On the Boards

The Philadelphia Bar Foundation, a nonprofit organization, has selected Wendy Beetlestone as president for a two-year team. She is an education litigator and shareholder at Hangley, Aronchick, Segal & Pudlin P.C. and had been general counsel of the School District of Philadelphia. She succeeds Amy B. Ginensky, partner and chairwoman of Commercial Litigation at Pepper Hamilton L.L.P.

The New Jersey Association of Realtors, a trade organization, has installed the following officers to its board for 2011:

Allan Dechert, broker and co-owner of Ferguson Dechert Real Estate Inc., Avalon, is president.

Gary Large, manager of the Morris County Regional Sales Center for Prudential New Jersey Properties L.L.C. in Morristown, is president-elect.

Christina Banasiak, a broker associate at Weichert, Realtors-Marlboro in Manalapan, is first vice president.

Melanie Selk, a broker-associate at RE/MAX Estates Realty in Clark, is treasurer.

The Alice Paul Institute, a nonprofit Mount Laurel organization dedicated to educating the public about New Jersey suffragist Alice Stokes Paul, has elected Michele Dorris chairwoman. Dorris is a director of information technology at Campbell Soup Co., Camden.

BLOCS (Business Leadership Organized for Catholic Schools), a Philadelphia nonprofit charity, has appointed Michael F. Savage to its board. Savage is the president and chief executive officer of PTR Baler & Compactor Co., Philadelphia, and a founder of the Port Richmond Industrial Development Enterprise.

St. Catherine Labouré Medical Clinic, a Germantown nonprofit organization that serves Philadelphians without health insurance, has named M. Brooks Turkel and Ralph J. Teti to its board. Turkel is CEO of Chestnut Hill Hospital. Teti is a labor and employment lawyer and a partner at Willig, Williams & Davidson.

The Free Library of Philadelphia has appointed Cindy Affleck to its foundation's board of directors. Affleck is the former president and a current board member of the Friends of the Wissahickon and a current member of the Fairmount Conservancy Board.

Geri Swift was appointed by Mayor Nutter to the City of Philadelphia Office of Economic Opportunity Advisory Board. The board will assist in a city initiative to increase inclusion of minority-, women-, and disabled-owned businesses in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors and will advise on workforce diversity. Swift is the founder and president of the Women's Business Enterprise Council PA-DE-sNJ.

The South Street Headhouse District, a business improvement district, has elected the following officers and members to its executive committee for 2011:

Joette M. Adams, owner of Bistro Romano, is chairman.

Robert Drake, a producer/host at WXPN, is vice chairman.

Bernadette Brescia, assistant manager of Nova Salon, is treasurer.

Marlyn Kline, a Realtor with Coldwell Banker Realty Corp. Associates, is secretary.

Executive committee members include:

Christian Dunbar, owner of Greenlimbs.com.

John Foy, owner of Bridget Foy's.

Shana Vitoff, owner of Society Hill Dance Academy.

The Philadelphia Chapter of the Turnaround Management Association, an international nonprofit association, has named the following officers to its board:

Richard S. Infantino, director at Deloitte Financial Advisory Services L.L.P., is president.

Jeffrey C. Hampton, a partner at Saul Ewing L.L.P., is chairman.

Thomas J. Beane, president of Beane Associates Inc., is treasurer.

James J. Caruso, partner at Fesnak & Associates L.L.P., is vice president of membership.

David E. Fraimow, managing director of LBC Credit Partners Inc., is vice president at large.

Steven D. Logue, director of business development at Cohen Seltzer Inc., is vice president of programming.

Linda A. McDonough, founder and managing director of 50 Words L.L.C., is vice president of marketing and public relations.

Robyn F. Pollack, a partner at Saul Ewing, is secretary.

Board members include:

  Michael S. Goodman, managing partner at SSG Capital Advisors L.L.C.

Jennifer D. Gould, partner at Lamm Rubenstone L.L.C.

Robyn F. Pollack, a partner at Saul Ewing.

Bradford J. Sandler, partner at Pachulski, Stang, Ziehl & Jones L.L.P.

Daniel R. Stella, senior vice president at PNC Business Credit.

Gary P. Scharmett, a partner at Stradley, Ronon, Stevens & Young L.L.P.

The Burn Foundation, a Philadelphia nonprofit organization, has elected the following officers to its board:

George Tutwiler, fire official of Pennsauken, is chairman.

Kevin F. Berry, a partner with Duane Morris L.L.P.'s Philadelphia office, is vice chairman.

Paul Hartstein, chief fire marshal of Camden County, is secretary.

Richard I. Bennett, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Crozer-Keystone Health System, is secretary.

Montgomery County Lands Trust, a Harleysville nonprofit land-conservancy organization, has elected the following to its board:

Kate Harper, a state representative of Pennsylvania's 61st District who practices law full time with Timoney Knox L.L.P., Fort Washington, is chairwoman.

Deb Takes, current chair and CEO of First Priority Bank, Malvern, is vice chairman.

Jeffrey M. Schweitzer, chief financial officer of Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania, Souderton, is treasurer.

J. Ross Pilling II, principal with The Conservation Development Partnership, Chestnut Hill, is secretary.

John R. Harris is owner and president of Blue Bell Leasing Co.

Outward Bound Philadelphia, a nonprofit educational organization that provides youth programs and raises scholarship funds to enroll urban Philadelphia students in leadership-building courses, has named the following members to its board:

Wendy B. McDevitt is copresident and chief operating officer of Anthropologie Inc.

Bayard R. Fiechter is senior vice president of Hawthorn, a member of The PNC Financial Services Group.

Andrew Smith is chief operating officer of Aberdeen Asset Management.

Sharif El-Mekki is principal of Mastery Charter, Shoemaker Campus.

SIM Philadelphia, a professional association of senior IT executives, prominent academicians and consultants, has appointed the following officers and members to its board:

Robert Rosko, vice president and general manager of Unisys Corp., is chairman-elect.

David D. Murray, vice president and chief financial officer of LiquidHub Inc., is treasurer.

William H. Morgan, executive vice president and chief information officer of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, is secretary.

Dave Ballai, vice president, operations and technology services at Reed Technology & Information Services Inc., is members in transition chairman.

Robert Ehlinger, chief information officer at Lannett Co. Inc., is strategy chairman.

Cari Kraft, chief information officer at Jacobs Management Group, is membership team chairman.

Stephen Heilenman, deputy chief information officer at Computer Aid Inc., is alliances team chairman.

Dave Pearson, owner of 215Secure L.L.C., is communications chairman.

Kathleen J. Sinatore, senior manager, information systems at Buckeye Pipe Line Co. L.P., is RLF board liaison.

Joseph M. Tait, director of IT at NMS Labs, is public relations team chairman.

Paul J. Kehoe is vice president and chief information officer at American International Group Inc.

The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers has selected Alan B. Epstein, a member of Spector, Gadon & Rosen P.C., to serve on its board of governors.

The Philadelphia Human Resource Planning Society, a nonprofit professional organization, has named the following to its 2011 board:

Marcia O'Connor, president of The O'Connor Group L.P., is president.

Adam Berman, practice leader at Kreischer Miller, is vice president, committees.

Matt Levy, senior human resources generalist at Johnson & Johnson, is vice president, operations.

Barry Dornfeld, senior manager at CFAR, is programming cochairman.

Kelly Morello, a consultant, is programming cochair.

Bryn Palena, director of strategic accounts at First Advantage, is membership cochair.

Blaine LeRoy, executive coach and consultant, is leadership forum cochair.

Vicki Brown, career consultant/coach, is cochairwoman, community connections.

Anne Dunn, director, DBM Key Accounts at DBM, is co-chairwoman, community connections.

Andrew Goldsborough, human resources business partner at Comcast Corp., is marketing co-chairman.

Shelley Potente, vice president, client-services consultant at Right Management, is marketing cochairwoman.

Victoria Green, principal at Green Leadership Consulting L.L.C., is cochairwoman, sponsorship.

Richard Marcus, a business psychologist/executive coach, is cochairman, sponsorship.

Kim Golden, a human resources executive, is leadership forum cochairwoman.

City Year Greater Philadelphia, a nonprofit service-learning organization, has named Kerri Strike and David Lincoln to its advisory board. Strike is the director of Network Engineering and Operations at T-Mobile USA Inc. Lincoln is managing partner at Element Partners L.L.C.

The Montgomery County Community College Foundation has named Richard D. Cottom, Carol A. Crisci, and Maureen Thompson to its board. Cottom is the owner and CEO and president of Sovereign Security L.L.C., Philadelphia. Crisci is a lawyer with The Chartwell Law Offices L.L.P. Thompson is a longtime advocate and supporter of Montgomery County Community College.

Oliver Griffin, an associate in the Commercial Litigation practice at Spector, Gadon & Rosen, has been reelected to his third term as cochairman of the Ethics Subcommittee of the ABA Litigation Section's Commercial & Business Litigation Committee. - Mike Zebe