
Governance Board
Michele Albright
Associate Director of Emergency Services & Housing, Valley Youth House. Experience with all levels of Valley Youth House Independent Living programming, with direct responsibility for oversight of the Shelter, the Street Outreach program, the RRH for Families project, and the TH-RRH for youth project. Supervises the individuals with responsibility for Coordinated Entry and the By-Name-List management, and is the agency’s HMIS manager. Class of 2023
Nikolaus A. Baikow
Attorney with North Penn Legal Services. Represents individuals at-risk of homelessness or seeking transfer due to domestic violence. Affiliated with Turning Point of Lehigh Valley. Class of 2022
Alisa Baratta
Executive Director, Third Street Alliance. Oversees homeless services, early learning programs, finance, fundraising and operations of facility including shelter, classrooms and historically preserved mansions. Member of advocacy and planning committees. Serves as LVRHAB co-chair. Vice President of Eastern PA CoC Board of Directors and chair of CoC’s Governance Committee. Served on LVRHAB Steering Committee through 2020. (Class of 2023)
Robyn Barbosa
Deputy Director, Northampton County Department of Human Services. Oversees all Human Services Divisions including Information, Referral & Emergency Services, Veterans, Children, Youth & Families, HealthChoices, Drug & Alcohol, Mental Health/Developmental Programs/ Early Intervention and Aging. Served on LVRHAB Steering Committee through 2020. (Class of 2022)
Chris Cassidy
Senior Planner and Compliance Manager, Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley. Previous LVRHAB co-chair. Member of LVRHAB communications committee & prevention action team. Co-chair of Advocacy committee. Has assisted with multiple collaborative funding applications on behalf of LVRHAB including Home4Good, PADCED ESG and PHARE. Serves on the Board of Bethlehem Emergency Shelter. Served on LVRHAB Steering Committee through 2020. (Class of 2023)
Erin Connelly
Senior Director, Impact; United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley. Leading the United Way’s investment process operations for its impact areas and leading programmatic initiatives for Healthy Aging, Food Access and Emergency Services (including homeless services investments). Active member of LVRHAB’s advocacy committee. Served on LVRHAB Steering Committee through 2020. ( Class of 2022)
Diane Elliott
Attorney, Greater Good, LLC. Focus on Fair Housing, Small Businesses, Nonprofits & Issues that impact our most vulnerable residents. Referral counsel for North Penn Legal Services. Serves on the Board of Directors of Mid-Atlantic Housing Development Corp, St. Luke’s/Sacred Heat Community Health Initiatives – Housing Action Committee and Color Outside the Lines (COTL) Housing Committee. Served as executive director of New Bethany Ministries from 2010 to 2018. Served on LVRHAB Steering Committee through 2020. (Class of 2023)
Abigail Goldfarb
Executive Director, Lehigh Conference of Churches. Experience with mental health services, housing and homelessness, feeding programs and people who live below the poverty line. ( Class of 2022)
Laurie Moyer
Grants & Contracts Manager, Lehigh County. Responsible for administration of multiple community development grant programs at the federal, State, and local level, as well as acting in advisory positions on committees and boards which impact homeless and homelessness prevention services. Served on LVRHAB Steering Committee through 2020. (Class of 2023)
Rob Nicolella
Executive Director, Catholic Charities, Diocese of Allentown. Responsible for operations of social services for the Diocese. Experience managing government grants and supervising programs such as soup kitchens, adult daycare, community support, and veterans and immigration services. Serves as LVRHAB co-chair, and as a member of the Board of Directors of Eastern PA CoC. Served on LVRHAB Steering Committee through 2020. (Class of 2021)
Jeff Poch
Executive Director, Safe Harbor Easton. Oversees shelter for adult men and women, including Arise program, day program, street outreach, winter shelter, and operations. Serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Eastern PA CoC. Served on LVRHAB Steering Committee through 2020. (Class of 2021)
Marc Rittle
Executive Director, New Bethany Ministries. Responsible for planning and oversight of NBM’s permanent and transitional homeless services, homeless prevention and wraparound case management services. Co-chair of Advocacy committee. Has assisted with multiple collaborative funding applications on behalf of LVRHAB including Home4Good, PADCED ESG and PHARE. Active in several local nonprofit groups and serves on the Board of Kellyn Foundation, a food access and nutrition education organization. Served on LVRHAB Steering Committee through 2020. (Class of 2022).