Our own Mary Malone Named Chamber President
Our very own Mary R. Malone has been named the 11th president and chief executive officer of the 
Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce, the board of directors announced Tuesday.
She will succeed our own Donna Palermo, who announced in January that she is retiring.
A search committee, formed immediately following Palermo's announcement, conducted a thorough search and interviewed many qualified candidates, according to Liz Maguschak, chamber board of directors chair.
"The search committee worked extremely well to review and research each and every candidate," Maguschak said in a press release. "We are confident Mary has the right combination of skills and knowledge to continue the chamber's mission to assist members in promoting their business and improving the quality of life in the Greater Hazleton area."
Malone, a familiar face to the Greater Hazleton community, has been employed at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton (formerly the Greater Hazleton Health Alliance) since 2008. Her role includes overseeing the grants and government relations program for the hospital.
Prior to that, Malone served as the strategic planning facilitator at Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania and as the president and CEO of United Way of Greater Hazleton.
In her various positions, Malone has coordinated community health needs Assessments and is extremely familiar with the Greater Hazleton area.
A member of the Hazleton Rotary Club since 1999, Malone is an alum of the Leadership Hazleton program and a past chamber Athena award recipient.
"I am honored, humbled and excited for the challenge of this new role," she said. "The Greater Hazleton area is experiencing great change and moving forward; this provides me with an opportunity to work with a fantastic board, energetic volunteers and seasoned staff while continuing the work of an amazing leader in Donna Palermo."
Malone holds a master's degree in organizational management from Misercordia University and lives in Hazleton with her husband, Sean, and two daughters, Megan and Emily.