Our Board
Chair
Crosby Wood
New Heritage Properties
Vice-Chair
Linda Lavender-Norris
Coatesville City Council
Treasurer
Bill Shaw
Life Transforming Ministries
Secretary
Donna Steltz
Western Chester County
Chamber of Commerce
Members
Pat Bokovitz
Chester County Department of Community Development
Vanessa Briggs
Brandywine Health Foundation
Jack Burkholder
Coatesville
Redevelopment Authority
Tammy Cansler Miles
Cansler Investment
Chip Huston
Chester County
Habitat for Humanity
Denise James
Farmers Insurance
Montez Jones
Judah Ministries
Amber Little-Turner
Coatesville Resident
James Logan
City of Coatesville
Kevin Myers
Chester County Planning Commission
John Newton
First Eastern Development Co.
Chaya Scott
Consultant
Gary Smith
Chester County
Economic Development Council
Thomas Swett
Kennett Economic Development
Our Mission
The mission of the 2nd Century Alliance is to develop and execute a strategy to build the City of Coatesville’s capacity to improve current conditions, stabilize the socio-economic stature of the City, foster economic development, and bring resources and community partners together for these purposes.
The 2nd Century Alliance is a Public/Private Partnership, funded by a collaboration between contributions from the private sector and the Chester County Department of Community Development.
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The 2nd Century Alliance employs a five-point approach to community revitalization:
Residential Neighborhood Strengthening
Downtown Revitalization
Jobs & Economic Opportunity
Quality of Life
Communications
You can find a detailed action plan supporting these primary strategies here.
Contact us for more information.
Our Partnerships
Funding support
is provided by:
Chester County Department of Community Development
Chester County Industrial Development Authority
Coatesville Area Partners for Progress
Gunard Berry Carlson Memorial Foundation
Hickory Bark Foundation
Stewart Huston Charitable Trust
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The 2nd Century Alliance works closely with the following groups to advance the collective mission of improving the Coatesville community.
Coatesville Redevelopment Authority
Western Chester County Chamber of Commerce
Chester County Economic Development Council