Officers

Samuel J. Patterson
Chairperson
CEO, Trecom Systems Group

Michael K. Pearson
Vice Chairperson
Partner, Iron Stone Real Estate Partners

Stephen P. Fera
Treasurer
Senior Vice President, Independence Blue Cross

Sophia Lee
Secretary
Member At-Large
Blank Rome

Richard J. Cohen, PhD, FACHE
Chief Executive Officer

Members

Marcus Allen
Member At-Large
CEO, Big Brothers/Big Sisters

Theodore A. Christopher
Designee, Philadelphia County Medical Society
Director Of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University

Allison Davenport
Member At-Large
CEO, Unitedhealthcare Community Plan Of PA

George E. Downs
Member At-Large
Professor, Philadelphia College Of Pharmacy

Patrick Eiding
Designee, Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO
Director, Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO

Harold T. Epps 
Member At-Large
Senior Advisor, Bellevue Strategies

Varsovia Fernandez
Member At-Large

Judith Gay
Designee, PHMC Affiliate
Chief Of Staff, Community College Of Philadelphia

Rita Johnson-Greene
Member At-Large
Head Of Commercial Operations, Spark Therapeutics

Michelle Grey-Cannon
Designee, Families With Intellectual & Developmental
Disabilities

Kathleen Kinslow
Designee, Greater Philadelphia Chamber Of Commerce
Executive Vice President, Thomas Jefferson University

Keith Leaphart
Member At-Large
Founder, Philanthropi

Kathleen S. Matt
Member At-Large
Dean, College Of Health Sciences, University Of Delaware

Paschal Nwako
Member At-Large
Camden County Health Officer, Dept. Health & Human Services

James W. Oram
Designee, Social Services Organization

Wendell Pritchett
Member At-Large
Provost, University Of Pennsylvania

Kenneth Veit
Designee, Philadelphia County Osteopathic Society
Dean, Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine