Strength in numbers. When we work together, we're stronger. Better. YorkCounts staff are hosted by York College of Pennsylvania at the Loretta Claiborne Building, 605 S. George St. in York. The staff for York College's Center for Community Engagement, the York Nonprofit Management Development Center and YorkCounts share resources and responsibilities.


James DeBord
Director, YorkCounts

James DeBord joined the YorkCounts staff in 2006. James came to YorkCounts from the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue/Governor’s Policy Staff, where he was Executive Policy Director. As Executive Policy Director at the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, James gained valuable experience in dealing with policy-related matters with external audiences throughout the Commonwealth.

James has been a partner in a market and public policy research firm working for a wide variety of corporations and non-profit clients across the United States since 1996. He also has extensive experience in the fast-paced arenas of public policy, marketing, research, strategic planning, and communications.

James received a bachelor’s degree from Albright College and holds a master’s degree from Villanova University.

Dan Fink
Communications Director, YorkCounts

Dan Fink is communications director for YorkCounts. Dan writes about YorkCounts on the Count Me In blog and provides other updates on Twitter. He also provides staff support for various YorkCounts projects and shapes communication with YorkCounts volunteers, local elected officials, the media and the community. Dan was previously managing editor at the Central Penn Business Journal in Harrisburg and was a longtime reporter and editor at the York Daily Record in York. He and his wife, Shawn, and their two daughters live in West Manchester Township.




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YorkCounts is a community-based coalition working to assess, sustain and enhance York County's quality of life. Partners include Better York, The United Way of York County, WellSpan Health, York College of Pennsylvania, the York County Chamber of Commerce, the York County Commissioners, The York County Community Foundation and
the York County Economic Development Corp.
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