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 2022-2023

Melanie McCottry (Board Chair)
Chief of Staff & SVP, External Affairs and Communications
PGW
mccottry@gmail.com

Kiley Smith Kelly (Vice Chair)
Principal
Ernst & Young
kileysmith.kelly@ey.com

Scott Lillis (Board Treasurer & Finance Committee Chair)
Regional President
BNY Mellon Wealth Management
scott.lillis@hotmail.com

Alicia Smith
Chief Human Resources Officer
Resources for Human Development
amsmith34@gmail.com

Darrell Davis
Public Engagement Department
DoorDash
darrelldavis17@gmail.com

Charles Esser
Founder and Director
Philadelphia Community School
ckesser1@gmail.com

Jared Farbman
Senior Strategy Analyst
Vanguard
jared_farbman@vanguard.com

Erin McNamara Horvat
Senior Vice Provost for for Faculty Advancement and Undergraduate Affairs
Drexel University
emh@drexel.edu

Carniesha Kwashie
Sr. Manager, Workforce Development, Corporate and Community Impact
PECO
Carniesha.Kwashie@exeloncorp.com

Maxwell Akuamoah-Boateng
Director of Operations
Community Schools
Makuamoa@gmail.com

Zachary Vigneault
Sales Consultant
Vanguard
zvigneault@gmail.com

WHITNEY A.E. ARJUN, Ed.D.
Director of Enrollment Management and Retention,
Penn State Abington
whitney.arjun@gmail.com

APRIL D. VOLTZ, E.d. D.
Associate Vice President, Strategic Initiatives & Community Engagement
Community College of Philadelphia
avoltz@ccp.edu

Committee Members

The following currently serve on the Development Committee:

Kiley Smith Kelly (Vice 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

James Mergiotti
President & CEO, Peirce College (Retired)

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 (Board Chair)
VP, corporate communications & external affairs, PGW

Charles Esser
Founder and Director, Philadelphia Community School

The following currently serve on the Facilities Committee:

Bob Totaro (Chair)

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 2022-2023

Robert Totaro (Board Chair)
Founder and CEO, RCT Advisors

James Davis (Board Treasurer)
Professor, Department of Education Leadership and Policy Studies, Temple University

Marty Brigham (Board Secretary)

Attorney, Raynes & Lawn Trial Lawyers

Dr. David E. Thomas
VP, Strategic Initiative & Community Engagement
Community College of Philadelphia

Melissa Jackson-Schmidt (Member)
Chief Program Officer
Campaign for Working Families

Board of Trustees Meeting 2022-2023

Board Meetings

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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 take place virtually via Zoom, unless otherwise noted.

Please email board@youthbuildphilly.org to RSVP for a particular Board meeting and receive the Zoom 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:

Jenna Dougherty
jdougherty@youthbuildphilly.org

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