J. Michael Schweder is President of AT&T Mid Atlantic States. He directs the corporate efforts in Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Schweder joined AT&T in 1983 as Director of Public Affairs in Harrisburg, PA. In 1985 he became Regional Director of Government Affairs in AT&T's Washington, D.C office until he moved to Corporate Headquarters in New Jersey in 1996. In 2000 he was named State President for New Jersey. Schweder served three terms as a Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1974-1980), and also served as a Member of Bethlehem, PA City Council (1998-2010). His Council Colleagues elected him President of City Council three times. He serves on numerous boards across the Mid Atlantic region, including the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce , New Jersey Business and Industry Association and the New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company. In 1971 he received a BA degree in Political Science from Lycoming College, Williamsport, PA, and completed the executive education program in business at the University of Michigan in 1987. He resides in Bethlehem, PA with his wife Annette.