Debbie Harter, Office Manager/Interim Executive Director

Deborah Harter joined the Center for Coalfield Justice recently as the Administrative Coordinator. She has a background in the fields of banking, office management, payroll, budgets, accounting and County government. Debbie was born and raised in Washington, moving to Claysville after marriage, and returning to Washington two years ago. Over the past three years she has experienced the impacts of longwall mining in her own neighborhood.

Jacie Carter, Campaign Organizer
Bio coming soon ...

Emily Bloom, Coalfield Projects Organizer

Emily grew up in the historic coal mining regions of central Cambria County, and completed her undergraduate studies at Washington and Jefferson College here in Washington, PA. During a one-year Americorps term with Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, she performed fieldwork for watershed assessments, developed a Coldwater Conservation Plan, and assisted with environmental education events. She then worked for two years as a Nutrient Management Specialist/Agricultural Conservation Technician with the Indiana County Conservation District, where she reviewed nutrient management plans and assisted local farmers with the implementation of agricultural best management practices.

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