Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors strongly supports ACHIEVEability’s programming and encourages a culture of achievement, excellence and accountability.

Since our founding in 1981, ACHIEVEability has been a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization. In line with this determination, we have a Board of Directors who oversee the organization.

The following gracious individuals are members of ACHIEVEability’s Board of Directors. Click on photos for more information about Board Members.

Executive ChairMary B. Walker Vice President, Human Resources, PECO

Executive Chair

Mary B. Walker
Vice President, Human Resources, PECO

Vice ChairSue McMonigle Senior Director, External Innovation, Strategy, & Operations, Johnson & Johnson

Vice Chair

Sue McMonigle
Senior Director, External Innovation, Strategy, & Operations, Johnson & Johnson

TreasurerJes Lawson Private Investor & Lead Managing Member, West Philly Progress, LLC

Treasurer

Jes Lawson
Private Investor & Lead Managing Member, West Philly Progress, LLC

SecretaryDan Berger Director, Investment Banker, RBC Capital Markets

Secretary

Dan Berger
Director, Investment Banker, RBC Capital Markets

Fundraising ChairJames F. Mogan III Partner, ReedSmith

Fundraising Chair

James F. Mogan III
Partner, ReedSmith

 

Schnearia Ashley
Senior Vice President, Truist Bank

Christiana Barile Realtor, Keller Williams Philly

Christiana Barile
Realtor, Keller Williams Philly

Monica Clarke Platt Attorney, Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP

Monica Clarke Platt
Partner, Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP

Shannon Farmer, Esquire Partner, Ballard Spahr

Shannon Farmer, Esquire
Partner, Ballard Spahr LLP

James R. Johnson

Program Director and Visiting Professor, Saint Joseph’s University

 
Keith Jones Retired Educator

Keith Jones
Retired Educator

Donna Liggon Sr. Organizational Change Management Consultant

Donna Liggon
Organizational Effectiveness Consultant, Constellation Energy

Mark Merkel Client Partner, AmeriHealth Administrators

Mark Merkel
Senior Sales Operational Specialist, SAP

Kristin Sizelove
Senior Director, Slalom Consulting

William J. Stickney Partner, Grant Thornton, LLP

William J. Stickney
Partner, Grant Thornton LLP

 
 

ACHIEVEability’s Neighborhood Advisory Subcommittee

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In 2006, ACHIEVEability was selected by the City of Philadelphia’s Division of Housing and Community Development to serve as the area’s Neighborhood Advisory Committee. As part of this commitment, we have a Neighborhood Advisory Subcommittee that is made up of 14 elected individuals that live, work or worship in our community. With this subcommittee, we communicate important information to the community, facilitate community events and meetings and provide community programs.

  • Chair: Kelly Buchanan

  • Vice Chair: Michella Crosby

  • Antoinette Bolden  

  • Dana L. Booth

  • Geraldine Brown   

  • Pastor Wade Jackson 

  • Donna Liggon 

  • Rev. Lola L. Munroe 

  • Crystal Tann-Roberts

  • Vanessa Tervalon

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ACHIEVEability Community Development Corporation’s Board of Directors

As we have continued to expand our services in West Philadelphia, our organization has continued to grow as well. In 2019, we formed ACHIEVEability Community Development Corporation (CDC). Governed by a separate Board of Directors than the overall organization, this 501 (c)(3) nonprofit will allow us to expand our current revitalization efforts in West Philadelphia.

  • Board Chair: Pastor Wade Jackson, Pastor, Sweet Union Baptist Church

  • Vice Chair: Richardson Dilworth III, Professor, Drexel University 

  • Kelly Buchanan, Compliance Coordinator, Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company 

  • Jameson Harris, CEO, Brother’s of Nature 

  • Donahue Thomas, CEO, Cherry Blossoms Landscaping, LLC