Governor Corbett Nominates Joseph Brion to Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board

HARRISBURG, Pa., July 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Tom Corbett today nominated Joseph E. "Skip" Brion, of West Chester, Chester County, to serve as a member of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, or PLCB.

Brion is a managing partner at the law firm of Buckley, Brion, McGuire, Morris & Sommer in West Chester. Since 1988, he has served on the Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority. He has also served on a number of other boards and civic organizations.

Brion holds a bachelors degree from St. Joseph's University and earned his law degree from the Villanova School of Law. He and his wife, Glenda, have two adult children.

Upon confirmation by the Senate, Brion will succeed Thomas Goldsmith, whose second term as a member of the PLCB has expired.

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, established nearly 80 years ago after the repeal of Prohibition, manages and regulates the beverage alcohol industry in the state. It operates approximately 625 retail locations statewide.

Media contact:  Kevin Harley, 717-783-1116

SOURCE Pennsylvania Office of the Governor