PHL Diversity
DEI Resources & Knowledge Experts to Help Plan Your Next Event
Greg DeShields, CDE, CHE
Executive Director, PHL Diversity
Greg is an experienced Certified Diversity Executive (CDE) and a Certified Hospitality Educator (CHE) and recently named Executive Director of Tourism Diversity Matters, created in partnership with the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau (PHLCVB). TDM, a national diversity resource, educates, advocates, engages, and empowers tourism and events industry leaders to incorporate DEI into their strategies and plans. Greg has spent his career in hospitality, drawing on his experiences to champion diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the tourism industry.
PHL Diversity Advisory Board
The PHL Diversity advisory board is comprised of an ethnically diverse representation of Philadelphia’s corporate, government, and social communities from each customer segment: African American, Asian American, Latinx, LGBTQ, and Women. PHL Diversity and its team of leaders provides access to the decision-makers of various community sectors for sponsorship opportunities, to serve as keynote speakers, panelists, to help build audiences, and to help with outreach, service and support.
Arts & Culture
Paul S. Beidman
President
Avenue of the Arts, Inc.
Naomi Gonzalez
Vice President of Education and Community Engagement
The Mann Center for Performing Arts
Kris Mendoza
Founder & Executive Producer
Maestro Films
Chambers of Commerce
Bradley Baldia
President
Philippine American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia
John W. Chin
Executive Director
Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation
Jennifer Rodriguez
President & CEO
Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Narashima B. Shenoy
President & CEO
Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia
Consulting
Kelly Meerbott
Leader & Team Development Coach
You Loud and Clear
Ivan B. Turnipseed, PhD
CEO
Benjamin Grace, LLC
Erika L. White, CDE
Diversity Inclusion Program Manager
Pennoni Associates
Corporate
Keeya Branson-Davis, MTHM, EdD
Corporate Contributions Manager
PECO
Amanda Chevalier
Principal
CFI: The Knoll Source
Janean Gardner
Divisional Practice Lead, Professional Services
Aerotek
Robert Hackman
Founder & Principal
4C Consulting
Rebecca Tham, MA, SHRM-CP
Operations & Human Resources Manager
Women’s Business Enterprise Center East
Portia D. Waller
Realtor
Berkshire Hathaway
Denise Williams
Managing Director
Madison Birch
Kenneth Wong
President & CEO
CIG Asia, Ltd.
DEI
Kimberly S. Reed, M.Ed., CDP
Chief Transformational Officer/Diversity Equality Inclusion Executive Strategist & Advisor
The Reed Development Group
Education
Raquel M. Arredondo, MA, PHR
Associate Director, Outreach, Engagement & Professional Development
Drexel University
Elizabeth H. Barber, PhD, CHE
Director of Development, Professor Emeritus
Temple University
Taylor Cobb, M.Ed.
Manager of Advancement Services and Special Events
Girard College
Rollo A. Dilworth
Vice Dean Professor
Temple University-Boyer College of Music and Dance
Corvette Kittrell, MBA, M.Ed.
Director-Workload Based Learning & The Business of Hospitality
Philadelphia Academies
Jeffrey Montague
Director of Alumni Engagement
Temple University-School of Sports, Tourism & Hospitality Management
Christopher Yochim
Head of Business Development-NIIMBL
University of Delaware
Leonie Alexander*
Vice President of Finance & Administration
African American Museum in Philadelphia
Nancy W. Campbell, M.Ed.*
Principal Consultant/Adjunct Professor
Community College of Philadelphia
NWC: Edunomics
Rikki-Quinn James-Renz, MBA, SSGB, CRCP*
Director of Contract & Supplier Services (Supply Chain)
Temple University
Andrew Lovell*
Senior Associate Director of Industry Relations
Temple University
Lynsey Madison, PhD*
Department Head, Business Leadership, Fashion & Hospitality
Community College of Philadelphia
Shawn Murray*
Assistant Professor & Interim Director Culinary Arts Institute
Montgomery County Community College
Janice Sykes-Ross*
Executive Director
West Philadelphia Cultural Alliance and Paul Robeson Museum
Entreprenuership
Brandi M. Baldwin, PhD
CEO
Millennial Ventures
Chantelle Fitzgerald
Founder
Mindset Strategies, LLC
Donavan S. West
Founder & President
Black Business Accelerator
Yvonne E. Drayton*
President
Drayton Cross Consulting
Environment
Kevin Moran
Senior Manager
Urban Land Institute
Financial
Jennifer Kerstetter
Vice President, Retail Office Manager
WSFS Bank
Evan Linhardt
Vice President, Private Wealth Management
Alliance Bernstein, LP
Tanyelle Little-Mims, Esq.
Senior Corporate Recruiter-Diversity
Freedom Mortgage
Jennifer MacMullen
Senior Vice President, Retail Marketing Manager
Republic Bank
Michael Mariano
Director, Tourism Economics and Oxford Economics
Oxford Economics
Isidore Ogoussan, ChFC
Financial Advisor
1847 Financial
Dana C. Palma
Financial Advisor
Edward Jones
Government
Raechelle Walker-Ellis
Senior Grants Management Specialist
FEMA
Healthcare
Jason D. Evans
Supplier Diversity Specialist
University of Pennsylvania
Tonya Moody
Vice President-Medicare
AmeriHealth Caritas
Bridgett M. Battles*
Community Engagement Administrator
Thomas Jefferson University & Jefferson Health
Hospitality
Mariska K. Bogle
Executive Director
Philadelphia Hospitality, Inc.
Stephanie M. Boyd
Director of Sales & Marketing
Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority
Albert Butler
Director of Community Outreach & Diversity
Fitler Club
Michael Chow
Manager
Sang Kee Peking Duck House
Roland Davis, CHRM
CEO
4 Dimensions, LLC
Ron Davis
Chief Diversity Officer
Parx Casino
Vanessa Delgado, HMCC
Sales Manager
Fogo De Chao
Monique Greenwood
CEO
Akwaaba Bed and Breakfast Inns
Angela B. Hollis, MBA, DES
Vice President
Advanced Meeting Solutions
Andrew Lovell
Senior Associate Director of Industry Relations
Temple University-School of Sports, Tourism & Hospitality Management
Jerry E. Rice, Jr.
President & CEO
Jerry’s Cakes and Catering
Alyssa Sendler
Sales Manager
Marriott Hotels & Resorts
Tami Sortman
President
Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus
Carol Watson
General Manager
Hotel Palomar Philadelphia
Gregg Caren*
President & CEO
PHLCVB
Jimmy Contreras*
Public Relations Manager
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Sue Geyer*
Associate Executive Director
Greater Philadelphia Hotel Association
John Kroll*
President
Keating Hospitality
Legal
Gregory O. Yorgey-Girdy, Esq. MBA
Manager of Conflicts & Client Intake
Potter Anderson & Corroon, LLP
Media/Communications
Loraine Ballard Morrill
News & Community Affairs Director
iHeart Media
Mike Fanelle
Partner, Executive Producer
Parralux
Cate Haeman
Chief Executive Officer
Prelude Solutions
Ricky Haldis*
Founder
Wise Owl Multi-Media
Richard Lee*
Owner
Media Copy
Non-Profit
Brad Baldia*
President
Philippine American Chamber of Commerce
Religion
Rev. Dr. Darron D. McKinney, Sr.
Senior Pastor
Bright Hope Baptist Church
Social Welfare
Adonis Banegas
Executive Director
Concilio
Michael Banks
Managing Director, Employment Opportunities & Entrepreneurship
United Way of Greater Philadelphia & South Jersey
Jason Mitchell
President
NExT Philadelphia
Tami Sortman*
President
Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus
April Thomas-Jones*
Executive Director
Philadelphia Police Athletic League
Social Welfare/Education
Richard Lee Snow*
Regional Development Director-Washington, DC Region
UNCF
Sports
Kenny Johnson
Community Engagement Coordinator
Philadelphia Phillies
Technology
Yasmine Mustafa
CEO
ROAR for Good
Ex-Officio Board Members
Julie Coker
President & CEO
San Diego Tourism Authority
Honorable David Oh
Councilman-At-Large
Philadelphia City Council
Honorable Maria D. Quiñones-Sánchez
Councilwoman-At-Large
Philadelphia City Council
Honorable Blondell Reynolds-Brown
Councilwoman-At-Large
Philadelphia City Council
Emeritus Board Members
A. Bruce Crawley
President Millennium 3 Management
Chairman Emeritus
Nelson Diaz, Esq.
Partner
Dilworth Paxson, LLP
State Representative Dwight Evans
U.S. Congressman
Representing 2nd District of Pennsylvania
Ernest Jones, Esq.
Retired
Cheryl McClenney-Brooker
Tom Muldoon
President
Muldoon & Associates
Robert Nelson
Retired
Romona Riscoe Benson
President of Riscoe & Associates
Manager, Corporate Relations
PECO
Romona Riscoe Benson
President of Riscoe & Associates
Manager, Corporate Relations
PECO
Ahmeenah Young
Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority
Bill Wilson
Principal-In-Charge
Synterra Ltd., Chairman Emeritus
* PHL Diversity Executive Committee
