1. Joe Schember previously served as a vice president of PNC Bank and as a member of the Erie City Council between 2006 and 2012.
11 Facts About Joe Schember
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Joseph Joe Schember was born on November 13,1950, to the parents of Joseph and Helene Flatley Joe Schember.
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Joe Schember has two sisters, Mary Anne and Helene who is a Rocket Scientist with a Ph.
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Joe Schember left seminary to complete his degree at Gannon University where he met his wife, Rhonda Mahoney.
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Joe Schember then received a Master's Degree in English at the University of Dayton and taught at Elk County Christian in St Mary's, Pennsylvania.
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Joe Schember worked for PNC Bank for 40 years, starting as a teller and rising up to the level of Regional Manager of 51 branches for PNC in Northwestern Pennsylvania.
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Joe Schember served on City Council for six years, and was appointed as chairman of the Finance Committee in 2007.
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In 2009 and in 2010, the City Council appointed Joe Schember to be president of the City Council.
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Joe Schember emphasized the role of broken windows theory, and said that if Erie is to prosper, Erie would need to address blight quickly.
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Joe Schember hired Erie's first full-time grant writer, Abby Skinner, to work on helping Erie access grant funding from the local, state and federal level.
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One of Joe Schember's priorities is Erie Refocused, which is part of Erie's Comprehensive Plan to improve the city's economy and society.