On the Boards

Recent appointments to area boards or changes involving local executives.

Community Partnership School

, Philadelphia, an independent elementary school serving North Central Philadelphia, named the following to its board of trustees:

Christine Whaley

is child advocate and restorative practices manager for Project H.O.M.E.

Keith M. Williams Sr.

is senior pastor of Nazarene Baptist Church, Philadelphia, and director of community outreach at Germantown Academy.

David H. Levy

was elected president of the

Golden Slipper Camp

, Bartonsville. He is the managing director of employee benefits for Leon Levy & Associates, Philadelphia.

Stapeley In Germantown

, a Quaker-sponsored continuing-care retirement community, appointed the following to its board of managers:

Ellen V. Thomas

retired in 2000 as assistant vice president for marketing at U.S. Healthcare, Blue Bell.

Emily N. Oelkers

was director of development and marketing at Germantown Academy, Fort Washington.

Constance E. Clayton

is the former superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia.

The

Rosemont School of the Holy Child

, Rosemont, named the following to its board of trustees:

Janet Duffy Caron

is legal counsel of the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination Program, Philadelphia.

Kenneth Lawrence

is former chairman of Exelon/Peco Energy, Philadelphia.

Robert E. Shields

is president and chief executive officer of Lakeview Capital Inc., Birmingham, Mich.

Marguerite S. Walsh

is a shareholder at Littler Mendelson P.C., Philadelphia.

Jefferson Kaighn

was elected to the

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging's

house of delegates. He is regional vice president, Pennsylvania, for ACTS Retirement-Life Communities, West Point.

The

COAD Group

, a nonprofit organization focused on prevention, intervention and education services for Chester County, named the following to its board:

John F. Anthony

is a district court judge for Avondale.

Margaret M. Yokemick

is the Chester County court administrator.

Joyce Taylor

is the executive director of the Chester County Assistance Office.

Jonathan M. Grosser

was elected to the board of the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of

CoreNet

Global

, a nonprofit organization. He is a partner and member of the business department at Stradley Ronon L.L.C., Philadelphia.

William C. Yoh

was elected secretary of the board of the

American Staffing Association

, an Alexandria professional association. He is president and chief executive officer of the Yoh Group, Philadelphia.

Shirley Puccino

was named to the board of the National Foreign Trade Council, a Washington organization that promotes free trade. She is vice president of Cigna International Health Strategies and Marketing, Philadelphia.

United Bank of Philadelphia

, a Philadelphia full-service commercial community bank, named Maurice Mitts to its board. He is cofounding partner of Mitts Milavec L.L.C, Philadelphia.

Robert R. Tabas

, chairman of Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania Inc., Narberth, the parent company of Royal Bank America and Royal Asian Bank, was elected president of

Federation Housing Inc.

, a Philadelphia nonprofit provider of subsidized apartments and services to senior citizens in Northeast Philadelphia.

The

America-Israel Chamber of Commerce

, a Philadelphia nonprofit organization devoted to promoting business development with Israel, elected nine new directors to serve on its board:

is president and chief executive officer of Ben Franklin Technology Partners/SEP, Philadelphia.

is the tax senior manager at Deloitte Tax L.L.P., Philadelphia.

is executive vice president and director of originations at RAIT Investment Trust, Philadelphia.

is the founder and president of Axendia, Yardley.

is the founder and chief executive officer of Safend, Tel Aviv and Philadelphia.

is a partner at Blank Rome L.L.P., Philadelphia.

is the founder and managing partner of SCP Vitalife Partners, Wayne.

is the founder and president of The Zeplowtiz Group, Bala Cynwyd.

is chairman and chief executive officer of Parkway Corp., Philadelphia.

- Mike Zebe