The Board of Ambassadors will honor Peter J Danchak, regional president of the Northeast Region of PNC Bank, as the 2024 Tribute to Courage Honoree at their upcoming Spirit of Hope Celebration on Friday, November 15, at Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Danchak joined PNC Bank in 1984 and has held various positions of responsibility in Corporate Banking. He was named Regional President of the Northeast PA Market of PNC Bank in January 2001.
Active in the community, Danchak currently serves as Chairman of AllOne Charities Foundation and Co-Chair of the Scranton Plan. He serves on the Board of Directors of AllOne Foundation and in 2020, he was appointed to the Early Learning Investment Commission Emeritus Advisory Council.
He also previously served as a member of the Board of Directors of the ARC of Northeastern Pennsylvania Foundation, Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Luzerne Foundation, Northeast Regional Cancer Institute, F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, King’s College, Keystone College, Johnson College, Junior Achievement of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Bankers Association, Greater Pittston Chamber of Commerce, Greater Scranton Chamber Board of Commerce and Scranton Lackawanna Industrial Building Company and Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber.
He served on the Board of Trustees of Marywood University, Scranton Preparatory School, and the University of Scranton Kania School of Management. Danchak also was the co-chair of the Pennsylvania Early Learning Investment Commission for 10 years.
Danchak received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the University of Scranton and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate degree from them in 2018.
The Board of Ambassadors is a group of individuals and business leaders in northeast Pennsylvania who have come together to raise funds & awareness to fight cancer in the local community through their support and promotion of a gala event.
The Spirit of Hope Celebration benefits the Northeast Regional Cancer Institute’s Community-Based Cancer Screening Navigation Program. This program helps individuals in northeast Pennsylvania get their recommended colorectal, breast, cervical, and lung cancer screenings.For more information about the upcoming Spirit of Hope Celebration, call the Cancer Institute at (570) 904-8808 or visit www.spiritofhopecelebration.org.
The Northeast Regional Cancer Institute is a nonprofit community-based agency serving seven counties in northeast Pennsylvania with offices located in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre for more than 30 years. Focusing on surveillance, community and patient services, and hospital and practice support services, the Cancer Institute invests 100% of its resources locally.
