2009 Participants

Laurie Actman

Director

Metropolitan Caucus

Carolyn Adams

Professor

Metropolitan Philadelphia Indicators Project

Temple University

Stephen S. Aichele, Esq.

Chairman

Saul Ewing LLP

Carol Aichele

Commissioner

County of Chester

Steve Albertini

Executive Vice President/GM

Tierney Communications

Jeffrey Allegretti

President

Innova Services Corp

Peter B. Alois

President

Alois Global Trade Strategies, LLC

Scott Applebaum

SVP & Associate General Counsel

Shire Pharmaceuticals

Bruce Armon, Esq.

Managing Partner, Philadelphia Office

Saul Ewing LLP

Darlyne Bailey, PhD

Dean, Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research,  and Special Assistant to the President for Community Partnerships

Bryn Mawr College

Joseph J. Baker

Senior Vice President - Administration & Finance

Widener University

John K. Ball

Senior Vice President

Keating Building Corporation

William P. Becker

Principal

Becker & Frondorf

Larry Bell

Director of Business Services

University of Pennsylvania

Gary Bennett

VP, Sales Operations, Greater Philadelphia Market

Right Management

Matt Bergheiser

Executive Director

University City District

Patricia Blakely

Executive Director

The Merchants Fund

Jim Bogrette, AIA

Principal

Kimmel Bogrette Architecture + Site

J. Blaine Bonham, Jr.

Executive Vice President

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society

David Brown

President

BrownPartners

Pamela Browner Crawley

SVP Public Affairs & Government Relations

Philadelphia Eagles

David I. Buckman

EVP & General Counsel

AlliedBarton Security Services

Alan Butkovitz

Controller

City of Philadelphia

Anthony M. Campisi

President & CEO

Annodyne, Inc.

Della Clark

President

The Enterprise Center

Richard J. Cohen, PhD, FACHE

President and Chief Executive Officer

Public Health Management Corporation

Denise Collins

Senior Vice President

Holy Redeemer Health System

Byron Comati

Director, Strategic Planning & Analysis

SEPTA

Jeffrey Cooper

Vice President for Government and

Community Affairs

University of Pennsylvania

Lily Cope

Director of External Relations

Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation

Mary Seton Corboy

Chief Farm Hand

Greensgrow Philadelphia Project

Don Cowles

Principal

North Highland

Helen Cunningham

Executive Director

Samuel S. Fels Fund

Stephen M. Curtis, PhD

President

Community College of Philadelphia

Bernard Dagenais

Editor-in-Chief

Philadelphia Business Journal

William J. DeVito

Executive Assistant to the President

La Salle University

Jeff DeVuono

EVP & Sr. Managing Director PA Region

Brandywine Realty Trust

Kevin Dow

Deputy Commerce Director

Commerce Department, City of Philadelphia

Liz Dow

President & CEO

LEADERSHIP Philadelphia

Joan Doyle

Executive Director

Penn Home Care and Hospice

University of Pennsylvania Health System

Nancy Alba Dunleavy

CEO

Dunleavy and Associates

Phillip Eastman

Manager, Economic Development

PECO

Brian K. Edmonds

Principal

Concordis Real Estate Advisors

Larry Eichel

Project Director

The Philadelphia Research Initiative

Patrick J. Eiding

President

Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO

Greg El

Managing Partner

TriZen

Jack P. Ferguson

Executive Vice President

Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau

Carol S. Fixman

Executive Director

Philadelphia Education Fund

Kate Flynn

President

Health Care Improvement Foundation

Mark J. Foley, Esq.

Chair, Labor and Employment Practice Group

Cozen O'Connor

Mark Gale, AAE

Acting Director of Aviation

Philadelphia International Airport

Valerie V. Gay

Director, Development and Alumni Affairs

Temple University, College of Education

Nancy J. Gilboy

President & CEO

International Visitors Council of Philadelphia

Terry Gillen

Executive Director

Redevelopment Authority of Philadelphia

Eva Gladstein

Executive Director

Zoning Code Commission

Claire Marrazzo Greenwood

Director, Policy Development

CEO Council for Growth

Beverly A. Harper

President/CEO

Portfolio Associates, Inc.

Dr. James T. Harris

President

Widener University

Jon Grabelle Herrmann

Executive Director

Campus Philly

Joseph Hoeffel

County Commissioner

Montgomery County

Leo A. Holt

President

Holt Logistics Corp.

Richard A. Horstmann

Director of Development

Urban Engineers, Inc.

Feather O. Houstoun

President

William Penn Foundation

Lee Huang

Director

Econsult Corporation

David L. Hyman

Managing Partner

Kleinbard Bell & Brecker, LLP

Gary J. Jastrzab

Deputy Executive Director

Philadelphia City Planning Commission

Farah M. Jimenez

Executive Director

Mt. Airy USA

Melanie Johnson

City Representative

City of Philadelphia

Paul T. Johnson

Senior Analyst

Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority

Honorary Consul to Brazil

Joel A. Johnson, AICP, PHM

Executive Director

Montgomery County Housing Authority

David Johnston

COO

Wawa

Don M. Jones, AIA, LEED AP

President

AIA Philadelphia

Meg Jones

Executive Vice President for Administration

and Chief People Officer

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Ernest E. Jones

President & CEO

PWDC

Debra Kahn

Executive Director

Delaware Valley Grantmakers

Tom Kaiden

COO

Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance

Linda Katz

Executive Director

Children's Literacy Initiative

Don Kligerman

President & Founder

Fairmount Ventures, Inc.

Leanne T. Krueger-Braneky

Executive Director

Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia

Paul R. Levy

President & CEO

Center City District

Mona Astra Liss

Corporate Public Relations

IKEA

Kimberly A. Lloyd

Vice President - Commercial Lending

City National Bank

Michael J. Lyons, DMCP

President & CEO

GEP Philly

Jerry J. Maginnis, CPA

Office Managing Partner

KPMG LLP

Kevin B. Mahoney

Senior Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer

Penn Medicine

Lynn A. Marks, Esq.

Executive Director

Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts

Claudia McBride

President

World Affairs Council of Philadelphia

Shawn McCaney

Program Officer

William Penn Foundation

Robert J. McNeill, Jr.

Partner

Deloitte

Bruce Melgary

Executive Director

The Lenfest Foundation

Jill M. Michal

President & CEO

United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania

Elizabeth K. Miller

Executive Director

Community Design Collaborative

Patrick Morgan

Assistant Managing Director

Deputy Director of Performance Management

City of Philadelphia

Thomas G. Morr

President and CEO

Select Greater Philadelphia

Molly K. Morrison

President

Natural Lands Trust

H. Vincent Nolan

Business Development Manager

Cooperative Business Assistance Corporation

Kathleen O'Brien

Partner

Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP

Anne O'Callaghan

Executive Director

Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians

Anne Papageorge, RLA

Vice President

University of Pennsylvania

Facilities and Real Estate Services

Katie Newsom Pastuszek

Executive Director

Outward Bound Philadelphia

Niranjan Pati, PhD

Dean, Rohrer College of Business

Rowan University

Michael K. Pearson

President

Union Packaging LLC

Ellen Petersen

Executive Coach and Consultant

Ellen Petersen Executive Coach and Consulting, LLC

Jennifer K. Peterson, Esq.

Executive Partner

Saul Ewing LLP

P. Timothy Phelps

President

TriCounty Area Chamber of Commerce

Dr. Wendell E. Pritchett

Chancellor

Rutgers University-Camden

Karen Randal

Director of Business Attraction

City of Philadelphia, Department of Commerce

Siobhan A. Reardon

President & Director

Free Library of Philadelphia

Kevin Robles

VP, Refining Excellence

Sunoco, Inc.

RoseAnn B. Rosenthal

President & CEO

Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern PA

Representative Chris Ross

State Representative

PA House of Representatives

Janet Hammond Ryder

Vice President, Labor Participation

United Way of Southeastern PA/Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO

David Seltzer

Principal

Mercator Advisors LLC

Barry Seymour

Executive Director

Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission

Kenneth Shear

Executive Director

Philadelphia Bar Association

Frances M. Sheehan

President & CEO

Brandywine Health Foundation

Hadass Sheffer

Executive Director

Graduate! Philadelphia

John P. Sheridan, Jr.

President & CEO

The Cooper Health System

John F. Smith, III, Esq.

Partner

Reed Smith LLP

Howard W. Smith

Managing Director

ETF Venture Funds

Phyllis Snyder

Vice President

Council for Adult and Experiential Learning

Wes Somerville

Community Resources Manager

Prudential

Anthony Sorrentino

Executive Director

Office of the Executive Vice President

University of Pennsylvania

William Spang

Partner

Mitchell & Titus, LLP

Jay Spector

CEO/President

JEVS Human Services

David St. Clair

Founder & CEO

MEDecision, Inc.

Zachary Stalberg

President & CEO

Committee of Seventy

Gary P. Steuer

Chief Cultural Officer, Office of Arts, Culture

and the Creative Economy

City of Philadelphia

Geri Summerville

Acting President

Public/Private Ventures

E. Mitchell Swann, PE

Partner

MDC Systems

Stephen S. Tang, PhD

President & CEO

University City Science Center

Willie C. Taylor

Regional Director

Economic Development Administration

US Department of Commerce

Christophe P. Terlizzi

Chairman

Urban Land Institute

Nina C. Tinari

Director of Government Relations

S. R. Wojdak & Associates

Andrew Toy

Board Member

Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corp

William Valerio

Assistant Director for Administration

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Christopher M. Veno

Principal

Trion

Joseph P. Welsh, Esq.

CEO

Collegiate Consortium for Workforce

and Economic Development

Caroline H. West

Senior Vice President

Chief Compliance and Risk Officer

Shire Pharmaceuticals

Anthony J. Wigglesworth

Director

Philadelphia Area Labor Management Committee

Imanni P.S. Wilkes

Associate Director

The Enterprise Center CDC

Miles H. Wilson

Executive Vice President

People's Emergency Center

Alan Wohlstetter

Partner

Fox Rothschild

Robert Wonderling

President & CEO

Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce

D-L Wormley

Deputy Director

NeighborhoodsNow

Charles Wright

Vice President of Development

Big Brothers Big Sisters Southeastern PA

Steven T. Wray

Executive Director

Economy League of Greater Philadelphia