WEST CHESTER, PA — The Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce is announcing the departure of its President, Katie Walker, as she embarks on a new position at the Chester County Food Bank and the search for a new GWCC president begins.
“This is a win for our Chester County community, as the leader of one of the region’s largest and most successful chambers becomes Senior Director of Development at one of the county’s most high-impact, charitable nonprofits,” said GWCC Board Chair John Serock, of John Serock Catering. “Katie has positioned the Chamber ideally for its next chapter, and we look forward to continuing to collaborate with her, the Chester County Food Bank and all of our business and community partners at this exciting time in the Chamber’s esteemed 137-year history.”
“The Chester County Food Bank has worked hand-in-hand with the Chamber for many years, and this is the natural next step in the evolution of both organizations as we move forward,” said Andrea Youndt, CEO of the Chester County Food Bank. “We have long enjoyed strong support from our local business community, and Katie’s expertise will advance that initiative, while continuing to grow support across communities.”
The Chamber is naming current GWCC Director of Events and Marketing Carly McFadden as Interim President, supported by Operations and Member Support Manager Lisa Leone. The Chamber will begin accepting applications for its new President once the position is posted in the coming weeks.
Serock said, “Carly and Lisa have long excelled at balancing the ‘big picture’ needs of the business community as a whole, while ensuring support for individual Chamber members who are at the heart of what we do to advance economic growth, person by person, business by business.”
<p”>The Greater West Chester Chamber of Commerce’s membership is building to an all-time high of nearly 600 large and small for-profit and nonprofit businesses and organizations in West Chester Borough, Birmingham, East Bradford, East Goshen, Thornbury, West Goshen, Westtown and beyond. Members include Chester County’s top retail, food & beverage, health & wellness as well as professional service providers, in addition to schools, universities and social service organizations.
Walker became President of GWCC in 2021, after previously serving in that position from 2005 to 2012. She transitions to the Chester County Food Bank on September 2, 2025.
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