Whitlatch resigns as Mon Valley Alliance CEO
Chris Whitlatch is resigning as chief executive officer of Mon Valley Alliance, the alliance announced in a news release Friday afternoon. His last day will be Jan. 18.
Whitlatch, a Uniontown native, will become the chief marketing officer for a private equity firm in Allegheny County. A search for his replacement is underway.
John Easoz, board chairman of MVA and the Mon Valley Alliance Foundation, will serve as acting CEO beginning Jan. 19. He said in a statement: “With his broad-based foundation experience and substantial community contacts, Chris was the perfect fit to be the first CEO of MVA and MVAF. He worked tirelessly to help the Mon Valley become a better place.”
Mon Valley Alliance and Mon Valley Alliance Foundation were formed in April 2016, out of a merger of the Middle Monongahela Industrial Development Association and the Mon Valley Progress Council. Among its accomplishments, the alliance has brought new companies to Alta Vista Industrial Park in Fallowfield Township, pushed redevelopment in Charleroi and Monongahela and assisted organizations with Community Foundation grants.