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    2011 LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE: PHILADELPHIA

    OCTOBER 21, 2011

GREATER PHILADELPHIA LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE 

 

On October 21, 2011, more than 150 leaders from Greater Philadelphia’s business, civic, and government communities delved into the theory and practice of making tough change happen in complex organizations and regions at the in-region Greater Philadelphia Leadership Exchange at Top of the Tower in Philadelphia. 

2011 LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE CO-CHAIRS 

 
  • Stephen Curtis Head Shot 2012

Stephen M. Curtis

President, Community College of Philadelphia

  • Farah Jimenez Head Shot 2012

Farah M. Jimenez

CEO, People's Emergency Center

  • Jerry Maginnis Head Shot 2011

Jerry J. Maginnis

Office Managing Partner, KPMG, LLP

  • Stephen Tang Head Shot 2012

Stephen S. Tang

President & CEO, University City Science Center

2011 LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE DETAILS 

Recruitment & Selection Committee
Participants
Program

MAXINE BALLEN

Founder, President & CEO, New Jersey Technology Council 

MELISSA GRIMM

President & Founder, G2 Communications  

SIOBHAN A. REARDON

President & Director, Free Library of Philadelphia  

DANIELLE COHN

Vice President, Marketing & Communications, Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau 

DEBRA A. KAHN

Executive Director, Delaware Valley GrantMakers 

BARRY SEYMOUR

Executive Director, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission 

SCOTT F. COOPER

Attorney, Blank Rome LLP 

KARL KALBACHER, F. P. G.

Director of Economic Redevelopment, New Castle County, DE

ANTHONY P. SORRENTINO

Executive Director, Office of the Executive Vice President University of Pennsylvania 

PATRICIA A. COULTER

President & CEO, Urban League of Philadelphia 

HUGH J. LAVERY

Vice President, Government & External Affairs, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

VERONICA WENTZ

Director, Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation 

MARYALICE S. DECAMP

Managing Director, Jefferson Wells 

CLAUDIA MCBRIDE

President, World Affairs Council of Philadelphia

ANTHONY J. WIGGLESWORTH

Director, Philadelphia Area Labor Management Committee 

NANCY ALBA DUNLEAVY

Chief Executive Officer, Dunleavy & Associates 

SHAWN MCCANEY

Program Officer, William Penn Foundation

 

MILES H. WILSON

Director, Greater Philadelphia Non Profit Finance Fund

BRIAN K. EDMONDS

Principal, Concordis Advisors

THOMAS G. MORR

President & CEO, Select Greater Philadelphia 

 

DAVID D. FOSTER

President & CEO, Greater Camden Partnership

KATHLEEN O’BRIEN, ESQ.

Partner, Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads, LLP 

 

 

STEPHEN M. CURTISPHD

Co-Chair, President, Community College of Philadelphia

MICHAEL T. EDWARDS 

Senior Associate Vice Provost & Director, Office Of Research Administration, Drexel University

AILEEN C. KAIN 

Director, Corporate Giving, National Constitution Center

ANDY RACHLIN 

Deputy Chief of Staff for Economic Development, City of Philadelphia

FARAH M. JIMENEZ

Co-Chair, CEO, People's Emergency Center

PATRICK J. EIDING 

President, Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO

KARL KALBACHER 

Director of Economic Redevelopment, New Castle County, DE

MICHAEL ROSENZWEIG 

President & CEO, National Museum of American Jewish History

JERRY J. MAGINNIS

Co-Chair, Office Managing Partner, KPMG, LLP

JACK P. FERGUSON 

President & CEO, Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau

SAM KATZ 

Chair, Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority

CHRIS ROSS 

Pennsylvania House Of Representatives

STEPHEN S. TANGPHD

Co-Chair, President & CEO, University City Science Center

VARSOVIA FERNANDEZ 

President & CEO, Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

DON KLIGERMAN 

President, Fairmount Ventures, Inc

KIM SAJET 

President & CEO, Historical Society of Pennsylvania

LAURIE ACTMAN

Deputy Director, Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster

JOSEPH B. FETTERMAN 

Senior Vice President, Jones Lang Lasalle

CHRISTINE M. KNAPP 

Manager of Public & Client Relations, Greater Philadelphia Innovation Cluster

ERYN SANTAMOOR 

Director of Strategic Initiatives, City of Philadelphia

CAROL AICHELE

Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

CYNTHIA F. FIGUEROA 

President & CEO, Congreso De Latinos Unidos

GLEN KNAPP 

Executive Producing Director, Philadelphia Young Playwrights

KATHY SEASHOLTZ 

Senior Vice President, Strategy, Funding & Community Affairs, Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Delaware Valley

STEPHEN S. AICHELEESQ.

General Counsel, Commonwealth Of Pennsylvania

DAVID FOSTER 

President, Greater Camden Partnership

LEANNE KRUEGER-BRANEKY 

Executive Director, Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia

DAVID SELTZER 

Principal, Mercator Advisors LLC

MARK ALISESKY

Assistant Vice President, Michael Baker Jr., Inc.

MICHELLE FREEMAN 

Publisher, Flying Kite Media

CHAD DION LASSITER 

MSW, Black Men, Penn School of Social Work, Inc.

FRANCES M. SHEEHAN 

President & CEO, Brandywine Health Foundation

RICK ALTMAN

Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer, Radian Group Inc.

LINDA ANN GALANTE 

Partner, Stradley Ronon

HUGH J. LAVERY 

Vice President, Government & External Affairs, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

BARBARA A. SIMMONS, ESQ

Executive Associate to Provost and Interim Dean, Graduate Studies, Continuing Education and Community Relations, Cheyney University

PETER ANGELIDESPHD

AICP, Vice President & Director, Econsult

MARK GALE 

CEO, Philadelphia International Airport

KEITH LEAPHART 

President & CEO, Replica Creative

LISA SIMON 

President, Simon Public Relations Group, Inc.

LAUREN BACIGALUPI

Vice President Creative, PR, Programming, StudioTen, Nbc10/StudioTen Creative Group

BILL GEHRMAN 

President, Independence Business Alliance, LGBT Chamber of Commerce

EUGENIO LONGORIA SÁENZ 

Executive Director, Eastern North Philadelphia Youth Services Coalition

JOHN F. SMITH, III, ESQ

Partner, Reed Smith LLP

JOSEPH BAKER

Senior Vice President, Administration & Finance, Widener University

CHRIS GIANGRASSO 

Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Communications, Arkema Inc.

GABRIEL MANDUJANO 

Owner/Founder, Wash Cycle Laundry

TAYYIB SMITH 

Boss, Little Giant Media

MAXINE BALLEN

Founder, President & CEO, New Jersey Technology Council

TINA GILBERT 

Partner, Accenture

BILL MARRAZZO 

President & CEO, WHYY

DAVID J. SOCOLOW 

Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Pinnacle Foods Group LLC

MATT BERGHEISER

Executive Director, University City District

AARON GOLDBLATT 

Principal, Metcalfe Architecture & Design

SHARMAIN MATLOCK-TURNER

President & CEO, Urban Affairs Coalition

ANTHONY P. SORRENTINO 

Executive Director, Office of the Executive Vice President, University of Pennsylvania

CHARLES BRAGITIKOS

President, Vibrant Development Group

BILL GOLDERER 

Convening Minster, Broad Street Ministry

CLAUDIA MCBRIDE 

President, World Affairs Council Of Philadelphia

JAY SPECTOR 

President & CEO, JEVS Human Services

DAMIEN BURKE

Director of Operations, Innovative Schools

STEVE GRANDIZIO 

Vice President, Business Development, Exude Benefits Group

GERALD J. MCGLONEJR. 

Practice Leader, Trion

CHERYL SQUADRITO MOSKOVITZ 

Director, Media Friendly Public Relations

BRETT J. CIARELLI

VP & Executive Financial Services Director, Morgan Stanley

JAMES D. GRAY 

Senior Vice President, State Director, Government Banking, Citizens Bank

JOSHUA MCNEIL 

Executive Director, Conservation Voters of Pennsylvania

GORDON ST. JOHN 

President, Integrated Benefit Services, Inc.

BRIAN CLAPP

Chief Operating Officer, Career Concepts, Inc.

BILL GREEN 

Council-at-Large, City of Philadelphia

ROBERT J. MCNEILL, JR

Partner, Deloitte

TANYA STEINBERG 

Executive Director, International House Philadelphia

RICHARD J. COHENPHD

President & CEO, Public Health Management Corporation

MELISSA GRIMM

President & Founder, Grimm And Grove Communications

BRUCE MELGARY 

Executive Director, The Lenfest Foundation

PAUL STEINKE 

General Manager, Reading Terminal Market Corp.

DANIELLE COHN

VP, Marketing & Communications, Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau

PETER M. GROLLMAN 

Director, Government Affairs, Community Relations & Advocacy, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

JEANNE MELL 

Vice President, Marketing & Communications, University City Science Center

TARA STEPHENSON 

Principal, Woodward Group, Ltd.

DENISE E. COLLINS

Executive Vice President, Holy Redeemer Health System

ED GROSE 

Executive Director, Greater Philadelphia Hotel Association

JILL MICHAL 

President & CEO, United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania

KIRA STRONG 

Vice President, Community & Economic Development, People's Emergency Center

ETHAN CONNER-ROSS

Vice President, Research & Planning, Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation

ANUJ GUPTA 

Executive Director, Mt. Airy USA

JOYCE MILLER 

Managing Principal, J. Miller & Associates, LLC

MARIAN B. TASCO 

Councilmember, Philadelphia City Council

L. SCOTT COOK

Vice President, Talent & Organizational Development, Day & Zimmermann

SIDNEY RHARGRO 

Executive Director, Community Foundation of South Jersey

ANTHONY K. MOORE

Principal & CEO, Paradigm Group Consultants, LLC

JEREMY TENNENBAUM 

CEO, Spouting Rock Consulting

TOM CORCORAN

President, Delaware River Waterfront Corp.

BEVERLY A. HARPER 

President, Portfolio Associates, Inc.

HENRI G. MOORE 

Senior Vice President/Director of Public Affairs, Citizens Bank

ED TETTEMER 

Writer, Brand Planner, And Creative Director

PATRICIA A. COULTER

President & CEO, Urban League Of Philadelphia

KATE M. HARPER, ESQ 

Pennsylvania House of Representatives

THOMAS G. MORR 

President & CEO, Select Greater Philadelphia

ANDY TOY Senior Director, Business Development, The Enterprise Center

DONALD F. COWLES JR.

Principal, North Highland Company

MICHAEL E. HARRIS 

Vice President for Facilities & Operations, Rowan University

MIKE MOYNIHAN 

President & CEO, United Way of Camden County

ALAN S. UREK

Director, Strategic Planning And Policy, Philadelphia City Planning Commission

IAN CROSS 

CEO, I-SITE

GAIL HARRITY 

President & COO, Philadelphia Museum of Art

JESS MYERS 

Consultant, International & Olympic Opportunities

ELLEN E. WEBER

Executive Director, Robin Hood Ventures

BERNARD DAGENAIS

President & CEO, Main Line Chamber Of Commerce

LIZA HERZOG, JD, PHD 

Director of Research, Philadelphia Education Fund

RICH NAPOLI 

Chief Operating Officer, Objectfrontier, Inc.

JOSEPH P. WELSH, ESQ.

CEO, Collegiate Consortium

EDWARD M. D'ALBAPE

President, Urban Engineers, Inc.

CHARNELLE HICKS 

President, CHPlanning, Ltd.

NATALIE W. NIXON, PHD 

Associate Professor, Philadelphia University

TRACEY WELSON-ROSSMAN

Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Chariot Solutions

DAWN MAGLICCO DEITCH 

Director, Government & Community Affairs, University of Pennsylvania

JOSEPH HOEFFEL 

Commissioner, Montgomery County

LEROY D. NUNERY II 

Acting Superintendent/Chief Executive, School District of Philadelphia

CAROLINE H. WEST

Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance & Risk Officer, Shire Pharmaceuticals

JEFF DEVUONO

Executive Managing Director, Pennsylvania, Brandywine Realty Trust

STACY E. HOLLAND 

President & CEO, Philadelphia Youth Network, Inc.

KATHLEEN O'BRIEN 

Partner, Montgomery McCracken LLP

ML WERNEKE

Chief Operating Officer, Welcoming Center for New Pennsylvanians

DEBORAH DIAMONDPHD

President, Campus Philly

SANDRA A. HORROCKS 

Vice President of External Affairs, Free Library of Philadelphia

DOUGLAS I. OLIVER 

Senior Vice President, Marketing & Corporate Communication, Philadelphia Gas Works

ANDREW C. WHEELER

Managing Director, Diversified Search Odgers Berndtson

ROY S. DIAMOND

President, Diamond & Associates

MARGARET HUGHES 

Deputy City Representative, City of Philadelphia

NATALIA OLSON-URTECHO 

President & CEO, Ecolibrium Group LLC

ANTHONY J. WIGGLESWORTH

Director, Philadelphia Area Labor Management Committee

LISA DICKSON

SVP Finance, Radian Group Inc.

DAVID L. HYMAN 

Managing Partner, Kleinbard Bell & Brecker LLP

KATHLEEN OWENS, PHD 

President, Gwynedd-Mercy College

JASON WINGARD, PHD

Vice Dean, Executive Education, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

BARRY DORNFELDPHD

Senior Manager, CFAR

CARLA Y. INGRAM 

Vice President, Programs & Operations, Leadership Philadelphia

JANE G. PEPPER

STEVEN T. WRAY

Executive Director, Economy League of Greater Philadelphia

JOAN DOYLE

Executive Director, Penn Home Care & Hospice, University of Pennsylvania Health System

ALAN JACOBSON 

President, EX;IT

ELLEN PETERSEN 

President & Founder, Executive Coach And Consulting, LLC

AHMEENAH YOUNG

President & CEO, Pennsylvania Convention Center

JAMES P. DUNIGAN 

Executive Vice President, PNC Bank

REBECCA JOHNSON 

Executive Director, Fairmount Community Development Corporation

FRANCES PIERCE 

Chair, President, & CEO, Data Systems Analysts, Inc.

MARIO ZACHARJASZ

Principal, PZS Architects LLC

NANCY A. DUNLEAVY 

CEO, Dunleavy and Associates

DEBRA KAHN 

Executive Director, Delaware Valley Grantmakers

JOE PYLE MA 

President, Scattergood Foundation

MATT ZIEGER

President & CEO, Team Pennsylvania Foundation

BRIAN K. EDMONDS 

Principal, Concordis Real Estate Advisors of PA, NJ, DE

TOM KAIDEN 

President, Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance

BILAL A. QAYYUM 

President, Father's Day Rally Committee, Inc.

 

 

Friday, October 21, 2011
Dine Arounds

7:30 AM

Networking Breakfast 

8:15 AM

Welcome & Goals

 

Stephen S. TangPhDCo-Chair, 2011 Greater Philadelphia Leadership Exchange

8:30 AM

Leading Change in the 21st Century 

10 Keys to Creating a High Performance Workplace in a Rapidly Changing World

 

Douglas R. ConantFormer President & CEO, Cambell Soup Company

 

Introduced by:

Anthony P. SorrentinoExecutive Director, Office of the Executive Vice President, University of Pennsylvania 

 

Presented by the University of Pennsylvania

9:45 AM

Panel Discussion:

Navigating Change with a Partner

Representatives of recent local agency partnerships and mergers will describe the changes that brought about the partnership, along with how it was navigated and the ways it strengthened both agencies in the face of change.

 

Panelists:

David D. FosterPresident & CEO, Greater Camden Partnership

Joan C. Mazzotti, Executive Director, Philadelphia Futures

Robert L. MoulGeneral Manager, Dell Boomi

 

Moderated by:

Miles Wilson, Director, Greater Philadelphia, Nonprofit Finance Fund

 

Presented by Citizens Bank & The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

11:45 AM

Neworking Luncheon

 

Presented by Dunleavy & Associates

1:00 PM

Panel Discussion:

Systems Change: Global, National, and Regional Models for Education

Reform Panelists from the private, public, and nonprofit sectors will discuss their efforts to reform the education system and influence its outcomes to illustrate ways in which change can be brought to complex systems.

 

Panelists:

Douglas ScottEngagement Manager, McKinsey & Company

Charles E.M. KolbPresident, Committee for Economic Development

Jenny BogoniVice President, Leadership and Learning, Philadelphia Youth Network

 

Moderated by:

Kate ShawExecutive Director, Research for Action

 

Presented by the Community College of Philadelphia & the Team Pennsylvania Foundation

3:20 PM

Closing Speaker:

Sensemaking and Change:

A Heretic's Perspective on Personal, Organizational, and Global Change

 

Carmen A. Medina, Specialist Leader, Deloitte, and Former Director, Center for the Study of Intelligence, CIA

 

Introduced by:

Steve Wray, Economy League of Greater Philadelphia

 

Presented by Deloitte

4:20 PM

Bringing it All Back Home: Summary and Recap Discussion

 

Steve Wray, Economy League of Greater Philadelphia

4:50 PM

Wrap-up and Next Steps

 

Farah JimenezCo-Chair, 2011 Greater Philadelphia Leadership Exchange

 

5:30 PM

Dine Arounds

 

Table 1: SHIRE PHARMACEUTICALS Tinto Restaurant 114 S 20th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

 

Table 2: SHIRE PHARMACEUTICALS Tinto Restaurant 114 S 20th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

Table 3: PEOPLE'S EMERGENCY CENTER Alma de Cuba 1623 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

Table 4: GPTMC Alma de Cuba 1623 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

Table 5: PNC BANK Alma de Cuba 1623 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

Table 6: ECONOMY LEAGUE OF GREATER PHILADELPHIA Amis Trattoria 412 South 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147

 

Table 7: KELLEHER ASSOCIATES Amis Trattoria 412 South 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147

 

Table 8: THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Mémé Restaurant 2201 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103  

 

Table 9: INTEGRATED BENEFITS SERVICES Mémé Restaurant 2201 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103  

 

Table 10: PARENTEBEARD Mémé Restaurant 2201 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103

 
  • Melissa Weiler Gerber Head Shot 2014

 “The most valuable part of the Exchange was sharing reactions, feelings, and ideas with people from Philly many whom I knew but to not get to spend enough time with and some of whom I met for the first time and found to be fascinating.”

 

- Melissa Weiler Gerber, President & CEO, AccessMatters

 

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