Michael DiBerardinis

Michael DiBerardinis is a former Philadelphia public official and current professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Fels Institute of Government.

DiBerardinis was born in Downingtown, Pennsylvania. After graduating from St. Joseph's University in 1971, he became a community organizer and housing activist in the Kensington neighborhood, where he helped organize 1000 families to occupy and renovate abandoned buildings; eventually more than 80% became legal homeowners.^[1] In 1991 he ran for Philadelphia City Council and after losing the election was appointed as Recreation Commissioner by Mayor Ed Rendell.^[2]

He was Managing Director under Mayor Jim Kenney from 2016 to 2018 and has also served as Philadelphia's Deputy Mayor for Environmental and Community Resources and Commissioner of the Department of Parks and Recreation, as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, as a trustee of Pennsylvania State University, and as a Daniel Rose Fellow at the Urban Land Institute .^[3]^[4] ^[5]

References

^ Kennedy, Pete (October 6, 2016). "Community service from the ground up". Italian-American Herald. Today Media.
^ Newall, Mike (January 9, 2019). "After nearly a half century of service, an activist turned city honcho walks away, hopeful". Philadelphia Inquirer.
^ "Michael DiBerardinis (PA)". Project Vote Smart. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012.^{[dead link]}
^ "Michael DiBerardinis - Secretary of Conservation & Natural Resources". Governor's Cabinet Officials. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on 2011-10-01.
^ "DCNR secretary resigns". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 7, 2009.

Cabinet of Governor Ed Rendell (2003–2011)

Cabinet
Secretary of Community and Economic Development	Dennis Yablonsky (2003–2008) George Cornelius (2009–2011)
Secretary of Aging	Nora Dowd Eisenhower (2003–2008) John Michael Hall (2009–2011)
Insurance Commissioner	Diane Koken (2003–2007) Joel Ario (2007–2011)
Secretary of Corrections	Jeffrey A. Beard (2003–2011)
Secretary of Transportation	Allen Biehler (2003–2011)
Secretary of the Commonwealth	Pedro Cortés (2003–2010) Basil L. Merenda (2010–2011)
Secretary of General Services	Don Cunningham (2003–2005) James Creedon (2005–2011)
Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources	Michael DiBerardinis (2003–2009)
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Director	David Sanko (2003–2004) Adrian R. King (2005) James R. Joseph (2005–2007) Robert P. French (2007–2011)
Secretary of Health	Calvin B. Johnson (2003–2008) Everette James (2008–2011)
Secretary of Banking	A. William Schenck (2003–2006) Steven Kaplan (2007–2011)
Secretary of Environmental Protection	Kathleen McGinty (2003–2008) John Hanger (2009–2011)
State Police Commissioner	Jeffrey B. Miller (2003–2008) Frank Pawlowski (2008–2011)
Secretary of Public Welfare	Estelle Richman (2003–2011)
Secretary of Labor & Industry	Stephen Schmerin (2003–2008) Sandi Vito (2009–2011)
Secretary of Agriculture	Dennis C. Wolff (2003–2009) Russell Redding (2009–2011)
Secretary of Revenue	Gregory Fajt (2003–2007) Tom Wolf (2007–2008) Stephen Stetler (2009)
Adjutant General of Military & Veterans Affairs	William B. Lynch (2003–2004) Jessica L. Wright (2004–2011)
Secretary of Administration	Robert S. Barnett (2003–2004) Michael Masch (2004–2005) Joe Martz (2005–2007) Naomi Wyatt (2007–2010) Christian Soura (2010–2011)
Secretary of Education	Vicki Phillips (2003–2004) Francis Barnes (2004–2005) Gerald Zahorchak (2006–2011)

Executive Officers
Chief of Staff	John Estey (2003–2007) Gregory Fajt (2007–2009) Steve Crawford (2009–2011)
Director of the Office of Health Care Reform	Rosemarie Greco (2003–2008)
Secretary of Planning & Policy	Donna Cooper (2004–2010) Ian Rosenblum (2010–2011)
Secretary of Legislative Affairs	Steve Crawford (2003–2009) Colleen Kopp (2009–2011)
Secretary of the Budget	Michael Masch (2003–2008) Mary Soderberg (2008–2011)
Inspector General	Donald Patterson (2003–2011)
General Counsel	Leslie Anne Miller (2003–2005) Barbara Adams (2005–2011)