Board of Directors
Clara Whaley Perkins, PhD
Chair
Robert Chapman, Jr.
Founding Member
Ivan Cole
Founding Member
Board Advisory Committee Members
Evan Anderson, JD, PhD
Center for Public Health Initiatives
University of Pennsylvania
Maria Pajil Battle, MBA
Consultant for AVI Healthcare Solutions, LLC
Strategic Consulting, Marketing and Community Relations
Lyla Coresso-Thomas, MD
National Medical Director Southeast Region – Kindred at Home
George T. Hayes, Jr., MD
Medical Director
City of Philadelphia
Office of Human Resources
Linda Wright Moore, MA
Veteran Journalist & Writer
Hubert W. Pipkin, CPA, MBA
Vice President of Finance, Senior Financial Executive, Adjunct Instructor (ret.)
Senior Advisors
Ralph Allen Perkins
Policy & Strategic Planning
Delane Casiano, MD
Psychiatrist
LeVar Desper
Promotions & Events/Philadelphia
Core Team
Shesheena Bray, MSEd
Private Practice Counselor
Colleen Cacace, MSEd
Private Practice Counselor
Giana Castorani, BA
Behavior Therapist
Sheree Crute, MA
Consultant
Ciara Desper
Entrepreneur
Paula Green-Howard, MSS
Social Worker
Judith M. Haupt, PsyD
Psychologist
Allen J. Perkins, BA
Lexus Nexus, Client Manager
Broderick President, MEd
Supervisor, Residential Services
Alyssa C. Shantz
Executive Director
Sue Ellen Zhang, MSEd, LPC
Private Practice Counselor, Adjunct Instructor