Our Mission

The Mission of the Johnsonburg Community Trust is to promote, obtain and administer revitalization projects for the Borough of Johnsonburg in order to attract new retail businesses and improve the business opportunities for existing retailers, in a way that:

1. Creates an appealing shopping environment by enhancing our existing building structures and architecture designs.
2. Utilizes and takes advantage of our regions rich natural resources and history to promote tourism and related businesses.
3. Includes ideas and input from all sectors of our population, both business and residential.
4. To improve the quality of life of the community of Johnsonburg by educating the general public as to the heritage of the community, by historic preservation, by aesthetic improvement and by the development of the arts.

Volunteers and directors during the July 11th, 2024, grand opening/ribbon cutting of the Heritage-Education & Welcome Center, photo credit Kenny Shaffer.

2025 Officers

President: Aidan Bobik
Vice President: Stephanie Distler
Secretary: Lauren Pura
Treasurer: Dawn Karellas


2025 Standing-Committee Chairs

Executive Committee

Aidan Bobik chair, Stephanie Distler, Lauren Pura and Dawn Karellas

Finance Committee

Christina Tigani, chair

Nominating Committee

Aidan Bobik, chair

2025 Special-Committees

Strategic Planning Committee

Aidan Bobik, chair

Event Committee

TBA

Grant Committee

TBA,

Fundraising committee

TBA

Design Committee

TBA

Landscape Committee


TBA

Rehabilitation Committee

TBA

Heritage-Education Center Committee

Stephanie Distler, chair.

By-Laws, Policies, and Procedures Committee

Aidan Bobik, chair