About Us — Membership and Committees

Authority Membership

The SRPRA and it is made up of the following members (pictured left to right):

• Peter Urscheler, Phoenixville Mayor
• Scott France, Executive Director of the Montgomery County Planning Commission
• Kenneth Lawrence Jr., Montgomery County Commissioner
• Christian Y. Leinbach, Berks County Commissioner
• Brian O'Leary, Executive Director of the Chester County Planning Commission
• Marian Moskowitz, Chester County Commissioner
• Jim Gerlach, President of the Greater Reading Chamber Alliance
• Eddie Moran, Reading Mayor
• David Zellers, Director of the Montgomery County Commerce Department (not pictured)

Thomas Frawley is the Interim Executive Director.

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Committees

Planning Committee

The Planning Committee focuses on the development of documentation and performance of analyses that are technical or environmental in nature, preparing applications for federal and state grants and related programs, and engaging the support of consultants as necessary, to enable the Authority to achieve its goal of restoring passenger rail service restoration in the Reading–Philadelphia corridor.

• Chair — Scott France, Executive Director, Montgomery County Planning Commission
• David Hunter, Executive Director, Berks County Planning Commission
• Christian Leinbach, Berks County Commissioner
• Brian O'Leary, Executive Director, Chester County Planning Commission

Marketing and Communications Committee

The Marketing and Communications Committee is responsible for developing and maintaining the Authority's website and its social media presence, develop the Authority's logo and branding, prepare publications and press releases, and lead or support efforts to increase awareness among stakeholders and the general public of the Authority's mission and progress towards its goal of passenger rail service restoration in the Reading–Philadelphia corridor. The Marketing and Communications Committee's mission requires close coordination with the Community Engagement Committee.

• Chair — Brian O'Leary, Executive Director, Chester County Planning Commission
• Rebecca Brain, Chester County Public Information Officer
• Kely Cofrancisco, Montgomery County Director of Communications
• Katie Heatherington-Cunfer, Reading Chamber, Director of Government and Community Relations
• Peter Urscheler, Mayor, Borough of Phoenixville
• Stephanie Weaver, Berks County Public Relations Officer

Finance Committee

The Finance Committee is responsible for developing the Authority's annual budgets and providing oversight of banking and bill payment activities. In coordination with the Planning Committee, the Finance Committee is responsible for supporting the Authority's federal and state grant applications and providing grant administration support and oversight.

• Chair — Kenneth Lawrence, Montgomery County Commissioner
• Brian O'Leary, Executive Director, Chester County Planning Commission
• Peter Urscheler, Mayor, Borough of Phoenixville

Community Engagement Committee

The Community Engagement Committee focuses on identification of stakeholders and outreach to them for the purpose of increasing awareness of both stakeholders and the general public of the Authority's mission and progress towards its goal of passenger rail service restoration in the Reading–Philadelphia corridor. The Community Engagement Committee's mission requires close coordination with the Marketing and Communications Committee.

• Chair — Jim Gerlach, President, Greater Reading Chamber Alliance
• Eddie Moran, Mayor, City of Reading
• Peter Urscheler, Mayor, Borough of Phoenixville
• David Zellers, Director of Commerce, Montgomery County

Personnel Committee

The Personnel Committee is responsible for leading all human resources activities of the Authority. This included selection and engagement of an Interim Executive Director in September 2022, and will include future staffing for the Authority.

• Chair — Marion Moskowitz, Chester County Commissioner
• Jim Gerlach, President, Greater Reading Chamber Alliance
• Kenneth Lawrence, Montgomery County Commissioner
• Eddie Moran, Mayor, City of Reading
• Peter Urscheler, Mayor, Borough of Phoenixville

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee works with the Executive Director between SRPRA Board meetings to address the overall strategic next steps to present to the SRPRA Board each month. These are items outside the roles of the various other committees

• Chair — TBD
• Thomas Frawley, SRPRA Interim Executive Director
• Kenneth Lawrence, Montgomery County Commissioner
• Christian Leinbach, Berks County Commissioner
• Marian Moskowitz, Chester County Commissioner