 Steven J. Samara
Steve came to the PTA in 1996 after twelve years in the Senate of Pennsylvania as Executive Director of the Senate Communications and High Technology and Senate Finance Committees. He was the Republican Executive Director of the Communications and High Technology Committee when that body considered and passed the Chapter 30 legislation which laid the groundwork for the deployment of the broadband telecommunications network in the state.
Steve became PTA’s President in 2008 after more than 11 years as PTA’s Vice President. Steve is responsible for lobbying local exchange industry positions before the House, Senate, Governor’s Office and all state-level policy-making and regulatory bodies. Steve also oversees the association’s weekly and monthly publications.
Steve and his wife Kris live in New Cumberland with their two sons Matt and Zach. Steve is a Board Member of the Hugh O’Brian Youth Foundation and Secretary/Treasurer of the Harrisburg Trade Association Executives. |