Additional Resources
Tourism Promotion Agencies
Laurel Highlands Visitors Bureau (tourism grants available annually)
120 East Main Street
Ligonier, PA 15658
(800) 333-5661
www.laurelhighlands.org
Allegany County Visitors Bureau
13 Canal Street
Cumberland, MD 21502
(800) 425-2067
www.mdmountainside.com
VisitPittsburgh
120 Fifth Avenue
Fifth Avenue Place, Suite 2800
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
(800) 359-0758
www.visitpittsburgh.com
Westmoreland County, PA (includes West Newton)
Westmoreland County Redevelopment Authority
April Kopas, Executive Director
(724) 830-3050
akopas@co.westmoreland.pa.us
Smart Growth Partnership of Westmoreland County
Alex Graziani, Executive Director
(724) 552-0118
www.smartgrowthpa.org
Borough of West Newton
Mary Popovich, Mayor
112 S. Water Street
West Newton, PA 15089
(724) 872-6860
Downtown West Newton, Inc. (Main Street Program)
Aaron Nelson, President
(724) 872-0100
dwni@verizon.net
Fayette County, PA (includes Connellsville and Ohiopyle)
Redevelopment Authority of Fayette County
Andrew French, Executive Director
(724) 437-1547
www.racfpa.org
Fay-Penn Economic Development Council
Michael W. Krajovic, President
(724) 437-7913
www.faypenn.org
City of Connellsville
Charles Matthews, Mayor
(724) 628-2020
www.connellsville.org
Connellsville Redevelopment Authority
Michael Edwards, Executive Director
(724) 626-1645
jmedwards@zoominternet.net
Downtown Connellsville (Main Street Program)
Susan McCarthy, Program Liaison
(724) 628-6956
www.downtownconnellsville.org
Ohiopyle Borough
Mark McCarty, Mayor
P.O. Box 83
(724) 329-1662
Ohiopyle State Park
Jim Juran, Manager
P.O. Box 105
(724) 329-8591
Website
Somerset County, PA (includes Confluence, Rockwood, and Meyersdale)
Redevelopment Authority of Somerset County
Steve Spochart, Executive Director
(814) 443-2780
www.somersetredevelopment.org
Somerset County Economic Development Council
Jeff Silka, Executive Director
(814) 445-9655
contact@scedc.net
Somerset County Chamber of Commerce
Ron Aldom, Executive Director
(814) 445-1544
www.somersetcountychamber.com
Somerset County Planning Commission
Brad Zearfoss, Director
(814) 445-1544
www.somersetincpa.org
Confluence Borough
Allen Gyorko, Mayor
350 Garrett Avenue – P.O. Box 6
(814) 395-5512
Confluence Tourism Association
Ray Silbaugh, President
(814) 395-9380
www.visitconfluence.info
Rockwood Borough
Jeannette Warrick, Mayor
358 Market St.
(814) 926-2833
Rockwood Area Merchants Association
Julie Cramer, President
(814) 926-4311
www.visitrockwood.com
Meyersdale Borough
Mike Brant, Mayor
613 Second St. - P.O. Box 60
(814) 634-5110
Meyersdale Renaissance (Main Street Program)
Kathy Koscianski, Director
(814) 634-8840
meyersdale@pennswoods.net
Meyersdale Area Merchants Association
Melissa Friend, President
www.meyersdalemerchantsonline.com
Allegany County, MD (includes Cumberland and Frostburg)
Allegany County Department of Economic Development
Matthew W. Diaz, Director
(800) 555-4080 / (301) 777-5967
mdiaz@allconet.org
City of Frostburg
John Kirby, City Administrator
59 East Main Street
Frostburg, MD 21532
(301) 689-6000
www.frostburgcity.com
Frostburg First (Main Street Program)
Maureen Brewer, Main Street Manager
(301) 689-6900
frostburgfirst@gmail.com
City of Cumberland Economic Development Office
Brenda Smith, Economic Development Coordinator
(301) 722-4156
brendasmith@allconet.org
or
Terri Hast, Economic Development Specialist
(301) 722-4173
discovercumberland@allconet.org
City of Cumberland Historic Preservation Commission
Kathy McKenney, Historic Preservation Specialist
(301) 759-6431
kmckenney@allconet.org
Cumberland Main Street Program
Ed Mullaney, Main Street Manager
(301) 722-5500
downtownmanager@allconet.org