Ambassador Committee
Chamber Ambassadors play a vital role in promoting and maintaining member engagement. Ambassadors are responsible for personally welcoming new member businesses and guiding them through all the benefits the Chamber has to offer. Ambassadors also assist in retaining current Chamber membership, reaching out to existing members on a regular basis to ensure that the organization is providing value to them.
Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month at 8:30 am at the Chamber office.
For questions regarding the Ambassador Committee, please contact the Chamber office or the Committee Chair listed below.
Committee Members
Randy Christy, Committee Chair (GWCC Board of Directors member)
DNB First
484-359-3580
rchristy@dnbfirst.com
John Beardsley
Beardsley Agency
484-200-7511
jbeardsley@farmersagent.com
Michael Dell
Univest Bank and Trust Co.
610-344-3049
dellm@univest.net
Jack Ellis (Committee Recording Secretary)
First Resource Bank
310-235-4700
jellis@firstresourcebank.com
Jack Enright (GWCC Board of Directors member)
Fred Beans Ford Lincoln of West Chester
610-696-4700
jenright@fredbeans.com
Pattie Diggin
West Chester University
610-436-2014
pdiggin@wcupa.edu
Melissa Hawes
Miles Financial Management, Inc.
484-320-8711
melissa@milesfinancialmgt.com
Isaac J. Jean-Pierre
MacEkree Harvey, Ltd.
610-436-0100
ijeanpierre@macelree.com
Kristen Ladd
Unruh, Turner, Burke & Frees, P.C.
610-692-1371
kladd@utbf.com
Hollie McDonald
McDonald Mobile
610-470-4858
mobilemcdonald@gmail.com
Mac Neilon
Penn Office Products, Inc.
610-431-0140
mac@pennofficeproducts.com
Michael Rist
DNB First
484-359-3046
mrist@dnbfirst.com
Christopher Sloane
USI Affinity My Benefit Advisor
610-537-1429
christopher.sloane@usi.com
Chris Sniscak
City Wide of Southwest Philadelphia
484-473-8174
csniscak@GoCityWide.com
Leigh Timberman (GWCC Board of Directors member)
Infiniti of West Chester
610-696-6700
ltimberman@infinitiofwestchester.com
Benjamin Ventresca
Brandywine Consulting Group, Inc.
610-696-1905
bjventresca@brandywineconsulting.com
Chamber Staff Liaison
Dave Fairman
610-696-4046
dave@gwcc.org
Business Advocacy Committee
This committee makes recommendations on a position that the Chamber should consider on local, regional and state legislative issues that may impact member businesses.
Meetings are held the fourth Wednesday of each month at 4:00pm at the Chamber office.
For questions regarding the Business Advocacy Committee, please contact the Chamber office or the Committee Chair listed below.
Committee Members
Michael Gill, Committee Chair
Buckley, Brion, McGuire, & Morris LLP
610-436-4400
gillm@buckleyllp.com
Matt Holliday (GWCC Board member)
Chester County Prothonotary’s Office
610-344-6300
mholliday@chesco.org
Patrick M. McKenna (GWCC Board member)
Gawthrop Greenwood, PC
610-696-8225
pmckenna@gawthrop.com
Brad Moore (GWCC Board member)
Moore Maguire Real Estate
610-720-0226
brad@mooremaguiregroup.com
Mark P. Thompson (GWCC Board member)
Lamb McErlane PC – Attorneys at Law
610-701-4407
mthompson@lambmcerlane.com
Daniel R. Zajac, CFP®, CLU, AIF®, EA (GWCC Board member)
Simone Zajac Wealth Management Group, LLC
610-363-1344
daniel@simonezajac.com
Randy Christy
DNB First
Robert Croll
Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union
John J. Cunningham, IV, Esq.
Lamb McErlane PC
Ronald K. DellaVecchia
DellaVecchia, Reilly, Smith & Boyd Funeral Home, Inc.
Nathan Edmunds
Union Community Bank
Seamus M. Lavin
Wetzel Gagliardi Fetter & Lavin LLC
Pamela Leland
The Hickman
Laura Melfi
First Priority Bank
Alan Novak
Novak Strategic Advisors
Dr. Jim Scanlon
West Chester Area School District
Brian Shire, Esq.
Susanin, Widman & Brennan, P.C.
Chamber Staff Liaison
Mark Yoder
610-696-4046
mark@gwcc.org
Volunteer Committee
Support the Chamber’s marquee events.
For questions regarding the Volunteer Committee, please contact the Chamber office or the Committee Chair listed below.
Committee Members
Robert Croll, Co-committee Chair
Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union
610-696-4999
robertc@fmfcu.org
Matthew Shea, Co-committee Chair (GWCC Board member)
West Chester University
610-436-2867
mshea@wcupa.edu
Matt Holliday (GWCC Board member)
Chester County Prothonotary’s Office
610-344-6300
mholliday@chesco.org
Sara Missett (GWCC Board member)
West Chester Area School District
484-266-1018
SMISSETT@wcasd.k12.pa.us
Holly Gill
Computer Systems Resource, Inc.
Ken Knickerbocker
VISTA.Today
Sgt. Bryan Tate
US Army Recruiting Center
Deborah Watson
Technical College High School, Brandywine Campus
Membership Engagement Committee
Support the Chamber’s membership growth by actively identifying new member opportunities. This committee will work to identify features and benefits for specific member market segments in order to successfully increase membership and retain current members.
Meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at 3:00 pm at the Chamber office.
For questions regarding the Membership Engagement Committee, please contact the Chamber office or the Committee Chair listed below.
Committee Members
Mark Sammarone, CIC, CISR, Committee Chair (GWCC Board member)
Arthur Hall Insurance
610-696-2394, x119
mds@arthurhall.com
Debi Friedmann (GWCC Board member)
Blue Dog Printing & Design
610-430-7992
debi@getbluedog.com
Arlene McGranaghan (GWCC Board member)
Daily Local News
610-235-2634
amcgranaghan@dailylocal.com
Stephen R. McDonnell, Esq.
Gawthrop Greenwood, PC
Rebecca Worthington
Benchmark Federal Credit Union
Chamber Staff Liaison
Mark Yoder
610-696-4046
mark@gwcc.org
Professional Development Committee
The Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce proudly offers the best in ongoing educational programming for businesses of any size and has an impressive portfolio of offerings to accommodate our member’s needs, interests and availability. Our goal is to be a first-class resource for like-minded professionals to learn, teach and connect while providing tools to do better business in the greater West Chester area.
Educational Programming and Offerings
- Educational Panel Discussions (includes breakfast or lunch)
- Online Resources for Business Owners and Professionals
- Leadership Series
- Professional Development Programs
- Educational Workshops
- Women’s Executive Roundtables
- Executive Roundtables
Committee Members
Michael G. Louis, Esq., Committee Chair (GWCC Board member)
MacElree Harvey, Ltd.
610 840-0228
mlouis@macelree.com
Marjorie Wentz (GWCC Board member)
Trinity Wealth Management, LLC
610-296-2020
mwentz@trinity-wealth.com
Mickey Hall, ARM, ARM-P
Francis Hall Insurance Services
Donna Urian, CPA, MST
Fischer Cunnane & Associates, Ltd.
Terri Edgar
YMCA of Greater Brandywine
Chamber Staff Liaison
Bethany Kopp
610-696-4046
bethany@gwcc.org