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ADVISORY BOARD 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

BTGP Board Chair

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Francine Boone

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

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William Bowie

President & CEO of Empower Construction

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Cornelius Brown

Divisional Managing Partner, Bohler

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James Degnan, Ph.D.

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

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Jason Duckworth

President, Arcadia Land Company​

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Eugenie W. Flaherty, Ph.D.

Retired, Psychologist

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Beth Gonzales

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

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Alex Hellmuth

Business Management Senior Director, BCG

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Jamal Hill, Esq.

Associate Counsel, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment

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Matt Johnston

Senior Vice President, Equitable Advisors

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Kim Lewis

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

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Jane Rosenberg

Principal, Business Development & Employer Partnerships, Penn Signature Services, Penn Medicine

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Richard Previdi

Founder and Managing Partner, Alliance HP

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Keino Terrell, Ed.D.

Head of Middle School, Germantown Friends School

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BIO FORTHCOMING
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Michelle Todd-Coleman

Principal, Henry W. Lawton Elementary School

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David Wade

Chief of Staff, PA Office of Transformation & Opportunity

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Wes Yamamoto

Executive Managing Director, Pathstone

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Development Committee

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

Alex Hellmuth  |  Jessica Kloss  |   Kim Lewis  |  Betsy Neiva  |  Austin So  |  Wes Yamamoto

Program Committee

Francine Thornton Boone  |  James Degnan, Ph.D.  |   Beth Gonzales  |  Matt Greenawalt
Jamal Hill  |  Matt Johnston   |   Marnie Kerr  |  Priscilla Kinney  |   Shakirah Ray  |   Jane Rosenberg  Keino Terrell, Ed.D.  |  Michelle Todd-Coleman  |   David Zavitz

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