BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Daniella Weinberg is a public relations executive and founder of DW Public Relations. Ms. Weinberg’s practice includes brand development, corporate narratives and sustainability focused communications for Fortune 500 and small businesses including design, hospitality and luxury consumer brands. She grew up in Wynnewood, was lifer at Friends’ Central School and after 16 years of living and working in Manhattan, NY, lives in Merion with her husband, Lower Merion native Mitchell Cooper. She currently serves as the Chair of the Communications subcommittee for the Democratic Committee of Lower Merion and Narberth and is the township liaison and President of the Anthwyn Farms Preservation group.
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Val Rossman has been working as a professional artist for over 30 years. She has won several prizes, including the Award for Excellence at The State Museum of Pennsylvania, and at the Cheltenham Art Center Annual Painting Show. In addition, she has been on the faculty of Main Line Art Center for the past 22 years as a teacher of abstract art and now teaches at Wayne Art Center and Woodmere Art Museum. She has lectured at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and done a workshop at the River Arts Center in Vermont.
Rossman’s work has been collected by both individual and corporate clients in the U.S. and abroad. Some of these include Blue Cross of Greater Philadelphia, AT&T, United Pacific Life Insurance, MasterCard International, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Bank, Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania and Hebrew University.
Val Rossman has been creating drawings and paintings in her studio in Philadelphia for the last 30 years. Her work has gone through various stages, however, her wonderful sense of color combined with a lyrical and often whimsical mentality have always infused her drawings with a lush and personal aura. The combination of rich and unexpected hues and gestures with sometimes questioning formats give the work an unforgettable presence.
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George Manos, is a professional photographer and architect. He also served as a Lower Merion Commissioner from Bala Cynwyd until 2019.
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Executive Director of the City Avenue Special Services District
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Gilda L. Kramer, Esq. is an experienced attorney with her firm Gilda L. Kramer & Associates, LLC. Ms. Kramer practice includes commercial, employment, personal injury, and real estate litigation. Currently serving as Lower Merion Commissioner for Ward 13, Ms. Kramer and her husband, Sam Adenbaum, have lived in Bala Cynwyd for nearly 30 years and are long-time members of the Neighborhood Club of Bala Cynwyd and supporters of the Friends of the Cynwyd Heritage Trail.
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Louis has lived in Bala Cynwyd for over 45 years with his wife, Val. It is here that they raised their children Alexis and Ben. Louis attended the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine for his dental education and his post-doctoral specialty. Following graduation, he received the Alumni Award of Merit. He recently retired from his private practice of Endodontics.
Throughout his professional career, Lou has served as President of the American Association of Endodontists, Board of Examiners and Foundation for Endodontics. In 2019 Lou received the Coolidge Award. Recipients of Endodontics highest award are recognized as role models in leadership and dedication. He remains in education teaching at Albert Einstein Medical Center and at Project Home in North Philadelphia. He has served on the Health Advisory Council for Lower Merion Township. He led the council to support submission of a successful grant to provide free dental services to the underserved of Lower Merion.
