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Board of Directors

Officers of the Board

Catherine M. Cahill | President & CEO
Mann Center for the Performing Arts

Christopher L. Bruner | Chair of the Board
Assurance Partner, Audit, Ernst & Young LLP

Alyse Bodine | Vice Chair of the Board
Managing Partner and Global Head, Financial Officers Practice, Heidrick & Struggles

Sara Manzano-Díaz | Vice Chair of the Board
Former Executive Deputy Attorney General for Public Protection, Office of the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Larry C. Skinner | Vice Chair of the Board
Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Conversion Technologies International, Inc. 

Richard L. Umbrecht | Vice Chair of the Board
President, New Province Partners

Marc Rockford | Secretary
Senior Vice President, Chief Mergers and Acquisitions Counsel, Comcast

Clifton Anderson | Assistant Secretary
Senior Advisor and Chief Strategist, Office of the President, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

Donald R. Braun Jr. | Treasurer
Managing Director, Bernstein Private Wealth Management

Ian Comisky, Esq. | Assistant Treasurer
Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP


Directors

Clifton Anderson
Senior Advisor and Chief Strategist, Office of the President, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

Brucie Baumstein
Community Leader

Alyse Bodine
Managing Partner and Global Head, Financial Officers Practice, Heidrick & Struggles

Donald R. Braun Jr.
Managing Director, Bernstein Private Wealth Management

Christopher L. Bruner
Assurance Partner, Audit, Ernst & Young LLP

Dave W. Burkavage
Partner, Ernst & Young

Catherine M. Cahill
President & CEO, Mann Center for the Performing Arts

Ellen M. Cavanaugh
Former Vice President of Support Services, PECO
Life Trustee

John Chin
Executive Director, Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation

Ian Comisky, Esq.
Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP

Michael DiBerardinis
Former Managing Director, City of Philadelphia

William Gallagher
Financial Advisor, RBC Wealth Management

G. Roni Green
Pennsylvania State Representative, 190th Legislative District

Dan Greenberg
Founder, North Broad Living Management

Kevin Harden, Jr.
Trial Lawyer, Ross Feller Casey

Mikal C. Harden
Co-Founder, Juno Search Partners

Leo Helmers
Managing Partner, Mereo Capital Partners

Cam Hicks
Corporate Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer, Teleflex

Lorraine S Hirschberg
Retired

Kevin J. Hoff
Retired

Lucinda Hudson
President, Parkside Association of Philadelphia

Dr. Naomi Johnson Booker
Founder & CEO, Global Leadership Academy Charter School

Justin P. Klein, Esq.
Partner, Ballard Spahr
Life Trustee

Paul Lancaster Adams
Shareholder, Ogletree Deakins

Patricia LaRoche
CEO, Cameron & Associates 8, LLC

Gerald Lawrence
Shareholder and COO, Lowey Dannenberg PC

Toya Lawson
Partner, Bridge Partners

Nicole LeVine
Chief Operating Officer, PECO

Colleen Lynch
Chief Operating Officer, SurgoCap Partners

Peter Madden
CEO & Chief Creative Officer, AgileCat

Chris Magarity
Chief Operating Officer, Mercedes-Benz of Fort Washington

Jeremy Maletz
Trader, Susquehanna International Group

Sara Manzano-Díaz
Former Executive Deputy Attorney General for Public Protection, Office of the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Rev. Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake
President, Independence Blue Cross Foundation

Jim Mordy
Former Senior Vice President and Partner, Wellington Management Co., LLP

John A. Nixon
Partner, Duane Morris LLP

Marjorie Ogilvie
General Partner, Philadelphia Business & Technology Center

Matthew Panarese
Managing Director, Rockefeller Capital Management

Sharon Rankin
Docent, Philadelphia Zoo, Photographer and Community Leader

Marc Rockford
Senior Vice President, Chief Mergers and Acquisitions Counsel, Comcast

Todd J. Russo
CEO, Buckeye Partners, L.P.

Jasmine E. Sessoms
Chief Engagement Officer, Community College of Philadelphia 

Eric Sitarchuk
Partner, Morgan Lewis & Bockius

Larry C. Skinner
Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Conversion Technologies International, Inc.

Rick Sutliff
Former Director, Training, Henkels & McCoy

Shelley Sylva
Senior Vice President, Head of Social Impact – Marketing, TD Bank

Marian Tasco
Life Trustee, Former Councilwoman, City of Philadelphia 

Richard L. Umbrecht
President, New Province Partners

Kristyn Vandegrift
Former Lawyer & Education Law Editor

Matthew Wilson
Partner, Braidwell

Nanette Zakian
Former President, Hachik Distributors, Inc.


Life Trustees

Ellen M. Cavanaugh
Community Leader, Former Vice President of Support Services, PECO

Peter Gould
Consulting Scholar, Penn Cultural Heritage Center

Justin P. Klein, Esq.
Partner, Ballard Spahr

Marian B. Tasco
Former Councilwoman, City of Philadelphia


Ex-Officio Directors

Curtis Jones, Jr.
Philadelphia City Council, 4th District

Vincent Hughes
State Senator, 7th Senatorial District

Chairman's Council

Jeff Aldridge 

Heather Ali 

David Axelrod

Brad Baer

Michael W. Banks

RJ Bee

Peter Bloomfield

Glenn Blumenfeld

Carlos Bradley

Rachel Branson

Isabella Bruner

Ashley Bryant

Jim Buck

John Devine

Mark Dichter

Joseph DiMedio

Laurel Doghramji

Michael Donahue

Matthew Elkes

Lou Filippone

Max Frankel

Dr. Ira Gerstman

Jane Gitomer

Mark B. Goodheart

Laura Gulick

William Haines

Stephen Samuel Hamilton

Richard Harris 

Emma Haughton

Shane Johnson

Leah Stolker Jordan

Ken Kearns

Kevin P. Kelly

Scott King

Kevin Kleinschmidt

Meghan Tierney Lash

Bill Leonard

Marlene McNamee

Lubna Mian

Elizabeth Miller

Mark Noble

Salvatore Patti

Robert Polans

Lynne Pollack

Donna Rodio

Adrian Sam

Greg Seltzer

Michael Shannon

Marciarose Shestack

Bernard Smalley

Ebony Staton

Lori Sutliff

Ian Swedish

Chris Tidmore

Jennifer Tintenfass

David Verdon

Brian J. Vogt

Todd White

Randi Zemsky

Image for Board and Council
Board of Directors

Officers of the Board

Catherine M. Cahill | President & CEO
Mann Center for the Performing Arts

Christopher L. Bruner | Chair of the Board
Assurance Partner, Audit, Ernst & Young LLP

Alyse Bodine | Vice Chair of the Board
Managing Partner and Global Head, Financial Officers Practice, Heidrick & Struggles

Sara Manzano-Díaz | Vice Chair of the Board
Former Executive Deputy Attorney General for Public Protection, Office of the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Larry C. Skinner | Vice Chair of the Board
Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Conversion Technologies International, Inc. 

Richard L. Umbrecht | Vice Chair of the Board
President, New Province Partners

Marc Rockford | Secretary
Senior Vice President, Chief Mergers and Acquisitions Counsel, Comcast

Clifton Anderson | Assistant Secretary
Senior Advisor and Chief Strategist, Office of the President, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

Donald R. Braun Jr. | Treasurer
Managing Director, Bernstein Private Wealth Management

Ian Comisky, Esq. | Assistant Treasurer
Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP


Directors

Clifton Anderson
Senior Advisor and Chief Strategist, Office of the President, Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

Brucie Baumstein
Community Leader

Alyse Bodine
Managing Partner and Global Head, Financial Officers Practice, Heidrick & Struggles

Donald R. Braun Jr.
Managing Director, Bernstein Private Wealth Management

Christopher L. Bruner
Assurance Partner, Audit, Ernst & Young LLP

Dave W. Burkavage
Partner, Ernst & Young

Catherine M. Cahill
President & CEO, Mann Center for the Performing Arts

Ellen M. Cavanaugh
Former Vice President of Support Services, PECO
Life Trustee

John Chin
Executive Director, Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation

Ian Comisky, Esq.
Partner, Fox Rothschild LLP

Michael DiBerardinis
Former Managing Director, City of Philadelphia

William Gallagher
Financial Advisor, RBC Wealth Management

G. Roni Green
Pennsylvania State Representative, 190th Legislative District

Dan Greenberg
Founder, North Broad Living Management

Kevin Harden, Jr.
Trial Lawyer, Ross Feller Casey

Mikal C. Harden
Co-Founder, Juno Search Partners

Leo Helmers
Managing Partner, Mereo Capital Partners

Cam Hicks
Corporate Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer, Teleflex

Lorraine S Hirschberg
Retired

Kevin J. Hoff
Retired

Lucinda Hudson
President, Parkside Association of Philadelphia

Dr. Naomi Johnson Booker
Founder & CEO, Global Leadership Academy Charter School

Justin P. Klein, Esq.
Partner, Ballard Spahr
Life Trustee

Paul Lancaster Adams
Shareholder, Ogletree Deakins

Patricia LaRoche
CEO, Cameron & Associates 8, LLC

Gerald Lawrence
Shareholder and COO, Lowey Dannenberg PC

Toya Lawson
Partner, Bridge Partners

Nicole LeVine
Chief Operating Officer, PECO

Colleen Lynch
Chief Operating Officer, SurgoCap Partners

Peter Madden
CEO & Chief Creative Officer, AgileCat

Chris Magarity
Chief Operating Officer, Mercedes-Benz of Fort Washington

Jeremy Maletz
Trader, Susquehanna International Group

Sara Manzano-Díaz
Former Executive Deputy Attorney General for Public Protection, Office of the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Rev. Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake
President, Independence Blue Cross Foundation

Jim Mordy
Former Senior Vice President and Partner, Wellington Management Co., LLP

John A. Nixon
Partner, Duane Morris LLP

Marjorie Ogilvie
General Partner, Philadelphia Business & Technology Center

Matthew Panarese
Managing Director, Rockefeller Capital Management

Sharon Rankin
Docent, Philadelphia Zoo, Photographer and Community Leader

Marc Rockford
Senior Vice President, Chief Mergers and Acquisitions Counsel, Comcast

Todd J. Russo
CEO, Buckeye Partners, L.P.

Jasmine E. Sessoms
Chief Engagement Officer, Community College of Philadelphia 

Eric Sitarchuk
Partner, Morgan Lewis & Bockius

Larry C. Skinner
Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Conversion Technologies International, Inc.

Rick Sutliff
Former Director, Training, Henkels & McCoy

Shelley Sylva
Senior Vice President, Head of Social Impact – Marketing, TD Bank

Marian Tasco
Life Trustee, Former Councilwoman, City of Philadelphia 

Richard L. Umbrecht
President, New Province Partners

Kristyn Vandegrift
Former Lawyer & Education Law Editor

Matthew Wilson
Partner, Braidwell

Nanette Zakian
Former President, Hachik Distributors, Inc.


Life Trustees

Ellen M. Cavanaugh
Community Leader, Former Vice President of Support Services, PECO

Peter Gould
Consulting Scholar, Penn Cultural Heritage Center

Justin P. Klein, Esq.
Partner, Ballard Spahr

Marian B. Tasco
Former Councilwoman, City of Philadelphia


Ex-Officio Directors

Curtis Jones, Jr.
Philadelphia City Council, 4th District

Vincent Hughes
State Senator, 7th Senatorial District

Chairman's Council

Jeff Aldridge 

Heather Ali 

David Axelrod

Brad Baer

Michael W. Banks

RJ Bee

Peter Bloomfield

Glenn Blumenfeld

Carlos Bradley

Rachel Branson

Isabella Bruner

Ashley Bryant

Jim Buck

John Devine

Mark Dichter

Joseph DiMedio

Laurel Doghramji

Michael Donahue

Matthew Elkes

Lou Filippone

Max Frankel

Dr. Ira Gerstman

Jane Gitomer

Mark B. Goodheart

Laura Gulick

William Haines

Stephen Samuel Hamilton

Richard Harris 

Emma Haughton

Shane Johnson

Leah Stolker Jordan

Ken Kearns

Kevin P. Kelly

Scott King

Kevin Kleinschmidt

Meghan Tierney Lash

Bill Leonard

Marlene McNamee

Lubna Mian

Elizabeth Miller

Mark Noble

Salvatore Patti

Robert Polans

Lynne Pollack

Donna Rodio

Adrian Sam

Greg Seltzer

Michael Shannon

Marciarose Shestack

Bernard Smalley

Ebony Staton

Lori Sutliff

Ian Swedish

Chris Tidmore

Jennifer Tintenfass

David Verdon

Brian J. Vogt

Todd White

Randi Zemsky