Volunteers
GETTING INVOLVED WITH THE JOSEPH PRIESTLEY HOUSE
Volunteering your time and talents is a way to support the community and preserve the history of the Joseph Priestley House.
The Visitor Center Assistant will perform a variety of tasks related to the operations in the FJPH Visitor Center. This will include answering phones, admissions and gift shop sales. This position helps extend the resources of the FJPH to better assist and direct the needs of our visitors.
The JPH Tour Guide/Docent will perform the task of leading groups of visitors on tours of the Joseph Priestley House. This will include a physical tour of the house, answering questions about the house and the Priestley family. This position helps extend the resources of the FJPH to better assist the needs of our visitors.
Creates a strong foundation for a sustainable organizational preservation and restoration effort, including cultivating partnerships, community involvement, and resources for FJPH.
Creates a positive image of FJPH through existing and new programs and events and oversees all of their promotional activities.
Creates a historically accurate presentation of the JPH through the oversight of all projects (exhibits, period pieces, etc.) related to the house and grounds. This includes research, authentication and historical accuracy of all projects, tours and continued maintenance.
Creates a community setting that enhances the physical and visual assets of JPH as well as reflects a historical representation of colonial gardens using native PA plants.
Works with a team to ensure the necessary upkeep of the sites facilities
Assist with the recruitment and retention of FJPH members. This includes responding to membership inquiries, maintaining membership contact list with designated levels, mailing membership packets. Ensuring that members are added to the newsletter and volunteer lists
Assist with writing and/or gathering information for articles for FJPH quarterly newsletter.
This also includes graphics and photographs as well as mailing/emailing the newsletter to all individual and organizational subscribers.
Assist with the recruitment, training and retention of FJPH volunteers. This includes maintaining volunteer applications, volunteer contact list, notifying and organizing volunteers for events/programs and track volunteer hours. Ensure that volunteers are added to the newsletter list.
College Student Interns are always welcome especially in the areas of graphic design, web design, social media and virtual programming.
Training will be provided and each volunteer position has a job description.
Friends of Joseph Priestley House can’t do it without you! Thank you for considering being part of our team.
Questions or additional information regarding these volunteer opportunities, please send an email to Murrie Zlotziver, FJPH Operations Manager,
Volunteer Sign-up Form
Board of Directors
Colleen Epler Rutths
FJPH President
Harry Lewis
FJPH Vice President
Tim Botts
FJPH Treasurer
Colleen Epler Rutths
FJPH President
Volunteer since 2005
Harry Lewis
FJPH Vice President
Volunteer since 2021
Wade Johnson
FJPH Treasurer
Volunteer since 2017
Phillip Brogdon
FJPH Secretary
Murrie Zlotziver
FJPH Operations Manager
Jonathan Bixler
Member
Jennifer Kosmin
FJPH Secretary
Volunteer since 2018
Laurie McCants
Volunteer since 2016
Volunteer since 1995
Jon Bixler
Volunteer since 2019
Ginger Aurand
Member
George Godlewski
Member
Lisa Mertz
Member
Steve Klinger
Member
Lisa Mertz
Volunteer since 2021
Ginger Aurand
Volunteer since 2021
Phillip Brogden
Volunteer since 2021
Ex-Officio Board Members
Hope Kopf
Volunteer since 1995
Ron Blatchley
Volunteer since 1983
JoAnn Long
Volunteer Coordinator
Volunteer since 2001
Volunteers
David Ruths
Volunteer since 2017
Dixie Gavason
Volunteer since 2008
Michael McWilliams
Volunteer since 2017
Shelly Paul
Volunteer since 2009
Dee Ann Casteel
Volunteer since 2014
Deb Bernhisel
Volunteer since 2016
Bill Simpson
Volunteer since 2008
Julie Shipe
Volunteer since 2018
Sam Geise
Mary Zimmerman
Ken Kopf
Ruth Ann Miller
Susan Brook
Angela Gockley
Cindy Inkrote
Amanda Specht
George Specht
Manny Mills
Volunteer since 2018
Henry Rovnyak
Volunteer since 2020