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PA Dream Team – Lancaster County

Photo of a school program by the PA Dream Team Lancaster
Photo of a school program by the PA Dream Team Lancaster

The PA Dream Team – Lancaster County is presented and managed by LancasterMakes. The team represents the promise and future of advanced manufacturing in Pennsylvania’s Lancaster County. Dream Team members – who are among the best and brightest young professionals in the industry – make classroom presentations that encourage students to explore manufacturing careers.



Team Members

Bernard Cannon

Bernard Cannon

Talent Acquisition & Recruitment Manager
High Company

Jonathan Douthit

Jonathan Douthit

Project Engineer
Armstrong World Industries

Leon Good

leon Good

Chief Information Security Officer
Weaver Industries

Amethyst Kurtz

amethyst kurtz

Talent Acquisition Analyst
Armstrong World Industries

Damien Pantoja

damien pantoja

Operations Manager
Stryten Energy

Kayli Rentzel

kayli rentzel

Mechanical Project Engineer
Armstrong World Industries

Jordan Seacat

jordan Seacat

Supervisor, Hoist Production
Harrington Hoists

Aaron Shaffer

aaron Shaffer

Engineering Manager
Stryten Energy

Ben Smith

ben smith

Ben Smith, 3D Model-Based Estimator
High Concrete

Jim Weaver

jim weaver

President
Weaver Industries

Additional Team members

Cory Contres, Project Manager, Greiner Industries
René Martinez Jr., Assistant Production Supervisor EQ, Ecore
Ryan Masters, Quality Engineer, Ecore
Mike Youndt, CNC Programmer, Weaver Industries


Photo of a classroom presentation by the PA Dream Team Lancaster

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Lancaster Makes

PA dream Team coordinator, Lancaster County

Shannon Taggart
LancasterMakes, Mount Joy, PA
717.314.5860

Statewide program manager

Karen Buck
Manufacturers Resource Center (MRC), Allentown, PA
610.628.4626


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