On the Boards

Academy of Vocal Arts

, a Philadelphia nonprofit organization that provides tuition-free vocal and opera training to young singers, has elected four new members to its board:

Joseph D. Blair, president and chief executive officer of Millennium Wealth Management and Private Banking, executive vice president of Harleysville National Corp.

Martin G. Janowiecki, tax leader of PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P.'s private company services practice.

Elizabeth A. Murphy, director of governmental and external affairs for Peco Energy Co.

Susan E. Sherman, president and CEO of the Independence Foundation, Philadelphia.

Philadelphia Hospitality, a private, nonprofit organization that promotes this region as a travel destination, has elected the following to its board:

Marlene Brenner Ferguson, corporate secretary of the board of directors of City Trusts; member, women's board, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital; member, Devon Horse Show board; and chairwoman, Philadelphia Charity Ball Program.

R. Carter Caldwell, principal, Cross Atlantic Capital Partners, and board member/cofounder of Quazant Technology Inc., Houston.

Gregory Paul Montanaro, executive director, Center for Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism, and Homeland Security at the Foreign Policy Research Institute; senior consultant at Roscommon International.

Kenneth Wong, president of CIG Asia Ltd., Philadelphia; president/owner, China Power & Light Inc., Philadelphia.

Robert H. Louis has been elected president of the Philadelphia-based Senior Artists Initiative, a nonprofit cultural organization that supports senior artists. He is a partner and co-chair of the Personal Wealth, Estates and Trusts Department at Saul Ewing L.L.P., Philadelphia.

Louis W. Fryman, a shareholder with the Philadelphia firm of Conrad, O'Brien, Gellman & Rohn P.C., has been named president of the Louis D. Brandeis Foundation, the charitable arm of the Brandeis Law Society of Philadelphia. He will help the foundation raise money for scholarships for law students and other charitable efforts.

Mark Ashton, a partner in the family law practice of Fox Rothschild L.L.P. and resident in the firm's Exton office, has been named president of Historic Yellow Springs, a nonprofit Chester County cultural organization. He will serve a two-year term.

Harris T. Bock has been named president of Boys Town Jerusalem's Mid-Atlantic Region, whose aim is to educate Israel's next generation of leaders in technology, commerce, education, the military, and public services. He is director of the Dispute Resolution Institute.

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine has appointed Andrea Pedano to its board. She is a family physician with a private practice in Philadelphia and is president of the medical staff, chairwoman of the department of family medicine, and director of family practice service at Roxborough Memorial Hospital.

H. Marc Tepper has been elected president of the America-Israel Chamber of Commerce. He is a shareholder in the law firm of Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney P.C., Philadelphia.

Also elected to serve on AICC's board were:

Francine Carb, CEO and president of Markitects.

Allon Guez, professor, electrical and computer engineering, Drexel University.

Jaine Lucas, executive director of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute at Fox School of Business, Temple University.

C.R. "Chuck" Pennoni, interim president of Drexel University.

Arlen Shenkman, vice president, corporate development, SAP America Inc., Newtown Square.

Beth Stern Fleming, a shareholder at Stevens & Lee P.C., Reading.

Tri-State Human Resources Management Association, a nonprofit professional organization based in Cherry Hill, has elected the following officers and members for 2009-10:

Laraine Knauss, director of human resources, Food Sciences Corp., Marlton, as president.

Joseph Giamboi, president, Forge Employment Resources Corp., Audubon, as vice president.

Donna Jack, vice president, human resources, MedQuist Inc., Mount Laurel, as secretary.

Judith Baker, senior vice president, human resources at PREIT Services, Philadelphia, as treasurer.

Gwen Baker, segment HR leader for Shorewood Packaging Corp., Thorofare, as at-large member.

Fran Boody, director of human resources for E.P. Henry Corp., Woodbury, as at-large member.

Make-A-Wish Foundation, a Blue Bell nonprofit group that grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions, has named Angela M. Ellison to its board. She is an attending physician in the Division of Emergency Medicine at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Joseph E. Ronan Jr. has been named president of the board of trustees at Friends Select School. A 1972 graduate of the school, he is senior counsel at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius L.L.P., Philadelphia.

Named to the board were:

Nancy S. Diaz, training and technical assistance coordinator, United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Center for Youth Development.

Elaine Lander, nurse practitioner in the Liver Transplant Program at Temple University Hospital.

Peter Moor, director of construction and facilities at Friends Rehabilitation Program.

Underwood-Memorial Hospital, Woodbury, has appointed Michael A. McLaughlin chairman of the board of trustees. He is founder and president of McLaughlin Asset Management Inc., Collegeville and Haddonfield.

Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates, the nonprofit arm of the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, has named the following to its board:

David Pudlin, president and CEO, Hangley, Aronchick, Segal & Pudlin P.C., Philadelphia.

Lisa A. Welsch, managing director of Synterra Partners, Philadelphia.

Catherine Franks, senior vice president, private client manager, for U.S. Trust, Bank of America Corp. private wealth management.

Pennsylvania College of Art & Design, Lancaster, has named David I. Buckman and Christopher W. Miller to its board. Buckman is executive vice president and general counsel, AlliedBarton Security Services L.P., Conshohocken. Miller is founder and CEO, Innovation Focus Inc., Lancaster.

Lawyer William P. Isele has been named to the board of trustees of Princeton Senior Resource Center, a nonprofit agency that provides programs and services to promote healthy aging for older adults. He is of counsel in the Princeton office of Archer & Greiner P.C.

Business Leaders Organized for Catholic Schools, a Philadelphia nonprofit fundraising group, has named these officers and members to its board:

Matthew A. Taylor, chairman, trial practice group at Duane Morris L.L.P., Philadelphia.

Michael F. Young, president, Classic Management Inc., Philadelphia.

Michael Holly, managing director, Musser Group, Wayne.

Pat Ciarrocchi, news anchor, CBS3, Philadelphia.

Richard Raquet, president, TRC Market Research, Fort Washington.

Robert D. Kane Jr., senior vice president of PNC Bank, Berwyn.

Robert Melchionni, past president of Herman Miller/Spectrum, King of Prussia.

Robert Whalen, senior vice president, Nolan Capital L.L.C., Plymouth Meeting.

Sean Flynn, vice president, Flynn & O'Hara, Philadelphia.

Sean P. Fahey, partner, Pepper Hamilton L.L.P., Philadelphia.

Steven R. Wall, partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius L.L.P., Philadelphia.

Susie Maguire, consultant with Philadelphia Insurance Cos., Bala Cynwyd.

Suzanne Mayes, member, Cozen O'Connor, Philadelphia.

William J. Streich, chief financial officer, Holt Logistics Inc., Philadelphia.

William R. Sasso, chairman, Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young L.L.P., Philadelphia. - Mike Zebe