About The Irwin Project
Board Members

The Irwin Main Street Project has a board of eight members. They have all been on the board since its beginning in 2004.

Gerald R. O'Brien, Jr. has served as the Chairman of the Board of the Irwin Project since December 2006. Mr. O'Brien is an attorney for Burns, White & Hickton, LLC of Pittsburgh, PA., with a primary focus on defense litigation, as well as construction law, and real estate transactions, use and development. Prior to joining The Irwin Project, Mr. O'Brien was
Vice-Chairman of Route 130 Citizen's in Motion of Penn Township in Westmoreland County.

Michael J. Pochan is the Vice President of the board and is on the Promotions Committee. He has his own company, Edgewood Systems. He is also the secretary of the Irwin Business and Professional Association (IBPA).

Bill Hawley is the Treasurer of the board and is also Chairman of the Irwin Borough Planning Commission and a board member of the Norwin Historical Society. He works as an engineer for Allegheny Energy, and he is married to Tracy with two sons, Joey and Andy. Hawley is also involved with the Norwin Junior Wrestling Program and the Takedown Club.

Hallie Chatfield is the Design Committee Chair of the Irwin Main Street board. She currently serves as the Revitalization Coordinator for the Redevelopment Authority of Westmoreland County and provides technical assistance to many of the communities in Westmoreland County. Prior to this position, Chatfield was the Project Manager for the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor. She earned a B.A. in History from Saint Vincent College and is currently pursuing a M.A. in Historic Preservation at Goucher College. Chatfield also serves as the Norwin Historical Society Board Treasurer and Holiday House Tour Chairperson. She resides in North Huntingdon with her husband, son, and dog.

Deborah Kelly is the Secretary of the board and is on the Promotions, Economic Restructuring and Hometown Streets committees. She is President of Preferred Staffing, Inc. Debbie is past-president of the White Oak Chamber of Commerce, an active member of the Irwin Business and Professional Association, and on the Board of Directors for the Regional Chamber Alliance.

Dana Carleo Krydick is a consultant for the Westmoreland County Federated Library System. Prior to taking on the challenge of leading a countywide Integrated Library System project, she was the Director of the Norwin Public Library where she facilitated a 2.1 million dollar state-of-the-art building project. The new library opened September 2004. Dana earned a B.A. in Journalism/Communications from Point Park University and a Masters in Library and Information Sciences from the University of Pittsburgh.

David M. Sinclair is on the Economic Restructuring Committee of the Irwin Main Street board. He is a state certified real estate appraiser and real estate agent. Sinclair is also a partner in KCS, Inc., a real estate investment and development company. He is the President of St. Joseph’s Benevolent Society and a member of the Norwin Historical Society.

Donn Henderson is the manager of the Irwin Main Street Project. He has previously been the Main Street Manager for Charleroi, PA, from 1999 to 2005. He is also the owner and operator of Donn Ray Henderson Productions Mobile Disc Jockey Services. Henderson is also in his second term as the Fallowfield Township Supervisor. In the past, he has been President of the Mon Valley United Way, the Fallowfield Township Lions Club, and the Mon Valley Initiative; furthermore, Henderson has been a board member of the following: Washington County Redevelopment Authority, Washington County Tourism Board, Greater Charleroi Community Development Corp., and Washington County Health Partners. He resides in Fallowfield Township in Washington County with his wife, Lorrie, and his son, Ryan.