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
Jeremy Zaborowski
Executive Director,
Berks County Industrial Development Authority
Ashley Showers
Assistant Director,
Berks County
Planning Commission
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.
Advisory Committee
Jamal Abodalo
Director of Community Development & RRA,
City of Reading
Anthony Pomponio
Chief Lending Officer,
Riverfront Credit Union
Daniel Egusquiza
Executive Director,
Barrio Alegría
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