IMAGINE Berks is here!
The IMAGINE Berks Strategic Economic Development Action Plan was adopted and implementation is underway. Stay up to date with implementation and our public presentations by joining our mailing list!
To download and read the plan, click on the picture
of the plan to get started!
The County has identified $20 Million + for Year 1
implementation strategies to date.
To learn about what this funding is supporting,
check out the Project Updates section.
As we implement, we will continue sharing our findings
and strategies with all of Berks County.
Want a short overview of the plan?
Download the IMAGINE Berks Handout here.
IMAGINE Berks es más que un proceso de planificación ...
Es una oportunidad para que la comunidad dirija acciones que nos ayuden a realizar nuestra visión de Berks County como un lugar donde todos los residentes y negocios puedan prosperar, donde la innovación y el emprendimiento puedan florecer, y donde la diversidad de la región sea celebrada y apoyada, permitiendo que los residentes de todo Berks County prosperen.
Desde luego, el resultado de este trabajo será un Plan de Acción para el Desarrollo Económico, pero esa es solo la primera meta.
Partiremos desde allí para comenzar a invertir tiempo y recursos en las cosas que nuestra comunidad identifique como áreas de oportunidad y los retos que debemos abordar.
Este sitio web será un recurso que continuará evolucionando para compartir información acerca del proceso de planificación, solicitar sus ideas y opiniones, y apoyar la transparencia en nuestro trabajo. Esperamos que pueda unírsenos durante el transcurso de los próximos meses. Imaginemos y construyamos un mejor Berks County.
Berks County Team
The Berks County staff team is led by Pamela Shupp Menet, AICP, CEcD, Director of Economic & Community 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 worked with Fourth Economy Consulting to support the planning process and plan development. Fourth Economy 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
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
Lisa Weaver
Social Entrepreneur Specialist, Berks LaunchBox-Penn State
Violet Emory
Executive Director,
Berks Latino Workforce Dev. Corporation
Becky Eshbach
Director of Marketing
& Strategy,
UGI Utilities, Inc.
Emily Wangolo
Executive Director,
Dept. of Agriculture,
Berks County
Chris Spohn
Director of Project Development, Pre-College
and Summer Programs, Albright College
Keith Mooney
President,
Berks Art Council
Dayana Blandon
HR Manager,
DAK Americas, LLC
