Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Richard M. Gordon IV
Board Chair
Assistant Superintendent, School District of Philadelphia
James E. Cauley, Jr.
Co-Chair, Programming Committee
Music Specialist, School District of Philadelphia (Retired)
Elán Drennon
Co-Chair, Programming Committee
Principal, People Bridge HR, LLC
Jake Elich
Co-Chair, Development and Marketing Committee
Associate, MTS Health Partners
Scott Fast
Co-Chair, Governance Committee
General Counsel, Day & Zimmermann Maintenance and Construction
Ebony Lee
Co-Chair, Governance Committee
Strategy & Operations Executive
Lynne Millard
Board Secretary
Leadership Coach, Office of Leadership Development, School District of Philadelphia
John Schueler
Board Treasurer and Co-Chair, Finance Committee
Medical Device Executive, Retired
Edward Sharpe
Co-Chair, Finance Committee
Senior Director of Operational Excellence, Bristol Myers Squibb
Monica Wildes, MHS
Co-Chair, Development and Marketing Committee
Talent Solutions Partner, DiverseForce
Members
Joseph Batory
Superintendent, Upper Darby School District (Retired)
Arthur Chiu
Specialty Chemicals Executive, Retired
David DiStefano
Chief Revenue Officer, AIIR Consulting
Tammi Forbes
Magisterial District Judge, Delaware County 32nd Judicial District
Razelle Frankl
Professor Emerita, Rowan University
Linda E. Grobman Ed.D.
Adjunct Professor, Temple University
School District of Philadelphia, Retired
David Heller
Teaching Artist, Dancing Classrooms Philly
Edward Isaack
Partner, Anchondo & Associates, IT / Business Automation
Rhonda Moore
Teaching Artist, Dancing Classrooms Philly
Laju Obasaju
Executive Director, Research at Comcast.NBCUniversal
Bethlehem Roberson
Teaching Artist, Musicopia
Kadia Rowe DMin
Ordained Reverend
Tom Valvano
Partner, Grant Thornton LLP
Geronimo Vannicola
Owner/Executive Producer, WavLab Studios
Voting Member, The Recording Academy Philadelphia Chapter
Staci Wilhelm
Chief Financial Officer, The Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Cheri R. Williams, Esq.
Attorney, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champions
- Development and Marketing: Rhonda Moore
- Finance: Staci Wilhelm
- Programming: Cheri Williams
- Governance: Scott Fast