Mr. Oester has been working for Tableland Services Inc. for over a year and has a degree in Business Management. His role as a Pardon Coach/Outreach is assisting clients with the successful completion of pardon applications and submitting them for merit review before their hearing, and assisting with their preparation for their hearing, when the time comes. He also attends various community events educating the public, public officials, and community members about the importance of this project. Mr. Oester is receiving an award from Community Action Association of PA from their “Faces of Action” campaign for the work done in his roles at Tableland Services Inc. Mr. Oester presented The Pardon Project at UPMC Recovery events, to Somerset County Commissioners, and clients in Tablelands housing program, with more presentations in the works for this summer. Mr. Oester truly believes that this project is helping people and changing lives in the community and he is excited to be a part of it!

Suzanne Sennett Smith has been a practicing attorney for over 30 years in York and Adams Counties. She has Pennsylvania roots, growing up in Erie and moving to York County in 1992 when she began clerking for Judge Uhler. After her year clerkship, she started at the York County Public Defender’s Office where she practiced for about 10 years. After leaving the Public Defender’s, she went into private practice. She is currently a member of the firm Fresh Start Law, PLLC where she continues to focus on criminal law. She has almost two decades of experience in Pardons and Expungements. She also is death penalty certified. Suzanne has been active in the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the York County Bar Association and the York County Bar Foundation, including being the York County Bar Association President in 2013. She has organized and run Pardon and Expungement clinics and Driver’s License clinics for the York County Bar Association. Suzanne has been a member of PACDL since 2000. She also teaches an undergraduate course on Criminal Trial Advocacy at Gettysburg College. In her free time, Suzanne is active in the York community. She previously served as a Director on the West York School Board. She is also an active member in the Uptown Rotary, the West York Foundation, and the Elks. When not volunteering for something, you may find her enjoying a craft beer or working in her yard and garden or spending time with her daughters.

Ms. Will practices in Somerset County where she is a member of the Somerset County Bar Association and focuses in the areas of real estate, family, juvenile, and estate planning and probate. She graduated from Duquesne University Law School in 2012 and from Susquehanna University in 2009 with a B.A. in Spanish and a B.A. in political science. She teaches paralegal courses at Penn Highlands Community College and is the only licensed attorney in Somerset County who is fluent in Spanish and able to represent Spanish speaking clients who require a translator. Ms. Will is actively involved in several nonprofit organizations including: Camp Sequanota, the Mary S. Biesecker Public Library, and Salvation Army of Somerset County. She and her husband are kinship foster parents. Ms. Will serves on the Pennsylvania Bar Association Solo & Small Firm Section Council and is the Council Secretary.