HABITAT NEWS
HABITAT FOR
HUMANITY OF THE GREATER HARRISBURG AREA NAMES
EVE GURIAN-WACHHAUS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Habitat for Humanity of the Greater Harrisburg Area has
named Eve Gurian-Wachhaus as its new executive director. Eve will assume the
role as leader of Habitat’s day-to-day operations, overseeing Habitat’s mission
of eliminating poverty housing through construction, rehabilitation and repair
of housing in the Harrisburg Area.
Eve has spent the past seven years at Hershey Entertainment and Resorts
Company working as a project manager and interim consultant on special
projects. She is a 1992 graduate of Johns Hopkins University. Eve is also a
member of Temple Beth El in Lancaster, serving on its Board of Directors and on
several committees, and volunteers in our community with Junior Achievement of
Central Pennsylvania.
The President of Habitat’s Board of Directors, Steven Grubb, who chaired the
executive director search committee, stated, “We were overwhelmed by Eve’s
enthusiasm, her communication skills and her demonstrated ability to look at
issues, immediately get to the root of an issue and then efficiently and
effectively work out solutions. As a non-profit, charitable organization, we
rely on partnerships with businesses and individuals in the community who share
our goal of eliminating poverty housing. We are confident that Eve’s skills are
going strengthen those partnerships and develop many new ones.”
NEW HOMES FOR FAMILIES
Union Privilege is sponsoring a house for the Cobb Family at 41 North 16th
Street. Central Labor Council and local trade unions
are sponsoring a home to be built at 10 South 18th Street for the
Moore Family. Artist Build and Lawrence L. and Julia
A. Hoverter Charitable Foundation are sponsoring a home at 116 Balm Street for
the Powell Family.