United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley Strengthens Board of Directors with Three New Members
United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley today welcomed Laudy Allan of Crayola, Harrison Bailey III, Ed.D., of Wilson Area School District and Angela Connell of HNL Lab Medicine to its Board of Directors. Together, they bring years of leadership experience from business, education and health care that will help guide the organization’s work to improve lives across the Greater Lehigh Valley.
“As our community continues to grow and change, it’s important that our Board reflects the breadth of experience needed to help shape what’s next,” said Marci Lesko, President and Chief Executive Officer of United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley. “Laudy, Harrison and Angela bring thoughtful leadership and new perspectives that will help us strengthen partnerships, respond to emerging needs and create opportunities for more people to thrive.”
Laudy Allan serves as Senior Vice President of Global Operations at Crayola, where she oversees U.S. manufacturing, global logistics, transportation, customer service, engineering and facilities. She also serves as the business sponsor for the company’s global SAP ERP implementation. During her 19 years at Crayola, Allan has held a variety of leadership roles across Global Operations and Information Technology, leading complex business transformation initiatives, including enterprise-wide SAP ERP implementations. Prior to joining Crayola, she held leadership positions in information technology and project management at Nabisco/Kraft Foods and Sony. Allan earned a bachelor’s degree in information systems from Penn State University and is pursuing an MBA at Lehigh University. She holds Project Management Professional (PMP) and Agile Project Management certifications and is a Six Sigma Green Belt. She currently serves on the boards of the Thomas Makhoul Scholarship Fund and the Hanover Elementary School PTA and previously served on the boards of the Allentown School District Foundation and YWCA.
Harrison Bailey III, Ed.D. serves as Superintendent of Schools for Wilson Area School District. A lifelong educator with more than 30 years of experience, Bailey honorably served as a special education teacher and administrator in the Parkland and Bethlehem Area communities. He also served as principal of Liberty High School, where he led the school’s transformation into a trauma-informed campus and helped establish one of Pennsylvania’s few school-based wellness centers. In 2021, he was named Principal of the Year for Pennsylvania. He is also co-founder of the Multicultural Student Leadership Conference, founder of HopeDealersGlobal LLC and a frequent speaker on education, student wellness and leadership. In addition to his work in education, Bailey is a decorated two-sport professional athlete and an advocate for public education at the state and national levels. Bailey earned degrees from Lafayette College and Lehigh University before completing his doctorate in educational leadership at East Stroudsburg University.
Angela Connell serves as Chief Administrative Officer at HNL Lab Medicine, where she oversees the Human Resources, Organizational Development and Compliance departments. She partners with the executive leadership team to strengthen organizational culture, elevate leadership capability and support the organization’s continued growth. Before joining HNL Lab Medicine, Connell was the Founder and Principal Consultant of Advantage HR Solutions, where she spent more than a decade advising organizations across healthcare and manufacturing helping executives navigate change, optimize costs and strengthen their talent ecosystems. Earlier in her career, she held human resources leadership roles at The Express-Times and led strategic projects for organizations including Adept Group and Celestica. Connell holds both a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Human Resource Management from Moravian University. She also serves on the boards of the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation and Habitat for Humanity of the Lehigh Valley.
With total revenue exceeding $34 million, United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley raises funds and invests in lasting solutions in the areas of education, healthy aging and community stability.
Allan, Bailey and Connell will serve three-year terms through June 2029.