| Eileen Barbera Melvin | |
|---|---|
| Chairwoman of the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania | |
| In office December, 2004 – June 3, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Alan Novak |
| Succeeded by | Robert Gleason |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Boston College American University |
| Profession | Businesswoman |
Eileen Barbera Melvin is a former chairwoman of the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania, a position she held from 2004-2005.
She was named to the PoliticsPA list of "Pennsylvania's Most Politically Powerful Women."[1]
She earned a degree from Boston College and an Master of Public Administration from American University[2] She began her career working at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, DC and as a Legislative Aide to Senator John Heinz.[2] specializing in health care issues of the Senate Finance Committee, and as a member of the Reagan Transition team.
In 1996, she was unanimously elected Vice-Chair, and later Chair of the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania, serving a total of 10 years through numerous victories, including the election of Governor Ridge, U.S. Senators Rick Santorum and Arlen Specter, and winning majorities of the PA Congressional delegation, State Legislature, and Appellate Courts. She was appointed by Senators Specter and Santorum to the Federal Judicial Nominating Committing and served for 12 years.
She is past-President of Economic Development Strategies, a Woman Business Enterprise (WBE), guiding businesses and municipalities with projects to preserve and increase job creation. She was appointed by Governor Schweiker in 2002 and reappointed by Governor Rendell in 2007 to the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (UCBR). Both appointments were approved by the Pennsylvania Senate.
In 2009, she was named President and CEO of United Metal Fabricators, Johnstown, PA, a manufacturer of exam room equipment for the health care market. In 2011, the US Small Business Administration named Eileen Melvin the 2011 Small Business Exporter of the Year for Western Pennsylvania and SBA Region III.