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    About the Pennsylvania Creative Industries

    Pennsylvania Creative Industries Staff

    Please direct general questions to (717) 787-6883 or RA-arts@pa.gov, or submit your inquiry here. 

    Contact Us
    Staff Listing
    • Karl Blischke, Executive Director | kablischke@pa.gov | (717) 787-1530

    • Heather Doughty, Chief of Creative Sector Policy and Research | hdoughty@pa.gov | (717) 787-1517

    • Christopher Duerr, Program Coordinator and Grants Specialist | cduerr@pa.gov | (717) 214-0057

    • Jamie Dunlap, Chief Strategy Officer | jadunlap@pa.gov | (717) 525-5542

    • Amy Gabriele, Chief Financial Officer | agabriele@pa.gov | (717) 525-5547 

    • Norah Johnson, Chief of Staff | norajohnso@pa.gov | (717) 525-5549

    • Laura Kline, Executive Secretary | laurakline@pa.gov | (717) 425-7600

    • Amanda Lovell, Senior Director, Workforce and Business Development | alovell@pa.gov | (717) 783-5056

    • Sarah Merritt, Senior Director, Community Development | skmerritt@pa.gov | (717) 787-1521

    • Seth Poppy, Senior Director, Innovation and Visibilty | spoppy@pa.gov | (717) 787-1520

    • Ian Rosario, Senior Director, Asset Development | irosario@pa.gov | (717) 525-5548
    PA Creative Industries Office Location & Hours of Business
    • Office location: 216 Finance Building (at the corner of Commonwealth & North Streets), Harrisburg, PA 17120
    • Hours of business: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST, Monday - Friday
    • To schedule a meeting with a member of our staff, please contact the appropriate individual in advance, to ensure availability and location.

    • Pennsylvania Creative Industries is located in the Finance Building, part of the historic Capitol Complex completed in 1939. The Commonwealth hired artists to create sculptures and murals for the building, and philosophers to select quotations engraved in various building locations.