Our Board
Our Board of Trustees is composed of active and caring leaders and professionals. The board is instrumental in building and maintaining relationships and acquiring support in the local community. You can reach the board by emailing board@youthbuildphilly.org.
Board of Trustees 2023-2024
Kiley Smith Kelly (Board Chair)
Principal
Ernst & Young
Kiley-board@youthbuildphilly.org
Whitney A.E. Arjun, Ed.D.
Director of Enrollment Management and Retention,
Penn State Abington
Whitney-board@youthbuildphilly.org
Maxwell Akuamoah-Boateng
Director of Operations
Community Schools
Maxwell-board@youthbuildphilly.org
Darrell Davis
Public Engagement Department
DoorDash
Darrel-board@youthbuildphilly.org
Charles Esser
Founder and Director
Philadelphia Community School
Charles-board@youthbuildphilly.org
Jared Farbman
Senior Strategy Analyst
Vanguard
Jared-board@youthbuildphilly.org
Erin McNamara Horvat
Senior Vice Provost for for Faculty Advancement and Undergraduate Affairs
Drexel University
Erin-board@youthbuildphilly.org
Carniesha Kwashie
Sr. Manager, Workforce Development, Corporate and Community Impact
PECO
Carniesha-board@youthbuildphilly.org
Scott Lillis (Board Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair)
Regional President
BNY Mellon Wealth Management
Scott-board@youthbuildphilly.org
Melanie McCottry
Chief of Staff & SVP, External Affairs and Communications
PGW
Melanie-board@youthbuildphilly.org
Alicia Smith
Chief Human Resources Officer
Resources for Human Development
Alicia-board@youthbuildphilly.org
Zachary Vigneault
Sales Consultant
Vanguard
Zachary-board@youthbuildphilly.org
April D. Voltz, E.d. D.
Associate Vice President, Strategic Initiatives & Community Engagement
Community College of Philadelphia
April-board@youthbuildphilly.org
Committee Members
The following currently serve on the Development Committee:
Kiley Smith Kelly (Board Chair)
Principal, EY
Maxwell Akuamoah-Boateng
Director of Operations, Community Schools
The following currently serve on the Finance Committee:
Scott Lillis (Board Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair)
Regional President, BNY Mellon Wealth Management
Jared Farbman
Senior Strategy Analyst, Vanguard
Jocie Dye
Principal , Outsourcing, CLA
Mia Levine
BSA Officer, TD Bank
Todd Marzolf
Senior Project Consultant, IT Business Management, Willis Towers Watson
Michael McGuire
Account Executive, Johnson, Kendall & Johnson
Jon Smollen
Adjunct Faculty, Temple Law
Wayne W. Williams
Assistant Professor, Fox School of Business, Temple University
The following currently serve on the Program Committee:
Carniesha Kwashie ( Program Committee Chair)
Chief Equity & Strategy Officer, Bicycle Transit Systems
Whitney Arjun
Director of Enrollment, Penn State Abington
Ardita Koka
Technology Consultant, Ernst & Young
Margaret Robinson
Supervising Attorney, Philadelphia Legal Assistance
The following currently serve on the Governance Committee:
Melanie McCottry
VP, corporate communications & external affairs, PGW
The following currently serve on the Facilities Committee:
Martin Brigham
Attorney, Raynes & Lawn Trial Lawyers
Scott Lillis
Regional President, BNY Mellon Wealth Management
Melanie McCottry
Director, Public Affairs, PGW
Friends of YouthBuild Philadelphia Board of Directors 2023-2024
Robert Totaro (Board Chair)
Founder and CEO, RCT Advisors
Marty Brigham (Board Secretary)
Attorney, Raynes & Lawn Trial Lawyers
Dr. David E. Thomas (Board Treasurer)
VP, Strategic Initiative & Community Engagement
Community College of Philadelphia
Melissa Jackson-Schmidt (Member)
Chief Program Officer
Campaign for Working Families
George Jenkins (Member)
GreenBuild Instructor
YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School
Board of Trustees Meeting 2023-2024
Board Meetings
Note: Any updates to this calendar will be posted to the youthbuildphilly.org website at least 48 hours in advance.
All Board meetings are open to the public and will occur in person at YouthBuild as opposed to virtually from now on.
Please email board@youthbuildphilly.org to RSVP for a particular Board meeting and receive all the important details.
To submit written comments for consideration at an upcoming meeting, please contact board@youthbuildphilly.org with the subject line “Board Meeting Comments”
To receive a copy of Board minutes, please click the link to the meeting date below, or contact board@youthbuildphilly.org with the subject line “Board Meeting Minutes Request (Date of Meeting)”
Board Meeting Minutes
For more information, or if you would like to be placed on the agenda to comment at a meeting, please contact:
Kianna Cooper
Kcooper@youthbuildphilly.org
