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Firstrust Bank Manager Named To Bucks Co. Foundations Board
The partnership also elected new board officers and welcomed a new director of grants and programming.

DOYLESTOWN, PA — Foundations Community Partnership (FCP) has announced the appointment of Steven Rash as a new board member. His first term runs through 2028 with the philanthropic grant-making foundation that supports the behavioral health and human service needs of children, young adults, and families in Bucks County.
Rash serves as Assistant Vice President/Community Banking Manager at Firstrust Bank in Doylestown. He earned his bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Millersville University. In addition to his role at FCP, Rash serves on the Board of Directors at the Central Bucks Regional Police Foundation, the Doylestown Area Business Association, and the Pair Up Society.

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"We are excited to welcome Steven," said Falesha Grasty, Chair of FCP’s Board of Directors. “His extensive financial expertise and community involvement will further strengthen our board and be a great benefit to the nonprofits we serve.”
During its December 2025 meeting, FCP’s Board of Directors also elected new officers, including Falesha Grasty, Team Member Relations Officer and Vice President at Penn Community Bank, as Chair; Michael Mills, Partner at Antheil Maslow & MacMinn, as Vice Chair; Tanya Casas, Dean of Business, Arts and Sciences at Delaware Valley University, as Treasurer, and Patricia Stern Smallacombe, Professional Learning Review Specialist at Thomas Edison State University, as Secretary.
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Finally, FCP welcomed a new staff member to the team in January, after Caroline O’Connell Sinton left the organization after 14 years of dedicated service. The new Director of Grants and Programs, Morgan Clark, is no stranger to FCP having previously served on the Board of Directors and completed its Summer Youth Corps program in 2016.
Before joining the private foundation, she served as the Director of Partnerships at the Doylestown‑based Travis Manion Foundation. Clark holds a bachelor’s degree in human development and family studies from Penn State University and a master’s degree in nonprofit leadership from the University of Pennsylvania.
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