Meet Our Team
CSFP’s team is comprised of talented and dedicated individuals who work to achieve the organization’s goals and mission.
Board Officers
Jeremy Ben-Zev
Vice Chair, Market President, Truist Bank
Margaret Dinneny
Chair, Interim Chief Human Resources Officer, Empire Today
Joseph Ferguson
Secretary, Executive in Residence, Charter School Growth Fund
Steven H. Kapp
Treasurer, Principal, Maverick Capital
Board Members
Josh Barrickman
Principal, Senior Portfolio Manager, and Head of Fixed Income Indexing, Vanguard
Marc Bryant
Senior Managing Director and Chief Legal Officer, FS Investments
Patrick J. Burke
Partner, Mill Creek Capital Advisors, LLC and CSFP Board Chair Emeritus
Kamesha Callands
CSFP Program Ambassador & Executive Assistant, Community College of Philadelphia
Leanne Clancy
Director of Admission & Financial Aid, Greene Street Friends School
Judith Durkin Freyer, CFA
Chief Investment Officer Emeritus, The Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Talib Nadir Ellison
Manager, Senior Counsel, Subaru of America
Bradley Fouss
Senior Vice President/Market President Greater Philadelphia, OceanFirst Bank
Preston Hawkins
Treasurer, Wawa Inc.
Jessica Hayne
Educator
Cory O. Hippler
Partner, Stradley Ronon
Rev. Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake
President, Independence Blue Cross Foundation, Vice President of Community Affairs, IBX
Evie McNiff
Education Advocate, Founder and Board Chair Emeritus, Children’s Scholarship Fund Philadelphia
Marc S. Richman
James Robinson
Former SVP and Chief Administrative Officer, Methodist Division, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals
Shante Woodlin
CSFP Program Ambassador & School Counselor, The City School
Our Staff
Lauryn Aviles
Sr. Manager of Data and Evaluation
Sarah Barrett
Advancement Associate
Christopher Brewington
Program Associate, School & Family Partnerships
Jennifer K. Burns
Chief Advancement Officer
Derik Comalli
Senior Director of Operations
Kurt Fedde
Manager of Development Operations
Leah Garloff
Senior Communications Manager
Kylee Johnson
Executive and Operations Manager
Sam Jones
Director of School and Family Partnerships
Keisha Jordan
President & CEO
Jesseca Leiva
Program Associate
Meghan McCormick
Corporate Development Manager
Libby McLaren
Senior Manager, Institutional Giving
Julie Raiken
Chief Program Officer
Maria Reyes
Program Associate
Perri Shelton
Program Associate
Megan Staples Jacob
Vice President of Development
Dorothy Yoder
Director of Program Administration
Breaking Barriers Campaign Steering Committee
The Steering Committee serves as a group of passionate volunteers, comprised of Board members and area leaders, that supports CSFP in the successful execution of its bold, ambitious 5-year campaign for CSFP.
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