Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful’s President, Shannon Reiter, has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors of national nonprofit Keep America Beautiful. 

As a Director, Reiter will represent the interests of KAB’s powerful network of community-based affiliates, particularly its State Leaders Council. Keep America Beautiful is the nation’s leading nonprofit that builds and sustains vibrant communities.

“Keep America Beautiful affiliate representatives are essential to serving on our board of directors, providing the on-the-ground perspective that we need to effectively shape our programs,” said Jennifer Jehn, president and CEO of Keep America Beautiful. “Shannon Reiter brings a deep passion and clarity of vision to her role in serving Pennsylvania. She has proven to be a strong state leader for KAB with great experience in nonprofit management and environmental stewardship.”

“I am excited and pleased to be a part of Keep America Beautiful and play a role in community improvement solutions at the grassroots level,” stated Reiter. “I look forward to providing insight and a unique perspective that comes from implementing programs at the local level to transform public spaces into beautiful places.”

Prior to Reiter’s role as President of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, she was President of PA CleanWays where she began in 2004. In 2010, Shannon led the merger of the two organizations.

Reiter has more than 15 years’ experience in facilitating partnerships across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. She currently serves on the Westmoreland County Community Foundation Grants Committee and the Executive Committee for the State Leaders Council of KAB.

Reiter obtained her Masters of Public Administration in Public/Nonprofit Management (2003) from the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh.

For more information, visit the Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful website.

11/10/2014