Client List
Arts, Culture and Tourism F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts Lackawanna County Arts/Culture Dept.
Luzerne County Convention & Visitor’s Bureau
Scranton Cultural Center
Corporate
Borton Lawson
Famous Reading Outdoors
Laird Landscape Architecture, LLC
Live Nation
Martz Group
Ufberg Law
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Williams/Transcontinental Pipeline Company, LLC
Economic Development Organizations
Forum for Pennsylvania’s Heartland
Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce
Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce
Northern Tier Regional Planning & Development Commission
Penn’s Northeast
Education & Workforce Development Organizations Alvernia University
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Capital Area Head Start
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
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/Schuylkill Workforce Investment Board
Scranton Lackawanna Human Development Agency
University of Scranton
Wayne/Pike Workforce Alliance
Wilkes University
Government
Appalachian Regional Commission
Borough of Factoryville
Carbon County
City of Nanticoke
City of Scranton
Columbia and Montour Counties
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Lackawanna County
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Pennsylvania Local Government Commission
Plymouth Township, Luzerne County
Wilkes-Barre City
U.S. Department of Labor
Health & Healthcare
Geisinger Health System
Healthy Northeast Pennsylvania Initiative (HNPI)
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Primary Care Progress
Volunteers in Medicine Clinic
The Wright Center for Community Health
Non-profit Organizations
Arbor Housing & Development
CASA
Catholic Youth Center
Commission on Economic Opportunity
Community Justice Project
Jewish Community Center
Leadership Wilkes-Barre
Maternal and Family Health Services
NeighborWorks Northeast PA
Nicholson Heritage Association Northeast Sight Services
Pennsylvania Economy League
Pennsylvania Statewide Youth Development Network
St. Joseph’s Center
United Neighborhood Centers
United Way Pocono Mountains
United Way Susquehanna County
United Way Wyoming Valley
Foundations
AllOne Foundation Central Susquehanna Community Foundation
Luzerne Foundation
Moses Taylor Foundation
Sanofi Pasteur
Scranton Area Community Foundation
Sordoni Family Foundation
The Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
The Willary Foundation
Sarah, a former Institute intern, joined The Institute in April 2021
Dr. Jolene Carey-Pace was appointed as a Research Analyst at The Institute in 2021. As a research analyst, Jolene carries out research/development activities, analyzes data, and interprets results. Jolene also contributes to the design and delivery of research projects and collaborates with researchers to develop, execute, and interpret research projects and perform complex data collection and study methods. Jolene is experienced in quantitative and qualitative research, specializing in implementing, conducting, and analyzing interviews and focus groups.
Andrew Chew joined The Institute team in 2013 as Research & Policy Analyst. In 2016, Chew was named Senior Research & Policy Analyst.
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 Administrative Coordinator to reflect the diversity in her job description and the additional marketing and communication functions she successfully mastered in 2020.
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 Administrative Coordinator to reflect the diversity in her job description and the additional marketing and communication functions she successfully mastered in 2020.