Catzie Vilayphonh | Philadelphia
- Tim Warfield, Jr. | York
- Jen Holman Zaborney | Harrisburg
Legislative Members of the Council
- Senator Camera Bartolotta | Waynesburg
- Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti | East Norriton
- Representative Joe Ciresi | Limerick Township
- Representative Shelby Labs | Plumsteadville
About the Council
The PCA is governed by a Council of 19 members - 15 private citizens and four members of the General Assembly.
Citizen members are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. The Council sets the mission and goals for the agency, evaluates the PCA's progress toward these goals, formulates policy, and makes final decisions on the use of funds. Citizen members serve without compensation. From these members, the Governor appoints the chair and vice-chair of the Council, who serve at his pleasure. Citizen members are appointed to three-year terms and hold office until their successors have been appointed and confirmed.
No member is eligible for reappointment during the one-year period following the expiration of his/her second successive term. Two of the legislative members are appointed from the House of Representatives by the Speaker of the House, and two are appointed from the Senate by the President Pro Tempore.
Legislative members are selected equally from the major political parties. For the purposes of Act 538, such members of the legislature constitute a joint interim legislative committee on the arts, the Council and its appropriation.
Please send all mail for Council members in care of:
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts | 216 Finance Building | Harrisburg, PA 17120
Recent and Upcoming Council Meetings
In the case of virtual meetings, individuals wishing to address the Council should contact the Council prior to the meeting via email registration, providing their affiliation with or interest in the subject they intend to address. Individuals may contact the Council by sending requests to laurakline@pa.gov. In order to assist Council's administration of virtual meetings, it is helpful for individuals to include their name and the phone number that will be used for signing into the virtual Council meeting.
- September 23, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. EST -- Emergency Meeting
Meeting agenda (PDF) - October 5, 2023 at 9 a.m. EST - virtual format
Meeting Agenda (PDF) -
December 7, 2023 at 9 a.m. EST - virtual format
Meeting agenda (PDF) -
March 7, 2024 at 9 a.m. EST - virtual format
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Meeting agenda (PDF) -
April 19, 2024 at 9 a.m. EST - virtual format
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Meeting agenda (PDF) -
July 11, 2024 at 9 a.m. EST - format and location TBD
- October 10, 2024 at 9 a.m. EST - format and location TBD
- December 5, 2024 at 9 a.m. EST - format and location TBD
Council Meeting Minutes
- January 2021 - Special Council Meeting (PDF)
- December 2020 (PDF)
- September 2020 (PDF)
- July 2020 (PDF)
- June 2020 - Special Council Meeting (PDF)
- May 2020 - Special Council Meeting (PDF)
- April 2020 - Special Council Meeting (PDF)
- March 2020 (PDF)
- December 2019 (PDF)
October 2019 (PDF) - July 2019 (PDF)
- March 2019 (PDF)
December 2018 - Executive Committee Session (PDF) - December 2018 (PDF)
- November 2018 (PDF)
July 2018 (PDF)
April 2018 (PDF) - December 2017 (PDF)
- October 2017 (PDF)
- September 2017 (PDF)
- July 2017 (PDF)
- March 2017 (PDF)
- December 2016 (PDF)
- October 2016 (PDF)
- July 2016 (PDF)
- January 2016 (PDF)
- December 2015 (PDF)
- November 2015 (PDF)
- March 2015 (PDF)
- December 2014 (PDF)
- September 2014 (PDF)
- July 2014 (PDF)
- December 2014
- March 2014
PCA Legislative Members (1996--Present)
List of members is in alphabetical order. Bold text denotes original members.
- Senator Camera Bartolotta, Waynesburg (2023-Present)
- Representative Robert J. Butera, Norristown (1966-1968)
- Senator Amanda M. Cappelletti, East Norriton (2023-Present)
- Representative Joe Ciresi, Royersford (2019-Present)
- Representative Mark B. Cohen, Philadelphia (1995-2013)
- Senator Joe Conti, Bucks (2007-2008)
- Senator J. Doyle Corman, Jr., Bellefonte (1977-1978)
- Senator Jay Costa, Jr., Pittsburgh (1996- 2005)
- Senator Charles Dent, Allentown (2003-2005)
- Senator Henry G. Hager, Williamsport (1979-1980 est.)
- Representative Ellen A. Harley, King of Prussia (1991-1994)
- Representative Ruth B. Harper, Philadelphia (1977-1980)
- Representative Shelby Labs, Plumsteadville (2021-Present)
- Senator Edwin G. Holl, Lansdale (1991-2003)
- Representative June N. Honaman, Landisville (1981-1988)
- Senator Edward L. Howard, Doylestown (1971-1976, 1979-1984)
- Senator Pam Iovino, Mt. Lebanon (2019-2020)
- Speaker of the House K. Leroy Irvis, Pittsburgh (1975-1976)
- Senator Robert C. Jubelirer, Altoona (1985-1990)
- Representative Marilyn S. Lewis, Schwenksville (1979-1982)
- Senator Jack E. McGregor, Pittsburgh (1966-1970)
- Senator Charles McIlhinney, Doylestown (2008-2018)
- Representative H. Sheldon Parker, Jr., Pittsburgh (1969-1978)
- Representative Tina Pickett, Towanda (2003-2021)
- Senator Jeanette F. Reibman, Easton (1969-1994)
- Representative David Richardson, Jr., Germantown (1983-1994)
- Speaker of the House Matthew J. Ryan, Media (1995-2003)
- Representative Brian Sims, Philadelphia (2013-2019)
- Representative Charles D. Stone, Aliquippa (1966-1968)
- Representative Joseph A. Sullivan, Philadelphia (1969-1972)
- Senator Christine M. Tartaglione, Philadelphia (1995, 2014-2019)
- Senator Judy Ward, Hollidaysburg (2019-2021)
- Senator Charles R. Weiner, Philadelphia (1966-1967)
- Senator Anthony Williams, Philadelphia (2007-2014)
- Senator Gus Yatron, Reading (1967-1969)