George G.H. Coates Jr., 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.
Gerard Alexander is Associate Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va.
Thomas E. Beach is founder and managing director of Beach Investment Counsel in West Conshohocken, Pa., and a board member of the Beach Foundation, DonorsTrust, and the Reason Foundation. He is based in Naples, Fla.
John F. Bitzer III is President & CEO of ABARTA, Inc., a private, third-generation family holding company based in Pittsburgh, Pa., and a board member of several other for-profit and non-profit entities.
Jonathan S. DeArment is President & COO of Channellock, Inc., a manufacturer of pliers and hand tools in Meadville, Pa., and a board member of the Precision Manufacturing Institute and the Hand Tools Institute.
Robert L. Ecklin Jr. 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.
C. Bruce Kern II 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.
Brittney N. Parker is a Harrisburg, Pa.-based liaison for State Policy Network, the national confederation of state organizations like CF. She formerly served on the staff of CF and was named one of the Huffington Post's Top 50 Latino Voices to Follow on Twitter and City and State PA's 40 Under 40 Rising Stars.
Elise M. 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.
Directors Emeriti
Frederick W. Anton III was the longtime head of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association and a singular free-market leader in both Harrisburg and his native Philadelphia.
David E. Barensfeld, Chairman Emeritus, is President & CEO of Ellwood Group Inc. in Ellwood City, Pa.
T. William Boxx, Chairman Emeritus, is Chairman & CEO of the Philip M. McKenna Foundation in Latrobe, Pa., and was a founder of CF.
Matthew J. Brouillette, President Emeritus, is President & CEO of Commonwealth Partners Chamber of Entrepreneurs.
Don E. Eberly, President Emeritus, is Vice President for the Middle East and North America at DynCorp International, and was a founder of CF.
Michael W. Gleba, Chairman Emeritus, is Chairman & CEO of the Sarah Scaife Foundation in Pittsburgh.
Alex G. McKenna, Chairman Emeritus, was the Chairman, President, and CEO of Kennametal Inc. in Latrobe, Pa., and was a founder of CF.
William W. Scranton III is a business leader in Northeastern Pennsylvania and a former Lieutenant Governor.
Thomas J. Smith was a farmer, entrepreneur, and patriot from Elderton, Pa.
Patrick J. Toomey is the junior United States Senator from Pennsylvania.