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
2011 LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE DETAILS
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
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MILES H. WILSON Director, Greater Philadelphia Non Profit Finance Fund |
BRIAN K. EDMONDS Principal, Concordis Advisors |
THOMAS G. MORR President & CEO, Select Greater Philadelphia |
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DAVID D. FOSTER President & CEO, Greater Camden Partnership |
KATHLEEN O’BRIEN, ESQ. Partner, Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads, LLP |
STEPHEN M. CURTIS, PHD 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. TANG, PHD 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. AICHELE, ESQ. 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 ANGELIDES, PHD 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. MCGLONE, JR. 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. COHEN, PHD 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 R. HARGRO 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'ALBA, PE 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 DIAMOND, PHD 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 DORNFELD, PHD 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. |
“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