Brandywine Health Foundation :: About BHF

2009 - 2010 Board of Directors Thomas J. Belmont, Jr., Chair Harry Lewis, Jr., Vice Chair James H. Manning, Jr., Esq., Secretary David C. England, Treasurer The Hon. Carol Aichele Cleo Alston Dr. John K. Baillie Frank F. Breuninger, Jr. Gregory M. Cary Anne L. Hearn Carolyn E. Johnson, Esq. Mrs. Richard I. G. Jones L. William Kay, II Linwood M. Smith, Jr. Elizabeth Silvia Wood, Esq. James D. Ziegler Frances M. Sheehan, President and CEO	Brandywine Health Foundation Appoints New Members to Board of Directors The board of the Brandywine Health Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of four new members to join the foundation’s board of directors. Brandywine Health Foundation Board of Directors (Pictured above, left to right): Harry Lewis, Jr., Chair, Coatesville Youth Initiative; Gregory M. Cary; Elizabeth Silvia Wood. Esq.; Doris A. Grassi, former Board Chair; James D. Ziegler; James H. Manning, Jr., Esq., Chair, Grantmaking Committee; and Frances M. Sheehan, President and CEO (not pictured, newest board member: Linwood M. Smith, Jr.).
	Welcome New Board Members:
	Linwood M. Smith, Jr., of Coatesville
		Linwood M. Smith, Jr of Coatesville, received his BS from Cheyney University, his Principal Certificate from Penn State Great Valley Campus and a Masters of Divinity from Lutheran Theological Seminary. He is recently retired as Principal and Federal Programs Administrator of Downingtown East High School (which was a recipient of the Keystone Achievement Award for continuous improvement on the PSSA examinations by the Pennsylvania Department of Education during Mr. Smith’s tenure).
	He was a public school educator for over 30 years, and currently is pastor of the Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Coatesville.
	Gregory M. Cary
		Gregory M. Cary (Honey Brook) received his BA from Alvernia College, Associates Degree in Business from Montgomery County Community College and attended the FBI National Academy and Pennsylvania State Police Academy. He is currently serving as the Regional External Affairs Manager for PECO Energy. He was a Caln Township police officer from 1975 to 1987.
	He is currently the Chairman of Honey Brook Township, First Vice President of the Chester County Association of Township Officials, Vice-Chair of the Chester County Airport Authority and a board member of the Chester County Economic Development Council and the Chester County Hero Fund.
	Elizabeth Silvia Wood, Esq.
		Elizabeth Silvia Wood, Esq. (Honey Brook) earned her B.S. from Pennsylvania State University and her J.D. from Villanova University School of Law. She practices at Fox Rothschild LLP in Exton, focusing on matrimonial and family law. While in law school she was a Public Interest Fellowship Program summer fellow and grant recipient, which enabled her to work as a law clerk for the Homeless Advocacy Project.
	She is currently serving as a board member and Secretary of the Domestic Violence Center of Chester County. She was selected as a “Pennsylvania Rising Star” by Philadelphia Magazine and Law & Politics Magazine (2006, 2007, and 2008).
	James D. Ziegler
		James D. Ziegler (Cochranville) received his BBA from Temple University and his MBA from West Chester University. He has served as President of the Coatesville Savings Bank since 2000, and has worked there for thirty years. He currently serves on the board of directors of the Brandywine YMCA and the Coatesville Area Partners for Progress.
	He recently served on the finance committee of the Chester County Community Foundation, and the board of directors of Chester County Community Dental.

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Brandywine Health Foundation
50 South First Avenue, Coatesville, PA 19320
Phone: 610-380-9080
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