2024 Board Nominees
Member Directors
Leigh Goldenberg, Managing Director, Wilma Theater
Leigh Goldenberg has served as Managing Director at the Wilma Theater since January 2017. During her tenure, Leigh created Philly Theatre Week, a region-wide celebration of theatre performance supported by the National Endowment for the Arts. She previously worked in marketing for the Arden Theatre Company and Lantern Theater Company. She received a Bachelor’s degree in Theatre Production and Management from Marymount Manhattan College. Link to full bio.
Ross Mitchell, Executive Director, Glen Foerd
Ross Mitchell has been Executive Director of Glen Foerd since June 2019. He previously served as the Director of the Barnes Foundation’s de Mazia Education and Outreach, Executive Director of the Violette de Mazia Foundation, President of the Philadelphia Sketch Club, and Executive Director of the Laurel Hill Cemetery. During his experience at the Barnes Foundation, Ross oversaw a $14 million gallery renovation of the Barnes’s Merion Station site. Ross earned a Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Management from Eastern University.
Michael Norris, Executive Director, The Carpenters’ Company
Michael Norris has served as the Executive Director of The Carpenters’ Company since June 2019. He previously served as the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance’s Chief Strategy Officer from 2012-2019 and Interim Executive Director from 2013-2014. In addition, Michael managed Art-Reach as their Executive Director from 2004-2012. He possesses a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Temple University and a certificate in fundraising from the University of Pennsylvania, and completed the executive program for nonprofit leaders at Stanford University Business School.
Cathy Young, President, Moore College of Art & Design
Cathy Young was appointed the 11th President of Moore College of Art & Design in 2022. She possesses over 35 years of experience as a choreographer, arts educator, academic leader, and entrepreneurial artist. Her depth of work includes co-founding a dance program at Ursinus College and leading the dance division at Boston Conservatory from 2011-2017. Cathy earned a BA in sociology from Harvard University and a MFA in dance from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Link to full bio.
Civic Leader Directors
Zabeth Teelucksingh, President, Global Philadelphia Association
Zabeth Teelucksingh has been President of the nonprofit organization Global Philadelphia Association since 2011. Zabeth has represented Philadelphia at many international meetings with the Organization of World Heritage Cities. Her mission is to promote the global significance of Philadelphia, which inspired several signature international programs, such as Global Philly, GlobalKids, PhillyThinks, EIJP, an internship program for millennials, and the #IamaGlobalPhiladelphia awareness campaign. Link to full bio.
Leslie Walker, Executive Director, Sixers Youth Foundation
Leslie Walker became the Executive Director of the Sixers Youth Foundation in November 2021. She previously served as The Free Library of Philadelphia’s Chief of Staff from 2017-2023 and Interim Director from 2020-2023. Her nonprofit management experience includes several years at the Please Touch Museum and Philadelphia Safe and Sound. She earned a BA in Urban Studies from Rutger’s University and a MS in Training and Organizational Development from Saint Joseph’s University.
