MERCY does not have a one size fits all program. The school reshapes and reinvents itself to meet the needs of its children.

~ Paul Fantetti

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The purpose of the Advisory Board (AB) is to generate community recognition and support for Mercy Special Learning Center that is dedicated to the education, training and spiritual guidance of children and young adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities throughout the Greater Lehigh Valley.

Events hosted by members of the AB include:

  • Golf Outing
  • Dinner Gala
  • Casino Night
  • Appreciation Luncheon

The board meets on the third Friday of September, November, January, March and May. The executive committee meets on the third Friday of October, December, February and April.

Advisory Board Members:

Sr. Janet Baker, R.S.M.
Group Process Consulting

Elizabeth Baker
TA Engineering, Inc.

Ammon J. Baus
Harleysville National Bank

Mary Birkhead
DeSales University

Lori A. Blake
Villanova University

Dr. Joseph DeFulvio
Lehigh Valley Hospital, Lehigh Valley Physicians Grp.

Robert DeSilver
Fulton Financial Advisors

Jim Friend
Office of Development, Diocese of Allentown
Advisory- Non Voting

Philip Fromuth, M.Ed.
Superintendent, Office of Education, Diocese of Allentown
Advisory - Non Voting

Chuck Genna
Genna Communications

Frank Godino, Honorary Member
First Star Bank

Armando Greco, Vice Chairman
LANTA

Christopher Groves
Safeguard

Gary Iacocca, Honorary Member
Yocco's Incorporated

George Kelly
DeSales University

Dr. David J Meehan
ABC Family Pediatrics

Bridget L. Muehlenkamp
Mercy Special Learning Center
Non Voting

Gerald D. Noll, Chairman
Allentown Mack

Sherry Quist, Secretary
Mercy Special Learning Center

Louis Rusnock
Office of Education, Diocese of Allentown
Advisory - Non Voting

Jeff Straccia
Electro-Space Fabricators

Charles R. Werkheiser
CC Inc. Construction Services

Vincent Wohlheiter
Community Representative

Mercy Special Learning Center

830 South Woodward Street - Allentown, PA - 18103

TEL (610) 797-8242 FAX (610) 797-9092 EMAIL mercylearn@rcn.com

Mercy is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools