Our Board
Today the Economy League counts more than 60 companies on our Board of Directors; our Board is among the most diverse in the city, with more than one-third identifying as BIPOC. An 11-member Executive Committee governs the organization on a day-to-day basis.
Executive Committee
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Malik Brown
President & CEO, Graduate! Philadelphia
Board Executive Committee
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Jeff Cooper
VP of Govt Affairs, Univ of Pennsylvania
Board Executive Committee
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Jeff Hornstein
Executive Director, Economy League
Board Executive Committee
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Hugh Lavery
SVP of Govt Affairs, Jefferson Health
Board Executive Committee
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Jim Markham
ELGP Board Chair | VP of Transportation, Pennoni Associates
Board Executive Committee
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Doreen Masalta
Director, Energy & Marketing Services, PECO
Board Executive Committee
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Mike Mittelman
President, Salus University
Board Executive Committee
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Tiffany Newmuis
Director, Corporate Administration & Local Media Development, Comcast
Board Executive Committee
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Bill Rhodes
Partner, Public Finance Department, Ballard Spahr LLP
Board Executive Committee
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Maria Frizelle Roberts
ELGP BOARD VICE CHAIR | President & CEO, MFR Consultants Inc.
Board Executive Committee
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Edward Trainor
Principal, Deloitte Advisory
Board Executive Committee
Board of Directors
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PETER ABRAMS
Principal. Abrams Realty & Development, LLC
Board of Directors
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DONNA ALLIE
Founder & CEO, Team Clean
Board of Directors
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DAVID BLUM
Partner, Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP
Board of Directors
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SARAH BODEN
Uber Transit - Senior Account Executive Transit Partnerships
Board of Directors
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MICHAEL BOWMAN
Principal of Rittenhouse Strategies and Impact Law & Strategy
Board of Directors
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ROGER BRAUNFIELD
Founding Partner, Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC
Board of Directors
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JACQUELINE BUHN
Principal and Co-founder, AR Spruce
Board of Directors
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Sharon Caffrey
Partner, Trial Practice Group, Duane Morris LLP
Board of Directors
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Mary Ellen Caro
President, Peirce College
Board of Directors
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CHRISTINA R. CHEPEL
Director, State and Local Public Sector Practice, MFR Consultants
Board of Directors
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Chad Cowan
Partner, Cozen O'Connor LLP
Board of Directors
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Sean Edwards
President, Rittenhouse Communications Group
Board of Directors
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HAROLD EPPS
Senior Advisor, Bellevue Strategies
Board of Directors
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Chris Farley
VP, Greater Mid Atlantic Market Area, Waste Management
Board of Directors
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KEVIN FENNELL
Chief Financial Officer, Spark Therapeutics Inc.
Board of Directors
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DAN FIELDS
Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
Board of Directors
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DONALD GENERALS
President, Community College of Philadelphia
Board of Directors
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JOVAN GOLDSTEIN
Chairman of the Board, African American Chamber
Board of Directors
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SAM HALLOWELL
Head of Emerging Middle Market Healthcare Banking; JPMorgan Chase
Board of Directors
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HARRY HAYMAN IV
Founder, Feed Philly Coalition
Board of Directors
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CAROL HORNE PENN
Senior Manager of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships, Gilbane
Board of Directors
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MALCOLM INGRAM
Associate, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Board of Directors
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KIMBERLY A JOYCE, ESQ
Regulatory Counsel & Director of Public & Legislative Affairs, Aqua America Inc.
Board of Directors
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JOHN KALINA
Vice President of Admin Services, Independence Blue Cross
Board of Directors
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Brandon Kelley
Vice President of Corporate Strategy, PRWT Services Inc
Board of Directors
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MICHAEL MACFARLAND
SVP, RVP Philadelphia Market, TD Bank
Board of Directors
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ANTHONY B. MILES
Fund Manager, TPP Capital Management Group
Board of Directors
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JIMMY MO
Partner, Eisner Ampner
Board of Directors
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Stacey Mosley
Research Director, Brandywine Realty Trust
Board of Directors
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TOYIN OGUNFOLAJU
Infrastructure & Social-Economic Inclusion Leader, Jacobs
Board of Directors
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VICKY PAPAGEORGAKI
Vice President, Market Fulfillment NA, Draeger
Board of Directors
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KENN PENN
President, Benchmark Construction Group
Board of Directors
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MICHAEL PEPPERMAN
Chairman, Labor & Employment Department, Obermayer
Board of Directors
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Chris Querns
Senior VP, Bank of America
Board of Directors
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F. DOUGLAS RAYMOND, ESQ.
Partner, Faegre Drinker
Board of Directors
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LARA RHAME
Chief US Economist, FS Investments
Board of Directors
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JEFF RYCKBOST
Director of Client Services at Exude
Board of Directors
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PATRICIA SANFORD
CEO, Alexander Perry Inc.
Board of Directors
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Tim Santoro
Divisional VP, The Giant Company
Board of Directors
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REBEKAH SASSI
VP External Affairs, Franklin Institute
Board of Directors
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RUSS STARKE
Partner, Think Company
Board of Directors
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MATT STITT
Director and National Lead for Equitable Recovery and Strategic Financial Initiatives, PFM
Board of Directors
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MATTHEW TAYLOR
Partner, Cerity Partners
Board of Directors
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LIN THOMAS
Chairman & CEO, SUPRA Office Solutions & EMSCO Scientific Enterprises
Board of Directors
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ADOLF UNOARUMHI
Partner, EY-Parthenon
Board of Directors
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Chris Vargo
Commercial Banking Market Leader, PNC Bank
Board of Directors
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ANDREW WHEELER
Founder & President, Lincoln Leadership
Board of Directors
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CRAIG WILLIAMS
President, Pride Enterprises, Inc
Board of Directors