Other members include Stacey Calhoun (Council Vice-President), Stephen Zane, Nancy Cotton, David Lee Robinson, Felicia Coffee (former mayor), and Keisha Williams.
C. Michael Robinson was appointed as Borough Manager on July 17, 2024, and serves as the Chief Administrative Officer of municipal services.
Robinson is the first Black LGBTQ person to hold the position in the Borough's history.
Frank Kelly served twelve consecutive four-year terms as Mayor of Collingdale until his passing in November 2018.
[citation needed] The borough council appointed Joseph Ciavarelli to fill the vacancy in the office of Mayor after Kelly's death.
Making history, Felecia Coffee was the first African-American, the first female, and the first Democrat to ever be elected as mayor in the borough.
Coffee was mayor for just months before the city shut down across Philadelphia area amidst COVID-19 pandemic.
In a close race, Coffee lost the 2021 election to the current mayor, Donna Matteo-Spadea.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia formerly operated St. Joseph School in Collingdale, which closed in 2010.
Schools taking former St. Joseph's children were Our Lady of Fatima in Secane, St. Eugene in Primos, and St. Gabriel in Norwood.
The fourth, an American Civil War-era cemetery, has been maintained by a local Veterans of Foreign Wars Post.