CAFE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Management Consultant
- Secretary of the Board
Ann W. Caldwell is a non-profit management consultant, focusing on strategic and governance issues for nonprofit CEOs and boards. She is President Emerita of the MGH Institute of Health Professions where she served for ten years. The former Vice President for Development at Brown University, she was the first woman chief development officer in the Ivy League. She began her career at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and was later Vice President of Planning and Resources at Wheaton College. She has served on many nonprofit boards and is a frequent lecturer on philanthropy, volunteerism, and leadership. She recently completed a nine-year term as a trustee of the American College of Greece in Athens.
Anne Monteith has worked in development for nonprofits for over twenty years, working in both higher education and independent schools. She received her B.S. in Political Science from Washington University in St. Louis. In her early career, Anne worked in development offices for various colleges before becoming a consultant in PR, communications, marketing, and event planning. She served on the Board of Johnson House Historic Site and does prospect research and development for nonprofits.
Job Titles:
- Member and Treasurer of the Board
Karen Spencer Kelly has been an attorney for over thirty years. Her current work focuses on diversity and inclusion auditing, conflict investigation and resolution, and conducting training in diversity and inclusion, unconscious bias, and belonging. Prior to her current practice, the scope of her work included practicing in the areas of civil litigation, serving as the Chief Counsel to the Treasurer of Pennsylvania, serving as an independent investigator of discrimination claims, and working as an outside counsel to several privately held companies. Karen earned her BA, cum laude, from Harvard College. She received her Juris Doctorate from the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law. Karen has served on numerous nonprofit boards, including the Chestnut Hill College Board of Directors, and Karen was the first female African-American president of the world-wide Harvard Alumni Association.
Job Titles:
- Beneficiary Services Coordinator
Lydia Overton began her outstanding work communicating and organizing with CAFE's beneficiaries in the winter of 2022. After 20 years as a small business owner and being self-employed, Lydia has the experience to understand the varied needs of CAFE's passionate and driven entrepreneurs. After receiving a BA in Music Therapy from Temple University and an MA in Pastoral Counseling from La Salle University, Lydia worked in community mental health centers, was a computer tutor, a massage therapist, and was the Community Music Therapist for Kardon Institute for the Arts. She has garnered 16 years of valuable experience working at mental health centers and psychiatric hospitals. In her free time, Lydia has helped with an after-school enrichment program in Philadelphia schools and fundraised for VNA Hospice with a yearly massage-a-thon.
Lydia loves animals and enjoys going to the dog park and pet-sitting for family and friends.
Job Titles:
- Executive Director
- President of the Board
Rebecca Emerson has been a business-focused general practice attorney for over twelve years, negotiating deals and resolving disputes, drafting operating contracts, and solving the myriad of problems that small businesses face on a daily basis. Before becoming an attorney, Rebecca worked in marketing, including running her own small business, Blue Sky Resources, and working in product management and business development for a large consumer products company. Rebecca earned her BA from Harvard College and her Juris Doctorate from Temple University Beasley School of Law. Rebecca has served on numerous nonprofit boards, including the United States Rowing Association and the Incorporated Trustees of the Abington Quarterly Meeting of Friends.
Job Titles:
- Outreach and Publicity Coordinator