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Letter to the Editor: Luzerne County manager candidate Jeffrey Beck deserving of the job

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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; The Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce selected Patrice Persico, director of alumni relations and annual giving at King&#8217;s College, to receive the 2016 ATHENA&#8482; Award. The international award is sponsored locally by Riggs Asset Management and honors an individual for professional excellence, community service and assisting women in their attainment of professional excellence and leadership skills.</p><p>The award will be presented at the chamber&#8217;s Extraordinary People Inspiring Community Celebration, sponsored by Wells Fargo, at 5:30 p.m. on June 7 at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre.</p><p>&#8220;Patrice&#8217;s active participation in both professional and volunteer endeavors exhibits her keen sense of pride for the region and her desire to advance Northeastern Pennsylvania as a place for all to live and prosper,&#8221; Mary Erwine, president of Erwine Home Health &amp; Hospice and chamber of commerce vice chair and nominator, said in a press release.</p><p>&#8220;She has quietly served our community for many years,&#8221; Sue Kluger, former executive director of Leadership Wilkes-Barre and co-nominator, said in the release. &#8220;She is an example to emerging women leaders and confidant and peer to current women leaders. From the YMCA to Community Health System, she has supported and aided other women in the region to move into leadership roles.&#8221;</p><p>&#8220;Patrice&#8217;s business accomplishments reflect three decades of leadership in all three of our community&#8217;s key sectors &#8211; academia, business, and community,&#8221; added chamber CEO Wico van Genderen. &#8220;Her contributions to the community are indeed Epic!&#8221;</p><style>
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Persico to receive WB Chamber’s ATHENA™ Award