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Gene Veno

Gene G. Veno Director of Governmental Affairs and Public Advocacy at Susquehanna River Basin Commission. Served as CEO for both Non Profit ~ Non Partisan & Corporate Organizations: was appointed Chief Recovery Officer for Harrisburg School District.[1] He was president and CEO of the American Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (AAPIA),[2] and founder of Veno & Associates.[3]

Education

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Gene attended West Scranton High School. Upon graduating he received his BS in Business Education from Elizabethtown College. Gene earned his master's degree in Public Administration from Marywood University and Gene received an honorary Doctorate Degree in Law from the National University of Health Sciences.[4]

Career

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In 1975, Gene was elected chairman of the Lackawanna County Home Rule Government Study Commission.[5][6][7] Gene ran for Mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1981, but lost to James Barrett McNulty by 575 votes.[8] In 1984, Gene served as executive secretary to the Pennsylvania Milk Marketing Board.[9][10][11] In 1989, Gene founded Veno and Associates, a governmental policy and lobbying firm, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.[12] In June 2005, he was named president and CEO of the Foundation for Chiropractic Progress.[13][14] Gene was the President/CEO for the American Association of Public Insurance Adjusters[15] and was a state-appointed chief recovery officer for Harrisburg School District.[16][17] He has also served on the school board for the Scranton School District[18] and was an adjunct graduate and undergraduate instructor of business at the Lebanon Valley College[19] as well as Dean of Continuing Education at Lackawanna College.[20]

Chief Recovery Officer for Harrisburg School District

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Gene Veno was named chief recovery officer for Harrisburg City School District on December 13, 2012.[21] On May 18, 2013, the Harrisburg Board of School Directors voted in favor of Veno's plan 9–0.[22] On May 31, 2013, Veno's recovery plan was approved by the state of Pennsylvania.[23] The plan consists of a call to cut costs by 5% for both staff salary and benefits.[24] After the implementation of Gene's financial plan, Standard & Poor's Rating Services gave the Harrisburg School District an "A" rating.[25]

Books

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In 2011, Gene served as creator for Safety In The Field For Public Adjusters, a book written by Mark A. Everest, Lori E. Everest, and Leah A. Class.[26]

Awards and honors

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In 2002, Gene was awarded the Nevelyn J. Knisley Award for College Educator of the Year for developing a strategic marketing plan for the Lebanon Catholic High School.[27][28] In 2005, he was named Person of the Year by Dynamic Chiropractic.[29] In 2008, Gene received an honorary Doctorate Degree in Law from the National University of Health Sciences.[30]

References

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  1. ^ Eller, Tim. "Secretary of Education Declares Harrisburg City School District in Financial Recovery, Names Chief Recovery Officer." Pennsylvania Department of Education. Pennsylvania Department of Education, 13 December 2012. Web. 11 April 2013. <http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=7234&PageID=1005857&mode=2&contentid=http://pubcontent.state.pa.us/publishedcontent/publish/cop_hhs/pde/single_web/no_workflow_requried/news_and_media/articles/secretary_of_education_declares_harrisburg_city_school_district_in_financial_recovery__names_chief_recovery_officer.html>.
  2. ^ Veno, Gene G. "About Us." American Association of Public Insurance Adjusters. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 April 2013. <http://aapia.org/about-us>.
  3. ^ "Gene Veno, President of Gene G. Veno & Associates." Gene G. Veno & Associates. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 April 2013. <http://www.geneveno.com/about-us>.
  4. ^ Veronikis, Eric. "State Deems Harrisburg School District in "moderate Financial Recovery" Mode, Names Gene Veno Chief Recovery Officer." PennLive LLC. The Patriot-News, 12 December 2012. Web. 11 April 2013. <http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/12/state_deems_harrisburg_school.html>.
  5. ^ Veno, Eugene, Paul Hart, Robert Mazzoni, Henry J. Loftus, Frank Baranowski, Jr., Robert Casey, and Mary Sernak. FINAL REPORT OF THE LACKAWANNA COUNTY STUDY COMMISSION. 19 February 1976 Franklin & Marshall College. Franklin & Marshall College, 1 May 2007. Web. 11 April 2013. <https://edisk.fandm.edu/FLI/lcgsc/pdf/lackawanna_studyreport.pdf Archived 2014-08-09 at the Wayback Machine>.
  6. ^ Final Report and Recommended Home Rule Charter for the County Government, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. The Commission. 1976.
  7. ^ Pennsylvanian. Local Pennsylvanian. 1976.
  8. ^ Wenzel, David. Scranton's Mayors. October 2006 134. Google Books. Google. Web. 11 April 2013. <https://books.google.com/books?id=ExX4SDKgamQC&pg=PA134&dq=mayors+of+scranton+gene+veno>.
  9. ^ "Beaver County Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  10. ^ "Indiana Gazette Newspaper Archives, May 10, 1984, p. 1". NewspaperArchive.com. 1984-05-10. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  11. ^ "Milk Marketing Board" Editorial. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Web. 8 August 2014. <http://www.dgs.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_154014_21436_1531193_43/http%253B/pubcontent.state.pa.us/publishedcontent/publish/cop_general_government_operations/dgs/community_content/publications_and_media_services/subcommunities/publications/portlets/volume_121_home/milk_marketing_board.doc>.
  12. ^ "Harrisburg City School District Declared in Financial Recovery & A Chief Recovery Officer Is Appointed." Today's The Day Harrisburg. N.p., 13 December 2012. Web. 11 April 2013. <http://www.todaysthedayhbg.com/harrisburg-city-school-district-declared-in-financial-recovery-a-chief-recovery-officer-is-appointed/>.
  13. ^ Foundation for Chiropractic Progress Set to Launch National Campaign." 30 July 2005. Web. 11 April 2013. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-09-21. Retrieved 2013-04-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link).
  14. ^ "Foundation for Chiropractic Progress Forms Association Advisory Committee | chiroweb.com". www.chiroweb.com. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  15. ^ Veno, Gene G. "About Us." American Association of Public Insurance Adjusters. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 April 2013. <http://aapia.org/about-us>
  16. ^ "Harrisburg schools chief recovery officer 'alarmed' by student test scores/graduation rate". pennlive. 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  17. ^ Eller, Tim. "Secretary of Education Declares Harrisburg City School District in Financial Recovery, Names Chief Recovery Officer." Pennsylvania Department of Education. Pennsylvania Department of Education, 13 December 2012. Web. 11 April 2013. <http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=7234&PageID=1005857&mode=2&contentid=http://pubcontent.state.pa.us/publishedcontent/publish/cop_hhs/pde/single_web/no_workflow_requried/news_and_media/articles/secretary_of_education_declares_harrisburg_city_school_district_in_financial_recovery__names_chief_recovery_officer.html>.
  18. ^ "FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ'S)." HSD Recovery Plan. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 April 2013. <https://www.hsdrecoveryplan.org/frequently-asked-questions/>.
  19. ^ "Knisley Award for Teaching." Lebanon Valley College. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 April 2013. <http://www.lvc.edu/catalog/knisley.aspx Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine>.
  20. ^ Auchey, Tara L. "Harrisburg School District: The Chief Recovery Officer's Presentation." Roxbury News. N.p., 1 February 2013. Web. 11 April 2013. <http://roxburynews.cleanandgreenfuels.org/index.php?r=PA%20Secretary%20of%20Education>.
  21. ^ Eller, Tim. "Secretary of Education Declares Harrisburg City School District inFinancial Recovery, Names Chief Recovery Officer" PennsylvaniaDepartment of Education.N.p., 13 December 2013. Web. 18 September 2013.<http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=512>.
  22. ^ "Harrisburg Board of School Directors approve CRO Gene Veno's Recovery Plan 9-0., Harrisburg". Roxbury News. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  23. ^ "STATEAPPROVES HARRISBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT RECOVERYPLAN." HSD Recovery Plan.N.p., n.d. Web. 18 September 2013. <https://www.hsdrecoveryplan.org/>.
  24. ^ "Five takeaways from Gene Veno and Sybil Knight-Burney about Harrisburg schools". pennlive. 2013-06-11. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  25. ^ "Harrisburg School District gets 'A' rating from Wall Street". pennlive. 2014-04-26. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  26. ^ "Safety In The Field For Public Adjusters." American Association of Public Insurance Adjusters. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 April 2013. <http://www.aapia.org/safety-in-the-field>.
  27. ^ Auchey, Tara L. "Harrisburg School District: 46% of the District's Budget Is Funded by the State." Roxbury News. Roxbury News, 29 January 2013. Web. 11 April 2013. <http://www.roxburynews.com/index.php?r=Harrisburg%20School%20District&pg=1>.
  28. ^ "State Names Recovery Officers for Harrisburg, York Schools." Witf.org. N.p., 13 December 2012. Web. 11 April 2013. <http://www.witf.org/news/2012/12/state-names-recovery-officers-for-harrisburg-york-schools.php>.
  29. ^ <"Gene Veno: DC's Person of the Year." Campaigning for Chiropractic. Dynamic Chiropractic, 15 January 2006. Web. 11 April 2013. <http://www.chirofind.com/mpacms/dc/article.php?id=51024>.>
  30. ^ "PCA Executive Vice President Gene Veno Announces Retirement." Dynamic Chiropractic. Dynamic Chiropractic, 17 May 2010. Web. 11 April 2013. <http://www.dynamicchiropractic.com/mpacms/dc/article.php?id=54670>.
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