Franklin K. Schoeneman, a member of the Lehigh Valley Hospital–Schuylkill Board of Directors, is Chairman and CEO of Empire Education Group, the largest centrally owned and operated cosmetology school system in the country. Empire Education Group operates more than 85 schools in 21 states under the brand names Empire Beauty School and The Hair Design School. He has served as Chairman of the Pennsylvania State Board of Cosmetology. Schoeneman currently serves on the PA Economic Development Financing Authority (PEDFA). He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Bucknell University and has served as a trustee for the university since 2011. Mr. Schoeneman also serves as Chairman of the Schuylkill County Municipal Authority, and has served as a Board Member of the Pottsville Housing Authority as well leadership roles within the Rotary Club, Boy Scouts and Trinity Lutheran Church. His honors include awards from The American Association of Cosmetology Schools, Schuylkill Women in Crisis and the Anti-Defamation League.