ADVISORY COUNCIL
The Children First Advisory Council are recognized leaders in business, medicine, education, government, law, communications, public policy, and philanthropy whose combined expertise and experience provide a valuable and independent perspective to Children First’s initiatives and strategies. Members of the Advisory Council support our mission by advising on ways Children First can be the most effective advocate for children and teens.
Emily Bittenbender
Owner & President, Bittenbender Construction
Steve Bradley
President and CEO, Bradley & Bradley Associates
Jolley Christman
Andre Duggin
Chairman & CEO, AVI Healthcare Solutions LLC
Mike Gerber
Senior Advisor, FS Investments
Bill Golderer
President and CEO, United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey
Phil Goldsmith
Rosemarie Greco Morrissey
Carole Haas Gravagno
Feather Houstoun
Victor Keen
Counsel, Duane Morris
Kimberly Kockler
Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, Independence Blue Cross
Charisse Lillie
Chief Executive Officer, CRL Consulting, LLC
Sharmain Matlock-Turner
President & CEO, Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition
Allen Model
Co-founder and managing director of Overseas Strategic Consulting, Ltd.
Michael Pearson
President & CEO, Union Packaging
Pedro Ramos
President, The Philadelphia Foundation
Jennifer Rodriguez
President and CEO, Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Mark Schweiker
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development Officer, Renmatrix & Former Governor, State of Pennsylvania
Narashima (Nick) Shenoy
President and CEO, Asian Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia
Ralph & Cookie Smith
Ralph is the Managing Director of Campaign for Grade-Level Reading and Cookie works at Avenues, a marketing company
Judith Von Seldeneck
Founder and Chairman, Diversified Search
