Who We Are
Joanne B. Ladley
Vice President, Owner
Kitchen Kettle Village
Intercourse, PA
After over thirty years of collaborating with her mother and two brothers to lead the development of Kitchen Kettle Village, Joanne has decided to make way for the third generation of family members. Kitchen Kettle started as a small retail store with a manufacturing kitchen and grew to become a community of over 35 shops, restaurants and lodging rooms that hosts almost a million people each year. Presently, as the owner of The Inn at Kitchen Kettle Village, Joanne manages to keep her fingers solidly in the business, while having the opportunity to work with North Group clients and partners and still having time to enjoy her children and granddaughter. Joanne currently serves on the Lancaster
General Health Board of Trustees and chairs the Lancaster General Medical Group Board.
Favorites:
- My home in Big Timber, Montana
- Allyson, Ryan & Autumn – my daughter and her family
- Scott & Heidi – my son and his fiancé
Strengths:
- Seeing the big picture (which means forgetting some of the details)
- Stretching people beyond their own perception of their capabilities
- Understanding the importance of relationships
- Seeing all the options and presenting them for others to be able to decide a course of action
- Curiosity about new things and willingness to try them
Leisure activities:
- Cooking
- Singing in the church choir
Things that may surprise you:
- I've sung leading roles in a number of operas
- Every day I try to do something unexpected — as ordinary as a yoga class, or as whimsical as buying a piece of art
Favorite expressions:
- "If you don't dare, you're doomed to dullness."
- "Traveler, there is no path. Paths are made by walking."
