Management Team

Bernadine Hawes, Interim President

Bernadine Hawes, director of the American Cities Foundation’s small business development program and vice-chair of the PEC Board, currently serves as PEC Interim President. Hawes has been a leading member of the region’s economic development community; she served as a vice president at the University City Science Center and currently is Chairwoman of DVIRC, a regional economic development agency providing business growth services to the region’s manufacturing sector. She has been a member of the PEC Board since 2000 and chaired the PECCDC Board for six years.