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ADVISORY BOARD

We are thankful to all who serve as our advisors, supporters, and champions to help guide and realize Breakthrough's dual mission.

ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS AND COMMITTEES

Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia is proud of the Advisory Board’s diversity of lived experiences, talents, networks, and ideas that help to create high-impact programming and meaningful opportunities for the Scholars and Teaching Fellows we serve.

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Abe Diallo, Breakthrough Advisory Board Member

Abe Diallo

BTGP Board Chair

Jim Degnan, Breakthrough Advisory Board Member

James Degnan, Ph.D.

Senior Director, Measurement and Institutional Research
Temple University (retired)

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Alex Hellmuth

Business Management Senior Director, BCG

Jane Rosenberg, Breakthrough Advisory Board Member

Jane Rosenberg

Executive Director, British American Business Council Global Group

David Wade, Breakthrough Advisory Board Member

David Wade

Chief of Staff, PA Office of Transformation & Opportunity

Francine Boone, Breakthrough Advisory Board Member

Francine Boone

Sr. Director/Managing Counsel, Environmental Resources Management, Inc.

Jason Duckworth, Breakthrough Advisory Board Member

Jason Duckworth

President, Acadia Land Company

Jamal Hill, Breakthrough Advisory Board Member

Jamal Hill, Esq.

Associate Counsel, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment

Darren Spielman, Breakthrough Advisory Board Member

Darren Spielman

Executive Director, Pennsylvania Resource Council

David Zavitz, Breakthrough Advisory Board Member

David Zavitz

General Manager, Outside Plant Construction, CDTI

William Bowie, Breakthrough Advisory Board Member

William Bowie

President & CEO of Empower Construction

Nanie Flaherty, Breakthrough Advisory Board Member

Eugenie W. Flaherty, Ph.D.

Retired, Psychologist

Matt Johnston

Senior Vice President, Equitable Advisors

Keino Terrell, Breakthrough Advisory Board Member

Keino Terrell

Head of Middle School, Germantown Friends School

Cornelius Brown, Breakthrough Advisory Board Member

Cornelius Brown

Principal, Bohler Engineering

Beth Gonzales, Breakthrough Advisory Board Member

Beth Gonzales

Deputy Director of Policy, Planning, and Performance Management for the Office of Homeless Services in the City of Philadelphia

Kim Lewis

Head of Lower Division, Avenues: The World School in New York City

Michelle Todd-Coleman, Breakthrough Advisory Board Member

Michelle Todd-Coleman

Assistant Principal, Edwin Forrest Elementary School

Development Committee

Cornelius Brown  |  Abe Diallo  |  Eugenie Flaherty, Ph.D.  |  Beth Gonzales

Alex Hellmuth  |  Kim Lewis  |  Betsy Neiva  |  Austin So  |  Darren Spielman

Program Committee

Francine Boone  |  William Bowie  |  James Degnan, Ph.D.  |   Matt Greenawalt  |  Jamal Hill

Matt Johnston   |    Marnie Kerr  |  Priscilla Kinney  |  Jane Rosenberg  |  Keino Terrell  |  David Zavitz

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