Leadership & Board
MEET OUR PEOPLEBOARD MEMBERS

JOHN MELCHER
Chair

ALLAN I. GOLDBERG, M.D.
Vice Chair
Dr. Goldberg attended University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Chemistry in 1973.

SANDY EWING
Treasurer

TERENCE GRUGAN
Secretary
Terence Grugan is an associate at Ballard Spahr LLP, practicing out of Philadelphia in the firm’s white collar defense and internal investigations practice group.

Dr. Ginneh L. Akbar
Dr. Akbar serves as Program Director and Department Chair of Graduate Social
Work at West Work at at West Chester University and she recently started Akbar & Associates

Byron Cotter
Byron Cotter is the retired Director of Alternative Sentencing for the Defender Association of Philadelphia.

JOHN F. COOLEY JR.
John is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of M, LLC, a Philadelphia-based advertising agency.

Jocelyn Arnold
Jocelyn Jones Arnold holds a deep and unique expertise in the
philanthropic, nonprofit, and local government sectors.

GOVERNOR EDWARD G. RENDELL
After 34 years of public service, including 24 years as an elected official, Governor Rendell continues to pursue many of the same issues he was passionate about while serving.

Abd'Allah Lateef
Abd’Allah Wali Lateef is the Pennsylvania Coordinator for the Incarcerated Children’s Advocacy Network (ICAN) Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth.

Caitlin Taylor, Ph.D.
Caitlin Taylor, Ph.D. is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at La Salle University.

Cliff Stanley
Rev. Dr. Clifford L. Stanley is a retired US Marine Major General and a former Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness.
Ruth McMahon
Founding Board Member
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Samantha Dzikowski
Lead Veterinary Technician/Adoptions Coordinator



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