Lewisburg Neighborhoods Hires Director of Marketing and Community Engagement

Jessie Lee Bilger joined Lewisburg Neighborhoods as the nonprofit's new Director of Marketing and Community Engagement, a position created to sharpen the organization's public-facing work across housing, downtown vitality, and neighborhood stabilization in Lewisburg.

The hire signals a deliberate organizational push toward expanded community outreach. Bilger's responsibilities will span raising Lewisburg Neighborhoods' public profile, promoting housing programs and repair resources, coordinating volunteer and civic engagement activities, and serving as the primary communications lead connecting the nonprofit to the residents, businesses, and partner organizations it works alongside, including the Borough of Lewisburg, downtown business groups, and local housing partners.

Lewisburg Neighborhoods has long operated at the intersection of affordable housing, landlord engagement, and small business support in Union County. The organization's programs include home repair assistance, rental counseling, façade improvement coordination, and neighborhood beautification projects. Adding a director focused solely on marketing and community engagement means those services can reach more residents who may not yet know the resources exist.

The announcement arrives against a backdrop of sustained attention on downtown revitalization and housing stability in Lewisburg, where collaborations between county government, Bucknell University, and nonprofit partners have shaped the community's development priorities in recent years. Regional conversations about development pressure, preservation of neighborhood character, and how to convert Bucknell-related visitor traffic into durable economic activity for small businesses have made organizations like Lewisburg Neighborhoods increasingly central to local planning discussions.

With Bilger now in the role, Lewisburg Neighborhoods is positioned to increase its visibility around home repair programs, rental counseling services, and small business promotions heading into spring and summer. A stronger communications operation could also influence how residents engage with public input processes on housing and land-use decisions across Union County, giving the nonprofit a louder voice at the table where those conversations happen.