LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE ATLANTA
April 28, 2008 — Participants met one another, heard an overview of the program and expectations, and were briefed on the Economy League’s initial research findings in support of World Class Greater Philadelphia.
June, 4, 5, and 6, 2008 — This active, experiential session provided participants with a deeper understanding of our region and its challenges and opportunities prior to visiting Atlanta.
September 24-26, 2008 — The culmination of the program was the visit to learn first-hand how Metro Atlanta's leaders collaborate to ensure regional prosperity and sound public policy. The trip included tours of notable project sites, briefings on significant multi-sector efforts, and meetings with the region’s business, civic, and government leaders.
2008 LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE CO-CHAIRS
2008 LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE DETAILS
STEVE AICHELE, ESQ. Chair, Saul Ewing LLP |
MELISSA GRIMM Director of Corporate & Public Affairs, Aqua America |
CLAUDIA SPRINGER, ESQ. Managing Partner, Reed Smith LLP |
RICK ALTMAN Executive Vice President & Chief Administration Officer, Radian Group, Inc. |
SHAWN McCANEY Program Officer, William Penn Foundation
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ANDREW TOY Chair, Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation |
FRITZ BITTENBENDER Senior Director Of Corporate Affairs, Cephalon, Inc. |
MIA MENDOZA President & CEO, Mendoza Group |
CHRISTOPHER M. VENO Principal, Trion |
PATRICIA COULTER President & CEO, Urban League of Philadelphia |
THOMAS MORR President & CEO, Select Greater Philadelphia |
PATRICIA WASHINGTON Vice President, Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation |
ELIZABETH DOW President, Leadership Philadelphia |
MICHAEL RASHID Executive Vice President & COO, Keystone Mercy Health Plan |
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DOROTHY GABRIEL Chief of Staff, PECO Energy Company |
BARRY SEYMOUR Executive Director, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission |
DANIEL K. FITZPATRICK President & CEO, Citizens Bank Of Eastern PA, NJ, DE |
PATRICIA COULTER President & CEO, Urban League of Philadelphia |
FEATHER O. HOUSTOUN President, William Penn Foundation |
RICK SAUER Executive Director, Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations |
WILLIAM MARRAZZO President & CEO, WHYY |
HELEN CUNNINGHAM Executive Director, Samuel S. Fels Fund |
ERNEST E. JONES President & CEO, Philadelphia Workforce Development Corporation |
MARK S. SCHWEIKER President & CEO, Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce |
SHARMAIN MATLOCK-TURNER President, Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs |
STEPHEN M. CURTIS President, Community College Of Philadelphia |
KENNETH LAWRENCE, JR. SVP, Government, Community, and Public Affairs, Temple University |
DAVID SELTZER Principal, Mercator Advisors LLC |
LAURIE ACTMAN Chief Policy Officer, CEO Council for Growth |
EDWARD M. D'ALBA President, Urban Engineers, Inc. |
PAUL R. LEVY President & CEO, Center City District |
DONALD SHANIS Deputy Executive Director, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission |
CAROL AICHELE Chair, Chester County Board of Commissioners |
KAREN B. DAVIS President & CEO, Arts And Business Council of Greater Philadelphia |
H. CRAIG LEWIS, ESQ. Vice President, Norfolk Southern Corporation |
FRANCES SHEEHAN Board Chair, Delaware Valley Grantmakers, President & CEO, Brandywine Health Foundation |
STEVE AICHELE, ESQ. Chair, Saul Ewing, LLP |
FRED DEDRICK Deputy Secretary for Workforce Development, Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry |
JOHN MACDONALD President & CEO, Impact Services Corporation |
LAURA SHUBILLA Co-President & CEO, Philadelphia Youth Network, Inc. |
STEVE ALBERTINI Executive Vice President & General Manager, Tierney Communications |
LIZ DOW President & CEO, Leadership Philadelphia |
JERRY J. MAGINNIS Office Managing Partner, KPMG LLP |
JOHN F. SMITH, III, ESQ. Vice Chair, Economy League of Greater Philadelphia, Partner, Reed Smith LLP |
ANDREW ALTMAN Director, Commerce & City Planning, City of Philadelphia |
JAMES P. DUNIGAN Managing Executive, Investments, PNC Wealth Management & Institutional Investments |
MARIANNE MARTELLI Vice President, Chester County Chamber of Business & Industry |
PATRICIA L. SMITH Director, Special Initiatives, The Reinvestment Fund |
RICK ALTMAN Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer, Radian Group, Inc. |
PHILLIP EASTMAN, JR. Manager, Economic Development, Peco Energy Company |
SHAWN MCCANEY Program Officer, William Penn Foundation |
PHYLLIS SNYDER Vice President, Council For Adult And Experiential Learning |
PEGGY AMSTERDAM President, Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance |
BRIAN K. EDMONDS Managing Principal, Concordis Key Advisors |
JOSEPH MCLAUGHLIN, JR. Director, Institute for Public Affairs, Assistant Dean, College of Liberal Arts, Temple University |
WILLIAM SPANG Managing Partner, DC, Government & Nonprofit Leader, Mitchell & Titus, LLP |
JOHN K. BALL President, Shoemaker Construction Co. |
CAROL S. FIXMAN Executive Director, Philadelphia Education Fund |
BRUCE MELGARY Executive Director, The Lenfest Foundation |
CLAUDIA SPRINGER, ESQ. Managing Partner, Reed Smith LLP |
LAWRENCE F. BELL Director of Business Services, University of Pennsylvania |
MARK J. FOLEY, ESQ. Chair, Labor Employment Practice Group, Cozen O’Connor |
GREGG R. MELINSON, ESQ. Chief Marketing Partner, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP |
HARRIS STEINBERG Executive Director, Pennpraxis |
MATTHEW BERGHEISER Program Director, Philadelphia, Knight Foundation |
EARL R. GAGE Mayor, Salem, NJ, Administrator, County of Salem |
ATHENA D. MERRITT Staff Writer, Philadelphia Business Journal |
DAVID THORNBURGH Executive Director, Fels Institute of Government, University of Pennsylvania |
SUZANNE BIEMILLER Senior Program Officer, The Pew Charitable Trusts |
MELISSA WEILER GERBER Executive Director, Women's Way |
ELIZABETH K. MILLER Executive Director, Community Design Collaborative |
ANDREW TOY Chair, Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation |
PATRICIA BLAKELY Executive Director, The Merchants Fund |
NANCY GILBOY President & CEO, International Visitors Council of Philadelphia |
JOHN MILLER Principal, Braithwaite Communications |
CHRISTOPHER M. VENO Principal, Trion |
JAMES FRANCIS BOGRETTE Principal, Kimmel Bogrette Architecture + Site, Inc. |
TERRY GILLEN Executive Director, Redevelopment Authority of the City of Philadelphia |
THOMAS G. MORR President & CEO, Select Greater Philadelphia |
JAMES WADDINGTON, JR. Chair, Economy League of Greater Philadelphia, Director of Operations, Lockheed Martin |
J. BLAINE BONHAM, JR. Executive Vice President, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society |
SALLIE A. GLICKMAN CEO, Philadelphia Workforce Investment Board |
JEFFREY L. NASH Freeholder, Camden County Board of Freeholders, Vice Chairman, Delaware River Port Authority |
KERA WALTER Senior Associate, Ceisler Jubelirer |
DAVID WILLIAM BROWN President & Founder, Brownpartners |
BILL GREEN Councilmember, At-Large, City Council, City of Philadelphia |
KATHLEEN O’BRIEN, ESQ. Partner, Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP |
PATRICIA WASHINGTON Vice President of Cultural Tourism, Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation |
PAMELA BROWNER-CRAWLEY Senior Vice President & Director of Public Affairs, Citizens Bank |
MELISSA GRIMM Director of Corporate & Public Affairs, Aqua America |
ANNE O'CALLAGHAN Executive Director, Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians |
LAURA WEINBAUM Director, Public Policy, Education & Advocacy, Project H.O.M.E. |
GEORGE BURRELL, ESQ. Executive Vice President & General Counsel, PRWT Services |
ANUJ GUPTA Deputy Director, Performance Team, Office of the Managing Director, City of Philadelphia |
NATALYE PAQUIN, ESQ. Executive Vice President & COO, Kimmel Center |
LEWIS C. WENDELL Executive Director, University City District |
REGINA CANFIELD Director of Client & Community Relations, PNC Bank |
ELINOR HAIDER Deputy Commerce Director, City of Philadelphia |
BRET PERKINS Vice President Of Government Affairs, Comcast Corp. |
ANTHONY J. WIGGLESWORTH Executive Director, Philadelphia Area Labor-Management Committee |
BRIAN CLAPP Senior Vice President, Aon Consulting |
KIMBERLY A. HALL President, Chester County Historical Society |
H. DAVID PRIOR, ESQ. Partner, Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll |
MILES H. WILSON Executive Vice President, People's Emergency Center |
DELLA CLARK President, The Enterprise Center |
BEVERLY A. HARPER President & CEO, Portfolio Associates, Inc. |
PEDRO RAMOS, ESQ. Partner, Blank Rome LLP |
JAMES K. WUJCIK Regional President, Sovereign Bank, Freeholder, Burlington County Board of Freeholders |
JOHN P. CLAYPOOL Executive Director, Aia Philadelphia, Center for Architecture |
MICHAEL E. HARRIS Associate Vice President, University of Pennsylvania |
CHRIS ROSS State Representative, 158th District, Pennsylvania House of Representatives |
AHMEENAH YOUNG President & CEO, Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority |
DANIELLE COHN Vice President, Marketing & Communications, Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau |
PATRICIA A. HASSON President, Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Delaware Valley |
PHILIP J. SANTARELLI Director of Assurance Services, Parente Randolph, LLC |
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DENISE COLLINS Senior Vice President, Holy Redeemer Health System |
JOSEPH M. HOEFFEL Commissioner Vice Chair, Montgomery County Board of Commissioners |
CHRIS SATULLO Columnist and Director of Civic Engagement, Great Expectations, Philadelphia Inquirer |
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