Kathy Dahlkemper

Our host Joel Natalie participates in Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper's weekly news conference on COVID-19. But every couple months, we invite her to the program for a more in-depth conversation. To begin the month of February, Mrs. Dahlkemper spoke to questions about the unprecedented year of 2020, the vaccine rollout, and outreach efforts to underserved communities.

On Tuesday, Joel had a one-on-one conversation with Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper.  The extensive discussion focused on the budget, the upcoming election, the Community College, and of course, the latest on the Covid-19 pandemic and how it’s affecting the people and businesses in Erie.

On our Thursday program, we attempted to stay on top of the breaking news regarding the coronavirus pandemic, while learning the impact of the shutdown on different parts of the local economy. With us on was Amanda Duncan, Program Director of the Young Erie Professionals. Then PA Attorney General Josh Shapiro discussed with Joel Natalie how his office is investigating price gouging on essential items across the Commonwealth. Finally, Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper joined Joel in discussing the latest directions for keeping people safe.

On the next We Question and Learn program Tom Pysz talks with County  Executive Kathy Dahlkemper discussing the state of the county,  addressing key points from Public Health to our Entrepreneurial  Ecosystem. Then Tom Talks with Dr. James Fisher, Associate Provost at  Edinboro University, along with Ed McKean, talking about the preview event March 18th at Edinboro University and the PBS documentary, “A More  Or Less Perfect Union’.

On the Monday program, we welcomed back to the Joel Natalie Show Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper. She gave an update on the status of the application for the stand-alone Erie County Community College, and in the meantime made her best case for that proposed institution. It was another important conversation here on TalkErie.

On our Wednesday edition of the Joel Natalie Show, we welcomed Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper back to the show.  Our conversation with her and Director of Administration Gary Lee centered around the upcoming 2020 budget and tax increase, staffing decisions, and the priorities for the county in the coming year. 

Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper discusses the public safety radio  system, Erie County Public Library’s Idea Lab at Blasco Memorial  Library, the county data center, the Blue Zones project, and more. In  the second half of the program, Mark Amendola, Executive Director of  Perseus House Charter School of Excellence, along with Dr. Nick  Viglione, Perseus House Chief Educational Officer, discuss the  activities of the school.

Rotary 6 - 5-19 Kathy Dahlkemper by Rotary Club of Erie

We began the new week learning about the new forward-facing one-stop portal to access Erie County's economic development ecosystem called ChooseErie.com. Guiding us through the project was Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper, Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership CEO James Grunke, and Director of Capital Formation of Flagship Opportunity Zone Development Company Brett Wiler.

In a wide-ranging 90-minute conversation, Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper and Executive Pulse owner and Emerge 2040 standing committee member Laith Wardi joined Joel Natalie for a four-year anniversary update on the Emerge 2040 regional master plan. Joel and his guests had a frank conversation on the status of all eight of the plan's major topics: Economic Growth & Development, Education & Job Training, Vibrant & Safe Communities, Land Use, Transportation & Infrastructure, Arts, Culture & Recreation, Environment, Community Health, and Regional Collaboration & Leadership.