Kim Kmetz
Main Street Manager
Easton Main Street Initiative
Greater Easton Development Partnership
325 Northampton Street
Easton, PA 18042
610-533-9588
kim@eastonpartnership.org

Ms. Kmetz began her career as a sales and account rep for two major textile firms in New York City. After spending 11 years as a full-time mother, she returned to the workforce in 2002 as the Manager of Volunteer Resources for Easton Heritage Alliance and The 1753 Bachmann Publick House in downtown Easton.

Ms. Kmetz began her employment as the manager of the Easton Main Street Initiative (EMSI) in 2006. She is responsible for the management of more than 30 committee volunteers who work toward the continued strengthening and revitalization of Easton’s central business district, applying the Four Point Approach of the Main Street program and over 100 episodic volunteers. EMSI, formed in 2005, has seen significant successes over the years under Ms. Kmetz’s direction. EMSI was named the #1 performing Main Street program in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 2009, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019.

Ms. Kmetz holds a B.S. degree from Thomas Jefferson University with a major in Textile Management and Marketing.  She served on the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Downtown Center (PDC) from 2008 through 2014 and currently serves on the Board of Directors for Keystone Core Services, a subsidiary of the PDC. She serves on the Board of Directors of The Village on College Hill, an aging-in-place community,  and is an active member of the College Hill Neighborhood Association, College Hill Porchfest Committee and First United Church of Christ, Easton.

Julie VanOsdol
Assistant Main Street Manager
Easton Main Street Initiative
Greater Easton Development Partnership
325 Northampton Street
Easton, PA 18042
610-250-2076
julie@eastonpartnership.org

Julie graduated from Lehigh University in May of 2023 with a degree in Business and Economics, majoring in Management. During her studies she participated in several meaningful projects involving innovative entrepreneurship, marketing, and research. She spent a year as a research fellow for the Lehigh Valley Social Impact Fellowship on the Beyond Bars team, a project geared towards the issue of the school-to-prison pipeline in the Lehigh Valley area.

Julie was a Public Relations Editorial Intern in the Summer of 2022, where she gained valuable experience working for a non-profit to benefit the culture in her community. She later worked as the Public Relations Coordinator for The Alternative Gallery in Allentown, Pa., another non-profit arts organization.

As an Easton native, Julie is thrilled to be part of the Easton Main Street Initiative, and contribute her skills to her own hometown. She began her employment as EMSI Assistant Manager in September of 2023, and she is your main point of contact for Community and Business E-Updates, Downtown Easton Gift Cards, website updates, Easton ornaments, and so much more!