Girard College Board
Girard Board Members are a dedicated group of conscientious and hard-working parents, alumni and friends of the College who oversee Girard's mission and overall direction. Distinguished in their professional lives, they bring a wealth of valuable experience and expertise to the CollegeThey are responsible for long-range planning and ensuring Girard's fiscal health.
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Board of Directors of City Trusts
Trustees
(Elected by the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas)
- Lynette M. Brown-Sow
Vice President for Marketing & Government Relations
Community College of Philadelphia
- Hon. Ronald R. Donatucci
PRESIDENT, Register of Wills, City of Philadelphia
- Louis J. Esposito
(President Emeritus) Retired Business Executive
- Vincent J. Fenerty, Jr.
Director, Philadelphia Parking Authority
- Michael P. Meehan, Esq.
Attorney, Eckert Seamans Cherin and Mellott
- Hon. Michael A. Nutter
Mayor, City of Philadelphia
- Dominic A. Sabatini
Senior Vice President, SYSTRA Consulting, Inc.
- Bernard W. Smalley, Esq.
VICE PRESIDENT, Senior Counsel, Tucker Law Group
- Hon. Michael J. Stack
Pennsylvania State Senator
- Hon. Marian Tasco
Councilwoman, City of Philadelphia
- Hon. Anna C. Verna
VICE PRESIDENT, Retired President of City Council
- Stephen R. Wojdak, Esq.
VICE PRESIDENT, Chairman, S.R. Wojdak & Associates
Ex-officio
- Gregory S. Rost
(For the mayor of Philadelphia)
- Donna Bullock, Esq.
(For the President of City Council of Philadelphia)
Girard Estate
- Joseph S. Martz
Executive Director
Girard College Board of Managers
Board of Managers 2012-13
Clarence D. Armbrister
President, Girard College
Lynette Brown-Sow
Vice President for Marketing & Government Relations
Community College of Philadelphia
Sarah Davies
Attorney, Cozen O'Connor
Marian Forman
Retired Faculty, Girard College
Dennis Kelleher ' 65, TREASURER,
CHAIR OF THE RESOURCES COMMITTEE
C. Kent McGuire
Southern Education Foundation
Michael Nutter
Mayor, City of Philadelphia
Steven Piltch
Head of School, The Shipley School
Michael J. Rouse
President, ESF, Inc.
Joseph Samuel ’88
President, Girard College Alumni Association
Alfred J. Sanford ’81
President, Servant Leadership LLC
CHAIR OF THE STUDENT COMMITTEE
Peter Shoemaker '60, CHAIRMAN
Lori Shorr
Mayor's Proxy
Bernard Smalley
Senior Counsel, Tucker Law Group
Mark Solomon
Founder/Chairperson, CMS Companies
Carol Tinari
Consultant, NVT & Associates
Omar Woodard ’01
Principal, Venture Philanthropy Partners
CHAIR OF THE ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE
Emeritus Members
Dominic Cermele ’59
Chairman of the Board Emeritus
Ann Eisman
Emeritus, Board of City Trusts
Peter Scotese '37
Retired Chairperson, Board of Managers
Observers:
Stefan Feaster-Eberhardt
Assistant Principal, Baldi Middle School
Bamidele Idowu ’13
Student, President of the Girard College Student Body
Bernice Holman
Parent, Girard College
Vernetha Jones
RA, Girard College
John Kozempel
Faculty, Girard College
Saniyyah Ricketts ’14
Student, Junior Class President
George Westfall ’63
GCAA Director, Interim
Ava Willis
Vice President, Girard College
