Board Members
...The voice is constant – the River is always speaking.
Its voice is the catalyst that has taken us to a new day,
a morning that has already dawned and claimed its place in history...

Do you wonder just what RiverPlace Development Corp. does? We’d like to provide some answers. A board, comprised of local government, business and civic representatives, sets the course of action for RiverPlace. The RiverPlace staff is led by Bob Behling, Executive Vice President. His charge is to coordinate plans for the Riverfront as well as communicate these plans to the community at large. RiverPlace is also designed to serve as the facilitator and matchmaker between projects, project leads, and sponsors.  RiverPlace Development Corp. operates from its fifth-floor offices at the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts. The office provides the space to showcase components of the comprehensive plan and vision for the Riverfront. Normal business hours are 9 am to 5 pm weekdays.  Visitors are always welcome!
...The River is speaking right now
...are you listening?

RIVERPLACE BOARD MEMBERS:

  • Ronald L. Bashore, President, Berks Division, National Penn Bank
  • Marcelino Colon, Director, Community Development Weed & Seed Strategy,
    United Way of Berks County
  • Sharon Danks, Tweed-Weber, Inc.
  • John J. Dever, Jr., President & Chief Operating Officer, Bills Khakis
  • Dick Ehst, Regional President, Berks, EVP, Sovereign Bank
  • Beulah B. Fehr
  • Stephen M. Fritz, President,VF Outlet, Inc.
  • Thomas W. Gajewski, Sr.
  • Gordon Hoodak, Lauer’s Park Elementary School
  • Patsy Jefferson, Family First Resources Center
  • Theodore H. Kolva, Jr., Facility Director, Body Zone Sports and Wellness Complex
  • Chris G. Kraras, President and CEO,White Star Tours & Travel Center
  • Connie Leinbach, Executive Director, Berks Arts Council
  • Richard J. McDougall, Vice President, McDougall Burkey Associates
  • Tom McMahon, City of Reading
  • Frederick R. Mogel, Partner, Mogel, Speidel, Bobb & Kershner
  • Donald Moll, President/CEO, B&G Glass
  • Lee C. Olsen, AIA NCARB, President/CEO, Managing Partner, Olsen/deTurck Architects, Inc. David L.Thun, Chairman, RiverPlace Development Corporation
  • Sue Perrotty, Knowledge Flow, Inc.
  • Karen A. Rightmire, United Way of Berks County
  • Crystal A. Seitz, President, Greater Reading Convention & Visitors Bureau
  • Lorri K. Swan, Director of Business Development & Government Services, ARRO Consulting Inc.
  • David L. Thun, RiverPlace Development Co.
  • George Tindall, Borough of West Reading
  • Michael Toledo, Wachovia Wealth Management
  • John P.Weidenhammer, President,Weidenhammer Systems Corp.
phone: 610-736-3900 | fax: 610-736-3988 | email:

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