On the Boards

The Public Relations Society of America Philadelphia Chapter, a nonprofit professional organization, has announced its 2011 board.

Molly H. Wilson, senior account supervisor at Tonic Life Communications, is president.

Blair Kahora Cardinal, account supervisor at Buchanan Public Relations, is president-elect.

Anne A. Buchanan, founder and president of Buchanan Public Relations, is vice president.

Amy Merves, client-solutions manager at Vox Medica Inc., is treasurer.

Sarah Casey, senior account executive at Maven Communications, is secretary.

Directors-at-large:

Debbie Albert is owner of Debbie Albert Communications.

Erin Allsman is vice president and public relations director of the Brownstein Group.

Barbara Link is president of Link Ink.

Linda Wolohan is public relations manager at the Vanguard Group.

Louis J. Grossman, president of Grossman Public Relations Counselors L.L.C., is PRSA National Assembly Delegate.

Stephanie Nolan Deviney, a lawyer in the Exton office of Fox Rothschild L.L.P., has been elected to the board of trustees at Pennsylvania State University for a three-year term. She is member of the firm's Litigation Practice and Construction Law Group.

The Bucks County Historical Society, a private nonprofit organization that operates the Mercer and Fonthill Museums in Doylestown, has announced new officers and trustees for 2011.

Brian R. McLeod, retired senior vice president of marketing at Merck & Co. Inc., is chairman.

Tom Thomas, retired president of Thomas Travel, and Krista P. Harper, a partner with Curtin & Heefner L.L.P., are vice presidents.

Richard Paynton, president of Dontech Corp., is secretary.

William Maeglin, executive vice president, relationship manager with Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania, Souderton, is treasurer.

Newly elected trustees include:

David Franke, principal at Agoos/Lovera Architects Ltd., Philadelphia.

John R. Augenblick, a certified financial planner and wealth-management specialist at Rockwood Wealth Management.

Melissa V. Bond, a founder and senior partner of the firm Bond & McCullough.

Grover Friend, retired publisher of Calkins Newspapers and former chairman of the Historical Society board.

John Mauro, a sales associate with N.T. Callaway Real Estate Broker L.L.C., who has served on the Historical Society board as museum collections committee chair.

The Academy of Vocal Arts, a nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1934 that provides tuition-free vocal and opera training to talented and committed young singers, has elected the following board members:

Stephen Costello is an award-winning tenor and graduate of the academy.

Richard Troxell is a tenor and recently performed as Don José in Carmen, directed by Francesca Zambello, at the National Center for the Performing Arts in Beijing.

Anthony R. Fabiano is president and chief executive officer and a director of American Science & Engineering Inc.

John A. Nyheim, a philanthropist, is among the longest-serving members of the Drexel University board of trustees.

Walter M. Strine Jr. is president of Hamilton Reserve Insurance Co. Ltd., Bermuda, and is director and officer of Strine Family Foundations.

Community Health Accreditation Program, a Washington-based, nonprofit independent accrediting body for community-based health-care organizations, has elected Michele L. Fiore to its board for a three-year term. She is vice president of clinical services, private services, and "Living Life" palliative care for Moorestown Visiting Nurse Association Inc.

Robert D. Mosch Jr. has been appointed president of the Delaware State Board of Accountancy. He is comanaging partner of Gunnip & Co. L.L.P.

RSVP of Montgomery County Inc., a Blue Bell nonprofit organization that promotes volunteerism among area residents 55 and older, has appointed John Heiberger to its board. He is a retired associate professor of business and chairman of the business department at Cabrini College.

The Greater Philadelphia Senior Executive Group, a nonprofit professional association of senior-level executives, has elected Anne Robson, Larry Buchwalter, and Paul Mitchell to three-year terms as at-large board members. Robson is executive vice president and chief client officer at Kelleher Associates L.L.C. Buchwalter is president and CEO at Stilwell Enterprises L.L.C. Mitchell is an investment banker. He was the founding president of CoreStates Enterprise Fund and was formerly president of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Development Fund, a regional small-business lender.

Gaudenzia Inc., a not-for-profit Wilmington provider of drug and alcohol treatment services, has elected Richard Z. Freemann Jr. as chairman and Phillip Jordan as vice chairman. Freemann is president at Freemann Law Offices P.C. in Center City. Jordan is principal at Phillip Jordan Architects in Drexel Hill.

Variety - the Children's Charity, the Philadelphia nonprofit group that serves children with physical and developmental disabilities, has named the following members to its board:

Francis Naselli, managing partner at the Creative Financial Group Ltd., as president.

Loraine Ballard-Morrill is news and community affairs director for Clear Channel Radio, Philadelphia.

Alisha Boyd is a model at QVC Inc.

Gary Cardi is cofounder/managing director for Public House Investments.

Robert George is home loans customer marketing for ING Direct.

Harry Giordano is senior director of development at City of Hope.

Shelia Hess is manager of social mission programs at Independence Blue Cross.

Robert Lail is president of eCorp TV, MarketMakers Group Inc.

Bob MacMinn is president and CEO of Tracepoint GPS L.L.C.

Ed Mahon is a producer at the Graham Co.

Dorothy Swartz is director of talent management at Wawa Inc.

Travelers Aid Family Services of Philadelphia, a 108-year-old nonprofit organization that assist stranded travelers and large homeless families in Philadelphia, has elected Michael D. Homans president. He is a shareholder at Flaster/Greenberg P.C. in Philadelphia. Mario Calderone, owner of Alpine Investment Co., is vice president. Evelyn Rogers, retired from the Philadelphia School District, is secretary. Theresa A. McFadden, chief financial officer of PHMCC Inc., is treasurer.

The following were named board members:

Gregory DeShields is senior director of corporate relations at Temple University School of Tourism and Hospitality Management.

Marion Mills is a West Philadelphia resident.

John J. Moscatelli is senior vice president and chief operating officer at Anne Klein Communications Group.

Margaret Robinson is a lawyer with Philadelphia Legal Assistance.

Nina B. Stryker has been elected chairwoman of the Philadelphia Bar Association's Section of Probate and Trust Law. Stryker is a partner and chairwoman of the trusts and estates department at Obermayer, Rebmann, Maxwell & Hippel L.L.P.

The Hill at Whitemarsh, a continuing-care retirement community in Lafayette Hill, has appointed James S. Studdiford and Roslyn Tate to its board. Studdiford is a professor of Family and Community Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University. Tate is a former vice president of events for the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce.

The Delaware Valley Green Building Council, a chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council, has elected the following officers and members to its board:

Joseph Healy, managing principal at Wallace, Roberts & Todd L.L.C., is chairman.

Christopher Minnich, sustainability analyst at Re:Vision Architecture P.C., is president.

Abigail Perlstein OBrien, project architect and sustainability coordinator at Kitchen & Associates Architectural Services, is vice chairwoman.

Alice Cathcart, sales executive at SunPower Corp., is vice president.

Jim Kerr, director of sustainability and contract manager at IMC Construction, is treasurer.

Christa Duelberg Kraftician, associate architect at Spillman Farmer Architects, is secretary.

Members of the board include:

Patrick Bolger, senior project executive at Turner Construction Co.

Robert Cousar, CEO of Sustainable Construction Corp.

Brenda Gotanda, partner at Manko, Gold, Katcher & Fox, L.L.P.

David Hahn, director of construction and corporate operations at Columbus Property Management & Development Co. Inc.

Kim Ilardi, industry specialist at The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co.

Howard M. Neukrug, deputy commissioner of the Philadelphia Water Department.

Michelle Robinson, sustainability and LEED specialist at Re:Vision Architecture.

Kristen Suzda, project architect at Atkin, Olshin, Schade Architects Inc. - Mike Zebe