Legislative Affairs Manager - Philadelphia Corporation for Aging

A private nonprofit organization founded in 1973, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA), is a large agency that is part of the Area Agency on Aging (AAA) nationwide network. Founded as a result of the federal Older Americans Act, the AAAs are mandated to “facilitate the area-wide development and implementation of a comprehensive, coordinated system for providing long-term care in home and community-based settings, in a manner responsive to the needs and preferences of older individuals and their family caregivers.” PCA carries out this mission through advocacy, stewardship of public funding, planning, development and administration of programs, and service coordination.

The mission of PCA is to improve the quality of life for older Philadelphians and those with disabilities and assist them in achieving the greatest possible levels of health, independence, and productivity.

Managing Director, Human Services - United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey

United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey’s (United Way) mission is to end poverty and expand opportunity for all. We are focused on new approaches to harnessing the collective power of our region to help individuals and families break the cycle of poverty, and new ways of engaging and investing in the communities we serve.

Director of Development - French and Pickering Creek Conservation Trust

Established in 1967, French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust is a nonprofit organization dedicated to working with landowners, townships, foundations and the state and county to permanently preserve land in the community primarily through conservation easements that benefit public interest. Their dedicated efforts have resulted in the creation of parkland and the preservation and protection of more than 13,500 acres of environmentally sensitive land in beautiful northern Chester County.

Executive Director - College Student Basic Needs Program (CSBNP)

CSBNP is a seven member consortium which includes Montgomery County Community College, a 2-year college (MC3); Gwynedd Mercy University, a 4-year university (GMercyU); Manna on Main Street, a full-service food pantry in Lansdale, PA which delivers food remotely ordered on-line by students at the MC3’s Blue Bell and GMercyU’s Gwynedd Valley campuses; Pottstown Cluster of Religious Communities, which provides remotely ordered food for students at MC3’s Pottstown campus; Family Promise Montco, a provider of affordable housing and food pantry services; Montco Anti-Hunger Network, a network of Montgomery County food pantries; and Your Way Home Montgomery County, a public/private affordable housing organization.

Executive Director - Uplift Center for Grieving Children

Uplift Center for Grieving Children (formerly The Center for Grieving Children) was founded in 1995 by the Bereavement Program at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children and incorporated as an independent nonprofit in 2000. Uplift offers therapeutic peer support groups for thousands of children and teens annually in grades K-12th who have experienced the death of someone significant in their lives due to any cause. Peer support and a caring adult presence helps to reduce the feelings of isolation and loneliness that children often experience after the death of a loved one. 

Executive Director - Keystone Opportunity Center

Keystone Opportunity Center, Inc. was formed in 2009 from the merger of the Indian Valley Opportunity Center (IVOC) and the Indian Valley Housing Corporation (IVHC). Starting in 1987, IVOC added a focus on improving clients’ lives through Adult Education. The Food Pantry was added in 2002. By 2009 IVHC had developed the Interfaith Hospitality Network. Since 2009 Keystone has integrated and built on these strengths to more fully meet the needs of our community.

Executive Director - The Colonial Theatre

One of the region’s premiere, independent arts destinations, the Colonial Theatre is situated in the heart of downtown Phoenixville. The iconic theatre, a member-supported, nonprofit, operates three distinct venues and multiple event spaces in two adjoining historic buildings. Known internationally as the mother of Blobfest which annually celebrates the theatre’s role in the 1958 sci-fi classic, The Blob, the Colonial attracts more than 70,000 patrons per year to its eclectic programming of popular, new movies, beloved film favorites, live music, comedy and community events.

Executive Director - FracTracker Alliance

FracTracker, the project, was originally developed to investigate health concerns and data gaps surrounding western PA fracking. Today, as a non-profit organization, FracTracker Alliance supports groups across the United States, addressing pressing extraction-related concerns with a lens toward health effects and exposure risks on communities from oil and gas development. We provide timely and provocative data, ground-breaking analyses, maps, and other visual tools to help advocates, researchers, and the concerned public better understand the harms posed by hydrocarbon extraction.

Executive Director - Special Olympics Delaware

Special Olympics Delaware recently named David Halley as Executive Director, following a national search led by Dunleavy & Associates. Special Olympics Delaware is a nonprofit whose mission is to provide year‐round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic‐type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.