Newsmakers for December 11

Dec. 11—Barley Snyder

Barley Snyder partner Maria Di Stravolo Elliott has been named to the Fulton Theatre board of trustees.

The performing arts venue in downtown Lancaster brings in national touring productions and fosters community engagement through its numerous theater training programs.

Elliott is a partner in Barley Snyder's Real Estate Practice Group, Construction Industry Group and other firm groups. She has a passion for the performing arts, singing as a cantor at St. James Catholic Church in Lititz and performing in various musicals and comedies during her younger years.

In addition to her board service with Fulton Theatre, she is the president of Venture Lititz and a member of the Lititz Rec Center Development Committee. She previously served on the board of directors for the Lititz Regional Community Development Corporation and the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra along with many other local organizations.

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Barley Snyder attorney Martin R. Siegel was recently named president of The Daily Pennsylvanian Alumni Association (DPAA) — an organization of alumni contributing to the University of Pennsylvania's student newspaper, The Daily Pennsylvanian.

The DPAA was founded in 1987 with a mission of connecting its alumni members and student staff of The Daily Pennsylvanian and currently has more than 3000 members. As president of DPAA's board of directors, Siegel provides mentorship, communication and fundraising efforts, and assistance to students with media operations. He will serve a three-year term. Siegel, who is a University of Pennsylvania graduate (1977), served as a managing editor of The Daily Pennsylvanian in 1976.

Siegel is a member of the Barley Snyder Real Estate and Environment & Energy practice groups. Prior to joining the firm, he spent more than two decades as a litigator at the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection where he litigated more than 250 appeals in state and federal courts and in front of the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board. His experience has led him to leadership positions with a multitude of nonprofit organizations across central Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic.

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