Regional Advisory Board
Our Regional Advisory Board provides strategic direction and support for our work in Greater Philadelphia.
Meet Our Advisory Board

Board Chair
Senior Vice President, Global Go-To-Market ServiceNow
Vanessa C. Smith

Superintendent Woodbury School District
Andrew Bell

VP & SR. Deputy General Counsel, Government Investigations Comcast Corporation
Joseph William Clark

Chief Operating Officer CE3 Solutions
Michael A. DeCandido

Managing Partner Grovider
Candace P. Kenyatta

Senior Managing Director, Chief Human Resources Officer FS Investments
Ania Mikson

Chief Administrative Officer JEVS Human Services
Liza Rodriguez

Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer, and Head of IT, Digital and Enterprise Services Lincoln Financial Group
Kenneth S. Solon
Greater Philadelphia’s Lifetime Board of Advisors
Our Lifetime Advisors have played critical roles for many years in the building and sustaining of our region. We are deeply grateful for that advice, support, and advocacy that they continue to provide.
Meet Our Advisors
Partner TDH/Private Equity Mgt. Co.
James M. Buck, III
Board Service: 11 Years
Global Head of Corporate Communications Vanguard
James M. Delaplane, Jr.
Zisman Family Foundation
Linda Gamble
Board Service: 11 Years
Chairman, Vera Bradley, Inc. Founder, Andesite Holdings
Robert J. Hall
Board Service: 10 Years
Managing Director, CEO Crystal View Partners Chairman, Sprouting Rock
John Coyne
Board Service: 13 Years
Honorary Chair, Endowment Campaign United Way of Greater Philadelphia & Southern New Jersey
Edward A. Montgomery, Jr.
Board Service: 11 Years