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) (Executive Committee)
Principal
Ernst & Young
Kiley-board@youthbuildphilly.org
Carniesha Kwashie (Vice Chair) (Executive Committee)
Sr. Manager, Workforce Development, Corporate and Community Impact
PECO
Carniesha-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 (Executive Committee)
Director of Operations
Community Schools
Maxwell-board@youthbuildphilly.org
Darrell Davis
Public Engagement Department
DoorDash
Darrel-board@youthbuildphilly.org
Charles Esser (Secretary)(Executive Committee)
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
Scott Lillis (Treasurer) (Executive Committee)
Regional President
BNY Mellon Wealth Management
Scott-board@youthbuildphilly.org
Melanie McCottry (Executive Committee)
Chief of Staff & SVP, External Affairs and Communications
PGW
Melanie-board@youthbuildphilly.org
Alvin McLaughlin
Retail Regional Leader
Truist Bank
Alvin-Board@youthbuildphilly.org
Alicia Smith
Chief Human Resources Officer
Resources for Human Development
Alicia-board@youthbuildphilly.org
Jon Smollen
Independent Director
Astellas Pharma and Adjunct Faculty, Temple Law
Jon-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
Catie Wolfgang
Philadelphia Research and Policy Initiative
Pew Charitable Trusts
Catie-board@youthbuildphilly.org
Committee Members
The following currently serve on the Development Committee:
Maxwell Akuamoah-Boateng (Development Committee Chair)
Director of Operations, Community Schools
Whitney A.E. Arjun, Ed.D.
Director of Enrollment Management and Retention,
Penn State Abington
Catie Wolfgang
Philadelphia Research and Policy Initiative
Pew Charitable Trusts
Zachary Vigneault
Sales Consultant
Vanguard
Alvin McLaughlin
Retail Regional Leader
Truist Bank
Kaci Griffin (Non-Board Member)
The following currently serve on the Finance Committee:
Scott Lillis (Finance Committee Chair)
Regional President, BNY Mellon Wealth Management
Jared Farbman
Head of Portfolio Specialist, Vanguard
Jocie Dye (Non-Board Member)
Principal , Outsourcing, CLA
Mia Levine (Non-Board Member)
BSA Officer, TD Bank
Todd Marzolf (Non-Board Member)
Deals Transformation Manager, PwC
Michael McGuire (Non-Board Member)
Vice President, Johnson, Kendall & Johnson
Jon Smollen
Adjunct Faculty, Temple Law
Wayne W. Williams (Non-Board Member)
Assistant Professor, Fox School of Business, Temple University
The following currently serve on the Governance Committee:
Melanie McCottry (Governance Committee Chair)
VP, corporate communications & external affairs, PGW
Principal, Ernst & Young
Charles Esser
Founder and Director, Philadelphia Community School
Darrell Davis
Public Engagement Department, DoorDash
Alicia Smith
Chief Human Resources Officer, Planned Parenthood of Northern, Central, and Southern New Jersey
Program Liaisons:
Catie Wolfgang (Workforce Development)
Erin McNamara Horvat (Academic)
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