WEST CHESTER, PA – The Chester County Agricultural Development Council (Ag Council) announces the appointment of new board member Vincent M. Pompo, Esquire, partner at Lamb McErlane, Attorneys at Law, in West Chester, Pa.

“We are delighted to have Vince join us on the Ag Council board,” says Chester County Ag Council Director Hillary Krummrich. “His diverse agricultural experience will be incredibly helpful as we begin to implement the county’s first ag economic development strategic plan.”

Pompo is partner and chairman of the Municipal Law Department and the Environmental Law Practice Group at Lamb McErlane. His practice areas include municipal, land use and environmental law. He is the President of the Board of Directors at Lundale Farms, Inc., a non-profit sustainable farming community in South Coventryville and East Nantmeal Townships, and he was appointed to serve on the Governor’s Local Government Workgroup of the Pennsylvania’s Pipeline Infrastructure Task Force. He recently retired as a long time supervisor in East Bradford Township where he spearheaded its acclaimed open space preservation program, and continues to serve as solicitor for a number of municipalities in Chester and Montgomery Counties.

For more information about the Chester County Ag Council’s board members and work program: www.chescofarming.org