Board President

Meet Our Board President Arthur Breese, M.A., M.S.

Breese has a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Temple University, a Master of Arts Degree in Education, and a Master of Science Degree in Organizational Management from Misericordia University. He worked for more than 15 years as a family crisis counselor, before moving to academe in the position of Director of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Diversity Education Consortium and Associate Director of the Diversity Institute at Misericordia University.

Arthur has completed the Anti-Defamation League World of Difference Program, and presented locally, regionally, and nationally on diversity education and issues, including several presentations for the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education (NCORE).

Breese also served as Director of Diversity and Mediation at East Stroudsburg University, and currently serves as Director of Diversity for Geisinger Health Care Systems (www.geisinger.edu). He is co-chairperson of the Luzerne County Diversity Commission, as well as serving as President of NEPDEC.

About

NEPDEC’s mission is to create a more inclusive, dynamic culture in our region and to prepare for increasingly complex and diverse communities and workplaces. To achieve these goals, we:
* provide educational programming/consultation,
* support member’s diversity initiatives,
* organize networking and social events for relaxed interaction and sharing, and
* build alliances among historically isolated groups.

Through cooperation, we address regional diversity issues with greater impact and economies of scale.