Berks County Team

The Berks County staff team is led by Pamela “Pam” Shupp Menet, AICP, CEcD, Deputy CAO/Director of Economic Development and includes:

Derek Harris

Economic Development Coordinator
 

Ken Pick

Executive Director,
Berks County
Redevelopment Authority

David Hunter

Executive Director,
Berks County
Planning Commission

Peter Battaglia

Deputy Director, 
Berks County
Redevelopment Authority

Ashley Showers

Assistant Director,
Berks County
Planning Commission

Jeremy Zaborowski

Executive Director,
Berks County Industrial Development Authority

Planning Support

Berks County has engaged with Fourth Economy Consulting to support the planning process. Fourth Economy has also engaged the Center for Regional Analysis and Connect the Dots to support various components of the planning process.

Fourth Economy
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Advisory Committee

Jamal Abodalo

Director of Community Development & RRA,

City of Reading

Anthony Pomponio

Chief Lending Officer,
Riverfront Credit Union

Daniel Egusquida

Executive Director,
Barrio Alegria

Aaron Gantz

Senior Economic Development Director, GRCA

Marcelino Colon

Director of
Economic Development,
Centro Hispano

Bryan Cole

Broker,
NAI Keystone

Nathaniel Guest

Executive Director,
Colebrookdale RR Preservation Trust

Joe Malda

Consultant,
Economic Development,
First Energy/Met-Ed

Gregory Downing

Executive Director,
SCTA

Keith Mooney

President,
Berks Arts Council

Lisa Weaver

Social Entrepreneur Specialist, Berks LaunchBox-Penn State

Darleen Garcia

Executive Director,
Berks Latino Workforce Dev. Corporation

Becky Eshbach

Director of Marketing
& Strategy,
UGI Utilities, Inc.

Emily Wangolo

Deputy Director,
Dept. of Agriculture,
Berks County

Craig Nanna

Campus Pastor,
Life Church

Chris Spohn

Dir. of Operations
& Project Development,
Hamburg School District

Dayana Blandon

HR Manager,
DAK Americas, LLC

Robert Fischer

Exec. Vice President,
Customers Bank