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The Schuylkill Center is pleased to name Michael DiBerardinis as the recipient of the 2011 Henry Meigs Leadership Award.

 

Deputy Mayor for Environmental and Community Resources City of Philadelphia

 

Michael DiBerardinis, Deputy Mayor for Environmental and Community Resources,Commissioner of Parks and Recreation and Special Advisor to the Mayor on Libraries, was appointed in April 2009.  Prior to his appointment, Mr. DiBerardinis served as Secretary of Pennsylvania’s Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, overseeing 117 state parks, 26 forest districts, and 7 regional community offices.  The department, under Secretary DiBerardinis, managed 2.5 million acres of public land and administered grant programs that annually dispensed over $80 million dollars. Prior to being named as Secretary for DCNR, Mr. DiBerardinis served as Executive Director of the Campaign for Working Families.  Before working with the Campaign, Mr. DiBerardinis was the Vice President of Programs for the William Penn Foundation.  Mr. DiBerardinis’ long history of public administration includes serving as the Commissioner of the Philadelphia Department of Recreation from 1992 to 2000.  Mr. DiBerardinis earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from St. Joseph’s University.

 

Previous  Recipients of the Henry H. Meigs Leadership Award:

2010 William Walkup
2009 Project T.R.E.N.D. (Teaching Response to ENvironmental Demands)
2008 Cindy and John Affleck
2007 Governor Edward G. Rendell
2006 Denis O’Brien, PECO President