City Council Members

Jean Belinski
David T. DiGiacinto
Karen D. Dolan
Robert J. Donchez
Eric R. Evans
Michael D. Recchiuti
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
Member of Council 2006 to present
Term Ending: 2014

Occupation: CEO and Executive Director of The Gertrude B. Fox Environmental Center at Illick's Mill: worked with Liberty High School students from 2001 to 2010 to restore condemned mill into adaptive re-use as an environmental center.

Retired: Bethlehem Area School District English Teacher 1990-2011.

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: 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
Member of Council Since 1996
Term Ending: 2012

Occupation: Chief of Staff to State Representative Joseph F. Brennan (2007-Present); Teacher, Allentown School District (1972 –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-Present) (1998-2002); Member of Public Safety Committee (Chairman, 2001-2008) (1996-1998); Member of Mayor’s Advisory Committee on Community Policing (2006-Present); Member of Mayor’s Task Force on Community Policing (2005); Member of Finance Committee (2002-2005) (Chairman, 2004-2005) (1996-1998); Member of Public Works Committee (2006-2008); Member of Parks & Public Property Committee (2002-2006); Member of Community & Economic Development Committee (Chairman, 1996-1998).

Community Activities: Member of Board of Directors-Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority (LANTA) (2011-Present); Member of Executive Board-Bethlehem Economic Development Corporation (1998-2002); Member of Board-Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation (1998-2002); Member of Board-Bethlehem Area Public Library Board (2004-2008) (1993-2000); Member of Board-South Bethlehem Neighborhood Center (2004-2006) (1990-1999); Member of Board-Bethlehem Tourism Authority (1991-1996); Member of Northampton County Drug & Alcohol Commission (1990-1995); Member of Bethlehem Recreation Commission (1990-1993); Member of Bethlehem Zoning Hearing Board (1983-1988); Member of Northampton County Election Board (1983-1988); Member of Board-Bethlehem Housing Authority (1978-1982); Associate Member of Fraternal Order of Police, Star Lodge #20; Member of Grover Cleveland Democratic Association; Member of Jefferson Democratic Club; Member of Good Fellows; Member of Regular Fellows.

Professional Associations: Pennsylvania State Education Association (Retired Member).

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.

Michael D. Recchiuti
Term Ending 2016

Member of Council 2012

Occupation: Attorney/Owner, Law Offices of Michael D. Recchiuti

Education: Freedom High School, 1995; Bachelor of Arts-Telecommunications, Pennsylvania State University, 1999; Juris Doctor, Western New England University, 2003.

Council Activities:

Community Activities: Board Member/Secretary, Bethlehem Parking Authority, 2009-2011; Member, Bar Association of Lehigh County, 2003-current, Young Lawyer’s Committee (2003-2009).

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).