Pennsylvania Game News - August 2018 - 48

Commissioners appointed to posts

Scott Foradora, Dennis Fredericks return board to full complement.
Two vacancies on the Pennsylvania
Board of Game Commissioners were
filled recently by Scott H. Foradora,
of DuBois, and Dennis R. Fredericks,
of Amity, to bring the board to its full
complement of eight.
Foradora was selected from Region
3, which includes Cameron, Centre,
Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Jefferson,
McKean and Potter counties. This
position was left vacant when former
Game Commissioner David Putnam's
term expired.
Fredericks was selected from Region
2, which includes Allegheny, Armstrong,
Beaver, Fayette, Greene, Indiana,
Washington and Westmoreland counties.
This position was left vacant when
former Game Commissioner Robert
Schlemmer's term expired.
Commissioners are selected from eight
geographic areas of the Commonwealth to
ensure uniform representation throughout
Pennsylvania. Once appointed, however,
commissioners represent all Pennsylvania
citizens, not just those from their regions.
Foradora grew up in Brockway in
Jefferson County. A member of the NRA
and the Eastern Wild Sheep Foundation,
and graduate of Indiana University of
Pennsylvania Foradora runs an insurance
business in DuBois.
He's been a hunter since age 12, which
he said will serve him well on the board.
"I'll look at issues from our hunters'
perspective," he said. "It's an honor to
be on the board of an agency with such a
proud and storied history. I want to work
toward increasing hunter participation,
especially with the Mentored Youth
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Hunting Program. I have three sons who
participated in the program, and my wife
Paula, who hunts, got involved in that
program with my boys as well," he said.
Fredericks is serving his second term
on the board. He served a prior term from
1991 to 1999. He's the sixth individual to
serve a second term as a commissioner.
Fredericks has lived his entire life
in Washington County. He's a lifelong
hunter and trapper who loves to hunt
ruffed grouse.
Fredericks graduated from Penn
State Mont Alto campus in 1972 with a
degree in forest technology. In 1992, he
attended Colorado State University for a
structured course in wildlife management
designed for individuals who have been
politically appointed to a position to
affect management policy for wildlife
resources.
He retired after 42 years as an
environmental engineer and manager
of conservation properties and activities
for CONSOL Energy. He is a member
of many sportsmen's organizations and
conservation groups, including the NRA,
Ruffed Grouse Society, National Wild
Turkey Federation and Ducks Unlimited,
to name a few.
As a commissioner, Fredericks said he
looks forward to the opportunity to once
again work with Game Commission staff
to manage our wildlife resources.
"First and foremost, the agency needs
to be adequately funded, and I will do all
I can to get this done," Fredericks said.
Foradora and Fredericks were
appointed June 5. Each will serve fouryear terms.
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