Staff & Board
Board
Joe Khan (President),Weisbrod Matteis & Copley
Virginia G. Essandoh, J.D. (Vice President), Ballard Spahr LLP
Stephen Wielgus (Treasurer), University of Pennsylvania
Ivy Olesh (Secretary), Playworks
Hanley Bodek , Philadelphia Construction
Jenny Bogoni, READ by 4th
Jonathan Cleborne, Vanguard
Anna Forrester, CityPlay
John A. Hannah, Marsh USA
James Kearney, Vanguard
Charles Lanier, Philadelphia Housing Authority (retired)
Matt Morano, Torchlight Technology Group
Dermot Murphy, Halloran Philanthropies
Denise Nakano, NBC10
Kathy E. Ochroch, Blank Rome LLP
Betty Pettine, Wells Fargo
Jasmine E. Sessoms, She Can Win
Blair J. Shaw, Esq. , Merck & Co., Inc
Peg Szczurek, Pegazus Consulting
Jamie Unkefer, DIGSAU
Cynthia Warren, M.D., FAAP, Center City Pediatrics
Advisory Committee
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
Frances Hoover, Executive Director
Rebecca Dhondt, Director of Visitor Programs and Fun
Akh Jones, Director of Facilities and Operations
Shasmin Lewis, Assistant Manager of Facilities and Visitor Services
Zoe Lowry, Associate Director of Communications
Shadirah Myrick, Manager of Visitor Services
Kate Zmich, Director of Community Programs and Fun
