Meet the staff and advisory board that are inspiring Philadelphia's young people to find their paths to success!

 

 NFTE Philadelphia Staff 

Sylvia Watts McKinney, Executive Director
Sylvia Watts McKinney is the first executive director of NFTE Philadelphia. As the executive director, Sylvia oversees the program office’s overall management, strategic, external affairs and development direction; develops working relationships and partnerships with local and national stakeholders to promote the vision and mission of NFTE; and builds and maintain a dynamic volunteer program.

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Connor Krone, Program Director

Beth Dyson, Program Manager

Megan Jaurigue, Development Associate Intern

NFTE Philadelphia Advisory Board

Doug Alexander, Co-chair
President
Internet Capital Group

Steven Birdsall
Senior Vice President
SAP

Ken Hayward
CEO
VCopius, Inc.

Tamas Hevizi
Global Managing Director
SAP

Philip P. Jaurigue
President & CEO
Sabre Systems, Inc.

Andrew Jordan III
East Central Asia Strategic Growth
Markets Leader

Ernst & Young LLP

Andrew Kaplan
Financial Wealth Advisor
Deutsche Bank

Pamela Lehrer
V.P. and General Counsel
Berwind Group

Carolyn Oakley Lowe
Administrative Partner
Lowe & Associates

Leslie E. Mitts
Managing Practice Leader
The Wharton School SBDC

Milan Patel
CEO
ACS International Resources

RoseAnn B. Rosenthal
CEO
Ben Franklin Technology Partners

Steven L. Sanders
CEO/Chief Investment Strategist
StoneRidge Investment Partners

Sally Solis-Cohen
CEO
IntroNet

Kathleen Thomas
Senior Vice President, PA Business Banking
Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Stephen T. Zarrilli, Co-Chair
President & CEO
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.