2021-04-23 E-Edition

Finding Your Work/Life Balance

Taking Charge during the Pandemic


Things were serious before the pan­demic. Women have been disappearing from the workforce at a disproportional rate from their male counterparts. Ac­cording the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in September alone, over 600,000 women left the workforce compared to less than 100,000 men. Since the pandemic, stud­ies have shown that in many industries like technology, women have been laid off more […]

Creating an Equitable Business Culture

At the Intersection of Women Empowerment and Corporate Social Responsibility


Corporate Social Responsibility is a method for businesses to develop their image in the community by engaging in socially beneficial activities beyond statu­tory compliance and thereby benefitting the business in tangible ways. Corporate Social Responsibility in short is an organi­zation’s ability to evaluate and take re­sponsibility for the organization’s impacts on environmental and social wellbeing, both in the community and […]

The Challenge of Covid to Women-Owned Businesses

(AP) While the business impact of COVID-19 has varied depending on in­dustry, there’s one group that has been hit particularly hard in America: wom­en owned small businesses. According to a survey by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the number of female business owners who ranked their business’s overall health as “some­what or very good” fell 13 points during the pandemic, […]

2021 Top Nonprofit Female Leaders

Pennsylvania Business Central’s Women in Business is excited to recognize the female nonprofit talent and leadership throughout our 23-county region with our annual Top Female Nonprofit Leaders list. These changemakers in central Pennsylvania were selected by our editorial team from the numerous nominations sent in by local business leaders, chambers of commerce and you, our loyal readers. Their causes represent […]

Allayn Beck

Executive Director State College Food Bank As Executive Director of the State College Food Bank, Allayn Beck is dedicated to the Food Bank’s vision that one day, no one will go hungry in Centre County. Allayn began her work at the State College Food Bank in 2017 as the Business Manager, took the wheel as Executive Director in 2020, and […]

Helen Hawkey

Executive Director PA Coalition for Oral Health Since February of 2017, Helen Hawkey has served as the Executive Director of the PA Coalition for Oral Health (PCOH), a statewide nonprofit dedicated to improving oral health for all Pennsylvanians through advocacy, policy, education and innovative approaches. Previously, she worked as a research coordinator with the Centers for Craniofacial and Dental Genetics […]

Bonnie Floro

Executive Director Children’s Aid Society in Clearfield County Bonnie Floro has been the executive director of Children’s Aid Society in Clearfield County for 17 years. As an integral part of a growing nonprofit that provides services throughout central Pennsylvania, she is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the agency which includes everything from providing financial oversight, preparing annual budgets, monitoring […]

Deborah Nardone

Executive Director ClearWater Conservancy Deborah Nardone is the Executive Director at ClearWater Conservancy based in State College, Pennsylvania. ClearWater is an accredited land trust with a mission to help connect, protect, restore and steward the natural resources in Central Pennsylvania. Deb has primary strategic and operational responsibility to carry out ClearWater’s mission and lead the staff, volunteers, and friends of […]

Janie McKirgan

President-Executive Director The Jimmy Stewart Museum Janie graduated from Michigan State University majoring in communications and was recognized by the Order of Omega for high standards in leadership. She took the helm at The Jimmy Stewart Museum in August of 2019. During her tenure, there have been renovations and updates to the 25-year-old museum, adding to exhibits and expanding galleries. […]