Princeton Man Named To Princeton Area Community Foundation Board Of Trustees

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ — A Princeton man is one of two new members of the Princeton Area Community Foundation Board of Trustees.

Shawn W. Ellsworth, of Princeton, and Vernon Bramble, of Newton, Pa., were appointed to the Board at its Feb. 22 meeting. Both will serve 3-year terms, which begin immediately.

“We’d like to welcome Shawn and Vernon,” Princeton Area Community Foundation Board of Trustees Chair Carol. P. Herring said in a statement. “Both have significant board service and community leadership experience. We know they will be a great addition to our Board.”

Ellsworth is the President of Ellsworth Realty Associates LLC, a real estate development company in Princeton. He previously served as Director of Principal Gifts & Planned Giving at the Princeton HealthCare System Foundation, Director of Major Gifts at Delaware & Raritan Greenway in Princeton, and President of Ellsworth’s Wines & Liquors in Princeton Junction. He serves on the Boards of McCarter Theatre and Goals of Care.

Bramble, MBA, CAE is President of Bramble & Associates, LLC, a financial consulting firm based in Newton, Pa. He previously served as Executive Vice President of Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic (Learning Ally) and Chief Financial Officer of The New York Academy of Sciences.

He is a member of the Board of Directors of St. Mary’s Hospital in Langhorne, Pa. He is also Vice President of the Board of Directors of National Junior Tennis and Learning of Trenton, a member of the Board of Trustees of Literacy & Life, and a member of the Finance Committee of Enable, Inc.

“Both Shawn and Vernon have strong backgrounds in finance and asset building, two skills that will help us continue to grow as a Community Foundation, which, in turn, will allow us to provide even more grants and programs for our nonprofits,” Herring said. “We also plan to expand our reach beyond Mercer County, into parts of Somerset, Middlesex and Bucks counties. We believe Vernon will be able to us help with some of those efforts.”

They take over for Gordon O. Danser and Sonia Delgado, who completed their terms in February.

“We want to thank Gordon and Sonia for their dedication to the Community Foundation, and we look forward to their continued support,” Princeton Area Community Foundation President and CEO Jeffrey M. Vega said. “Their work on behalf of the organization, our donors and nonprofit grant recipients has been invaluable."

The attached image of Shawn W. Ellsworth was provided by the Princeton Area Community Foundation.