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Who We Are
The Burn Prevention Network (BPN) is a Pennsylvania statewide 501(c) 3 non-profit. BPN has a nearly 40- year history of successful program and service delivery and is one of the most respected burn non-profits in the U.S. Our staff serve on the American Burn Association’s Prevention Committee and our camp is a member of the International Association of Burn Camps. Our mission is to reduce the risk of burns and empower burn survivors and their families.
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What We DoWhat We Do
The Burn Prevention Network educates, supports, advocates, and empowers.
We teach those who are most vulnerable for risk of burns how to protect themselves and others from injury by giving them the knowledge and tools they need to be safe.
We support burn survivors and their families as they continue to deal with their trauma and then empower them as they adjust to a new reality.
While our reach extends throughout Pennsylvania, our focus is on those populations most at-risk for burn injuries.
We offer education for new parents, children, and older adults; provide support services for survivors and their families; and use traditional and social media to promote safe practices and burn reduction.
We are effective because of the nature, extent, and quality of our partnerships with regional burn centers and other health, public safety, and community-based organizations.
What sets us apart are the availability and quality of our programs, our long-standing relationships, our demonstrated expertise, and the commitment and dedication of our board and staff.
We honor our past by staying true to our mission. We will ensure our future by having a solid financial plan and diversified revenue streams, a broad network of partners who will support our work, an engaged board, and a staff who passionately believe in what we do.
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Staff & Board Leadership
Staff Leadership
BPN Officers
Chair of the Board of Directors- Terrence Osborne, Human Resource Specialist Middle District of PA US Probation Office
Vice Chair of the Board of Directors – Mark Lengvarsky, MSN, RN, TCRN, Administrator of Patient Care Services, Lehigh Valley Health Network
Treasurer of the Board of Directors – Vanessa Hartline, Assistant Treasurer, PPL and PPL Foundation
Secretary of the Board of Directors – Leo Woelkers, Burn Survivor Advocate
Board of Directors
Board of Directors:
Ariel Aballay, MD FACS
Medical Director, West Penn Burn Center, Allegheny Health Network
Efrain Agosto Jr
Fire Chief, Allentown Fire Department
Beau Crowding
Director of Emergency Services for Belfor Property Restoration.
Rafael de la Hoz
Agent, State Farm Insurance
Chris DeNaples, NRP
Fire Chief, Bureau of Fire Dunmore
Emily Goldman, MSW LSW
Social Worker, Burn Survivor
Vanessa Hartline
Director of Cash Management, PPL Services Corporation; Assistant Treasurer, PPL Corporation
Yamelisa Jimenez Taveras, M.A., ICAADC, ICCS
Founder & Executive Director, Unidos Foundation
Cheryl Johnson
Executive Administrator for the Community Development Department, Dollar Bank
Jeffery Kelly
Director of Engineering, Service Electric Cable TV
Mark Lengvarsky. MSN, RN, TCRN
Administrator, Patient Care Services, Lehigh Valley Health Network
Daniel Lozano, MD
Medical Director, Regional Burn Center, Lehigh Valley Health Network
Chas McGarvey, MS, EFO, CFO, MIFireE
Director of New Business Development at ServPro – Team Fabiani and Project Consultant at Aspirant Consulting Group
Terrence Osborne
Human Resource Specialist, Middle District of PA US Probation Office
Jerome Ozog, MPA, EFO, CAE
Executive Director, PA Fire & Emergency Services Institute
Luis Puentes, MBA, MA, BSN
President, LVHN Hecktown Oaks/Vice-President Operations and Public Safety
David Schmid, Esq
Shareholder, Stark & Stark
Steve Schneider
System Sales at Kistler O’Brien, Instructor at the Pennsylvania State Fire Academy
Bruce Trego
Former Fire Commissioner, Commonwealth of PA
Leo Woelkers
Burn Survivor/Survivor Advocate
Honorary Board Members:
Ralph H. Slider
Retired Deputy Chief, Allentown Fire Department
J. Michael Zaia
Manager, Lehigh Valley Rail Management, L.L.C