Corporate Council

The Corporate Council is composed of top executives from the region who believe in the Hospital's mission, are committed to advancing its research and clinical priorities, and are dedicated to the health and economic growth of Greater Philadelphia. Corporate Council members play an essential role as committed leaders, ambassadors and partners on behalf of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

For further information about the Corporate Council, please contact David Lowing, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations at CHOP, at 267-426-5374 or LowingD@email.chop.edu.

Co-chairs

Chris Gheysens
President and Chief Executive Officer, Wawa, Inc.

Don Smolenski
President, Philadelphia Eagles

Members

Acme Markets, Inc.
New member pending

A.C. Moore
Anthony Piperno, President

American Airlines
Ricki Reichard, Regional Sales Director

American Water Enterprises
Deb Degillio, President

Amoroso's Baking Company
Jesse Amoroso, Vice President

Aqua America
Nick DeBenedictis, Chairman

Aramark
Quenten Wentworth, President, Healthcare Hospitality

Axalta Coating Systems
Charles Shaver, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Ballard Spahr LLP
Mark Stewart, Chairman

BAYADA Home Health Care
David Baiada, Chief Executive Officer

Blank Rome LLP
Dan Rhynhart, Partner

Brown Brothers Harriman Trust Co. of Delaware
William Levy, President

Brown's Super Stores Inc.
Jeff Brown, President and Chief Executive Officer

Brownstein Group
Marc Brownstein, President and Chief Executive Officer

Citizens Bank
Dan Fitzpatrick, President

Coca-Cola
Jim Brennan, Senior Vice President of National Retail Sales

Comstar Supply, Inc.
Chad Punchard, President

Direct Energy Business
John Schultz, President

Dranoff Properties
Carl Dranoff, President and Founder

Duane Morris LLP
Matthew A. Taylor, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Elite SEM
Ben Kirshner, Chief Executive Officer and Founder

Entercom
David Yadgaroff, Senior Vice President/Market Manager

Ernst and Young
Amy Summy, Partner/Principal

Fitler Club
David Gutstadt, Founder, Managing Partner and CEO

Five Below
Joel Anderson, President and Chief Executive Officer

FMC Corporation
Ken Gedaka, Vice President, Communications & Public Affairs

Fox Rothschild LLP
Kevin Scott, Partner

FOX29
Dennis Bianchi, President and General Manager

FS Investments
Michael Forman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Phil Browne, Managing Director, Finance and Administration

Fulton Bank, NA
Susan Lonergan, Regional President, Southeastern PA Market

GIANT Food Stores, LLC
Nicholas Bertram, President

Glenmede Trust
Adam T. Douberly, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager

Grant Thornton
Sean Denham, Office Managing Partner

Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
Rob Wonderling, Chief Executive Officer and President

Honeygrow
Justin Rosenberg, Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Johnson, Kendall & Johnson
Kevin Dougher, Vice President

Johnson & Johnson
Frank Rodriguez, Senior Director, North America, Global Community Impact

KIND Snacks
John Leahy, President

Lilly Pulitzer
Michelle Kelly, Chief Executive Officer

Lundy Law
L. Leonard Lundy, Principal and Managing Partner

Medical Guardian
Geoff Gross, Founder and CEO

Medsurant Health
Jordan Klear, Chief Executive Officer

Mercury Americas Financial Partners
Alberto Washington, Chief Executive Officer and Founder

Montgomery McCracken
Joe Stapleton, Partner

Morgan Lewis
Jami Wintz McKeon, Partner and Chair of the Firm

NRG Energy
Mike Starck, General Manager

NewSpring
Lee Garber, Principal

Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company
Eileen C. McDonnell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Perryman Construction
Angelo Perryman, President and CEO

PIDC
John Grady, President

Pine Hill Group
Barry J. Smith, Managing Director of Private Equity Services

Philadelphia Flyers
Shawn Tilger, Chief Operating Officer, Business Operations

The Philadelphia Group
Joe Elliot, Managing Partner

Philadelphia Magazine
David Lipson, Owner, President and Publisher

Philadelphia Phillies
David Montgomery, Chairman

PNC Bank
Joe Meterchick, Regional President

Reed Smith LLP
Heather Ritch Rocks, Partner

RSM
Sudhir Kondisetty, Principal

SAP
Marty Mrugal, Chief Innovation Officer for North America

Saxbys
Nick Bayer, Founder and Chief Executive Officer

SIG Combibloc Inc.
Eduardo Gatica, President and CEO

Stradley Ronon
John Saler, Chairman, Government and Public Affairs Group

Tasty Baking Company
Paul Ridder, President

TD Bank
Michael Carbone, Regional President

TE Connectivity, Ltd.
Eric Resch, Senior Vice President of Tax

Turner Construction
Chris Beck, Senior Vice President

Vanguard
New member pending

Veritable LP
John Scuteri, Partner

Vynamic
Dan Calista, Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Wawa, Inc.
Alex Costabile, Vice President, Strategy

WURD Radio
Sara Lomax-Reese, President and Chief Executive Officer

White and Williams
Patti Santelle, Managing Partner
Andy Susko, Partner

WPVI-TV
Bernie Prazenica, President and General Manager

Independent
Michele Needham