Leadership Team
Wendy-Anne Roberts-Johnson
President & CEO
Wendy-Anne Roberts-Johnson joined PYN in April 2023 as its new President & CEO. Read the full announcement here.
An experienced nonprofit leader with a strong record of success, Roberts-Johnson previously served as the Executive Director of Need in Deed and as the Executive Director of The Workforce Institute, as well as Senior Director of Community Based Services and Out of School Time Operations Manager, all at Public Health Management Corporation.
Roberts-Johnson earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Social Work from Temple University. She currently resides in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia with her family.
Karin MacBride, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
With a senior executive background in financial management forecasting and analysis; and accounting operations, Karin joined the Philadelphia Youth Network (PYN) in 2015 as the Vice President of Finance and Administration. In this role, Karin is responsible for the financial operations of PYN in support of the organization's core functions. In doing so, she manages the organization's accounting functions; budgeting; cash and investments; capital assets; accounts receivable and payable; payroll and benefits; leases and compliance with government reporting requirements, among other tasks. Karin also administers the organization's contracting process for its consultant and provider agreements, contracts and subcontracts.
Prior to joining PYN, Karin served as the Controller at the Princeton Junior School, a private, coeducational school for children in preschool through fifth grade. In this role Karin managed the independent audit processes and oversaw the preparation of federal and state tax returns in conjunction with the auditors. She was also a member of a task force responsible for identifying potential cost savings that would not significantly diminish the overall program offering, which resulted in more than $225,000 in annual cost savings.
Karin is affiliated with the American Institute of CPAs and New Jersey Society of CPAs. She earned her Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from Rider University.
Michele DePoulter Director, Program Compliance and Monitoring
Erica Feldman, M. Ed & MSSP Director, Program Implementation
Roxolana Golas, MSSP Director, Education and Workforce Policy & Strategy
Gloria Miranda Director, Human Resources
Board of Directors
Debra S. Friedman (Board Chair) Member, Labor and Employment, Cozen O’Connor
Douglas Oliver (Vice Chair) Vice President, Government & External Affairs, PECO
Dr. Whitney A.E. Arjun Director of Enrollment Management and Retention, Penn State University Abington
David Beety Regional Vice President, PeopleShare
Dave Burkavage Philadelphia Office Managing Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
Tiffany Canady, CPA (Treasurer) Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation
Lisa M. Drauschak VP, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, PJM Interconnection LLC
Tracee L. Hunt (Board Secretary) Founder and CEO, Total HR Solutions, LLC.
Gerald B. Kosmin Corporate Director of Business Development, Malvern Health, Inc
Nasir Mack Alumnus, PYN
Angela Moultrie Regional President, Santander Bank
Tuck Rainwater Vice President, Comcast NBCUniversal
Joshua D. Schmidt Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, InterDigital, Inc.
Dr. Jane R. Shore Head of Research and Innovation, Revolution School
Hayward West Senior Manager, Deloitte
John F. Clayton Jr., MBA Director, Diversity Inclusion & Workforce Initiatives, Independence Blue Cross
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