Board and Staff

Board

Falesha Grasty Chair of Pearl S. Buck International

Falesha Grasty

Chair

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, Penn Community Bank

Susan Berrodin

Susan Berrodin

Secretary

President, Pearl S. Buck Volunteer Association

Maxine Romano Treasurer of Pearl S. Buck International

Maxine Romano

Treasurer

Directors

  • Mary Adamow
    Owner, Edward M. Adamow & Sons, Inc.
  • Christopher Dezzi
    Co-founder, The Dezzi Group
  • A. N. M. Shamsul Huda
  • Maureen McGuire
  • Monika Misiuta
  • Charles W. Quann
    Pastor, Bethlehem Baptist Church
  • Emma Strausser
    Volunteer Coordinator, Ivy Hill Therapeutic Equestrian Center
  • Stephanie Sun
  • Jared Utz
    Senior Vice President, Commercial Loan Manager, Mid Penn Bank 

Directors Emeritus

  • Mateen Afzal
  • David Ballai
  • David Breidinger
  • Peter Conn, PhD
  • Therese Conn
  • Gayle Goodman
  • Jane S. McKenna
  • Benjamin Ohrenstein, Esq.
  • Rebecca Oliver-Remshifski
  • Frederick E. Schea
  • Carole M. Watters
  • Sandra R. Weikel
  • Norma A. Yabut, RN

Emeritus President & CEO

  • Janet Mintzer

Posthumous Emeritus Director

  • David D. Yoder

Honorary Board

  • Apl.de.ap
  • Katherine Heigl
  • Debbie Macomber
  • Hines Ward

Advisory Council

  • David Ballai
    Chief Information Officer & VP Content Operations, Reed Technology and Information Services, Inc
  • David Breidinger
    Breidinger & Associates, LLC
  • Robert Byers, Jr.
    President, Byers’ Choice LTD
  • Gayle Goodman
    Entrepreneurship Consultant
  • Dennis Helf
    Chairman of QNB Bank
  • Robert Loughery
    President at Nehemiah Development Company, Inc./4th Soil Investments
  • Charles McIlhinney
    Former State Senator, Commonwealth of PA
  • Michael Mills, FAIA
    Partner, Mills & Schnoering Architects, LLC
  • Doreen H. Paynton
    Chairman & Chief Financial Officer, Dontech Incorporated
  • F. Todd Polinchock
    Former Representative, 144th Legislative District, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
  • Robert Solarz
    Executive Director, Delaware Valley Municipal Management Association
  • Bridget Wingert
    Former Editor, Bucks County Herald

Staff

Cheryl Castro President and CEO of Pearl S. Buck International

Cheryl Castro

President & CEO
Placeholder Man

David Hartzell

Facilities Director
Stephanie Saveriano International Programs Director of Pearl S. Buck International

Stephanie Saveriano

International Programs Director
Samantha Freise Museum Curator of Pearl S. Buck International

Samantha Freise

Museum Curator
Mary Hall Communications Manager of Pearl S. Buck International

Mary Hall

Communications Manager
Jill Dansereau Tour Coordinator of Pearl S. Buck International

Jill Dansereau

Tour Coordinator
Ken Barndt Groundskeeper of Pearl S. Buck International

Ken Barndt

Groundskeeper