Our Mission
The Mission of the Johnsonburg Community Trust is to promote, obtain and administer revitalization projects for the Borough of Johnsonburg in order to attract new retail businesses and improve the business opportunities for existing retailers, in a way that:
1. Creates an appealing shopping environment by enhancing our existing building structures and architecture designs.
2. Utilizes and takes advantage of our regions rich natural resources and history to promote tourism and related businesses.
3. Includes ideas and input from all sectors of our population, both business and residential.
4. To improve the quality of life of the community of Johnsonburg by educating the general public as to the heritage of the community, by historic preservation, by aesthetic improvement and by the development of the arts.
Volunteers and directors during the July 11th, 2024, grand opening/ribbon cutting of the Heritage-Education & Welcome Center, photo credit Kenny Shaffer.
2025 Officers
President: Aidan Bobik
Vice President: Stephanie Distler
Secretary: Lauren Pura
Treasurer: Kyle Paget
2025 Standing-Committee Chairs
Executive Committee
Aidan Bobik chair, Stephanie Distler, Lauren Pura and Kyle Paget
Finance Committee
Christina Tigani, chair
Aidan Bobik, Kyle Paget and Sarah Schreiber
Nominating Committee
Stephanie Distler, chair
Aidan Bobik and Kyle Paget
2025 Special-Committees
Planning Procedures & Evaluation Committee
Aidan Bobik, chair
Stephanie Distler, Andrew Mohney, Sarah Schreiber and Christina Tigani
Events & Engagement Committee
Andrew Mohney & Lauren Pura, Co-chairs
Aidan Bobik and Stephanie Distler
Grants & Fundraising Committee
Sarah Schreiber & Christina Tigani, Co-chairs
Vern Delong and Stephanie Distler
Landscape & Placemaking Committee
Harv Davison, Chair
Kyle Paget and Lauren Pura
Rehabilitation Committee
Vern Delong, Chair
Harv Davison and Kyle Paget
Heritage-Education & Welcome Center & Brick Block Committee
Stephanie Distler Chair & Curator/HEWC Coordinator
Vern Delong and Lauren Pura
Public Relations & Marketing Committee
Andrew Mohney & Lauren Pura, Co-chair
Stephanie Distler