Donald W. Delson

Chairman at

The Chester Charter School for the Arts

74 year

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Donald W.
Delson is currently the Chairman of The Chester Charter School for the Arts and a Trustee of the Foundation For Delaware County.
He previously held positions such as Vice Chairman of The Chester Fund, Independent Director of Resource America, Inc., Director of WSFS Financial Corp., Director of Atlas Pipeline Partners LP, Managing Director-Investment Banking Division of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., Director of Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, Director of Atlas America, Inc., Managing Director-Corporate Finance Group of Alex.
Brown & Sons, Inc., Director of Targa Pipeline Partners GP LLC, Director of Atlas Energy, Inc., Attorney at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, and Principal at Swarthmore CO-OP.
He received his undergraduate degree from Brown University, graduate degree from the University of Virginia, and MBA from Harvard Business School.

Donald W. Delson active positions

Companies	Position	Start
The Chester Charter School for the Arts The Chester Charter School for the Arts Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The Chester Charter School for the Arts (CCSA) is a K-12 public charter school serving approximately 695 students from the Upland School District and surrounding areas. The non-profit company is based in Aston, PA. CCSA integrates a rigorous academic curriculum with comprehensive arts education, including visual arts, instrumental and vocal music, theatre, and dance. Students select arts majors in high school and participate in performances and exhibitions. The school emphasizes STEAM education and offers programs such as entrepreneurship, coding, scientific experimentation, and specialized electives like the Dr. Barbara Klock Health Science Elective Program, which provides mentorships and internships in healthcare. CCSA supports athletics with various sports teams and enforces uniform policies to promote a focused learning environment. The school operates a new campus opened in 2017 and is governed by a board of education and community leaders. The CCSA Foundation raises funds through donations, grants, and campaigns to supplement public funding and support the school’s educational model. Community engagement includes volunteer programs and partnerships with local organizations.	Chairman	-
Foundation For Delaware County Foundation For Delaware County Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Builds healthy community and encourage philanthropy	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of Donald W. Delson

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Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB Regional BanksFinance Provides banking and wealth management services	Director/Board Member	2016-12-31
RESOURCE AMERICA INC	Director/Board Member	2016-09-07
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services	Corporate Officer/Principal	2008-12-31
Atlas Energy, Inc. Atlas Energy, Inc. Integrated OilEnergy Minerals Explores for oil and gas	Director/Board Member	2011-01-31
Atlas America, Inc. Atlas America, Inc. Oil & Gas ProductionEnergy Minerals Develops, produces and transports natural gas and oil	Director/Board Member	2009-09-29

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Resource America, Inc. Resource America, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Resource America specializes in real estate and credit investments. The firm's investments emphasize consistent value and long-term returns with an income orientation. They offer services across 4 platforms: Resource Real Estate, Resource Capital Corp. the Diversified Income Fund and the Resource Credit Income Fund. Resource Real Estate (RRE) is a global firm that specializes in direct real estate investments, commercial real estate lending and global property securities. Their approach to investing in and managing complex real estate assets focuses on rigorous underwriting and credit analysis in order to optimally manage risk and maximize returns. Resource Capital Corp. (NYSE: RSO) is a specialty finance company that qualifies as a REIT. RSO's investment strategy focuses on real estate-related assets, and, to a lesser extent, higher-yielding commercial finance assets primarily concentrating on the following asset classes: commercial real estate-related assets such as whole loans, B-notes, mezzanine loans and commercial finance assets such as other syndicated bank loans, equipment leases and notes, trust preferred securities and private equity investments principally issued by financial institutions. RSO is externally managed by Resource Capital Manager, Inc. The Resource Real Estate Diversified Income Fund (Ticker: RREDX) is a real estate investment that accesses both publicly traded and private institutional investments, in both debt and equity opportunities. The fund's primary areas of focus are private real estate, real estate credit and publicly traded REITs. The Resource Credit Income Fund is a credit investment that accesses both publicly traded and private institutional corporate credit investments. It employs three institutional investment strategies, focused on corporate credit: senior secured and structured loans, institutional credit funds and Business Development Companies. Both funds are liquid alternative investments for main stream investors, which seek to provide a high level of current income, principal protection, low volatility and liquidity.	Finance
WSFS Financial Corp. WSFS Financial Corp. Savings BanksFinance Operates as a bank holding company with interest in savings and loans	Finance
Atlas Pipeline Partners LP Atlas Pipeline Partners LP Oil & Gas PipelinesIndustrial Services Operates natural gas pipelines	Industrial Services
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides brokerage services	Finance
Brown University Brown University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
University of Virginia University of Virginia Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB Regional BanksFinance Provides banking and wealth management services	Finance
Atlas America, Inc. Atlas America, Inc. Oil & Gas ProductionEnergy Minerals Develops, produces and transports natural gas and oil	Energy Minerals
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides legal services	Commercial Services
Alex. Brown & Sons, Inc. Alex. Brown & Sons, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides investment and investment banking services to individuals and entities	Finance
Targa Pipeline Partners GP LLC Targa Pipeline Partners GP LLC Oil & Gas ProductionEnergy Minerals Provides natural gas gathering, processing and treating services	Energy Minerals
Atlas Energy, Inc. Atlas Energy, Inc. Integrated OilEnergy Minerals Explores for oil and gas	Energy Minerals
Swarthmore CO-OP Swarthmore CO-OP Food RetailRetail Trade Operates grocery stores	Retail Trade
The Chester Fund The Chester Fund The Chester Fund is a company based in Chester, PA.
Harvard Business School Harvard Business School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
The Chester Charter School for the Arts The Chester Charter School for the Arts Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services The Chester Charter School for the Arts (CCSA) is a K-12 public charter school serving approximately 695 students from the Upland School District and surrounding areas. The non-profit company is based in Aston, PA. CCSA integrates a rigorous academic curriculum with comprehensive arts education, including visual arts, instrumental and vocal music, theatre, and dance. Students select arts majors in high school and participate in performances and exhibitions. The school emphasizes STEAM education and offers programs such as entrepreneurship, coding, scientific experimentation, and specialized electives like the Dr. Barbara Klock Health Science Elective Program, which provides mentorships and internships in healthcare. CCSA supports athletics with various sports teams and enforces uniform policies to promote a focused learning environment. The school operates a new campus opened in 2017 and is governed by a board of education and community leaders. The CCSA Foundation raises funds through donations, grants, and campaigns to supplement public funding and support the school’s educational model. Community engagement includes volunteer programs and partnerships with local organizations.	Consumer Services
Foundation For Delaware County Foundation For Delaware County Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Builds healthy community and encourage philanthropy	Commercial Services