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Member News & Information May/June 2012
Providing Leadership and Opportunity for business
2012 Officers Scott Mayes, Chairman Comcast Spotlight
Timothy R. Jefferis, Chairman-Elect TD Bank
Chris Tolsdorf, Vice Chairman Tolsdorf Oil Lube Express
Rob Partridge, Secretary WC Area School District
Donna Urian, Treasurer Fischer Cunnane & Associates, Ltd.
Mike Brown, Past Chairman KMRD Partners, Inc
Board of Directors Mary Bigham WCDish.com
Bryan Brockson EDiS Construction & Development
Thomas Ciccarone Parkway Dry Cleaners
Letter from our new President I was extremely honored when Scott Mayes, our current Chairman of our Board of Directors, called me to offer me the position of the President of the Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce. It has been my pleasure to work for the Chamber for the last three years under the leadership of our past President,
John J. Cunningham, IV
Katie Doherty. I now look forward to working with you, our Chamber members, and leading our Chamber to the next level. For those of you whom I haven’t had the pleasure to meet, let me give you a little background. I have worked for the Disney Company on large scale special events such as Walt Disney’s 100th Birthday and the 30th Anniversary of Walt Disney World. I came to the Philadelphia area in 2002 to work with Lincoln Financial Group and lead their Sports and Event Marketing Strategy. continued to page 18
Lamb McErlane PC
Ronald K. DellaVecchia DellaVecchia, Reilly, Smith & Boyd Funeral Home, Inc.
Guy T. Dunn 1-800-905-GEEK / Geeks on Call
Mark Ernest Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union
Thomas Gavin The Chester County Hospital
Liz Golding 1N Bank
Nicole Grebloskie Arthur Hall Insurance
Bruce Griffin YMCA – West Chester Area
Frank Jacquette Jacquette Consulting, Inc.
Mell Josephs Student Services, Inc. West Chester University
Jeannie McGinn McGinn Marketing Works
An All Around Experience- The 5 Senses First Friday, May 4th, The 5 Senses on West Market Street in West Chester, will begin the celebration of their 7th anniversary with munchies & cheer and a 3 day sale. “When we first opened, this street was bleak,” Karen Cavin, this small gallery owner commented. “There was Kaplan’s, The Painted Plate, Gilberts and me, but I could see the potential. Now we have Greene Street Consignments, Carlino’s, Pietro’s Prime, Spice and Main Line Custom Clothiers. West Market Street is now a great shopping street.”
Arlene McGranaghan Daily Local News
Patrick McKenna, Esq. Gawthrop Greenwood, PC
Andrew McMenamin DNB First
Brian Miller Mars Drinks North America, LLC
Marisa Powell Pietro’s/Nonna’s Restaurants
www.greaterwestchester.com
After 30 years in graphic design, Cavin decided she wanted to open a gallery featuring affordable, functional art & gifts. “I closed my graphics business because it wasn’t fun anymore,” Cavin said. “My background and de-
gree is in art, and I wanted to get back to that. I enjoy running the store much more than graphic design because I can be more creative.” The word Cavin uses to describe herself and the items she sells in the store is ‘bold’. “If it’s not bold and colorful it gets lost in here,” Cavin said. “I like color. That’s why I painted my gallery turquoise and continued to page 19