
The PACD board. Front row (left to right): Sonia Wasco, Barb Peace, Thomas F. Herbert, Emil A. Bove, and Vince Pennoni.
The Pennsylvania Association of Conservation Districts (PACD) elected a new slate of officers during its annual meeting on July 16, 2025, in Champion, PA. Among those elected was Emil Bove, Director and Board Secretary of the Westmoreland Conservation District, who will now serve as the Association’s President.
The 2025 PACD officers are:
- President: Emil A. Bove, Westmoreland Conservation District
- 1st Vice President: Barb Peace, Indiana County Conservation District
- 2nd Vice President: Thomas F. Herbert, Luzerne Conservation District
- Treasurer: Vince Pennoni, Delaware County Conservation District
- Secretary: Sonia Wasco, Lancaster County Conservation District
Executive Board Members not up for election and continuing to serve their terms:
- North Central Region Director: Dr. Robert Shannon, Centre County Conservation District
- North West Region Director & NACD North East Region Representative: Cliff Lane, McKean County Conservation District
- North East Region Director: Thomas F. Herbert, Luzerne Conservation District
- South East Region Director: Piper Sherburne, Berks County Conservation District
- South West Region Director: Barb Peace, Indiana County Conservation District
- South Central Region Director: Vacant
- NACD Director: Ron Rohall, Westmoreland Conservation District