Act 13: Economic Impact in Allegheny, Beaver and Butler Counties

Act 13: Economic Impact in Allegheny, Beaver & Butler Counties
 
Panel Discussion featuring:
 

Rep. Mike Turzai
28th Legislative District, House Majority Leader
 
Representing the 28th District, comprised of the communities in the North Hills of Allegheny County, Representative Tuzai has emerged as a commonsense, principled leader promoting fiscal responsibility, economic competitiveness through private  sector job creation, and professional integrity. Representative Turzai was instrumental in passing the Fair Share Act, an important lawsuit abuse reform measure that is vital to attracting new business to the Commonwealth and helping job creators expand their operations.  

 Carolyn Boser Newhouse
DCED Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Investment
 
Carolyn Boser Newhouse has over 20 years of private-sector business experience and is recognized by clients and colleagues as a consummate professional with a strong work ethic, a talent for resourceful business solutions and a capacity for motivational leadership and mentoring.  Carolyn earned her undergraduate degree in Computer Science from the University of Pittsburgh and is a graduate of the Entrepreneur  Leadership and Advanced Entrepreneur Leadership programs at the University of Buffalo. 
 

Karen Matusic
XTO Energy Public and Government Affairs Manager
Karen joined ExxonMobil in February 2010 as a corporate media relations adviser in Irving, Texas. She transferred to XTO’s Pittsburgh office in August 2011 to serve as the public and government affairs manager for the states of New York, Pennsylvania, New York and West Virginia. Before joining ExxonMobil, Karen was the media relations director for the American Petroleum Institute in Washington DC. She grew up in eastern Ohio and graduated with a communications degree, summa cum laude, from Bethany College in West Virginia.