Our Mission
The Mission of the Johnsonburg Community Trust is to promote, obtain and administer revitalization projects for the Borough of Johnsonburg in order to attract new retail businesses and improve the business opportunities for existing retailers, in a way that:
1. Creates an appealing shopping environment by enhancing our existing building structures and architecture designs.
2. Utilizes and takes advantage of our regions rich natural resources and history to promote tourism and related businesses.
3. Includes ideas and input from all sectors of our population, both business and residential.
4. To improve the quality of life of the community of Johnsonburg by educating the general public as to the heritage of the community, by historic preservation, by aesthetic improvement and by the development of the arts.
volunteers and directors during the 2022 Memorial Day Open house, picture credit Jake Mercer, article in The Ridgway Record
2024 Officers
President: Stephanie Distler
Vice President: Tim ‘Harv’ Davison
Secretary: Dawn Karellas
Treasurer: Christina Tigani
2024 Standing-Committee Chairs
Executive Committee
Stephanie Distler chair, Tim ‘Harv’ Davison, Dawn Karellas and Christina Tigani
Finance Committee
Dawn Karellas, chair
Nominating Committee
Stephanie Distler, chair
2024 Special-Committees
Public Relations & Marketing Committee:
Stephanie Distler, Dawn Karellas & Lauren Pura, co-chairs
Event Committee
Becky Durian, Arianne Iorfido, Andrew Mohney & Lauren Pura, co-chairs
Grant Committee
Stephanie Distler & Shannon Gitterman, co-chairs
Fundraising committee
design and Landscape committee
Tim ‘Harv’ Davison, Arianne Iorfido & Lauren Pura, co-chairs
Rehabilitation Committee
Tim ‘Harv’ Davison & Dawn Karellas, co-chairs
heritage education center Committee
Stephanie Distler, chair.
By-Laws, Policies, and Procedures Committee
Stephanie Distler, chair
