Staff & Board
Board
Jenny Bogoni (President), READ by 4th
Hanley Bodek (Vice President), Philadelphia Construction
Stephen Wielgus (Treasurer), University of Pennsylvania
Virginia G. Essandoh, J.D. (Secretary), Ballard Spahr LLP
Melissa Neubauer Anderson, Psy.D
Jonathan Cleborne, Vanguard
Anna Forrester, CityPlay
John A. Hannah, Marsh USA
James Kearney, Vanguard
Malcolm Kenyatta, Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
Charles Lanier, Philadelphia Housing Authority (retired)
Gael Levin-Simon, Educational Content Developer, Children’s Television
Denise Nakano, NBC10
Kathy E. Ochroch, Blank Rome LLP
Ivy Olesh, Playworks
Betty Pettine
Blair J. Shaw, Esq., Merck & Co., Inc
Peg Szczurek, Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children
Jamie Unkefer, DIGSAU
Cynthia Warren, M.D., FAAP, Center City Pediatrics
Advisory Committee
The Hon. Vanessa Lowery Brown, PA State Representative, District 190
The Hon. Donna Bullock, PA State Representative, District 195
Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Stanley and Debra Lefkowitz Faculty Fellow at Temple University
Eric Jones, Head of School, Community Partnership School
Kathryn Ott Lovell, Commissioner, Philadelphia Parks and Recreation
Staff
Meg Wise, Executive Director
Cheryl Carson, Senior Director of Development
Mike Herrmann, Director of Facilities and Operations
Zoe Hillengas, Communications Manager
Shadirah Myrick, Visitor Services Manager
Kate Zmich, Director of Programming
