Meet our board of trustees
We’re fortunate to have an effective decision-making board that is focused on strengthening our organization in many different ways. They perform some of the most important tasks of our organization, support our work in the community, bring necessary resources for better performance, advise on legal or other matters and help with fund raising.
Our National board members have important duties and responsibilities requiring time commitment, particular skills, talents and resources. Their responsibilities fall into five fundamental areas.
- Establishing the Organization's Mission, Vision and Direction
- Ensuring the Financial Sustainability of the Organization
- Ensuring the Existence of Sufficient and Appropriate Human Resources
- Supervising Organizational Operations
- Ensuring Effective Community Relations
If interested in knowing more about us or joining our esteemed board, please contact us.
Executive Officers
Kati 'Jazz' Gray-Sadler
Founder & Board President, Chair Marketing & Communications /Development Committee
President - Gray-Sadler Enterprises, Inc.- Business Services Consultants specializing in Business Development, Marketing and Branding. Producer - LesBe Real Media, News outlet. Advisory Board PHLDiversity a Division of Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Dr. Marc Baxter, Ph.D.
Board Vice President, Marketing & Communications
Committee | Leadership Coach (ICF), Patented Inventor, Public Speaker - Empowerment Unlimited, LLC
Peg (Sickel) Casullo Hertrich
Development / Funding Committee
Strategic Diversified Acquisition Specialist
Brian Long, CPA
Development / Funding Committee
Chief Financial / Operating Officer & Board Member of NetQuest Corporation.
Board members
Dr. Monique Gary, DO., MSc, FACS
Development / Funding Committee
Clinical Associate Professor at Penn Medicine
Nathan Irwin-Diehl
Educational & Awareness Committee
Educational Advisor - Philadelphia Board of Education
Katrina Y. Kelley, MSN, MHA, RN, CEN
Development / Organizational Committee
Nursing Professional Development Specialist
Desiree Peterkin-Bell
Ruth D. Smith, LSW, Ph.D. Candidate
Chair Education & Awareness Committee
Psychotherapist - Comprehensive Counseling LCSW. Professor - Monroe College School of Criminal Justice
Dr. Barbara Wesley, MD., M.P.H., F.A.C.O.G.
Development / Funding Committee
Medical Officer and Senior Regulatory Scientist in the Division of Bone, Reproductive and Urologic Drugs at the United States Food and Drug Administration
Alfred W. Zaher, ESQ
Development / Funding Committee
Partner and Chair of Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads' Intellectual Property Department. He also serves as the firms Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer.
Advisory board
Jasmine R. Boothe
Education & Awareness Committee - Scholarship Program
Consultant - Organizational Development - Higher Learning for College Bound Students
Mary Spooner Rocca, MBA
Development / Chair Scholarship Program
Financial Consultant
Joseph M. Yeager, MBA
Education & Awareness Committee - Cyberbullying Expert
Joe is the founder of Safety Net of PA, LLC, which works with schools and community groups to promote better cyber safety in the greater Philadelphia area.
Terry Young, MBA
Education & Awareness Committee
Terry is an ELA and Social Studies Educator with the School District of Philadelphia.
Dr. Linda Spooner, JD., MD., Scholarship Program
We Invite you to learn more and support the Dr. Linda Spooner, JD., MD., Scholarship Program by contacting us.
Meet our team
We're fortunate to have some of the best people dedicating their time, energy, and expertise to our cause.