Board Members

David J. Miller, President
president@chesterbrookpa.org

David moved to Green Hills along with his family in 1994. The Miller family chose Chesterbrook because of the open space and the many opportunities offered the children in a planned community. Recently, David served as an appointed member of the working group formed by the Tredyffrin Township Planning Commission in its community-wide effort to reach consensus on the development of the athletic fields next to Valley Forge Middle School. David currently serves as Scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 181 and as Vice Chair of the Philabundance Board of Directors.

David has 23 years of business experience. He is currently serving on the advisory board of a start-up software company. Most recently he was President and CEO of Kemper Auto and Home Insurance (KAH), a joint venture between David and Kemper, which sells auto and homeowner’s insurance via direct response and the Internet. In three years, he built KAH into a $76MM insurance company with 220 employees. By 2000, KAH was one of the largest sellers of auto insurance on the internet. Prior to Kemper, David was COO of Providian Direct Insurance where he was responsible for over $800MM in revenue over $110MM in profit and 1,800 employees. David began his insurance career with Progressive Insurance where he held various positions over his seven-year career including Division Controller, Senior Product Manager and National Customer Manager. Additionally, he worked for IBM as a Systems Engineer and Touche Ross as a consultant. David has a BSEE in electrical engineering from Duke University and a MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

R. Ryan DeCurtis, Vice President
vicepresident@chesterbrookpa.org

Ryan has been a resident of Chesterbrook for over 25 years. He was the first baby born in Chesterbrook and grew up in Green Hills where he lived with his parents, Susan and Robert DeCurtis. Ryan presently resides in Springdell Village in his own home that he purchased 3 years ago.

Over a period of 5 years Ryan worked his way to COO for a local Internet Service Provider located in the King of Prussia area known as FishNet to dialup subscribers. Ryan took responsibility for overall operations and restructured many financial and operational processes that in turn allowed the company to reduce their debt ratio giving them the opportunity to remain competitive in the technology sector during the Internet boom. Many of the customer relationships Ryan maintained were with the Philadelphia Eagles, Smooth Jazz WJJZ, WOGL Oldies 98.1, ECHL (East Coast Hockey League), Mercy Health Systems, and many other high profile clients in the region.

Ryan currently works for IKON Office Solutions managing a team of technical specialists who implement, monitor, maintain and support IKON’s online global commerce web presence that is responsible for transacting millions of dollars worth of revenue for the company. Ryan was responsible for developing many of the supporting processes for IKON’s System Development Life Cycle that is used for the design, development, Q/A, and Support of web commerce environments. He has worked with IKON for over 4 years.

Nigel F. Jones, PhD Treasurer
treasurer@chesterbrookpa.org

Nigel has been the Treasurer of the Chesterbrook Civic Association since 2003. He has lived in Chesterbrook since 1999, when he moved with his wife, from England to take up a position with a major pharmaceutical company.

Nigel has a doctorate in Chemistry and has worked in the pharmaceutical industry for 22 years. During this time he has held positions in new product development, manufacturing and strategy. His jobs have enabled him to travel to many parts of the world, including Japan and most European countries.

Outside work, Nigel's leisure interests include golf, cooking, scuba diving, yoga and running.

Drew Sheinen, Secretary
dsheinen@chesterbrookpa.org

Drew has been living in the Paddock for two years and was born and raised in the Philadelphia area. He is currently a Project Manager for Aetna where he has worked for 10 years. During his time at Aetna, he founded the Aetna Volunteer Council for Southeastern PA and has been very active in the community working with organizations such as Eldernet of Lower Merion, Philadelphia Cares and the March of Dimes. In addition, he chairs a holiday program annually that provides clothing and toys to over 150 children in Norristown.

Gregg Matzner, Member at Large
gmatzner@chesterbrookpa.org
Gregg is the Secretary of the CCA, and this is his second year on the Board. He is a teacher of the gifted and talented in the Upper Merion Area School District. Gregg and his family have lived in Bradford Hills for two years, and love the walking trails and natural beauty of the Valley Forge area.