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 Board Profiles
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Meyer (Mike) Silver, Esq., Chairman, Silver & Silver
 Mike Silver, Chair, previously served as Vice Chair of The Ardmore Initiative and of the Streetscape Committee from 1985 to 2007. Silver is the Managing Partner of the law firm, Silver & Silver, which he founded with his wife in 1981. In 2000, Silver & Silver was selected Best Small Business by the Main Line Chamber of Commerce. Main Line Today named Mike Silver its 2004 Person of the Year.
Silver brings a long history of leadership experience in working with a number of non-profit agencies. He was elected President of the National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives in 1990, and testified before the House of Representatives seeking ways to make the disability system more equitable. In addition, Silver founded and chaired the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Disability Law Committee from 1995 to 2004; served as Chairman of the Arthritis Foundation of Eastern Pennsylvania from 2003 to 2006; and currently is the Advocacy Chair for Eastern Pennsylvania. He also recently completed a one-year term as President of the Rotary Club of Ardmore. Silver and his wife Cindy reside in Bryn Mawr with their three sons |
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Michael A. Coughlan, Vice Chairman, State Farm Insurance
 Mike Coughlan, Vice-Chair, is the owner of State Farm Insurance in Ardmore. Coughlan has served The Ardmore Initiative since 2004 as Treasurer and member of the Executive Committee. He also serves on the township’s Ad Hoc Committee for the Ardmore Transit Center and Business District Revitalization Project. He lives with his wife and three sons in Broomall. |
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Brett Swain, Treasurer, Swain Techs
 Brett Swain, Treasurer, is President and Founder of Swain Techs/Swain Online, is an accomplished executive and community leader with more than 10 years of progressively responsible experience managing employees, collaborating with project teams and establishing his own successful consulting firm. He is an astute analyst, especially in dealing with information technology issues, and a creative, “outside-the-box” thinker. Brett is a solutions-oriented professional who excels at managing projects and building team collaboration. |
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Larry Gee, Secretary, Suburban Square Properties
 Larry Gee, Secretary, is the General Manager of Suburban Square. Gee has been actively involved with the Ardmore Business Community since he started with Suburban Square, serving as the former Vice President of the Ardmore Business Association and board member of The Ardmore Initiative .
Larry Gee has been an active board member, Executive Committee member, and has served as Co-Chair and Chairman of the Ardmore Swings Golf event. Gee is also the Committee Co-Chair of the Design committee. He and his partner Brian are residents of Haverford and Rehoboth Beach. |
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| Board Members |
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Mack Emanuel, Wells Fargo Insurance Services
 Mack Emanuel is the Senior Vice President of Wells Fargo Insurance Services , and was previously the owner of an insurance agency from 1963 to 2003. Mack is an alum of Lafayette College and is a current resident of
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Haven Freihofer, Mahoney Realty Group, Inc.
 Haven Freihofer is the Chair of Streetscape committee. She is the Managing Director for Luxury Residential Sales for Mahoney Realty. A resident of Ardmore, Haven is a member of the Ardmore Rotary and is Secretary of The Ardmore Business Association. |
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Fenton J. FitzPatrick, Beneficial Savings Bank (retired)
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Bernard S. Halfpenny, Halfpenny Management Company
 Bernie Halfpenny is Vice-President of Halfpenny Management Company, a real estate management company specializing in the management of residential apartment buildings in Philadelphia and the surrounding suburbs, including five buildings in Ardmore. Bernard started his employment with Halfpenny Management in 1993. He resides in Ardmore with his wife and three children. |
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Gregory Matusky, Gregory FCA Communications
 Greg Matusky, president and founder of Gregory FCA, an Ardmore-based public and investor relations firm that employs more than 40 professional in downtown Ardmore. |
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Jamie Lokoff, MilkBoy Recording Studio
 Jamie Lokoff is the co-owner of MilkBoy Recording & MilkBoy Coffee. He moved his recording studio to Ardmore in December of 2001. Almost 5 years later, he opened MilkBoy Coffee, Ardmore’s only Live Arts venue and independent coffee house. |
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Nancy Scarlato, The Junior League of Philadelphia, Inc.
 Nancy Scarlato is a resident of Ardmore and a past president of the Junior League of Philadelphia, which owns and operates the thrift shop at 27 West Lancaster Avenue in Ardmore. Nancy is Co-Chair of the Events and Marketing Committee. |
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Colette Speakman, Merion Tribute House
 Colette Speakman, a long-time supporter of Ardmore, is the manager of the Merion Tribute House. She was the Executive Director of The Ardmore Initiative , then Ardmore 2000, for many years. She currently serves on the Executive Committee. She lives in Havertown with her husband and 2 children. |
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| Chairman Emeritus |
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Charles F. Ward, Ward Associates
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| Other Notable Persons |
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Gary Weisband, Ardmore Initiative Accountant
 Gary Weisband, Accountant is a self employed CPA with an office in Ardmore, PA. His business focuses on small businesses and individuals and performs bookkeeping, payroll and income tax services. His firm provides personalized service for all of his clients. He resides in Wynnewood, PA with his wife of 20 years, Wendy, and they have two sons in Lower Merion High School. |
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Anna Durbin, Esq., Solicitor
 Anna Durbin, the solicitor for the Ardmore Initiative, is a lawyer who has lived in Ardmore for almost 29 years,and whose offices are at 50 Rittenhouse Place, in Ardmore. Her practice focuses on criminal defense, employment, contracts, and work on non-profit boards. She and her husband, Peter Goldberger, also a lawyer, have three daughters who have attended Lower Merion Public Schools. Anna graduated from Stanford University and met her husband while they were students at Yale Law School. |
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| Ardmore Initiative Staff Members |
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Christine Vilardo, Executive Director
 Christine Vilardo was appointed as Executive Director of The Ardmore Initiative in April, 2007. Christine is a former dancer, choreographer, and scuba Instructor. In addition to her years of service to Ardmore as an Officer & Board member of both The Ardmore Initiative and The Ardmore Business Association, Christine brings years of experience both in non-profit arts management as well as in retail store management. |
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Linda Suter, Assistant to the Executive Director
 Linda Suter started as assistant to the Executive Director of The Ardmore Initiative in October 2006. She resides in Delaware County with her husband, Michael, and their 4 children. |
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