Dorothy “Dottie” White Mertz has announced her intention to seek reelection as Loyalsock Township tax collector on the Republican ticket for an eighth term in the May primary.

She was elected as Tax collector in 1998, and has served as President of the Lycoming County Association of Tax Collectors since 1999. She has been a member of the Pennsylvania State Association of Tax Collectors since 1998 and currently sits on the Board as District V Representative. She was appointed as State Convention Chairperson from 2013-2023, overseeing seminars and training of over 300 tax collectors statewide. She has also taught Tax Collector classes for Pa. State Association of Township Supervisors

Dottie has maintained the voluntary designation of Pa. Qualified Tax Collector since its inception in 2001.

Dottie was also appointed in 2002 by the Loyalsock Township and Loyalsock School District to collect Business Privilege, License and Local Services Taxes. She joined the Pennsylvania Business Privilege and Mercantile Tax Collectors Association in 2002 and has been on the Board of Directors since 2005.

She formerly was Manager of Inventory Control for Williamsport Wirerope Works where she was responsible for inventory and auditing of 14 warehouses throughout the United States. She also was an independent contractor for Bethlehem Wire Rope before its sale to Williamsport Wirerope Works.

Earlier employment included Manufacturing Manager for GTE Fiber Optic Products on Reach Road in Williamsport and ITT Fiber-Optic Products in Roanoke, VA.

Dottie is a licensed Realtor, holding her GRI designation, and was a director on the Lycoming County Board of Realtors.

She holds a degree in Business Administration from Thomas Edison State College in Trenton, New Jersey and has pursued additional studies in business, human resources, accounting, and computer programming, from the Pennsylvania College of Technology, Penn State University and Lycoming College.

She is a member of St. Ann’s Catholic Church. She was also a member of the Williamsport Chapter of the American Business Women’s Association: Business Associate of the Year 2008, former Board member and Secretary of The Wyrope Credit Union, and a member of the Loyalsock Garden Club. She was a member of the Board of Governors at the Community Arts Center, and the Joint Accounting and Legal Advisory Committee for Penn College and Professional Education Act 48 Committee for Loyalsock School District.

Dottie and her husband Bob reside in Loyalsock Township.