ROC Cohort Program

The Chester County Community Foundation is pleased to be participating in the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Reinventing Our Communities (ROC) Cohort Program. This program brings together nine communities for a 10-week training focused on examining barriers for small business owners of color. In partnership with Race Forward, cohort participants will be equipped with racial equity tools to create a plan to address these barriers. #ROCSmallBizEquity

ROC Handbook

ROC Training Schedule

Indigenous Land Acknowledgement

Top 50 Orgs in Chester County

Chester County Community Foundation

Karen Simmons, President/CEO, karen@chescocf.org, 610.299.2219
Jamison Ludgate, Social Justice Outreach, jamison@chescocf.org
Mike DeHaven, CPA, Board Chair, mdehaven@rainer.com
Mike Horak, mdhorak1@comcast.net

Chester County Commissioners

Honorable Josh Maxwell, Commissioner, jmaxwell@chesco.org
Amy Cuthbertson, acuthbertson@chesco.org
Robert (Bobby) J. Kagel, County Administrator, rkagel@chesco.org, 610.344.6100

West Chester NAACP

Alice H. Hammond, President, Ahammond2naacp@yahoo.com, 610.696.3702 (home), 610.405.0386 (cell)
Tara Easterling, Secretary, easterling.tara@gmail.com, 216.536.9462
Cathy Moran, Member

Chester County Economic Development Council

Gary Smith, CEO, gsmith@ccedcpa.com
Michael Grigalonis, Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President, mgrigalonis@ccedcpa.com, 610.321.8214
Marrea Walker-Smith, DEI Officer, mwalker-Smith@ccedcpa.com, 610.733.2126

Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry

Guy Ciarrrocchi, Esq., President & CEO, guy@chescochamber.org, 610.725.9100
Joshua Snyder, Board Member, Joshua.Snyder@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Chester County Department of Community Development

Shaun Bollig, Planning Supervisor, sbollig@chesco.org, 610.344.6776
Jeannette M. Roman, OWDS, GCDF, Workforce Development Manager, jroman@chesco.org, 610.344.5311, 215.989.9461 (cell)

Chester County Funders

Tamela Luce, Phoenixville Community Health Foundation, tluce@pchf1.org, 215.697.0305
Chris Saello, United Way of Chester County, csaello@uwchestercounty.org
Beth Harper Briglia, CPA, CAP, Chester County Community Foundation, beth@chescocf.org, 610.696.8211
Michelle Legaspi-Sanchez, ChesCo Fund for Women & Girls, michelle@thefundcc.org, 484.356.0940
Vanessa Briggs, Brandywine Health Foundation, vbriggs@brandywinefoundation.org, 215.206.0345
Carrie Freeman, United Way of Southern Chester County, ceo@unitedwayscc.org

Community Business Leaders

Timmy Nelson, timtnelson@aol.com
Angeline May, AngelineMay@womenwillpower.com
Luis Tovar, tovarle54@gmail.com, luis.tovar@kaciescause.org

Project Organizer (consultant): Hugh Bleemer, hugh@chescocf.org, 484.678.0169