BOARD & STAFF

Judi Bell serves as chief operating officer (COO) for People 2.0, overseeing company operations. People 2.0 is an independent, global, workforce-deployment platform allowing their clients to find talent and they take care of the rest for back-office solutions across the globe. Judi holds a BA in management from Florida Atlantic University and has worked over 30 years in executive roles in computer manufacturing and temporary staffing industries. She has also served on numerous non-profit boards in Florida, Colorado and Pennsylvania, with organizations focused on women and girls. Judi has volunteered for CCFWG since 2011 in many areas, including the Making a Difference Luncheon and the Girls Advisory Board and Development committees.

Denise Wine has previously served as co-chair for CCFWG’s Making a Difference Luncheon and as chair of the Development Committee. She also served on our Grants Allocation Committee. Additionally, Denise was co-chair for the Uptown! Entertainment Alliance Fall Fundraiser and co-chair of the Chester County Women of Achievement Awards benefiting the March of Dimes for four years. She currently serves as an advisor to the Hamels Foundation, and a board member of the West Chester Rotary Club. Denise is a financial consultant.

Maxine Cuffe serves as Senior Research Analyst at The Haverford Trust Company, where she provides quantitative and fundamental research to the research team and Investment Selection Committee. Maxine has volunteered for over five and six years respectively as Treasurer of both the Edinburgh Women’s AID and Stepping Stones, North Edinburgh. At CCFWG, she has recently stepped into the Vice Chair role of the Finance & Investment Committees after having served as a member for two years. She also serves on our Grants Allocation Committee. Maxine lives in Avondale with her husband, Anthony.

Jocelyn Young is an attorney at Pepper Hamilton LLP. She represents clients across several industries, with a focus on assisting life sciences and healthcare companies in various business and corporate matters. Prior to becoming an attorney, Jocelyn spent about 15 years in market research and consulting, having held roles at many companies such as AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals. Jocelyn also serves as an Adjunct Professor at Rutgers University Graduate School of Business and has served as Attorney Guardian Ad Litem for the Delaware Office of the Child Advocate. In her free time, she enjoys practicing Bikram yoga, reading and walking with her two much-loved rescue dogs. Jocelyn served on CCFWG’s Grants Allocation Committee for two years and continues to serve on the Grants Policy Committee.

Nora Alvarez serves as a senior project manager with Horizon Associates LLC, where her responsibilities include managing software implementation and pertinent resources, providing ongoing support and overseeing special projects for a variety of clients. She also consults on business processes and best practice. Nora was born in Cuba and is fluent in both English and Spanish. She holds a master’s degree in information science from Penn State and a bachelor’s degree in organizational dynamics from Immaculata University. She is a past member of the Grants Allocation Committee and 20th Anniversary Committee, and currently chairs the Grants Policy Committee.

Pattie Diggin has over 30 years of experience in sales and marketing, and currently serves as Director of the Dr. Edwin Cottrell Entrepreneurial Leadership Center at West Chester University. She is also a faculty member in the Department of Management. Pattie has been involved with CCFWG since it was established 20 years ago. She previously co-chaired the 2017 Making a Difference Luncheon and served as chair in 2018. In addition to her work at the Fund, Pattie is an active member of Chester and Delaware County SCORE, and actively fundraises for the Delaware Valley Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. She holds an undergraduate degree in political science from Siena College and an MBA from West Chester University.

Connie spent the last 20+ years working for AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals in Finance, Marketing, Sales, and Business Strategy executive leadership positions. She currently works as a Global Life Sciences Leader and Business Strategist. Her passion for improving healthcare through life sciences has taken her all over the globe, including a 4-year assignment in London, England. Connie started her career as a Certified Public Accountant working in audit for KPMG. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Minnesota and a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. She is active in her community, serving on several committees and boards, including Unite for HER and C14 Foundation. Connie is a graduate of the Leadership Chester County program which trains individuals for nonprofit board work. She has three college-age children and lives with her husband in Malvern, PA.

Debbie Gawrylowicz serves as the Director of IT Infrastructure at Brandywine Global Investment Management. She is a results oriented IT leader with experience managing IT across multiple verticals, including financial services, utilities, transportation and healthcare. She has held several leadership positions and her strengths include managing performance, driving change, process implementation and improvement, and vendor relations. In addition, Debbie has served on CCFWG’s Grants Allocation Committee for two years and co-chairs the Education Committee.

Alexandria Kochinsky serves as Creative Director and Owner of Alexandria Catherine Events. After receiving her BA in Anthropology, with a focus on archaeology, she continued to study wedding and event planning, and event design, at the New York Institute of Art & Design. Allie has been featured and received accolades from Brides, the Philly A-List, The Big Fake Wedding, WeddingWire, and has worked with brands like Bloomingdale’s and Clarin’s. Allie joined CCFWG as a GAB member in 2009, and has since returned to serve on the Luncheon Committee and Grants Allocation Committee. Allie lives in Coatesville with her husband, Dan, and their spunky dog, Rufus.

Rosa Moore is a Registered Nurse who cares for people in the Emergency Room at Christiana Hospital. She is committed to ensuring equal access to health care, economic opportunities and education for all people, especially women and girls. The opportunity to serve on the board of CCFWG has been a wonderful way for her to put feet to that passion. Rosa has a BS in Nursing from West Chester University and a dual BA in Anthropology and Spanish from Wellesley College. She is happily raising two busy children with her husband, Chris, who is her favorite momento from her stint in the Peace Corps.

Mary Beth Morrissey is senior vice president of finance and accounting at Liberty Property Trust, responsible for accounting, financial analysis, budgeting and the management of all Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) compliance. Prior to joining Liberty’s predecessor, Rouse & Associates, in 1986, she served as an auditor with Price Waterhouse. Mary Beth holds a dual bachelor of science degree in accounting and business from Mount Saint Mary’s College. She is a certified public accountant and a PIAA basketball referee. Mary Beth currently sits on the Grants Policy, Finance and Investment Committees.

Ashley Orr serves as Population Health Supervisor at the Chester County Health Department. Prior to this position, she served as the County’s Public Health Analyst, as a Clinical Research Specialist at Thomas Jefferson University, and a Case Manager for Big Brother Big Sisters. Ashley brings expertise and experience in data analysis, program planning and evaluation, grant writing, and research. She holds a Master’s Degree in Public Health from Drexel University, and is active in the community by serving on the Parks and Recreation Commission of Downingtown Borough and the Healthcare Quality Committee of La Comunidad Hispana. Ashley served on CCFWG’s Grants Allocation Committee in 2017 and currently serves on the Grants Policy Committee and TogetHER Planning Committee.

Lisa M. Passante previously served as interim executive director of DirectWomen, a national non-profit dedicated to increasing the number of women lawyers on public company boards. In prior years, she served as vice president and associate general counsel at Thomson Reuters for the Intellectual Property & Science business unit, and as a member of the legal department of DuPont, a role that included acting as general counsel for DuPont Performance Coatings. Lisa was the past president of the National Association of Women Lawyers, serves on the advisory board of Vision 2020 and is a member of the Philadelphia Forum of Executive Women. She is a graduate of the Villanova University School of Law and West Chester University.

Tiffany Scott serves as Director of College Counseling at the Church Farm School. She has a demonstrated history of working in the education management industry, and is skilled in non-profit organizations, event planning, program evaluation, admissions and academic advising. Tiffany received a Master of Education (M.Ed.) focused in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration from University of Delaware. A resident of Exton, Tiffany served as a member of the Grants Allocation Committee in 2018. She has recently stepped in as co-chair of the Education Committee.

Catherine Sennett, Esq., serves as director of advisory services for Jackson Cross Partners. She received her Juris Doctor degree from Villanova School of Law and is admitted to practice law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as well as the Eastern District of the United States. A graduate of Drexel University, she is also a licensed real estate broker in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and a real estate salesperson in New Jersey. Catherine is also an adjunct professor in the Drexel University Earle Mack School of Law’s co-operative education program. Catherine served as the Board Chair from 2011 until 2014.

Maia Tolsdorf serves as director of strategy and development at Unite for HER (Helping to Empower and Restore), a local non-profit that works with breast cancer patients. She is an engaged member of CCFWG’s Development and Grants Policy committees, and has served on the Grants Allocation Committee. Maia helped create CCFWG’s Women Talk lunch series and has co-chaired our Education Committee. She volunteers with many local charities and has served on several other non-profit boards that focus on the needs of women and children. Maia holds a B.A. from Yale University and a J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.

Ingrid Tomlinson has served on the Grants Allocation Committee and volunteered on the Making a Difference Luncheon in many capacities for numerous years, including acting as the Luncheon Chair and Day of Co-Chair. When Ingrid isn’t volunteering, she works as a professional photographer. She spent 12 years as a senior photographer at QVC, working within the company and with vendors on many retail divisions. She currently works on freelance assignments for a variety of companies.

Roberta Torian recently retired from Reed Smith LLP, where she served as a partner. One of the most experienced bank regulatory and consumer compliance lawyers in the country, Roberta has many years of past in-house experience at PNC Bank Mellon Bank and Advanta in Philadelphia. Additionally, Roberta mentors many young women lawyers around the US and has served on boards focused on advancing women’s interests. She is Board President of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania’s Deaconess House, and Chair of the National Bar Association Women Lawyers’ Foundation, Philadelphia Chapter. As an attorney, she served on the board of Chester County Women’s Commission and was a founding member of the National Bar Association’s Women Lawyers’ Division Foundation, Philadelphia Chapter. Roberta is also a member of The Forum of Executive Women. She received our 2nd Annual Gladys Black Woman of Distinction Award and has served on CCFWG’s Grants Allocation Committee and Grants Policy Committee. Roberta and her husband reside in West Chester.

Kathy Weber has been an active member of CCFWG since 2008. She has twice served on the Grants Allocation Committee and is now a member of the Making a Difference Luncheon and Grants Policy committees. This past year she served as the Sponsorship Chair for the Making a Difference Luncheon Committee. Kathy is a 30-year resident of Chester County and has been an active volunteer with many of her sons’ school-related activities, including eight years with Art Goes to School and ten years with the Downingtown East Football Association.

Barbara McNeil Jordan is the founding Chairman of the Board and currently serves as Chairman Emeritus of CCFWG. She is a director of the Claneil Foundation and a member of Springside Schools’ Honorary Alumnae Council. She recently retired as chairman of the board of Claneil Enterprises, Inc., a family holding company, and as a director of Wawa, Inc. Her past community commitments include serving on the board of trustees of the Episcopal Academy and Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library. She was a trustee of the Chester County Historical Society for 13 years, serving terms as vice chairman and chairman of the organization. Barbara also co-chaired their $5 million Historic Vision campaign.

Michelle Legaspi Sánchez serves as Executive Director for the Chester County Fund for Women and Girls, having previously served as its Director of Programs. She leads efforts for the publication and dissemination of the updated Blueprint Report, a comprehensive study about the status of women and girls in Chester County. Under Michelle’s leadership, CCFWG also expanded the award-winning Girls Advisory Board program, refined its grantmaking programs to create more positive impact, and increased its presence as a leading voice aiming to create a brighter, healthier and safer future for all women and girls. In addition, Michelle has extensive non-profit experience, particularly focused on the health of women and children, HIV/AIDs and child welfare. Prior to joining CCFWG, she was the Director of Evaluation and Reporting at the Maternal and Child Health Consortium of Chester County where she oversaw the federally-funded Regional Children’s Health Insurance Enrollment Initiative and the evaluation systems of all programs. Michelle is a Board Member of Philanthropy Network of Greater Philadelphia and the Network’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee. She also serves as a member of the Community Investment Team (Health) at United Way of Chester County and as a member of the Chester County Women’s Commission. Michelle holds a BA in Sociology from Rosemont College, a MPH from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and a MSW from School of Social Policy and Practice at the University of Pennsylvania. She resides in Downingtown with her husband and five daughters.

Brandon Szerenyi serves as the Director of Operations for CCFWG. Prior to joining CCFWG in January, 2014, Brandon spent 17 years working at the Phoenixville Public Library. Starting at the age of 14, he worked in various capacities at the library, finishing his time there as the Business Office Manager. Brandon has also worked as a camp counselor and before & after-school childcare site director at the Phoenixville Area YMCA. He received his B.A. in Communication & Media Studies at Ursinus College. Outside of work, Brandon enjoys reading, running, hiking, and basketball. He currently resides in Upper Providence with his wife and two children.

Dana Wiley has worked in diverse staff, consultant and volunteer roles in Greater Philadelphia area nonprofits for more than 20 years. Most recently, Dana was a Major Gifts Officer at United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey and fundraising consultant with Be a Part of the Conversation. She oversaw Global Philadelphia Association’s GlobalPhilly™ 2016 International Exposition and helped plan activities related to Philadelphia’s designation as the 1st World Heritage City in the U.S. Dana also worked as a clinician at Family Services of Montgomery County. She is a long-time active member of her church community. Dana holds a BA in psychology from Northeastern University and MSW from Simmons College.

Maeve Kelly serves as Communications and Program Associate at Chester County Fund for Women and Girls, where she manages all communications efforts and designs marketing materials to highlight organizational accomplishments. She also coordinates the Girls Advisory Board (GAB), a nationally recognized girls’ grantmaking and leadership program for high school girls, as well as CCFWG’s new GirlGov Chester County program focused on policy, advocacy and civic engagement. Additionally, Maeve spearheads CCFWG’s outreach efforts to millennial women through the TogetHER initiative. Prior to joining CCFWG, Maeve served as a marketing communications associate for a global environmental consulting firm. Maeve earned a BA in English from Barnard College of Columbia University.