PRESIDENTS
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA CHAPTER
AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ASSOCIATION
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter was founded in 1932 as the Philadelphia Metro Chapter and was APWA’s first Chapter. Many public works officials have served the Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter as Chapter President. However, records prior to 1938 cannot be found.
Chapter
Year President
1938 Frederick T. Thorpe Jr.
1939 Robert A. Mitchell
1940 Robert A. Mitchell
1941 George E. Hesselbacher
1942 George E. Hesselbacher
1943 Louis Schneider
1944 Louis Schneider
1945 A.C. Williams
1946 A.C. Williams
1947 Charles A. Howland
1948 Paul MacMurry
1949 Paul MacMurry
1950 George B. Mebus
1951 John L. Keenan
1952 John L. Keenan
1953 Henry D. Harral
1954 Thomas Baldwin
1955 R. Brook Terry
1956 Francis Robinson
1957 David M. Smallwood
1958 Albert J. Marrara
1959 Albert J. Marrara
1960 John J. McDevitt
1961 John E. Bugary
1962 John E. Bugary
1963 John H. Koehler Jr.
1964 John H. Koehler Jr.
1965 Arthur F. Pierce
1966 Arthur F. Pierce
1967 Abraham Michaels
**Chapter renamed the Delaware Valley Chapter in 1968**
1968 Frank K. Remy
1969 Abraham Michaels
1970 Clyde C. Stone
1971 Louis Einhorn
1972 Charles J. Reichardt (Deceased)
1973 Wilburr Webb
1974 Harry Bisco (Deceased)
1975 Eleanor E. O’Donnell
1976 Nicholas D. Melair, Jr.
1977 Kenneth J. Zitomer (Deceased)
1978 Edwin T. Kendrick
1979 Donald C. Phillips
1980 Richard Rohrbach (Deceased)
1981 Leonard Orlando
1982 John E. Spitko, Jr.
1983 William Allen Davis
1984 William J. Marrazzo
1985 Leon (Joe) Steelman
1986 William Kalkbrenner
1987 James R. De Marco, Jr. (Deceased)
1988 James R. De Marco, Jr. (Deceased)
1989 Allen Oesterling
1990 Robert E. Copeland (Deceased)
1991 Stephen B. Lester
1992 Stephen B. Lester
1993 Kenneth M. Eyre
1994 Kenneth M. Eyre
1995 William J. Bryant
1996 William J. Bryant
1997 Joseph P. Roscioli
1998 Joseph P. Roscioli
1999 Rachel Lazarus
2000 Diane Crouthamel
2001 Kevin Koch
2002 Kevin Koch
2003 Donald K. Cannon
2004 Donald K. Cannon
2005 Leonard K. Bernstein
**Chapter renamed the Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter in 2005**
2006 Leonard K. Bernstein
2007 John F. Connor
2008 John F. Connor
2009 David A. Lawrence
2010 David A. Lawrence
2011 Daniel E. Malloy
2012 Daniel E. Malloy
2013 Walter F. Jenness
2014 Walter F. Jenness
2015 Domenic Marcellino
2016/17* Domenic Marcellino
2018 Donald K. Cannon
2019 Daniel E. Malloy
2020 Domenic Marcellino
2021 Stephen Lorenz
2022 Stephen Lorenz
2023 Abraham El
* APWA required Chapters to move their Administrative years from a January 1 – December 31 calendar year to a July 1 – June 30 Administrative year. As a result, the terms of all Chapter officers and directors were extended from December 31, 2016, to June 30, 2017.