David Stauffer Announced As New Parks And Preservation Director

Phoenixville PA

04 September, 2020

5:00 PM

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Press release from the County of Chester: September 4, 2020 WEST CHESTER, PA – Chester County Commissioners Marian Moskowitz, Josh Maxwell andMichelle Kichline announce the appointment of David Stauffer as Director of Chester County'sDepartment of Parks and Preservation. Stauffer moves to this new role following 12 years asCapital Projects Coordinator within the Chester County Department of Facilities. As Director of Parks and Preservation for Chester County, David will lead the department in thestrategic effort to preserve agricultural land, municipal parks, trails, greenways, and other landpreservation projects as well as manage the County's seven parks and three trails. David's experience as Capital Projects Coordinator for the County included management of thedesign, permitting and construction of the County's parks and regional trails capitalimprovements projects, and liaison with the Chester County Parks Board, consultants andconstruction management. Prior to joining the County, he served as a project manager withSimone Collins Landscape Architecture, Inc., where his responsibilities included open space,parks, recreation and trail planning, design and development for municipal clients. Commenting on the appointment, Chester County Commissioners Marian Moskowitz, JoshMaxwell and Michelle Kichline said, "David's knowledge of Chester County's parks, trails andopen space, and his immense understanding of the methods with which to expand and developparks and preservation is invaluable. He has managed many projects and worked with manypartners to develop our parks and trails, and this provides a great foundation to lead our Parksand Preservation Department." Stauffer, 44, takes over the Parks and Preservation Directorship from Brianne Zanin who wasrecently appointed as Deputy Administrator for the County. "We are proud of the quality of staff that we have within Chester County Government, and areconfident that both David and Brianne will undertake their new roles with professionalism and athorough understanding of our County's systems and goals," adds the three Commissioners.David Stauffer earned a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree from the Pennsylvania StateUniversity. Married with two children, David lives in East Brandywine Township. This press release was produced by the County of Chester. The views expressed here are the author's own.