| Ed Cernic Jr. was born in Cambria County and
has been a life long resident of West Taylor Township.
He and his wife, Rosemarie, have two daughters; Kelly, who
is an elementary teacher in Philadelphia School District, and Marie, who currently resides in Chapel
Hill, North Carolina.
Since graduating
from Greater Johnstown High School in1972 Ed has had
strong ties to the local community and a desire to help
improve that community in any way he can. From 1974
to 1976, Ed was the president of the West Taylor Township
Volunteer Fire Department, and in 1977 he became the
Fire Chief.
In 1980 Ed was
elected as the West Taylor Township Supervisor, a position
he served dutifully for 17 years. In 1997 he
became a board member of both the PA Motor Vehicle Licensing
Board as well as the Greater Johnstown School Board.
From 2002 to 2003 Ed served as the Chairman of the Board
for the PA Motor Vehicle Licensing Board and was the
Board Secretary from 2003 to 2006. From 2001 to 2003 he also served as Board
President for the Greater Johnstown School Board, during
which time the construction of the new Greater Johnstown
High School was completed.
In 2004 Ed became
the County Controller for Cambria County as
well as a member of the Cambria County Transit Authority,
and for the last four years has served as their Chairman.
Ed has also helped
serve his community in other ways through his work as
the Democratic Committeeman, District Chairman and Executive
Board Member of the Cambria County Democratic Committee. He has served as President of the Cambria County Association
of Township Officials and as a former Executive Board
Member of the Cambria-Somerset C.O.G. and as a President
of the West End Lions Club. Ed has also been a member
of the Cambria County Hospital Authority Board, a former
Master of the Conemaugh Valley
F&AM Lodge #692 and a member of the Jaffa Shrine in Altoona, as well as President of the Johnstown Area Shrine Club.
For over 38
years Ed has also been involved in local business, creating
jobs and boosting the economy by being the Owner and
General Manager of Cernics Inc., an Owner and Partner of Cernics Real Estate Partnership and an Owner and Partner of
the Edward and Jeff Cernic Partnership.
Ed has been recognized
for Outstanding Service as West Taylor Township Supervisor,
he has received recognition from the state of Pennsylvania for being the first motorcycle dealer in the state to
be elected as Chairman of the State Board of Vehicle
Manufacturers, Dealers and Salespersons.
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