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Matt Barber
Katie is Administrator of Residential Living at Tel Hai Retirement Community.
Member since July 22,2016
Tom Davenport
Tom is the owner of Blue Marsh Insurance, located in Honey Brook, PA. While he grew up in the Tidewater area of Virginia, Tom and his family have called the Twin Valley area “home” since moving here in 2004. He’s an active member of Hopewell Christian Fellowship in Elverson, coaches youth basketball and little league baseball, and helps with Cub Scouts. With three boys and one girl, Tom and his wife Courtney love spending family time while keeping their kids active in sports, outdoor activities, and serving others together in our community.
Member since October 14, 2015.
Chris Doyle | President-Elect
Chris is the owner of White Horse Mill Antiques in Gap, Pa. For 35 years he was a career agent for The Equitable Life Insurance Company. He has a BS in Political Science and Masters from Villanova University in Social Sciences.
Chris and his wife Debra live in a 200 year old stone colonial farm house in Elverson. For 35 years Chris was a runner, participating in five marathons.
Member since December 1, 2004.
Les, currently a pastor of Goodwill United Methodist Church, has served several small membership churches for over 19 years. Les has also served on the United Methodist District, Annual Conference, and Northeast Jurisdiction committees, including a stint as president of the NEJ-UMC Town and Country Association with members from Maine to West Virginia. He is also a member of the Crossroads Walk of Emmaus Community (a spiritual renewal movement within the Christian church). Les has been a member of a number of Rotary clubs including, the Pottstown Rotary club, the Paradise Rotary club, the Columbia Rotary Club, the Slatington club, and the Port Carbon Rotary club where Les received his first Paul Harris Award. His other activities include membership in the Hershey Region – Antique Automobile Club of America since 1983, membership in The International Wizard of Oz Club since 1977. and stained glass design.
Member since September 24, 2008.
Member since October 5, 2013.
Mary Ellen Mahan | President
Mary Ellen Mahan (aka “MEM”) is a consultant focusing on maximizing human capital. She retired from Sychronoss Technologies as Vice President of Operations and retired from AT&T as Executive Director of Billing for world wide business customers. She is the President of the Board for the Village Library, a weekly panel member on Berks Perspectives on BCTV, Treasurer of the Reading Community Players and a member of Rotary since 2015. She is the club’s current representative for the Gundaker Foundation. She and her fiancee, Joan, keep busy hiking, kayaking, canoeing and gardening.
Member since March 11, 2015.
Ron joined Rotary in 1997 as a charter member of the Twin Valley Rotary Club. He served as President in 1999-2000 and as Treasurer from 2003-2014. This year marks his fourteenth year as Team Captain of the Club’s team in the Twin Valley Relay for Life.
He has been Chair of the Clubs annual fundraiser, Tri-County Art Show, since 2004. Ron and his wife, Jill, have two daughters, Laura and Lydia, and two grandsons, Milo and Leo.Member since June 30, 1997.
Bob Pleis has been with Twin Valley School District since 1995. He was the principal at Twin Valley Elementary Center from 1995 through 2004, Assistant Superintendent from 2004 through 2008, and has served as the Superintendent since March 2008.
He has served as our Rotary club’s secretary for the past six years. Bob has appreciated the Rotary’s involvement with the students in the Twin Valley School District. For example, Twin Valley Rotary has provided “Student of the Month” awards and a post high school scholarship program for district students for many years.
Member since December 8, 2004.
Sue Verdegem
Sue is Chief Financial Officer for Tel Hai Retirement Community.
Member since July 22, 2016
Rick is a retired Electric Operations Manager from PECO Energy. Following his retirement he served for seven years as a tutor of English as a second language at the Chester County Industrialization Center, and six years as an Elverson Borough Councilman.
In 1999 Rick joined The Rotary Club of Twin Valley where he served as president from 2000 to 2002. In 2000 he created the club website and maintained it for over 10 years. Rick is also a committee member for our club’s Tri-County Art Show and Sale.
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