SOUTHEASTERN PA - Key Persons
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- Marketing Manager, US Vaccines / GlaxoSmithKline
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- Associate Director / Pfizer
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- Finance and Operations, Sr. Manager
- Finance and Operations, Sr. Manager - Operations
- Operations
Ann is responsible for bookkeeping, accounts payable and receivable, financial reporting and other office duties.
Before coming to JA, Ann had a successful career in managing small businesses and their staff. Ann graduated from Rosemont College with a Bachelor of Science in Business Management. She lives in Downingtown, PA with her husband and four children.
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- Program Manager
- Education
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- Board Chair / Strategy Committee Chair
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- Chairman of the Finance Committee
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- Nominating and Governance
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- SVP, Regional Manager Business & Professional Banking / M & T Bank
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- Director of Workforce Development
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- SVP, Middle Market Banking
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- Nominating and Governence
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- Chief of Curriculum and Instruction
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- Manager of Rates & Planning
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- Manager of Strategic Growth Initiatives
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- Communications and Development Director
- Communications and Development Director - Development
- Development
Joy is responsible for relational resource generation - financial and volunteer support from business partners, community partners, and individuals - to further the mission of JA. She also manages events and communications for the organization. Joy enjoys connecting with others and sharing JA's impact.
Over the course of her 6.5 years with JA, Joy has worked in the NJ, DE, and Philadelphia offices occupying both program and development roles. She has a bachelor's degree from Stockton University, where she majored in Business Administration with a speciality focus in Hospitality Management. She lives in Northwest Philly with her husband and two cats.
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- Customer Officer Office of the President, SAP North America
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- SVP, Solution Engineering
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- Vice President, Learning Experiences
- Vice President, Learning Experiences - Education
Laura joined Junior Achievement of Southeastern Pennsylvania in October 2007. As Vice President of Learning Experiences, Laura focuses on strategic education partnerships and program strategy across the eight counties of Southeastern Pennsylvania. In addition to her staff role for Junior Achievement, Laura serves as Co-President for the Pennsylvania Jump$tart Coalition for Financial Literacy in a volunteer capacity.
Laura has been a staff member of Junior Achievement for eighteen years and holds her B.S. in Psychology from the University of Maryland College Park. Following her experience as the Assistant Director of Community Development at the Bethesda-Chevy Chase YMCA where she played a key role in individual fundraising and special events, Laura joined the JA Worldwide network as the Development Manager of JA of Greater Washington in 2003 and moved into the Montgomery County District Director position in fall 2006. Laura's responsibilities included program implementation, operations, and educational and strategic partnerships. Since joining the JA Southeastern PA team, Laura has had a variety of roles from grant writing and special events to strategic partnerships, program development and strategy.
Laura resides in Springfield, PA with her husband and two sons.
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- Information Security Associate / BlackRock, Inc.
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- Vice President Development Leader
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- President & CEO of the Williams Companies
Mr. Alan Armstrong, President & CEO of The Williams Companies, is chairman of the Junior Achievement USA board of directors. Jack E. Kosakowski is the president and chief executive officer of Junior Achievement. Junior Achievement USA board members represent a wide range of businesses and academic institutions around the world. In addition, approximately 3,800 board members lead JA Area Offices around the United States. Stephanie Gambone is the President of JA of Southeastern Pennsylvania. Bassam Awadalla at Bank of America, is the Chair. Nicholas Mraz, manager at Accenture, is the Chair of the Young Professionals Advisory Board.
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- Business Development Lead
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- Vice Chair of the Strategy Committee
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- Vice President for Human Resources / Villanova University
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- VP, Annuity Valuation / Lincoln Financial Group
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- Associate General Counsel - Retirement
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- CEO
- President
- President & CEO - Leadership
Stephanie's career has been dedicated to ensuring young people have access to opportunities to help them succeed in life. During her twenty-two-year tenure at the Philadelphia Youth Network (PYN), Stephanie held a variety of positions, and she was instrumental in the organization's ability to serve over 200,000 young people since its inception in 1999. Since 2014, she was the Executive Vice President where she led the organization's programmatic and external relations efforts. Stephanie has built a record of success as an accomplished leader, fundraiser, team builder, and collaborator.
Stephanie received a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from LaSalle University, a Master of Science Degree in Administration from West Chester University, and a certificate in Non-Profit Leadership from Bryn Mawr. She has also been named a Connector by Leadership Philadelphia. Born and raised in Philadelphia, she continues to enjoy the many benefits of city living with her husband and daughter.
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- Special Projects and Strategy Associate
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- President of American Telephone & Telegraph
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- Associate, Global Financial Reporting - Private Markets / BlackRock, Inc.