

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
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 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
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
- December 16, 2022 Download
- October 14, 2022 Download
- August 5, 2022 Download
- June 29, 2022 (Special Meeting) Download
- June 3, 2022 Download
- April 28, 2022 (Special Meeting) Download
- February 25, 2022 Download
- December 10, 2021 Download
- October 15, 2021 Download
- August 6, 2021 Download
- Annual Board Meeting – June 4, 2021 Download
- February 19, 2021 Download
- December 11, 2020 Download
- October 9, 2020 Download
- August 7, 2020 Download
- June 26, 2020 Download
- Annual Board Meeting- June 5, 2020 Download
- April 17, 2020 Download
- February 21, 2020 Download
- Special Meeting- December 18, 2019 Download
- December 13, 2019 Download
- Special Meeting- October 31, 2019 Download
- Special Meeting- October 21, 2019 Download
- October 11, 2019 Download
- August 9, 2019 Download
- June 6, 2019 Download
- May 23, 2019 Download
- April 30, 2019 Download
- March 28, 2019 Download
- March 12, 2019 Download
- February 8, 2019 Download
- December 20, 2018 Download
- December 14, 2018 Download
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
