Roberta Burkhart is a Communications Specialist for the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Council. In this role she is responsible for providing communications support to the implementation of the Highlands Regional Master Plan.

Roberta has more than 20 years of experience as a reporter, copy editor and editor at newspapers both big and small. She has written about and photographed breaking police and fire events; covered courts and government; interviewed noted authors, celebrities, and newsworthy individuals; authored a cooking column; penned restaurant reviews; wrote a cover story for a national magazine; and more.

Roberta earned B.A. degrees in Journalism and Spanish from the Pennsylvania State University.