Staff

Lisa Riggs serves as President of the Economic Development Company of Lancaster County and EDC Finance, having joined the organizations in July 2014. She has led the organization’s increased focus on supporting existing businesses to stay and grow in Lancaster, while adding data analytics to underpin EDC’s economic strategies. Prior to joining EDC, she served as President of the Lancaster Barnstormers, a professional minor league baseball team, based in Lancaster, PA, and as President of the James Street Improvement District (JSID), a community and economic development organization focused on parts of the City of Lancaster.

The first phase of Ms. Riggs’ career occurred in Baltimore, MD. She served as Vice President of Economic Development for the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore. Prior to that she helped shape the early years of the Greater Baltimore Alliance, a regional economic development marketing effort.

Ms. Riggs resides in East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, with her husband and one high schooler. Her daughter is a sophomore at Penn State University in State College. Ms. Riggs is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University. She currently serves her community by serving on the Boards of the Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, the Pennsylvania Economic Development Association, Discover Lancaster, and the Lancaster STEM Alliance. She also chairs the Steering Committee of the Lancaster Clean Water Partners and serves on the Lancaster County Agricultural Council and the Lancaster County Transportation Technical Advisory Committee.

September 2021

Lyle Hosler serves as Vice President and is responsible for overseeing EDC Finance Corporation’s loan activity for business and agricultural enterprises.

Before joining EDC, Lyle held finance positions at Fidelity Investments and Fulton Bank. A graduate of Susquehanna University with a B.S. degree in Business Administration, Lyle completed his graduate studies with an M.B.A from Penn State University.  In addition to his work at EDC, he is active with St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, enjoys spending time with his family, and impressively constructs an outdoor ice rink in his backyard during the winter.

John Biemiller, Director, Business Retention & Expansion, has served EDC in varying capacities in his many years with us.

John is a graduate of Franklin & Marshall College and is a Certified Economic Development Finance Professional. In addition to his EDC responsibilities, he serves on the PA Manufacturing Advisory Council and the Boards of Directors of the Pennsylvania Economic Development Association, the Lancaster County Workforce Development Board, and Brethren Village. Outside of work, John enjoys biking and hiking with his family.

Joe Flanagan joined EDC in 2020 as Economic Development Financing Manager and work with the business retention and expansion team.

Joe earned his B.S. in Business Administration with a concentration in marketing from Elizabethtown College.  He went on to receive his M.S. in Accounting from Liberty University.  In his free time, he enjoys playing sports and spending time with family and friends.

Owen Heller joined EDC in 2021 as Senior Lending Underwriter and now serves as Credit Manager. Owen’s previous experience in economic development and years in the commercial banking industry allow him invaluable insight while working with borrowers.

Owen earned a BA in political science from Elizabethtown College.

April Hennessey joined EDC in 2021 and now serves at Project Officer for the finance team. She will play an important role in supporting the organization’s primary mission to work with existing businesses to stay and grow as well as supporting intentional and other business opportunities. April will interact with EDC Finance’s portfolio of commercial and agricultural loans as she provides key support to all phases of a project.

Mike McMonagle joined EDC full-time in September 2022 to lead the charge on establishing and executing a marketing strategy that supports EDC’s and EDC Finance’s work in the local business community.

Previously, Mike has served as a marketing director for a local hospitality group and a web development agency; features editor for a  Central PA regional magazine; and a public relations practitioner for an award-winning PR firm in Northern Virginia. Most recently, Mike had been providing a variety of marketing and creative content services for Lancaster-based businesses as MCKLCO Creative Studio.

Mike earned a BA in Communications (Public Relations) from Loyola University Maryland. When he’s not working, Mike spends his time  adventuring with his wife and daughters, playing music, and working on his yard.

Rae Ann Miller joined EDC as a full-time Data Analyst in 2022 following a year-long internship with EDC’s Center for Regional Analysis through The Shalom Project. Rae Ann shows great enthusiasm for integrating data analytics into economic development and the insights that data brings to help further EDC’s mission. Prior to joining EDC, she taught math to seventh graders. Rae Ann has a BA in Mathematics from Goshen College.