Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Richard M. Gordon IV
Board Chair
Assistant Superintendent, School District of Philadelphia
Joseph Batory
Co-Chair, Programming Committee
Superintendent, Upper Darby School District (Retired)
James E. Cauley, Jr.
Co-Chair, Programming Committee
Music Specialist, School District of Philadelphia (Retired)
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
Tom Valvano
Co-Chair, Finance Committee
Partner, Grant Thornton LLP
Monica Wildes, MHS
Co-Chair, Development and Marketing Committee
Talent Solutions Partner, DiverseForce
Staci Wilhelm
Board Treasurer, Co-Chair, Finance Committee
Deputy Chief Financial Officer, The Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Members
Arthur Chiu
Specialty Chemicals Executive, Retired
David DiStefano
Chief Revenue Officer, AIIR Consulting
Elán Drennon
Principal, People Bridge HR, LLC
Razelle Frankl
Professor Emerita, Rowan University
Tammi Forbes
Magisterial District Judge, Delaware County 32nd Judicial District
Manish Gorawala
President and Chief Executive Officer, Tri-Force Consulting Services
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
Antoine Mapp
Teaching Artist, Musicopia; Director, West Powelton Steppers & Drum Squad
Rhonda Moore
Teaching Artist, Dancing Classrooms Philly
Laju Obasaju
Executive Director, Research at Comcast.NBCUniversal
John Schueler
Medical Device Executive, Retired
Geronimo Vannicola
Owner/Executive Producer, WavLab Studios
Voting Member, The Recording Academy Philadelphia Chapter
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