Commissioners Richard Czop and Howard “Gary” Pflugfelder, Jr. were elected President and Vice President, respectively, of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission at the board’s July 19 meeting.

Commission President Czop was appointed to the board on June 28, 2002 from the Eighth District of Pennsylvania. His district includes Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia and Schuylkill counties.

Czop, who has been a fishing and boating enthusiast for most of his life, has previously served on the Boating Advisory Board of the Fish and Boat Commission. He also served on the Upper Providence Township Planning Commission for 16 years. Czop is chairman of the Board of Directors for Czop/Specter Inc., an engineering and land-surveying firm.

Commissioner Vice President Pflugfelder has served on the Commission since 1990. Pflugfelder is from the Sixth Commissioner District, comprised of Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry and York counties.

Over the years, Pflugfelder has devoted himself to many aquatic-related organizations including the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, Harrisburg River Rescue, Inc., Keystone Aquatic Club and the International Marina Institute. He also served as Director for the Pennsylvania Marine Trade Association and was owner and president of the Harrisburg Seaplane Base, Inc. for twenty-three years.

The newly-elected officers will serve a one-year term.

7/22/2005