On the Boards

The YMCA of the Upper Main Line, a nonprofit organization, elected the following board members:

Bethann Cinelli is a professor at West Chester University.

Barbara Fentress is president and executive director for Surrey Services.

Francis Murphy is a retired partner at KPMG L.L.P.

Curtis Nelson is vice president at Bank of America/Merrill Lynch.

Brad Palmer is executive for the Conestoga Group.

David Penske is owner of Penske Buick-GMC Trucks.

Sean Sweeney is chief marketing officer for Philadelphia Insurance Co.

Marjorie Thomas is executive director of Devon Manor.

The Hill at Whitemarsh, a continuing-care retirement community in Lafayette Hill, appointed the following members to its board:

Frank Polizzi Sr. is president and founder of Mass Marketing Insurance Group Inc.

Frank "Mack" Stulb is president of L.F. Driscoll Co., Philadelphia.

Chris Van de Velde is a former township manager for Whitemarsh Township and is a trustee at Arcadia University.

Shaun O'Malley is the retired chairman of Price Waterhouse L.L.P., now part of PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P.

Page Roberts Gowen most recently was a member of the Community Advisory Panel for the Limerick Generating Station, and the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture.

Jessica Kornblum Moore is senior director of product planning for Comcast Interactive Media.

Children's Village, a nonprofit organization and accredited early childhood center that serves low-income children and their families in Chinatown, named the following to its board:

Marcus D. Christmas is director of Reed House and Mid-City Apartments for the Salvation Army.

Susan Hansen is executive director and chief executive officer of Green Tree Community Health Foundation.

Heseung Ann Song is president and CEO of the Osiris Group.

The Institute for Economic Development, a public-private partnership of Chester County's major employers, elected Mark H. Dambly chairman. He is president of Pennrose Properties L.L.C.

D. Michael Baxter was elected president of the Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians, a Harrisburg single specialty physician organization. Baxter is chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Reading Hospital.

The Economy League of Greater Philadelphia, a regional nonprofit public-policy organization, elected the following members to its board:

Donald Cowles is a principal at North Highland, Radnor.

Chris Daniels is director of sales and operations for the Mid-Atlantic States district of Microsoft, Malvern.

Maryalice S. DeCamp is managing director of the Mid-Atlantic region at Jefferson Wells, Philadelphia.

Maureen Garrity is senior vice president at Tierney Communications, Philadelphia.

James J. Mergiotti is president and CEO of Peirce College, Philadelphia.

Maureen Murphy is director of store operations for Wawa Inc., Media.

David J. Socolow is vice president of corporate affairs for Pinnacle Foods Group L.L.C., Cherry Hill.

The Forum of Executive Women, a Fort Washington women's leadership organization, elected the following members to its board:

Robin Bond is president and CEO of Transition Strategies Inc.

Gina Merritt-Epps is general counsel and secretary at New Jersey Industries Inc.

Patricia Connolly is managing director of the Center for Corporate Governance at LeBow College of Business.

Linda Galante is partner at Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young L.L.P.

Suzanne Mayes is a member in corporate law at Cozen O'Connor.

Margaret McCausland is principal of the Law Offices of Margaret A. McCausland.

Jacqueline Shulman is a partner at Obermayer, Rebman, Maxwell & Hippel L.L.P.

Tara L. Weiner, managing partner of the Greater Philadelphia region of Deloitte L.L.P., was named chairperson of the executive suites committee.

BioClinica Inc., a Newtown provider of clinical-trial-management services, appointed James W. Lovett to its board. Lovett is general counsel of Covance Inc. and is secretary of that company's board.

Mayor Nutter appointed John Saler, chairman of the Government & Public Affairs Group of Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young L.L.P., chair of the Mayor's Airport Advisory Board. Pamela Harper, chief operating officer and chief compliance officer of StoneRidge Investment Partners, was selected as vice chair.

The following were named to the board:

Steve Aichele is partner at Saul Ewing.

Romona Riscoe Benson is president of the African American Museum in Philadelphia.

Peter Dachowski is president and CEO of CertainTeed.

Kevin Dow is chief operating officer of the City Commerce Department.

Jack Ferguson is executive vice president and incoming president of the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau.

Meryl Levitz is president and CEO of the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corp.

Ed Mooney is vice president of the Communications Workers of America, District 13.

Anthony Moore is principal and CEO of Paradigm Group Consultants.

Tom Morr is president and CEO of Select Greater Philadelphia.

Bret Perkins is senior director, public policy at Comcast Corp.

Andy Reilly is partner at Swartz Campbell L.L.C..

Mickey Rowley is deputy secretary for tourism at the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development.

Mark Segal is publisher of the Philadelphia Gay News.

Bernard Smalley is partner at Anapol Schwartz.

David Woods is chief of staff for State Sen. Dominic Pileggi.

Harold Yoh is president and CEO at Day & Zimmerman.

Ahmeenah Young is president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority.

The Philadelphia Orchestra Association elected John A. Affleck, David Girard-diCarlo, and John Saler to its board. Affleck is vice president of Stratton Monthly Dividend REIT Shares and Stratton Small-Cap Value Fund. David Girard-diCarlo is a shareholder and attorney at Cozen O'Connor and was U.S. ambassador to Austria from 2008-09. Saler is chair of the Government and Public Affairs Practice Group at Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young L.L.P.

PathWays PA Inc., a Philadelphia nonprofit social-services agency that serves low-income women, children, and families, appointed Kelly O'Leary to its board. She is senior vice president and Pennsylvania regional manager for Chubb & Son.

Mace Security International Inc., the Horsham pepper-spray and surveillance product maker, elected Michael E. Smith to its board. Smith is an independent consultant and the founder of Chesterbrook Growth Partners and was president and CEO of Checkpoint Systems Inc.

Jonathan Kane, a partner in the Labor and Employment Practice Group of Pepper Hamilton L.L.P., was appointed co-chair of the Pro Bono Work Committee of the American Bar Association's Section of Labor and Employment Law.

Joseph A. Gerber was elected a trustee of the Chubb Foundation, a nonprofit that provides college scholarships for deserving students. He is an attorney with Cozen O'Connor and is chair of the firm's client relations activities and co-chairs the crisis response and management practice.

Matt Ryan, a trial lawyer with Duane Morris L.L.P., was appointed to the Development Programs Committee of the boards of directors of Catholic Social Services of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The division manages residential and community-based programs for adults and children.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia appointed the following to its 2010 Economic Advisory Council:

Edward Coryell is executive secretary-treasurer and business manager of the Metropolitan Regional Council of Carpenters, Philadelphia.

John A. Dawkins 3d is president and CEO of Jo-Dan Enterprises, Bala Cynwyd.

Daniel Falasca Jr. is president of Falasca Mechanical, Vineland.

Kevin Flemming is president of Integrity Personnel, Allentown.

Robert Laskowski is president and CEO of the Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington.

Rose Lee is vice president and general manager of Saint-Gobain Innovative Materials, Valley Forge.

Sharmain Matlock-Turner is president of the Urban Affairs Coalition, Philadelphia.

Robert A. McMahon is senior vice president at Merck & Co., North Wales.

RoseAnn B. Rosenthal is president and CEO of Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Christopher Schell is president of Schell Brothers Construction, Lewes.

Valerie J. Sill is president and CEO of DuPont Capital Management, Wilmington.

Rodman Ward 3d is president and CEO of Corporation Service Co., Wilmington.

The Riddle HealthCare Foundation, the fund-raising organization for Riddle Hospital, has elected Al Berman, Don Saleski, and Richard Wood 3d to its board. Berman is a partner in Berm Studios, Inc., Lansdowne. Saleski is a partner with PRN Financial Services of Cherry Hill and a former player on the Philadelphia Flyers' Stanley Cup championship team. Wood 3d is manager of Wawa Sustainability for Wawa, Inc.

Public Citizens for Children and Youth, a regional nonprofit, child advocacy organization headquartered in Philadelphia, has named the following members to its board:

Rebecca Lakin Gullan is an assistant professor at Gwynedd-Mercy College.

Ellie Barger is senior vice president, Finance, Consumer Healthcare at GlaxoSmithKline.

Ana Ramos Hernandez is a strategic management consultant for the TCC Group.

David Laigaie chairs the Corporate Investigations/White Collar Group at Dilworth Paxson.

Raymond McCullough is the assistant to the vice president of sales, marketing, and convention services at the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority.

Veeral Shah is associate product director at Johnson and Johnson Sales & Logistics Co.

Teri Simon is an attorney in private practice and represents abused and neglected children through the Support Center for Child Advocates.

Anthony Stover is the director of sales and marketing with the Promotional Marketing Publishing Group.

- Mike Zebe