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 Michael Baker International
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 Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce
Northern Tier Regional Planning & Development Commission
Penn’s Northeast Scranton Tomorrow Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce
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 Luzerne County Pennsylvania Commission on Crime & Delinquency
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Pennsylvania Local Government Commission
Plymouth Township
Wilkes-Barre City
U.S. Department of Labor U. S. Economic Development Administration
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
Adopt a Single Mom Project Along the Way Arbor Housing & Development
CASA Catholic Social Services
Catholic Youth Center
Commission on Economic Opportunity
Community Justice Project Favor Western PA Greater Pittston YMCA Greater Scranton YMCA Greater Wilkes-Barre YMCA
Jewish Community Center Junior League of Scranton 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 Telespond
United Neighborhood Centers
United Way Pocono Mountains
United Way Susquehanna County
United Way Wyoming Valley Valley in Motion
Foundations
AllOne Foundation Central Susquehanna Community Foundation First Community Partnership Foundation
McGowan Charitable Fund
Moses Taylor Foundation Robin Hood Foundation
Sanofi Pasteur
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.
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. 
Dr. Jolene Carey-Pace joined The Institute Team in 2021 as a Research Analyst. In 2023, she 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 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.
Research Analyst in 2022.
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.