ADVISORY BOARD
We are thankful to all who serve as our advisors, supporters, and champions to help guide and realize our mission.
Advisory Board Members and Committees
Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia is proud of the diversity of lived experiences, talents, networks, and ideas to create meaningful and positive opportunities for our Scholars and Teaching Fellows.
Jason Duckworth
BTGP Chair and President, Acadia Land Company
Francine Boone
Associate General Counsel, Amtrak Railroad Operations
Cornelius Brown
Principal, Bohler Engineering
James Degnan, Ph.D.
Senior Director, Measurement and Institutional Research
Temple University (retired)
Abe Diallo
Senior Vice President, Truist
Kevin Emancipator
MBA Candidate, Harvard Business School
Eugenie Walsh Flaherty, Ph.D.
Retired, Psychologist
Robin Friedman
Co-Leader of Community Connections Program at Breakthrough, GFS English Department
Jamal Hill, Esq.
Associate Counsel, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment
Sarita Malakar
Deputy General Counsel, Corporate and Assistant Secretary, Vectrus
Darren Spielman
Executive Director, Pennsylvania Resource Council
Keino Terrell
Head of Middle School, Germantown Friends School
Michelle Todd-Coleman
Assistant Principal, Edwin Forrest Elementary School
David Wade
Chief of Staff, PA Office of Transformation & Opportunity
David Zavitz
General Manager, Outside Plant Construction, CDTI
Laurena Zeller
Principal, Add B Anderson School
Development Committee
Cornelius Brown | Abe Diallo | Jason Duckworth | Eugenie Flaherty, Ph.D. | Walter Greason, Ph.D.
Sarita Malakar | Kanchan Rai | Darren Spielman | David Wade | Bill Weeks
Program Committee
Francine Boone | James Degnan, Ph.D. | Kevin Emancipator | Robin Friedman | Matt Greenawalt
Jamal Hill | Marnie Kerr | Priscilla Kinney | Keino Terrell | Laurena Zeller | David Zavitz
