PHL Diversity Staff & Advisory Board
1601 Market Street, Suite 200
Philadelphia, PA 19103
PHL Life Sciences and PHL Diversity Coordinator
215-636-3475
fax: 267-479-6375
damali@discoverPHL.com
PHL Diversity Advisory Board
PHL Diversity Board Chair
PHL Diversity Board Vice-Chair
The PHL Diversity Advisory Board consists of various diverse professionals in the Greater Philadelphia Area. The Board shall meet, make recommendations and provide strategic guidance to the Executive Director of PHL Diversity as to matters within areas of their experience and expertise. Within the PHL Diversity Advisory Board, PHL Diversity works with four working committees:
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Board Development and Nominations Committee: Recruit & review board nominees. Conduct mid-year and year-end evaluations of board members.
- Chairs: Yvonne Drayton, President of Drayton Cross Consulting & Rikki-Quinn James-Renz, Director of Clinical Research Contracting, Fox Chase Cancer Center
- Chairs: Yvonne Drayton, President of Drayton Cross Consulting & Rikki-Quinn James-Renz, Director of Clinical Research Contracting, Fox Chase Cancer Center
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Executive Committee: Oversee all initiatives as they relate to standing committees, membership structure, economic development strategies and hospitality hiring practices.
- Chairs: Richard Lee Snow, Regional Development Director, Washington, DC Region, United Negro College Fund (UNCF) & Vice Chair John Kroll, President of Keating Hospitality
- Chairs: Richard Lee Snow, Regional Development Director, Washington, DC Region, United Negro College Fund (UNCF) & Vice Chair John Kroll, President of Keating Hospitality
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Education Committee: Provide input into the strategy to support PHL Diversity’s mission to increase representation from Philadelphia’s multicultural communities in the hospitality industry across the city and region.
- Chairs:April Thomas Jones, Executive Director, Old Pine Community Center; Lynsey Madison, Assistant Professor of Community College of Philadelphia
- Chairs:April Thomas Jones, Executive Director, Old Pine Community Center; Lynsey Madison, Assistant Professor of Community College of Philadelphia
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Brain Box Committee: Advise the entire PHL Diversity journey of innovation and be responsible for creating new ideas, concepts and practices driving the entire innovation change process, constantly monitoring it to ensure it stays on track.
- Chairs: Tami Sortman, Vice President of the Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus & Richard Haldis, Owner of Wise Owl Media
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Lead Generation Committee: Derived from the most recent PHLCVB strategic plan that gives all business development divisions a stronger focus on sales, the Lead Generation Committee will cultivate and filter leads from the PHL Diversity board to Sybil Davis, National Accounts Manager – Diversity and International Markets, and educate the board on what strong leads entail.
Committee responsibilities also include imparting an understanding of the PHL Diversity sales process, funnel, and the development of strategic relationships to support the process.- Chairs: Janice Sykes-Ross, Director of The Belmont Mansion & Brad Baldia, President of the Philippine American Chamber of Commerce of Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey.
Raquel M. Arredondo
Associate Director
Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business
Bradley Baldia*
President
Philippine American Chamber of Commerce of Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey
Loraine Ballard Morrill
Director News & Community Affairs | Philadelphia
iHeartMedia
Adonis Banegas
Executive Director
Concilio
Michael Banks**
Managing Director, Employment Opportunities & Entrepreneurship
United Way
Elizabeth Barber
Executive Director
Temple University School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management
Bridgett M. Battles*
Project Manager, Diversity, Inclusion and Community Engagement, Supplier Diversity
Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health
Paul Beidman
Avenue of the Arts
Mariska Bogle
Executive Director
Philadelphia Hospitality, Inc.
Stephanie Boyd
Vice President of Sales & Marketing
Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority
Keeya M. Branson
Corporate Contributions Manager
PECO
Albert Butler
Director of Community Outreach & Member Diversity
Fitler Club
Nancy W.Campbell*
Front Office Operations Instructor
Philadelphia OIC
Amanda Chevalier
Principal/President
CFI – NJ
John Chin
Executive Director
Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation
Jimmy Contreras*
Public Relations Manager
The Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia
Donna Clark
Director, Communications & Special Projects
The Philadelphia Tribune
Ron Davis
Director of Diversity and Community Development
Parx Casino
Vanessa Delgado
Sales Manager
Fogo de Chão Philadelphia
Rollo Dilworth
Chair of Music Education and Music Therapy
Temple University Boyer College of Music and Dance
Yvonne E. Drayton**
President & CEO
Drayton Cross Consulting
Ryan Eppley
Chief Operating Officer
REC Philly
Jason Evans
University of Pennsylvania
Mike Fanelle
Parralux Video Production
Juan Franco
Executive Director
Delaware Valley Legacy Fund
Chantelle Fitzgerald
CEO & Founder
Mindset Strategies
Suzanne Geyer*
Associate Executive Director
Greater Philadelphia Hotel Association
Gaetan T. Giannini
Dean of Business and Entrepreneurial Initiatives
Montgomery County Community College
Naomi Gonzalez
Director, Education and Community Engagement
The Mann Center for Performing Arts
Andrea Gosfield
Managing Member
Gosfields Potts LLC
Jazzy Gray-Sadler
Founder and Board President
Fifty Shades of Purple Against Bullying
Monique Greenwood
Owner
Akwaaba Bed & Breakfast Inns
Anuj Gupta
General Manager
Reading Terminal Market
Richard Haldis*
Owner
Wise Owl Media
Earl D. Harvey
Owner
Black Professional News
Amber Hikes
Chief Diversity Officer
American Civil Liberties Union
Angela Hollis
Vice President
Advanced Meeting Solutions, Inc.
C. Richard Horrow
President
Independence Business Alliance
Lee Huang
Senior Vice President and Principal
Econsult Solutions, Inc.
Rikki-Quinn James-Renz*
Director of Clinical Research Contracting
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Jeffery Ji**
President, U-Combination Technology Partner,
Knighthawk Tours L.L.C.
Ajamu Johnson**
Vice President of Procurement
Comcast & NBCUniversal
Kenny Johnson
Community Engagement Coordinator
Philadelphia Phillies
April Thomas Jones*
Executive Director
Old Pine Community Center
Christopher Jungers
President
Association of Fundraising Professionals-Greater Philadelphia Chapter
Jennifer Kerstetter
Vice President, Retail Office Manager
WSFS Bank
Corvette Kittrell
Director, Work Based Learning and The Business of Hospitality
Philadelphia Academies Inc.
Kelly Lee**
Chief Cultural Officer
City of Philadelphia
Tomeka Lee
Senior Partner
TriZen, LLC
David Lipson**
CEO
Philadelphia Magazine
Christopher E. Lopez, Sr.
President
National Association of African Americans in Human Resources Greater Philadelphia Chapter
Andrew Lovell*
Senior Associate Director of Industry Relations
Temple University School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management
Lynsey Madison*
Assistant Professor, Culinary Arts and Tourism & Hospitality Management
Community College of Philadelphia
Michael Mariano
Director
Tourism Economics, an Oxford Economics Company
Rev. Darron Mckinney
Senior Pastor
Bright Hope Baptist Church
Kelly Meerbot
Leadership & Team Development Coach
You: Loud and Clear
Kris Mendoza
Founder & Executive Producer
Maestro Filmworks
Jeffrey Montague
Part-Time Director of STHM Alumni Engagement
Temple University; School of Sport, Tourism and Hospitality Management
Kevin Moran
Senior Manager
Urban Land Institute (ULI)
Shawn Murray*
Lecturer & Hospitality Management Program Lead
Montgomery County Community College
Yasmin Mustafa
CEO & Co-Founder
ROAR for Good
Isidore Ogoussan
Financial Advisor
1847 Private Client Group
Mumia Parham
Business Professional
Leslie Patterson-Tyler**
Senior Director of Media Relations and Communications
The Kimmel Center of the Performing Arts
Kimberly Reed
Chief Transformational Officer
Reed Development Group, LLC
Jerry Rice
Principal
Rice Consulting, LLC
Jennifer I. Rodriguez
President and CEO
Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Natily Santos
AVP Specialty Supply Chain, Global Supply Chain and Procurement
Aramark
Narasimha (Nick) Shenoy
President and CEO
Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia
Tami Sortman**
Vice President
Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus
Tiffanie Stanard
Founder and CEO
Stimulus
Natasha Strother
Executive Vice President
Strother Enterprises, Inc.
Janice Sykes-Ross**
Director
Historic Belmont Mansion/American Women’s Heritage Society
Rebecca Tham
Operations and HR Manager
Women’s Business Enterprise Council of PA-DE-NJ
Lowell Thomas**
General Counsel
Philadelphia Housing Development Corp.
April Thomas-Jones
Executive Director
Old Pine Community Center
Ivan Turnipseed**
Associate Professor and Coordinator of Hotel, Restaurant & Tourism Management
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Diana Utu
Vice President/Store Manager
TD Bank
Carol Watson
General Manager
Kimpton Hotel Palomar Philadelphia
Donovan West
President
African American Chamber of Commerce PA, NJ, DE
Erika White
Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority
Denise Williams
Managing Director
Madison Birch LLC
Tia Harris Wilson
Vice President for Production
Aon Risk Solutions
Patricia Wilson-Aden
President and CEO
African American Museum in Philadelphia
Kenneth Wong
President
CIG Asia Ltd.
Christopher Yochim
Director of Business Development, Natl. Inst. For Innovation in Manufacturing + Biopharmaceuticals
University of Delaware
*Denotes Executive Committee
**Denotes Chairman’s CouncilR
Ex-Officio Board Members
Julie Coker
President & CEO
Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau
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
Ahmeenah Young
Former President & CEO
Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority
Bill Wilson
Principal-In-Charge
Synterra Ltd.
Chairman Emeritus
*Denotes Executive Committee
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