Janet Baker serves as the Executive Director. In this role, she meets regularly with the senior leadership of the member institutions including the Presidents, Chief Academic Officers, Chief Financial Officers, Chief Information Officers, Senior Student Affairs Officers, and other administrative planning groups. The Executive Director is a non-voting member of the LVAIC Board of Directors and represents LVAIC in the Lehigh Valley community.

Janet brings to LVAIC many years of experience in higher education as well as a proven track record improving efficiencies with technology enabled processes, collaboratively working across campus constituencies, and understanding and utilizing data for decision making. Janet holds a bachelor’s degree from Cedar Crest College and an MBA from Alvernia University.

A lifelong learner, Charlene has had a diverse professional journey. She attained her BSN from West
Chester University in 1986 and an MS in Human Resource Development from Drexel University in 2013.
Additionally, she has been an International Coaching Federation certified coach since 2015 and holds her
Professional Certified Coaching credential.

Charlene joined LVAIC in January of 2017 bringing her passion to help individuals, teams and
organizations develop and achieve their fullest potential. In her role at LVAIC she partners with the
leaders, faculty, staff, and various communities of practice to identify, develop, and implement
innovative programs for the LVAIC community. To achieve these goals Charlene leverages her
experiences in health care delivery, community youth services, operational management, leadership,
executive coaching and organizational development and effectiveness.

As a native of the area, Charlene is committed to supporting our institutions and community
organizations in making the Lehigh Valley a great place to learn, work and live.

Nicholas Cunningham is LVAIC’s Program Manager, providing program support to the LVAIC staff. His science and library science background allows Nicholas to bring an analytical, collaborative, and restorative perspective to everything he works on. Nicholas sees himself as a lifelong learner and is excited to be able to grow while supporting the LVAIC community.

Lisa Fiore serves as LVAIC’s Strategic Partnership Director as of September 18, 2024. In this role, she will focus on developing and implementing collaborative operating efficiencies and cost savings, in addition to managing LVAIC community-wide spending in excess of $13 million dollars.

Lisa was the Director of Agency with Choice for the ARC of Lehigh and Northampton Counties. She brings to LVAIC many years of experience as Executive Director of Girls on the Run, as well as the Director of Community School Networking for the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, where she worked directly with several of our campus communities. Lisa has a proven track record of improving communication and collaboration across multiple constituents and we are very excited about the experience she will bring to LVAIC.

Chelsea supports the accounting activities of the LVAIC office. She holds a B.S. in Accounting from Kutztown University, an M.S. in Accounting from New England College, and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). She also holds a certificate in Human Resources Management.

Jim has a Bachelor of Science degree from DeSales  University and a Masters of Business Administration from Cedar Crest College.

Michelle supports accounting activities for LVAIC. She holds a BA in Accounting from Muhlenberg College. Michelle has over 30 years of experience in accounting, with the last 13 years spent in the non-profit sector.