Board and Staff

Board

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Mateen Afzal

Co-Executive Director

Afzal Family Foundation

Susan Berrodin

Susan Berrodin

Secretary

President, Pearl S. Buck Volunteer Association

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Falesha Grasty

Treasurer

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, Penn Community Bank

Directors

  • Mary Adamow
    Co-owner, Edward M. Adamow & Sons, Inc.
  • Timothy Boyle
    Police Officer, Franconia Township
  • Kathleen Brunner
    President, Acumen Analytics
  • Cheryl Castro, President of The Up Agency
  • Marian Chiesa, Ph.D.
  • John Ferries
  • A. N. M. Shamsul Huda
    Co-chair of the International Spring Festival
  • Monika Misiuta
  • David Navazio, Chief Operating Officer - Founder, Gentell, Inc.
  • Charles W. Quann
    Pastor, Bethlehem Baptist Church
  • Maxine Romano
  • Emma Strausser
    Volunteer Coordinator, Ivy Hill Therapeutic Equestrian Center
  • Jared Utz
    Regional President, Commercial Loan Manager, Mid Penn Bank 

Directors Emeritus

  • David Ballai
  • Sandra Bates
  • David Breidinger
  • Dr. Joseph S. Brosnan
  • Peter Conn, PhD
  • Therese Conn
  • Gayle Goodman
  • John B. Huffaker, Esq.
  • James J. Linksz, EdD
  • Lauren M. Massey
  • Jane S. McKenna
  • Benjamin Ohrenstein, Esq.
  • Rebecca Oliver-Remshifski
  • Frederick Schea
  • Jonathan M. Sharaf
  • Carole M. Watters
  • Sandra R. Weikel
  • Edward Wilusz
  • Norma A. Yabut, RN
  • David D. Yoder
  • Janet Mintzer

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
    Representative, 144th Legislative District, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
  • Robert Solarz
    Executive Director, Delaware Valley Municipal Management Association
  • Bridget Wingert
    Editor, Bucks County Herald
  • David Yoder
    The First Welcome House Child

Staff

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Jill Reeder

Interim Chief Executive Officer
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Janet Mintzer

Emeritus President & CEO
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Susan Savage

Vice President of Development
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David Hartzell

Facilities Director
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Stephanie Saveriano

International Programs Director
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Sarah Whetstone

Development Director
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Mary E. Hall

Communications Manager
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Samantha Freise

Museum Curator
Jill Dansereau

Jill Dansereau

Tour Coordinator
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Kerriann Ruane

Events Coordinator
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Christina Stromberg

Finance Assistant
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Celia Gallo

Executive Administrative Assistant
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Ken Barndt

Groundskeeper