David G. Bantoe-Councilman Upper Darby Township 6th District., Chair-Public Safety Committee and Community Organizer

Husband, father of 4 and long-time resident of Upper Darby. I was born and raised in Liberia, West Africa. I immigrated to the United States of America in March of 1998 as a refugee through the United Nations High Commission for Refugee Family Resettlement program, to join my mother and siblings. Prior to my immigration to the USA, I lived in a refugee camp in Ghana, West Africa for about 7 years, after I fled my homeland, Liberia, due to the 14-year civil war. I have been a resident of Delaware County since, specifically Upper Darby. I met my wife in Summer of 2000, we married in 2004 and soon after we purchased our home in the Stonehurst Hills neighborhood of Upper Darby Township to raise and educate our four wonderful children.

Education

• R. B. Richardson Baptist Junior High School-Liberia
• Booker T. Washington Technical and Vocational High School-Liberia
• Buduburam Refugee Secondary School-Ghana
• Delaware County Community College AA
• West Chester University BA

Employment

• Working in the Juvenile Justice System, Chester County Youth Center- YCO
• Former Project Director- Delta Community Support Services

Other Involvements

• Founder and Former Executive Director- Rural Liberia Community Empowerment Program (501 c 3 nonprofit organization)
• Business Owner and CEO-The Renaissance Group, LLC
• Proud member of Christ Lutheran Community Church, two terms council member and Chair -Global Mission Committee
• Member-Upper Darby Democrats Leadership Committee
• Delaware County Election Bureau as Judge of election (precinct 6-5) for four consecutive election cycles
• Volunteered to campaign and knock doors for Governor, Senators, local candidate races since 2011. My love for politics kicked off from this point onward.
• Started a pilot youth network group for the Rural Liberia Community Empowerment Program (The Multicultural Youth Development Initiative of Delco)
• Co-Founder, Stonehurst Hills Community Association- community based civic organization, dedicated to serving the needs of Stonehurst Hills residents and community beautification initiative.

District 6

Contact

Phone: (484) 272-2470

Email: dbantoecouncil@upperdarby.org

Committees

• Public Safety, Chair
• Planning, Zoning, and Building Code
• Public Health and Environmental Affairs
• Community Engagement