Diane Dimitroff has provided leadership to consortial initiatives of the Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges (LVAIC) since 2012. 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.

Diane has more than 30 years of experience leading and building collaboration in corporate, nonprofit, and higher education organizations including executive positions at the University of Rochester, XEROX, ARAMARK, and the Brockport Auxiliary Service Corporation. Diane serves on several nonprofit boards of directors of community organizations and professional associations. Currently, she serves on the Board of Directors of the Association for Collaborative Leadership and as its Treasurer. She also currently serves as the Chair of the Board of the Third Street Alliance for Women and Children. She holds a BS and an MBA from the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Janet Baker serves as the Strategic Partnership Director. In this role, she focuses on developing and implementing collaborative operating efficiencies and cost savings.

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.

Irene Burgess is Interim Program Manager at LVAIC, providing program support to the LVAIC staff. Her career in higher education and higher education consortia reinforces her commitment to collaboration and learning.

As the Director of the Lehigh Valley Research Consortium (LVRC), Christine Carpino coordinates LVAIC faculty and student research on quality of life issues in the Lehigh Valley. She also locates and manages research projects in the Lehigh Valley, as well as secure project funding.

Christine holds a B.A. in Politics from Fairfield University, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She currently serves as a faculty member of political science at Cedar Crest College.

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.