City Council Members

Jean Belinski
David T. DiGiacinto
Karen D. Dolan
Robert J. Donchez
Eric R. Evans
Gordon B. Mowrer
J. William Reynolds

Jean Belinski
Term Ending: 2014

Occupation: Former Elementary School Teacher, Diocese of Allentown.

Education: Ss. Simon and Jude Elementary, 1948; Bethlehem Catholic High School, 1952; Northampton Community College, 1982.

Council Activities: Chair of Public Works Committee; Member of Community Development and Human Resources and Environment Committees; Library Board and Recreation Commission Appointee; and Bethlehem Authority Liaison.

Community Activities: Member of Bethlehem Area Public Library Board (2006-2009), Member of Alumni Board of Directors and Political Action Committee of Northampton Community College; Bethlehem Catholic High School Alumni Association; Bucks County Historical Society. Volunteer with the City of Bethlehem's Catholic Youth Organization. One-act-play director for Ss. Simon and Jude and Holy Infancy elementary schools for 31 years. Inducted in 1999 into Bethlehem Catholic High School's distinguished graduates hall of fame.

David T. DiGiacinto
Member of council 2010
Term Ending: 2014

Occupation: General Manager/Executive Vice President, National Pretzel Company

Education: Liberty High School, 1971; U.S. Military Academy at West Point, BS Engineering, 1975; Pilot Training Graduate, U.S. Air Force, 1976; U.S. Air Force Captain/Pilot in Command, 1981; Columbia University Marketing Management Program, 1990.

Council Activities: Chairman of Public Safety Committee; Member of Finance and Human Resources and Environment Committees; and Parking Authority Liaison.

Community Activities: Board Member of Bethlehem Boys and Girls Club of Bethlehem; former Board Member of Historic Bethlehem, Inc., Bethlehem Authority, and Lehigh Valley International Airport Authority; former Chairman of 412 Ahead Committee and South Mountain Area Redevelopment Team (SMART); Member of West Point Association of Graduates, Army Athletic Association, and Army Football Club.

Karen D. Dolan
Term Ending: 2014

Occupation: Teacher, Liberty High School, English and History; Executive Director of Illick’s Mill Partnership for Environmental Education, a non-profit corporation restoring Bethlehem’s Illick’s Mill into an environmental education center.

Education: Douglass College at Rutgers University, B.A. in English, 1989; Moravian College, Teaching Certification, 1990.

Council Activities: Chair of Community Development Committee; Member of Public Safety and Public Works Committees; Blighted Property Review Committee Appointee; and Bethlehem Housing Authority Liaison.

Community Activities: Historic Bethlehem Partnership, Council of Advisors, Member; Monocacy Creek Watershed Association, Board Member 1987-2007; President, Lehigh Valley Audubon Society, 2000-2005, Board Member 1995-2005; Lehigh Valley Greenways Committee, Member, 2004 to present; , Burnside Plantation, Secretary and/or Board Member, 1999-2004; Lehigh Valley Green Future Fund Committee, Member, Northampton County Co-Chair and/or Vice-President, 2000-2003.

Robert J. Donchez
Term Ending: 2012

Occupation: Legislative Assistant to State Representative Joseph F. Brennan; Teacher, Allentown School District, December 1972 to June 2007.

Education: Liberty High School, 1968; Kutztown University, B.S. in Comprehensive Social Studies and Political Science; 1972; Graduate Courses, Kutztown State University, Wilkes University, and Allentown College; Master's Degree Equivalent, 1991.

Council Activities: President of Council (2008-2011); President of Council (1998-2001).

Community Activities: Member of Bethlehem Area Public Library Board (2004-2007), Member of Southside Neighborhood Center (1990-1999 and 2004-Present), Bethlehem Tourism Authority (1991-96); Northampton County Drug & Alcohol Commission (1990-95); Bethlehem Receation Commission (1990-93); Bethlehem Zoning Hearing Board (1983-88); Northampton County Election Board (1983-88); Bethlehem Area Housing Development Corporation (1982-84); Bethlehem Housing Authority (1978-1982).

Professional Associations: Allentown Education Association, Pennsylvania Education Association, National Education Association.

Eric R. Evans
Member of Council 2010
Term Ending: 2014

Occupation: Teacher, East Hills Middle School, American History.

Education: Liberty High School, 1987; University of Pittsburgh, BS in Economics/Finance, 1991; University of Scranton, Masters in Business Administration, 1997; East Stroudsburg University, Teacher Certification, 1999.

Council Activities: Chairman of Parks and Public Property Committee; Member of Finance and Public Safety Committees; and Bethlehem Marketing Council of the Chamber of Commerce - Tourism Liaison.

Community Activities: President of City Line Little League; Coach of Notre Dame Midget Wrestling; Member of East Hills Moravian Church; past Coach of Softball and Director of Sports and Intramurals at East Hills Middle School.

Gordon B. Mowrer
Term Ending: 2012

Occupation: Retired, former Pastor, Advent Moravian Church, 1990-2002; Director of Lay Ministries, East Hills Moravian Church, 1989-1990; Pastor, Johnsonburg Methodist Church, Johnsonburg, NJ, 1978-1979; Past President of Hampson-Mowrer-Kreitz Insurance Agency 1959-1990; former Member of Council 1972-1974; former Mayor of Bethlehem 1974-1977 and 1987.

Education: Liberty High School, 1953; Dickinson College, B.A., 1959; Lehigh University, M. Ed., 1965; Moravian Theological Seminary, MAPC, 1989; Moravian Theological Seminary, Certificate in Theological Studies, 1992.

Council Activities: Chairman of Human Resources and Environment Committee; Member of Community Development and Parks and Public Property Committees; Lehigh Valley Planning Commission Appointee; and Redevelopment Authority Liaison

Community Activities: Member, Rotary Club of Bethlehem, Past Rotary President, 1980-1981, Past Rotary District Governor, 1983-1984; Past President, Bethlehem Area Chamber of Commerce, 1982-1983; Associate Chaplain, St. Luke’s Hospital, 1985-Present; Trustee, Laros Foundation, 1986-Present; Advisory Board, KNBT; Board Member, Moravian Book Store.

Denominational Activities: Hope Conference Center, NJ (Moravian Church Camp), 1990-2002; Bethlehem Area Moravians Ministries Committee, 1998-2002; Member Eastern District Evangelism Commission of the Moravian Church, 1996-2000; Member, Provincial Planning Council, 1994-1998; Insurance Committee for the Moravian Church, 1990-2000; Director, Moravian Village of Bethlehem Retirement Community, 2000-2002.

J. WILLIAM REYNOLDS
Term Ending: 2012

Occupation: Teacher, William Allen High School, History and Government

Education: Liberty High School, 1999; B.A.-With Honors in Political Science, Moravian College 2003.

Council Activities: Chairman of Finance Committee; Member of Parks and Public Property and Public Works Committees; and Library Board Appointee.

Community Activities: South Bethlehem Neighborhood Center (2006-Present), Mayor's South Side Task Force (2003-2007), Young Rotary Club of Bethlehem (2006-Present).