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Spruce is managed by an all-volunteer group of rising stars in Philadelphia’s professional community, who are dedicated to leveraging their skills to build a promising future for local youth. Click each board member’s photo to learn more about them.
Executive Committee
Maggie Place Lewis
President
Maggie Place Lewis
President
Michael Ticzon
Vice President
Michael Ticzon
Vice President
Andrew Sy
Treasurer
Andrew Sy
Treasurer
Occupation:
Investment Management
Affiliations:
Vetri Community Partnership - Young Friends Board, Big Brothers Big Sisters - Big and Board Member
Libby Ellman
Secretary
Libby Ellman
Secretary
Communications Committee
Zara Waters
Chair
Zara Waters
Chair
Occupation:
Marketing & Communications
Interests:
Art, Writing, Education, Social Causes
Koa Kekuna
Vice Chair & Digital Lead
Koa Kekuna
Vice Chair & Digital Lead
Occupation:
Healthcare Technology
Interests:
Recreational volleyball, running with terrible form, optimizing my D&D character
Kiersten Taddeo
Committee Member
Kiersten Taddeo
Committee Member
Emily Scheuring
Committee Member
Emily Scheuring
Committee Member
Development Committee
Fabliha Salim
Chair
Fabliha Salim
Chair
Brian Balduzzi
Vice Chair
Brian Balduzzi
Vice Chair
Occupation:
Private Client Services Attorney, and Adjunct Professor
Interests:
Theatre, college basketball, reading, financial literacy
Affiliations:
Board of Directors for the Independence Business Alliance, Member of the Education Committee and DEIA Liaison for Stonewall Sports Philadelphia, Governance Co-Chair and Board of Directors for Cornell LGBTQ Alumni Association
Previously: Board of Directors for the Philadelphia LGBTQ Bar Association, Treasurer of Young Involved Philadelphia.
Alli Masoero
Committee Member
Alli Masoero
Committee Member
Daniel Swartley McArdle
Committee Member
Daniel Swartley McArdle
Committee Member
Occupation:
Global Operations Scientist and Adjunct Assistant Professor
Interests:
Founder of a small scholarship fund at both high school and university.
Affiliations:
Rutgers University Camden Alumni Association, Delaware River Port Authority Citizens Advisory Committee, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, Conshohocken Planning Commission, St. Andrew's Society, Undine Barge Club, Pennsylvania Army National Guard
Previously: Board of Trustees Rutgers University, Board of Directors of Rutgers University Alumni Association, Vice President Rutgers Honors College Alumni Association
Events Committee
Emily Hauser
Chair
Emily Hauser
Chair
Occupation:
Account and Client Relations Manager
Interests:
reading, running (not fast), hanging with my friends, experiencing every restaurant in the city of philadelphia, heading down to south jersey on the weekends in the summer!
Julie Vartanian
Vice Chair
Julie Vartanian
Vice Chair
Jocelyn Hirschey
Committee Member
Jocelyn Hirschey
Committee Member
Danielle Hoeynck
Committee Member
Danielle Hoeynck
Committee Member
Grants Committee
Siria Rivera
Chair
Siria Rivera
Chair
Samantha Green
Committee Member
Samantha Green
Committee Member
Nic Knepp
Committee Member
Nic Knepp
Committee Member
Mandisa Thomas
Committee Member
Mandisa Thomas
Committee Member
Strategic Operations Committee
Brianna Westbrooks
Chair
Brianna Westbrooks
Chair
Occupation:
Policy Adviser
Interests:
Frequenting museums, traveling, and attending live sporting events and concerts
Affiliations:
Advisory Board Member--Young Professionals Council of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce; Board Member--Variety-the Children's Charity of the Delaware Valley
Amaya Howard
Vice Chair
Amaya Howard
Vice Chair
So Jung
Committee Member
So Jung
Committee Member