Bridge Street Foundation

Bridge Street Foundation is the nonprofit family foundation of Kevin and Sherri Daugherty and takes its name from the street that bridges Lambertville, NJ and New Hope, PA.  Bridge Street was established to support the local community through the acquisition of important historic landmarks and aiding in their transition into self-sustaining contributors to the community.  In addition to the Bucks County Playhouse, Bridge Street recently purchased the First Baptist Church of Lambertville, now renamed Lambertville Hall.  Kevin Daugherty is the founder of Speyside Equity, a private equity firm that acquires and rebuilds underperforming businesses.  Sherri Daugherty is the owner of Angel Hearts, an upscale women’s boutique in New Hope, PA.

Kevin & Sherri Daugherty (Bridge Street Foundation Founders)
Kevin and Sherri are residents of Bucks County and are the Founders of the Bridge Street Foundation, a private, family foundation established for grant making purposes. Kevin is also the founder of Speyside Equity, a Philadelphia equity firm that acquires and rebuilds underperforming businesses. Sherri Daugherty is the owner of Angel Hearts, an upscale women’s boutique in Newtown.

Tanya Cooper (Bridge Street Foundation President)
Tanya is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor and Certified Information Systems Auditor with over 15 years of diverse operational, accounting and auditing experience, including consultative restructuring services. Throughout her career, she has functioned as a Chief Audit Executive for a publicly traded, high technology, global solutions company; a Corporate Controller of an automotive manufacturing supplier overseeing all accounting, forecasting and SEC reporting. Ms. Cooper is also a member of the Audit Committee for Vista Maria, located in Dearborn Heights, Michigan; which is a not-for-profit organization that is dedicated to transforming the lives of girls who have been faced with abuse, neglect and other challenges throughout their young lives. Tanya also served on the Board of Governors for the Detroit Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors and is also a past president of the organization. Ms. Cooper received her Bachelor of Commerce (Honours Business Administration) from the University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada.