Eileen Melvin
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Eileen Barbera Melvin is a former chairwoman of the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania
, a position she held from 2004-2005.
She was named to the PoliticsPA
list of "Pennsylvania's Most Politically Powerful Women."
and an Master of Public Administration
from American University
She began her career working at the American Enterprise Institute
in Washington, DC and as a Legislative Aide to Senator John Heinz. specializing in health care issues of the Senate Finance Committee, and as a member of the Reagan Transition team.
In 1996, she was unanimously elected Vice-Chair, and later Chair of the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania, serving a total of 10 years through numerous victories, including the election of Governor Ridge, U.S. Senators Rick Santorum and Arlen Specter, and winning majorities of the PA Congressional delegation, State Legislature, and Appellate Courts. She was appointed by Senators Specter and Santorum to the Federal Judicial Nominating Committing and served for 12 years.
She is past-President of Economic Development Strategies, a Woman Business Enterprise (WBE), guiding businesses and municipalities with projects to preserve and increase job creation. She was appointed by Governor Schweiker in 2002 and reappointed by Governor Rendell in 2007 to the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (UCBR). Both appointments were approved by the Pennsylvania Senate.
In 2009, she was named President and CEO of United Metal Fabricators, Johnstown, PA, a manufacturer of exam room equipment for the health care market. In 2011, the US Small Business Administration named Eileen Melvin the 2011 Small Business Exporter of the Year for Western Pennsylvania and SBA Region III.
Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania
The Republican Party of Pennsylvania is based in Harrisburg in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is affiliated with the Republican Party of the United States.-Founding:...
, a position she held from 2004-2005.
She was named to the PoliticsPA
PoliticsPA
- Content :The website focuses on news aggregation, linking to major political news making headlines across the state. The editors write occasional features, like the weekly "Up & Down" scorecard and one-off lists like "Harrisburg's Smartest Staffer" and "Best Dressed Lobbyist" lists...
list of "Pennsylvania's Most Politically Powerful Women."
Biography
She earned a degree from Boston CollegeBoston College
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
and an Master of Public Administration
Master of Public Administration
The Master of Public Administration is a professional post-graduate degree in Public Administration. The MPA program prepares individuals to serve as managers in the executive arm of local, state/provincial, and federal/national government, and increasingly in nongovernmental organization and...
from American University
American University
American University is a private, Methodist, liberal arts, and research university in Washington, D.C. The university was chartered by an Act of Congress on December 5, 1892 as "The American University", which was approved by President Benjamin Harrison on February 24, 1893...
She began her career working at the American Enterprise Institute
American Enterprise Institute
The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research is a conservative think tank founded in 1943. Its stated mission is "to defend the principles and improve the institutions of American freedom and democratic capitalism—limited government, private enterprise, individual liberty and...
in Washington, DC and as a Legislative Aide to Senator John Heinz. specializing in health care issues of the Senate Finance Committee, and as a member of the Reagan Transition team.
In 1996, she was unanimously elected Vice-Chair, and later Chair of the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania, serving a total of 10 years through numerous victories, including the election of Governor Ridge, U.S. Senators Rick Santorum and Arlen Specter, and winning majorities of the PA Congressional delegation, State Legislature, and Appellate Courts. She was appointed by Senators Specter and Santorum to the Federal Judicial Nominating Committing and served for 12 years.
She is past-President of Economic Development Strategies, a Woman Business Enterprise (WBE), guiding businesses and municipalities with projects to preserve and increase job creation. She was appointed by Governor Schweiker in 2002 and reappointed by Governor Rendell in 2007 to the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (UCBR). Both appointments were approved by the Pennsylvania Senate.
In 2009, she was named President and CEO of United Metal Fabricators, Johnstown, PA, a manufacturer of exam room equipment for the health care market. In 2011, the US Small Business Administration named Eileen Melvin the 2011 Small Business Exporter of the Year for Western Pennsylvania and SBA Region III.