Arevalo, Levi
Levi was a student in the Illick's Mill Project from 2005-2007. He is currently an architecture major at Lehigh University. Levi brought great persuasion skills to the project, and we know he will be an asset as an adult member of our board.

Benner, Jeff
(Jeffrey_B_Benner@homedepot.com)
Jeff is the Human Resource Manager at Home Depot. He is a lifelong Bethlehem resident and 9th generation Lukenbach. He also played at the Mill during its “high school hangout” days with his band “The Squires”.

Burtner, Laura
(laura_burtner@hotmail.com)
Laura is the Vice President of our Board of Directors. Laura is a member of both the Historic Bethlehem Partnership and the Bethlehem Fine Arts Commission. She is employed by LL.Burtner, Inc. i.e. Imagevolution, LLC.

Burtner, Phil
(phil_burtner@hotmail.com)
Phil is a certified Engineer, C.E.O. of an Environmental Engineering company, and President of the Monocacy Creek Watershed Association.

Carp, Ralph
(rcarp@bethlehem-pa.gov)
Ralph Carp is the Director of Parks & Public Property for the City of Bethlehem.

Donaher, Dean
(ddonaher@beth.k12.pa.us)
Dean is the new Director of Special Programs of the Bethlehem Area School District. He has enthusiastically stepped up to become involved with the Illick’s Mill Project.

Durante, JoAnn
(jdurante@beth.k12.pa.us)
JoAnn is the new principal of Liberty High School. In past years, she was an assistant principal at the high school. She is also our current Assistant Treasurer to the Board of Directors.

Flammer, Kurt
(610)-691-3924
Kurt is a material manager for Air Products Corporation and was involved with the Mill during the T.R.I.M. years. He is also the new President of the Board of Directors.

Follweiler, Irene
(irene_follweiler@tdipower.com)
Irene is a neighbor to the mill. She is currently a School Board member canididate. She is also the Director of Corporate Procurement at Transistor Devices, Inc.

Fritz, Peter
(peterfritzemail@yahoo.com)
Peter is a graduate of the Illick's Mill Project class of 2001-2002. He is a student at NCC and a professional musician.

Illick, Tom
(giniart@epix.net)
Tom is the grandson of the original miller. He is a general contractor, and has secured numerous donations of construction materials for our restoration.

Kerr, Tom
(thomas.kerr@hdrinc.com)
Tom was the president of Wildlands Conservancy, one of the largest land trusts in the state, for 18 years. He is also a member of the Pennsylvania DCNR Citizens Advisory Council and a member of the Bethlehem South Side Task Force - Open Space Committee.

Kita, Bernard
(bkita@federalprocess.com)
Bernard is a founding member of the Monocacy Creek Watershed Association, and one of a small group of citizens who worked to preserve the Monocacy Nature Center.

Kocher, Chris
(ckocker@wildlandspa.org)
Chris is the President of the Wildlands Conservancy. He is currently a board member of the Pennsylvania Land Trust Alliance, the Pretreatment Information Exchange, and a founding member alliance for the Little Lehigh Watershed.

Kovacs, Frank
(flyinfrank@verizon.net)
Frank is the Treasurer of our Board of Directors. He is a neighbor of the mill with 30 years of involvement in Monocacy Creek conservation efforts. His professional expertise is water management, and construction land development. He is now a building and land development consultant.

Morganelli, Tom
(tommorg1@aol.com)
Tom is a certified surveyor who has donated his services to the partnership. He was active with the Mill during the T.R.I.M. years.

Nelson, Bill
Bill Nelson is a neighbor of Illick’s MIll and former director of Elementary Education for the Bethlehem Area School District.

Pitsilos, Lenore
(pitsilosl@easton.sd.org)
Lenore is a new member of our board. She is the School to Career Coordinator at Easton Area High School.

Thompson, Bob
(nadine.sine@lehigh.edu)
Bob, a retired Liberty High School teacher, started T.R.I.M. (Teens for the Restoration of Illick's Mill) in 1965. Bob and his students transformed Illick's Mill into a teen hangout. Bob is a longtime community activist, was a founder of Valley Youth House and is past-chairman of the Mayor's South Side Bethlehem Task Force.

Wieller, Gina
(RWieller@sovereignbank.com)
Gina is a Financial Relationship Specialist at Sovereign Bank. She has been with Sovereign Bank for eleven years. Her son, Dray Wieller, is a former Illick's Mill School.

Williams, Brian
(williamsb@bavts.org)
Brian is the Director of the Bethlehem Area Vocational-Technical School.

Woodward, Irene
(iwoodward@bethlehem-pa.gov)
Irene is the Community & Economic Development Director of the City of Bethlehem.

Yasko, George
(gbyO@lehigh.edu)
George is the Field Projects/ Laboratory Manager for the Lehigh University Earth Observatory.

Advisory Board

Bayer, Rocky
Rocky is a graphic artist who advises us on our print material. He is the designer of our logo.

Illick, Kristin
Kristin is an organic gardener and a great granddaughter of Joseph Illick who in the early 1900s was the owner of Illick’s Mill.


Rooney, Fred
Fred is an attorney who advises us on legal matters.

Sonntag, Drew
Drew is a landscape architect who is helping us create a landscape master plan for Illick’s Mill.


Weiss, Jim
Jim is a Certified Public Accountant who assists us in maintaining accurate documentation of our financing.

Honorary Directors

Fowler, Marlene "Linny"
Linny is a generous member of the Illick’s Mill Partnership as well as being a talented artist.

Illick, Joseph (deceased)
Joseph was the son of an original miller at Illick’s Mill, and before he passed away students of the Illick’s Mill project recorded his memories of the mill when it was in operation.

Illick, Kit
Kit is the grandson of an original miller at Illick’s Mill and son of Joseph Illick.



Illick's Mill Project Executive Director

Dolan, Karen
(610)-317-1618
(riverskd2@yahoo.com)
Karen is past-president of the Lehigh Valley Audubon Society, vice-president of Monocacy Creek Watershed Association, and a Bethlehem City Councilwoman. She brings 17 years of teaching experience and 14 years of environmental organization experience to the Project.














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