Debbie
Riegner, President, CEDC
Debbie Riegner
is Secretary-Treasurer of TR Insurance Group. She is a member of the
Perkiomen Valley Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, President
of the Board of Directors of the Community Music School, a Past President
and member of Central Perkiomen Career Women’s Club and the Community
Club of Collegeville. She is a resident of Collegeville. She
is also a past chairman of the PV Chamber Board Of Directors.
Andrea
Baptiste
Andrea Baptiste started her first term as a Collegeville Borough
Council member in January 2008. She is the Chairperson for the
Business Liaison Committee, serves on the Finance Committee and
the Public Safety Committee.
Ms. Baptiste was selected to serve as a Board Member for the
Collegeville, Economic Development Corporation as well as being
appointed to the Central Perkiomen Valley Regional Planning Commission.
Presently, she is the Collegeville Democratic Committee Municipal
Chairperson and has always been avidly interested in community
groups and committees.
Ms.
Baptiste manages the Construction Department for one of the region’s
most prominent real estate development companies, The Goldenberg
Group, in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. She has been a resident of
Collegeville, Pennsylvania since. 1997.
Brian
Dubas
Brian Dubas
is Vice President/Senior Business Development Officer for Meridian
Bank in Devon, PA. Brian joined Meridian in January, 2009, after
spending more than 10 years at Commerce Bank. At Commerce,
Brian served briefly as Assistant Manager in Lansdale, PA, before
his promotion to Branch Manager in Collegeville, PA, where he served
from October, 2000 to October, 2006. During this time, Brian
served as President of the Perkiomen Valley Chamber of Commerce,
President of the Perkiomen Valley School District Foundation, President
of the Montgomery County Bankers Association, and President of
Kiwanis of the Lower Perkiomen Valley-Collegeville. Brian
also held a position on the Steering Committee of Save the Speakers'
House, Inc., and was a founding member of the Collegeville Economic
Development Corp. In 2007, Brian was promoted to Retail Market
Manager in Chester County for Commerce.
Currently, Brian is a Board member of Best Buddies of Pennsylvania, a Board member
of Pottstown Symphony Orchestra, and an active member of the Perkiomen Valley
Chamber of Commerce, the Tri-County Chamber of Commerce, Professional Business
Network, Synergy Works and Kiwanis of the Main Line.
Brian is a 1997 graduate of the University of Delaware, and holds a Bachelor's
of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing. Brian,
his wife, Jennifer, and his children, Liam and Lily reside in Collegeville.
Trevor
J. Hart
Trevor Hart
is branch manager of the Harleysville National Bank branch in Collegeville
and serves on the Perkiomen Valley Chamber of Commerce Board of
Directors. Trevor is a 1992 graduate of the Pennsylvania Business
Institute, and served active duty in the U.S. Navy from 1986-1989.
Michael
High
Michael High is
Managing Principal for Patriot Financial Partners LP a $300 million
private equity fund. Prior to joining Patriot he was Harleysville National
Corporation’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
Mr.
High is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the State of Pennsylvania,
and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the Smeal
College of Business Administration at The Pennsylvania State University,
University Park.
Mr.
High’s professional affiliations and activities include: member
of the Pennsylvania and American Institutes of Certified Public Accountants,
Board member of Collegeville Economic Development Corporation; Board
member of the Penn State Great Valley Advisory Board, member and past
President of the Perkiomen Valley Optimist Club, Collegeville, PA,
former Director of the Pennsylvania Economy League, Philadelphia, and
former Finance Director of the Valley Forge Council of Boy Scouts,
Valley Forge, PA.
Cathy
Kernen
Cathy has
over 35 years’ experience in communications and PR, with
the last 24 years of her career concentrating in healthcare
PR. She has held executive level and management positions
both in the U.S. and internationally with four pharmaceutical
companies: AstraZeneca, Astra/Astra Merck, Merck, and CIBA-Geigy
(now Novartis). She also has experience from the PR agency
side, having served as a Senior Account Executive at Burson-Marsteller’s
head office in NYC. Since 2007, Cathy has headed up Kernen
Communications LLC, a virtual PR agency. Cathy resides
in Collegeville, PA, where she has served two terms as a Councilwoman
and is very active in local politics and candidate campaigns. Cathy
holds a B.A. in English Literature and a B.S. in Secondary
Education from the University of Cincinnati and is the mother
of Katie, a grown daughter. In addition to her position
on CEDC, she is also a board member of the Perkiomen Valley
Regional Planning Commission.
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Pastor
Martha Kriebel
Pastor Martha
Kriebel has served as Pastor of Trinity Church since 1979. She
serves as chair of the Collegeville-Trappe Ministerium. She
considers herself to be a student of local history, encouraged
by family ties to "Bean's Store, Creamery," and by
being one in a family of Ursinus College graduates.
Pastor Kriebel is a graduate of the Philadelphia High School for Girls, Ursinus
College, Lancaster Theological Seminary, and the Lutheran Seminary at Philadelphia.
Cheryl
Marple
Cheryl Marple served
as a director in the Health Economics and Outcomes Research Group for
AstraZeneca prior to her retirement in 2003. This position was the
culmination of a productive career in public health including the publication
of a number of journal articles and abstracts. She holds a BA in French
from Ursinus, a MS in Library Science from Villanova, and a Masters
in Public Health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
and is a member of the Delta Omega Honor Society.
Cheryl’s position on the CEDC Board is a result of her long-time interest
in community development.
Gary
Pearson
Since 1999 Gary Pearson has been a loan officer for a division
of Guaranty Bank, FSB, and currently works in the Collegeville
office. Gary earned a B.B.A. from Ursinus College, an M.B.A. from
St. Joseph's University, and has served as a member of both the
U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force reserve components. His home has been
in Schwenksville since 1992.
Scott Rhoades
Scott Rhoades is the owner of Pudel LLC and Chaconne
LLC, restaurant and bakery companies doing business in North Central
New Jersey. Mr. Rhoades also
has held executive positions with Pepperidge Farm, Inc.; owned a marketing/management
consulting firm; and taught Marketing and New Venture management courses at Polytechnic
University School of Management, Brooklyn, NY.
Mr. Rhoades is a graduate of Ursinus College, where he is currently a Trustee
and previously was a member and past president of the President's Council. Mr.
Rhoades also holds an MBA in Marketing from the University Of Bridgeport School
Of Business.
Jonathan
E. Rinde
Jonathan E. Rinde is a partner with Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, LLP. His
practice includes all matters relating to the environmental aspects of real estate
development and management. Mr. Rinde handles matters related to wetlands and
storm water regulations, sewage facilities and their planning, brownfields redevelopment,
military base conversions, business transactions, and environmental litigation.
Mr. Rinde is on the Board of Directors of the Conservancy of Montgomery County,
and also serves as a member of the Montgomery County Agricultural Lands Preservation
Board. He is active in water resource issues and is a Board Member of the Perkiomen
Watershed Conservancy. Mr. Rinde is also a member of the Collegeville Economic
Development Council. Formerly, Mr. Rinde was an Executive Board Member and Chairperson
of the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, Inc. He is also on the Steering
Committee for the Harpur College (Binghamton University) Alumni National Law
Advisory Council.
Frank
Sautner
Frank Sautner
is the owner of DaVinci's Pub in Collegeville and a real estate
investor in the City of Philadelphia. He started his career
in the automobile industry and worked as a Finance Director
for the John Kennedy organization for 15 years. Prior
to opening DaVinci's Pub, Frank owned a restaurant in Manayunk
for six years. As a restaurant and property owner he
felt it was important to be a part of the neighborhood civic
association. Frank joined the Wissahickon Civic Association
and was eventually asked to become a board member to help open
up communications between the businesses in the area and the
residents. He has lived in the Collegeville area with
his wife and three children for the past 12 years.
Hudson
B. “Pete” Scattergood, Chairman
Hudson B. "Pete"
Scattergood is the former Senior VP for College Relations at Ursinus
and current VP Development of Montgomery Hospital in Norristown.
He is a Founding member of the CEDC and a former President. Pete
and his family are residents of Plymouth Meeting.
Ken
Schaefer
Ken Schaefer
is a Senior Advancement Officer and Assistant Secretary to
the Board of Trustees at Ursinus College. He graduated from
Ursinus in 1970 with a B.A. in Political Science. Prior
to moving with his family to Chester County, he was active
in the Collegeville community, serving as a member and Chair
of the Borough Planning Commission, a member of the Borough
Council (Chair of Public Safety and Finance Committees), and
later as Borough Treasurer. He also has served as a Board
member and President of Spring-Ford Counseling Services in
Royersford.
Geoff
Thompson
Geoff has been involved in municipal government for 15 years. Prior
to becoming the Collegeville Borough Manager, Geoff served as manager
of Hatfield Borough for 5 years, Assistant Manager for the City
of Garden City, Michigan for 4 years, and Assistant Public Works
Director for the City of Clemson, South Carolina for 2 years.
Geoff
is a native of Shippensburg, PA.
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