On the Boards
Citizens Financial Group, a Providence, R.I., commercial bank holding company with operations in the Philadelphia area, has named Judith M. von Seldeneck to its board. She is founder, chairwoman, and chief executive officer of Diversified Search, Philadel
Citizens Financial Group, a Providence, R.I., commercial bank holding company with operations in the Philadelphia area, has named Judith M. von Seldeneck to its board. She is founder, chairwoman, and chief executive officer of Diversified Search, Philadelphia. She also cofounded the Forum of Executive Women and has been active on the boards of Teleflex Inc., Tasty Baking Co., and Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. Before starting her company, she was executive assistant to Vice President Walter F. Mondale for 10 years.
Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P., the Philadelphia partnership that acquires, owns, and operates refined-product and crude oil pipelines and terminal facilities, has elected Brian P. MacDonald to its board. He recently joined Sunoco Inc., Philadelphia, as senior vice president and chief financial officer. He was chief financial officer for the commercial-business unit of Dell Inc., Round Rock, Texas.
Stanley W. Silverman has been appointed to the board of Met-Pro Corp., a Harleysville company that makes product-recovery, pollution-control, and fluid-handling equipment. He fills the vacancy created by the death of Constantine Papadakis. Silverman is president of Horizon Venture Capital Group L.L.C. and was the former president and CEO of PQ Corp., Malvern.
The Entrepreneur's Forum of Greater Philadelphia, which supports the creation and development of high-growth firms in the area, has named Francis Taney president and Robert Leib president-elect. Taney is a shareholder at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney P.C., Philadelphia, where he is the chairman of the firm's Information Technology Litigation Practice Group. Lieb is president of Leib Solutions, Gibbsboro.
Hope Partnership for Education, an independent middle school and adult education center serving eastern North Philadelphia, has appointed the following to its board:
Aditi Roy is an anchor at NBC10, Philadelphia.
H. Ray Welch is president and CEO of Mercy Health System, Conshohocken.
Matthew T. Rademacher is director of marketing and distribution for Academy Asset Management L.L.C., Philadelphia.
James Rowley is founder and CEO of Lincoln Benefits Group, Fort Washington.
Sister Mary O'Connell is director of counseling at Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School, Gwynedd Valley.
Calcutta House, a Philadelphia nonprofit human-services agency that serves formerly homeless, indigent people living with and dying of HIV/AIDS, has elected its officers for 2009-10.
Shawn Marcell, vice president, molecular diagnostics, oncology for Sequenom Corp., San Diego, is president.
Joseph Drennan, vice president and chief financial officer of Universal Capital Management of Wilmington, is vice president.
Kelli Markelwitz, in-house attorney for Bayada Nurses, Moorestown, is treasurer.
Debra Green, an English-as-a-second-language teacher with the School District of Philadelphia, is secretary.
Named to the board:
Dr. Stephen Gluckman is an infectious-disease physician with the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Sister Constance Haughton is a community outreach worker with the Sisters of Mercy.
Sarah Keating is CEO of Keating Environmental Management Inc., Exton.
Stephanie Monzon is senior engineer with Electric Reliability Corp., Princeton.
George Dobosh is a retired educator.
The Rev. Antonio McAllster is pastor of Second Shiloh Baptist Church, Philadelphia.
Dr. Keith W. Reed Sr. is senior pastor of Sharon Baptist Church, Philadelphia.
The Rev. Daniel Sutton is pastor of Second Pilgrim Baptist Church, Philadelphia.
John P. Gallagher is a lawyer with Schubert, Bellwoar, Cahill & Quinn, Philadelphia.
Anita Gallagher Kelly is controller of Liberty City Battery L.L.C., Westville.
Martin Sellers is CEO of Sellers Dorsey, Philadelphia.
Joseph F. Virdone is president and CEO of Pecora Corp., Harleysville.
Jewish Family and Children's Service of Greater Philadelphia, a nonprofit provider of social and community services, has named the following to its board:
Patricia G. Cramer is a lawyer in the Business & Finance Department of Ballard, Spahr, Andrews & Ingersoll L.L.P., Philadelphia, is chairwoman.
Isa Welsch, account manager, strategic accounts at Kriebel Security, is vice chairwoman.
John Sawyer is chief financial officer of JFCS.
Amy Stein was the president of Children's Hospital's Women's Auxiliary and currently volunteers at Har Zion Temple, Friends' Central, and Benchmark School.
Robert Bobrow, managing director at NorthStar Asset Management, is JFCS's incoming Foundation Board Director.
Arthur S. Karafin, CEO of Arthur Karafin Investment Advisors, and partner in the law firm of Karafin & Gruenstein, is a member of the Foundation board.
Regina Gerber, director of account services at Masterpiece Advertising, Atlantic City, has been appointed to the board of the Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville.
Carlton L. Johnson, a partner in the Philadelphia office of Archer & Greiner P.C., has been appointed a member of the Minority Bar Committee of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. Johnson is co-chairman of the firm's Civil Rights and Government Relations practice groups.
- Mike Zebe