5 Quotes by Meryl Thomas

One of the things I've always tried to do as president of the (Penn Hills) PTA is to get everyone moving in the same direction, no matter what the project was.

I am definitely concerned about the businesses closing. I want to see businesses opening up in Penn Hills. People need to understand we need to support our local businesses.

These days, anybody who is considering moving to Penn Hills is going to go on the Internet to get more information. Our presence there needs to be stronger.

A lot of the (business) people already know me because our kids went to school together or one of their loved ones was in the nursing home or hospice where I worked. It's nice to already have a connection to them. It's been a very smooth transition for me.

I guess the timing was right for me. I sent in my resume, got an interview and was offered the job.