Senate Majority Policy Committee

Tuesday, September 2, 2025 | 10 a.m.

Lycoming College, Mary Lindsay Welch Honors Hall, 304 E 4th St., Williamsport, PA

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Agenda

10:00 a.m.       Welcome and Opening Remarks 

                        Senator David G. Argall, Chairman
                        Senate Majority Policy Committee

                        Senator Gene Yaw

10:05 a.m.       Panel One: Education 

                        Charles W. Edmonds, Ed.D., President – Testimony
                        Lycoming College

                        Ronald Cole, Ph.D., President – Testimony
                        Allegheny College

                        John Yudichak, President – Testimony
                        Luzerne County Community College

                        Michael J. Reed, Ed.D., President
                        Pennsylvania College of Technology

10:35 a.m.       Panel Two: Employers  

                        Thomas P. Foley, J.D., President – Testimony
                        Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania
                        Former Sec. of the PA Department of Labor and Industry (1991-1994)

                        Aaron Riggleman, Manager of Government Affairs – Testimony
                        PA Chamber of Business & Industry

                        William desRosiers, Government & External Affairs Manager – Testimony, Report
                        Coterra Energy

11:05 a.m.       Panel Three: Labor and Career Development

                        James Beamer, Business Manager – Testimony
                        IBEW Local 812

                        Erica Mulberger, Executive Director – Testimony
                        Advance Central PA

11:35 a.m.       Panel Four: Students 

                        Anna Glantz, Music Education & Special Education Major
                        President of the Class of 2026, Lycoming College

                        Cole Sharpnack, Psychology Major
                        Lycoming College

                        Makenzie Haxton, Political Science Major
                        Lycoming College

                        Gavin Ulmer, History Major & Prospective Law Student
                        Lycoming College

                        Aubrey B. Segraves, Business Administration Major
                        President of the Class of 2028, Lycoming College

12:05 p.m.      Closing Remarks and Adjournment