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THE CHAMBER & CREDC IS PLEASED TO HONOR
THE FOLLOWING BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS AS
RECIPIENTS OF THE 2025 CATALYST AWARDS.
ATHENA Leadership Award winner
Sheilah Borne
Penn State Health | Penn State University
Sheilah began in Penn State’s Office of Government
Relations in May 2004, representing Penn State
Health and College of Medicine’s interests on the
local, state, and federal levels of government.
Prior to her tenure with Penn State, Sheilah served
as a senior appointee in both the Ridge and
Schweiker gubernatorial administrations. She was
a congressional aid for U.S. Congressman George
Gekas after receiving a degree in political science from
Temple University.
Sheilah served as Mayor of Paxtang Borough,
Dauphin County from 2017 to 2022, and is running
unopposed for the same position beginning in January
2026. She has served on many non-profit boards and
commissions, one of the most meaningful being as
Chair of the Harrisburg Regional Chamber Board of
Directors in 2018.
Sheilah resides in Paxtang Borough, with her
husband, Tim, and their two children.
Athena leadership
Award Sponsor