Volunteer Leadership
CHAIR
Bill Shaw
Life Transforming Ministries
VICE-CHAIR
Linda Lavender-Norris
Coatesville City Council
TREASURER
John Newton
First Eastern Development Co.
SECRETARY
Donna Steltz
Western Chester County
Chamber of Commerce
PAST CHAIR
Crosby Wood
New Heritage Properties
MEMBERS
Michelle Allen
Mimi's Favorite Things
Jack Burkholder
Resident/Coatesville RDA
Doug Byers
Prosper Bank
Tammy Cansler-Miles
Cansler Investment Group
Don Cochran
Cellarium Wine Cellars
Dennis Dantzler
Downtown Property Owner
Chaya Scott
Consultant
Stephen Shinn
Midway Arts/MarkLane Properties
Tom Taylor
Brite Realty
Thomas Swett
Kennett Economic Development
PARTNERS
Patrick Bokovitz
Chester County Dept. Community Dev.
Vanessa Briggs
Brandywine Health Foundation
Chip Huston
Coatesville City Administration
Denise James
Coatesville Growing Greater
Kevin Myers
Chester County Planning Commission
Gary Smith
Chester County Economic Dev. Council
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:
Cansler Investment Group
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