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.

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.

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.

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. 

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. 

Executive Director, Bartram’s Garden

Since joining Bartram’s Garden as Executive Director in 2012, Maitreyi Roy worked with her staff, the board, and community leaders to restore and transform Bartram’s Garden as a historic and cultural asset for the Southwest Philadelphia community. Roy previously served as Senior Vice President for Programs at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.

As a 2007 Eisenhower Fellow, Roy studied the best practices in urban open space policies and landscape design in Europe. She is trained as an architect and received a Master’s degree in Landscape Architecture from the Design School at Harvard University.

In 2022, Roy spoke with USA Today about utilizing Bartram’s Garden as an inclusive space rooted in racial equity, especially amidst the increased visitation driven by the pandemic and other external forces. She advocates for the public to invest in cultural sites, such as the Garden, to improve community relations and offer Philadelphia residents meaningful experiences with nature.

Chief Financial Officer & Director of Human Resources, ArtistYear

Julia Durkin is a native of Philadelphia and joined ArtistYear in 2018 as Director of Finance and Human Resources. She was appointed Chief Financial Officer & Director of Human Resources in July 2021. In her role, Durklin leads finance, compliance, and human resource planning and implementation in addition to supporting ArtistYear’s operations, strategy, and realization.

Prior to ArtistYear, Julia served as Operations Director for Play On Philly, where she created the Human Resources department, guided the organization through six years of successful financial audits, and managed the budget growth from $1.2 million in 2013 to $2.4 million in 2018. In addition, she served as Operations Director and Director of Compliance for Senator Bob Casey’s 2012 reelection campaign.

Durkin received a Bachelor of the Arts with a double major in Performance Studies and Political Science from Northwestern University in 2009. She holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania, and a certification in Human Resources from the Society for Human Resources.

President, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society

Matt Rader is the 37th President of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. He is focused on deepening and expanding PHS’s efforts to use horticulture to advance the greater good in the Greater Philadelphia Region and beyond. Gardens and landscapes have shaped Matt’s life. He has lived and worked in magnificent landscapes from the mountains of South Central Pennsylvania to Stowe Landscape Garden, the University of Virginia, Monticello, and Fairmount Park. He combines a passion for horticulture with a deep love for historic preservation and cities. Matt grew up in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. He received his Bachelor’s in Architectural History from the University of Virginia and Master’s of Business Administration from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He lives in Center City, Philadelphia with his partner Michael Smith, a conductor and organist.

Dominique is a compassionate, astute and progressive philanthropic leader in the Philadelphia metro area and Executive Director of M&T Bank's Charitable Foundation. As the former Vice President Senior Manager Strategy & Social Impact at TD Bank, she was responsible for aligning TD's corporate giving to its broader strategic priorities in partnership with Portfolio Managers, and Senior Regional Giving Managers.

Her passion and commitment to equity and underserved communities of human diversity is demonstrated in her portfolio of work. She has pioneered efforts and championed financial giving to organizations that promote sound fiscal responsibility and innovation in the nonprofit sector. She also brings a broad understanding of business principles which serves her well when collaborating with other business leaders to align shared values. Her commitment to improving the quality of life for M&T Bank's customers, colleagues and communities is evident through her passion and partnership.

Dominique, a native Philadelphian spent her freshman year at Howard University in Washington, D.C. She later transferred to Temple University where she received her Bachelor's degree and became more acutely aware of urban centers' socioeconomic issues. In college, she noticed poorer communities had fewer resources, like grocery stores, health centers, and quality schools. She now strives towards bridging the gap nationally for communities challenged with deep inequities. 

In 2017, Dominique was featured in Generocity's, "12 people of color leading the social impact charge in Philadelphia." Additionally, she was honored by The Philadelphia Inquirer where she received the 2019 millennial philanthropist of the year, as the next generation of leaders in philanthropy. Most recently, the Social Innovation's Journal honored her as a "2021 Social Impact investor" award; acknowledging her sustained commitment to our most vulnerable communities.

Dominique dedicates her time with organizations impacting economic inequality & the racial wealth gap, financial stability, youth empowerment, and arts & culture. She also currently serves as board member, and chair of the Brandywine Health Foundation's Equity committee. She's a board member of Mural Arts Philadelphia and serves as Vice President for She Can Win; an organization focused on electing more women of color into public office. Lastly, she's a 2019-2020 Connecting Leaders Fellow with the Association for Black Foundation Executives (ABFE).

When Dominique isn't trying to change the world by building political power in black and brown communities; she enjoys spending time with family, traveling with friends, and catching the newest shows on Netflix & Hulu. She's an avid dancer, shopper, and food connoisseur!

Artistic Director, Casa de Duende

David Acosta (Also known as Juan Armando David Acosta Posada) is a writer, poet, cultural worker and co-founder of Casa de Duende, along with his life partner Jerry Macdonald.

He has served on a wide range of committees and boards, including past work with the Philadelphia International Film Festival, The Philadelphia Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, The PA Council on the Arts, as well as a founding member of Our Living Legacy (1988), the nation's first festival devoted to art and AIDS. In 1993 he served on the East Market Street Sculpture Review Committee, which selected artist Raymond Sandoval’s Tanamend sculpture from among more than 3,000 artist proposals. He was a founding member of The Latin American Writers Collective, Desde Este Lado, as well as the magazine that bore its name. He was also a co-founder of the Philadelphia Working Fund for Artists with HIV/AIDS. In 1989 he curated the Pieces of Life Project at Taller Puertorriqueño which brought the National Names Project (Originators of the AIDS Quilt Project) to Philadelphia, and specifically to a Latino community in a large metropolitan city, at that time a first for the Names Project.

He has been involved in many boards including Taller Puertorriqueño, The Asian Arts Initiative, Spiral Q Puppet Theater, the Bread & Roses Community Fund, The AIDS Law Project, The Philadelphia AIDS Walk, The Legacy Fund, The Center for Lesbian, Gay Law and Public Policy, and served as an advisor to the American Friends Services Committee Latin American and Caribbean Desk among many others. He was also the first Latino appointed to the Philadelphia Mayor's Commission on Sexual Minorities from 1985-1989.

David Acosta is a founding member of the National Campaign for Freedom of Expression (NCFE) and of the Art Emergency Coalition (AEC). Both organizations were instrumental in their opposition to the culture wars of the 90s. NCFE went on to successfully sue the National Endowment for the ARTS on behalf of the NEA Four.

In 2007 he was one of 30 Philadelphia activists honored by Bread and Roses during their 30 year anniversary celebration for having broken new ground in building paths to social justice.

In 2008 he was awarded the Red Ribbon Award for his work in Public Policy and was honored at GALAEI’s 20th year anniversary celebration with the inaugural David Acosta Revolutionary Award (He was GALAEI’s founder.) GALAEI is now one of the two oldest organizations in the country serving Latino lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans individuals. He was a past contributing editor to Spanish Poz Magazine which honored him in its 1998/1999 winter issue as one of 49 Latinos in the nation who’ve made a difference in the area of HIV/AIDS. Once again in November of 2010 he was named by the same magazine as among the one hundred most influential people in the United States working on HIV/AIDS. He has received many other awards for his work in both arts and culture, GLBT civil rights, and HIV/AIDS activism advocacy. He is also the recipient of the 1990 Humanitarian of the Year Award from the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations and a past recipient of the 1989 Lambda Community Leader Award.Year.

His poetry has appeared in various literary journals and anthologies. Among them the Evergreen Chronicles, The Blue Guitar, the James White Review, The Painted Bride Quarterly, Philomel, Mayrena, The Americas Review, and the anthologies: American Poetry Confronts the 1990s, (Black Tie Press 1990), The Limits of Silence (Asterion Press 1991), Poesida, (Ollantay Press, 1995) and Floating Borderlands: Twenty Five Years of Latin American Poetry in The United States, University of Washington Press, 1998.

He has written and contributed articles to Cosa Cosa At Large on art and social change. In November of 2010 he curated “Rooted in Ancestors.” For Semilla’s opening Exhibit at the new gallery A Seed on Diamond.

In December of 2011 he curated, Witness: Artists reflect on thirty years of the AIDS Pandemic. Witness is a multimedia visual arts exhibition inviting artists to reflect on, explore and respond to the impact that the HIV/AIDS epidemic has had on our social, cultural and political life over the past thirty years. More recently he has served as a panelist for the Philadelphia Cultural Fund in 2011 and 2012.