United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley welcomed Laudy Allan of Crayola, Harrison Bailey III of the Wilson Area School District and Angela Connell of HNL Lab Medicine to its board of directors.

Marci Lesko, president and chief executive officer of United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley, said, “Laudy, Harrison and Angela bring thoughtful leadership and new perspectives that will help us strengthen partnerships, respond to emerging needs and create opportunities for more people to thrive.”

Allan serves as senior vice president of Global Operations at Crayola, where she oversees U.S. manufacturing, global logistics, transportation, customer service, engineering and facilities.

During her 19 years at Crayola, Allan has held a variety of leadership roles across global operations and information technology. Prior to joining Crayola, she held leadership positions in information technology and project management at Nabisco/Kraft Foods and Sony.

Bailey serves as superintendent of schools for Wilson Area School District. A lifelong educator with more than 30 years of experience, Bailey served as a special-education teacher and administrator in the Parkland and Bethlehem Area communities. He also served as principal of Liberty High School, where he led the school’s transformation into a trauma-informed campus and helped establish one of Pennsylvania’s few school-based wellness centers.

In 2021, he was named Principal of the Year for Pennsylvania. He is also co-founder of the Multicultural Student Leadership Conference, founder of HopeDealersGlobal LLC and a frequent speaker on education, student wellness and leadership. In addition to his work in education, Bailey is an advocate for public education at the state and national levels.

Connell serves as chief administrative officer at HNL Lab Medicine, where she oversees the Human Resources, Organizational Development and Compliance departments. She partners with the executive leadership team to strengthen organizational culture, elevate leadership capability and support the organization’s continued growth.

Before joining HNL Lab Medicine, Connell was the founder and principal consultant of Advantage HR Solutions, where she spent more than a decade advising organizations across health care and manufacturing helping executives navigate change, optimize costs and strengthen their talent ecosystems.

Allan, Bailey and Connell will serve three-year terms through June 2029.