Client List
Arts, Culture and Tourism
F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts
Hazleton Performing Arts Center
Lackawanna County Arts/Culture Dept.
Luzerne County Convention Center Authority (LCCCA)
Luzerne County Convention & Visitor’s Bureau
Scranton Cultural Center
Corporate
Borton-Lawson
Exeter Property Development
Famous Reading Outdoors
Greenspace, LLC
Laird Landscape Architecture, LLC
Live Nation
Martz Group
Michael Baker International
Mohegan Sun
PSA Systems
Radnor Property Group
Studio BE
Ufberg Law
Western Hospitality Group
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Williams/Transcontinental Pipeline Company, LLC
Economic Development Organizations
Downtown Bloomsburg, Inc.
Family Business Alliance
Forum for Pennsylvania’s Heartland
Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce
Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce
Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce
Greater Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce
Northern Tier Regional Planning & Development Commission
Penn’s Northeast
Pocono Alliance
Scranton Tomorrow
South Valley Partnership
Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce
Education & Workforce Development Organizations
Alvernia University
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Capital Area Head Start
Carbon County SHINE
Danville Head Start
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Great Valley Technology Alliance
Hazleton Partners in Education
Johnson College
King’s College
Kutztown University
Lackawanna County Workforce Investment Board
Lehigh Carbon Community College
Lehigh County Head Start
Luzerne County Community College
Luzerne County Head Start
Luzerne County SHINE
Luzerne/Schuylkill Workforce Investment Board
Milton Hershey School
Scranton Lackawanna Human Development Agency
University of Scranton
Wayne/Pike Workforce Alliance
Wayne/Pike SHINE
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport
Wilkes University
Government
Appalachian Regional Commission
Borough of Exeter
Borough of Factoryville
Carbon County
Centre Area Transportation Authority
City of Nanticoke
City of Scranton
Civic Research Alliance
Columbia and Montour Counties
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Keystone Opportunity Zone
Lackawanna County
Laurel Highlands
Luzerne County
Pennsylvania Commission on Crime & Delinquency
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
Pennsylvania Local Government Commission
Plymouth Township
Scranton Public Library
Wilkes-Barre City
U.S. Department of Labor
U.S. Economic Development Administration
Health & Healthcare
Geisinger Health System
Healthy Moms
Healthy Northeast Pennsylvania Initiative (HNPI)
Lackawanna County Area Agency on Aging
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Moses Taylor Hospital
Primary Care Progress
Rural Health Corporation
Volunteers in Medicine Clinic
The Wright Center for Community Health
Non-profit Organizations
Adopt a Single Mom Project
Along the Way
Arbor Housing & Development
Boys and Girls Club of Appalachia
CASA
Catholic Social Services
Catholic Youth Center
Columbia Childcare Development Partnership (CCDP) Commission on Economic Opportunity (CEO)
Community Justice Project
Connect Inclusive
Criminal Justice Project
Favor Western PA
Grace Episcopal
Grantmakers Initiative
Greater Pittston YMCA
Greater Scranton YMCA
Greater Wilkes Barre YMCA
Individual Abilities in Motion (I AM)
Interfaith
Jewish Community Center
Junior League of Scranton
Lackawac Sanctuary Foundation
Lackawanna County Bar Association
Leadership Wilkes-Barre
Maternal and Family Health Services
NeighborWorks Northeast PA
NEPA Moves
Nicholson Heritage Association
Northeast Regional Cancer Institute
Northeast Sight Services
Pennsylvania Economy League
Pennsylvania Statewide Youth Development Network St. Joseph’s Center
St. Joseph’s Oblates
Telespond Senior Services
United Neighborhood Centers
United Way Lackawanna & Wayne Counties
United Way Pocono Mountains
United Way Susquehanna County
United Way Wyoming Valley
Valley in Motion
WVIA Public Media
Foundations
AllOne Foundation
Central Susquehanna Community Foundation
Community First Fund
First Community Partnership Foundation
McGowan Charitable Fund
Moses Taylor Foundation
Robin Hood Foundation
Sanofi Pasteur Foundation
Scranton Area Community Foundation
Sordoni Family Foundation
The Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
The Luzerne Foundation
The Willary Foundation
Through the client work above The Institute research has been used to support National Science Foundation Grants, US Department of Education, US Department of Health & Human Services, US Health Resources and Services Administration, and Pennsylvania Department of Education. In addition, some works have led to new or revised legislation and programming.
Dr. Jolene Carey-Pace joined The Institute Team in 2021 as a Research Analyst. In 2023, she was named Senior Research & Policy Analyst. 
Sarah, a former Institute intern, joined The Institute in April 2021 as a Research Assistant. She started her new role as a Research Analyst in January 2024. 
Ooms is responsible for all facets of research, organizational strategy, and management. Ooms is an active principal investigator in all Institute research. Ooms has been nationally recognized as a leader in regional economic development. She turned that skill into a research institute to help other regions develop and prosper. Her strategic skills have allowed The Institute to expand its services to the private and non-profit sectors for research and analysis in community health needs assessments, strategic planning, market and feasibility studies, and economic impact analysis.
Jill Avery-Stoss joined The Institute in June 2018 to fill the newly-created role of Research, Data, Intern & Administrative Coordinator. She assists with the collection and management of data for purposes of ethical and efficient analysis. She visits partner campuses to market The Institute’s internship opportunities, and participates in event-planning logistical activities as well. In 2021, Jill was promoted to Director of Operations to reflect the diversity in her job description and the additional marketing and communication functions she successfully mastered in 2020. In 2022, Jill was named Chief Operating Officer after expanding into both research and administrative management functions. Jill is taking on project management, fundraising, and other executive leadership functions of the organization. In 2024, Jill Avery-Stoss assumed the role of President of The Institute, effective January 2025.