About PBPA

MISSION

The mission of Paoli Business and Professional Association is to bring value to Paoli businesses and to promote the safety and beautification of the Paoli community. The PBPA membership serves a diverse audience of citizens, including community leaders, entrepreneurs, business executives, employees and educators. It provides leadership and resources to local businesses and organizations and acts as a catalyst for providing information and activities for our members and the region. The PBPA teams up with similar organizations on the Main Line in a networking alliance. Each year this group sponsors a series of social get-togethers for members to meet and network with others from our partner organizations.

OVERVIEW

We…

  • Give a louder, collective voice to businesses to ensure their needs are heard

  • Plan community events and opportunities for participation and sponsorship

  • Provide representation and feedback regarding task forces focused on the Paoli Transportation Center, township ordinance coordination and Evolution to a more walkable town center community

  • Conduct monthly meetings on topics of interest—financial, taxes, township, transportation, etc.—which provide the opportunity to network

  • Support the Front Porch Trust Scholarship Fund, which awards annual college scholarships to seniors from Great Valley and Conestoga High Schools

  • Support the maintenance of the VFW War Memorial

  • Sell sponsorships for the street banners that enhance Lancaster Avenue

  • Award businesses for their part in maintaining the beauty of Paoli

Meet the PBPA Officers and Board of Directors

Directors

Steve Alleva (Alleva Funeral Home)

Lisa Campbell, Metric Realty

Maureen Hennessey, Paoli Hospital

Michael Jackson (Paoli Ford)

Helen Kesaris, Waynesborough Country Club

Ken Klaus, Main Line Musical Festival

Beverly Logan, Logan Insurance Agency

Lynne M. Williams, Philadelphia Area Great Careers Group

Directors Emeritus
Ed Auble
Andy Wilson     
Brad Zerr     

Officers

Bill McGahey, WSFS Bank
President

Michael Jackson (Paoli Ford)
Vice President

Linda Goldstein, Linda's Country Cleaners
Secretary

PBPA
Partner Organizations

The PBPA has teamed up with similar organizations on the Main Line in a networking alliance. Each year this group sponsors a series of social get-togethers for members to meet and network with others from our partner organizations.

Currently, these organizations include

Become a Member

Join the PBPA in forging our future—and Paoli's—together.