George Coates, Chairman of the Board, is a veteran of the wine and spirits industry, a member of the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry, and a board member of the Chestnut Hill Conservancy and DonorsTrust. He divides his time between Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.
Gerard Alexander is Associate Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va.
Tom Beach is founder and managing director of Beach Investment Counsel in West Conshohocken, Pa., and a board member of the Beach Foundation, DonorsTrust, the Dunn Foundation, Pennsylvania Lumberman's Mutual Insurance Company, and the Reason Foundation. He is based in Naples, Fla.
Monty Brown is Vice President of the Sarah Scaife Foundation, a grant-making foundation in Pittsburgh, and a member of the Advisory Council for Atlas Network.
Rob Ecklin is President of Stoner Inc., a manufacturing business located in Quarryville, Pa., as well as owner of Ecklin Development and Horsepower Enterprises, both in Lancaster, Pa.
Bruce Kern is President of Curtze Food Service, an Erie, Pa.-based wholesale distributor of food, disposables, equipment, and supplies to restaurants, hotels, country clubs, and health-care institutions.
Devon Liddell is Senior Vice President & CFO for Irex Corporation, a network of affiliated specialty contracting companies, and President of the Board of Trustees of The New School of Lancaster, Pa.
Brittney Paul, a native of Harrisburg, is the Director of Donor Engagement for the Reason Foundation and a board member of Logos Academy Harrisburg.
Elise Westhoff is Executive Director of the Snider Foundation, a grant-making foundation launched by the late Philadelphia Flyers owner Edward M. Snider and his family, and a board member of the Philanthropy Roundtable.
Directors Emeriti
Fred Anton was the longtime head of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association and a singular free-market leader in both Harrisburg and his native Philadelphia.
David Barensfeld, Chairman Emeritus, is Chairman of the Board of Ellwood Group Inc. in Ellwood City, Pa.
Bill Boxx, Chairman Emeritus, is Chairman & CEO of the Philip M. McKenna Foundation in Latrobe, Pa., and was a founder of CF.
Matt Brouillette, President Emeritus, is President & CEO of Commonwealth Partners Chamber of Entrepreneurs in Harrisburg.
Don Eberly, President Emeritus, is Vice President for the Middle East and North America at DynCorp International, and was a founder of CF.
Michael Gleba, Chairman Emeritus, is Chairman & CEO of the Sarah Scaife Foundation in Pittsburgh.
Alex McKenna, Chairman Emeritus, was the Chairman, President, and CEO of Kennametal Inc. in Latrobe, Pa., and was a founder of CF.
Bill Scranton is a business leader in Northeastern Pennsylvania and a former Lieutenant Governor.
Tom Smith was a farmer, entrepreneur, and patriot from Elderton, Pa.
Pat Toomey is the junior United States Senator from Pennsylvania.