2015 Annual Report - The Urban League of Philadelphia

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2015 BOARD DIRECTORS
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2015 BOARD OFFICERS
Robert Keyes
Chairman
Vice President / General Manager
Enterprise Holdings
Scott Bass
Co-Vice Chair
Vice President, New Business Activations
Amerihealth Caritas
Mellanie K. Lassiter
Co-Vice Chair
External Affairs Manager, Philadelphia County
PECO
Kim Bonner Massey
Secretary
Regional Underwriter Officer / Director
CIGNA Corporation
Hope Foote
Treasurer
Partner
Ernst & Young
Thomas S. Biemer
Legal Counsel
Partner
Dilworth Paxson LLP
Rosalyn J. McPherson
President
President & CEO
The Urban League of Philadelphia
Andrea Agnew
Executive Director
Workforce Diversity & Inclusion
Comcast Corporation
Sandy Moon-Hightower
Guild Affinity Group President
Consultant
Global Leadership Charter School
Keith Bethel
Executive Vice President
Aramark Growth
Aramark
Kevin D. Nesbitt
Senior Vice President
Preferred Banking & Investments
Bank of America Corporation
Lorina Marshall-Blake
Vice President Community Affairs
Independence Blue Cross
Jasmin Senior
NExT Affinity Group President
Intern Program Manager
Comcast Corporation
Atif Bostic
Executive Director
Uplift Solutions
Gregory Burrell
Supervisor/President & CEO
Terry Funeral Home, Inc.
Sue Ann Eckell
Managing Attorney
GEICO
Karl Fritton
Partner
Reed Smith LLP
Allison Green
Senior Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer
Lincoln Financial Group
Rev. Kevin Johnson
President & CEO
Philadelphia OIC, Inc.
David Koopersmith
Vice President/General Manager
Vertical Lift
The Boeing Company
Tim Smith
(Retired) Regional President
Consumer / Mass Business PA / DE
Verizon
Neil D. Theobald
President
Temple University
Jannet Walker
Vice President
Parsons
Patrick Walsh
Vice President, Marketing
VILLA
Anzio Williams
Vice President of News
NBC/10
Robert Young
Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Michele Lawrence
Senior Vice President
Philadelphia Retail Market
Wells Fargo Company
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Rosalyn J. McPherson
Robert J. Keyes
What an exhilarating time it is to contribute
to the uplift and empowerment of the
Greater Philadelphia region!
The Urban League of Philadelphia has concluded another exciting year of providing
key leadership on issues that impact communities of color. We continue to drive
vitally-needed community development solutions, and we are the region’s strongest
source of dedicated, one-on-one support in Career Services, Youth and Education,
Housing Counseling and Entrepreneurship.
The 2014-15 program year was buoyed by the development of a strategy for
growth. This growth strategy included significant expansion of our geographic
service area, partnership growth and further buildout of our in-house signature
services. We are also grateful for continued generous donor support, including
grants by Bank of America ($40,000), Wells Fargo ($25,000), and more than a
dozen other partners who ardently believe in our mission and provide the financial
foundation for ULP to fortify programs, influence policy and catalyze change.
In total, we raised over $2.5 million
during Fiscal Year 2015.
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Here is just a sampling of the past year’s highlights:
•ULP was the proud host of a press
conference for National Urban League
president and CEO Marc H. Morial, who
announced Philadelphia’s selection as
a market for the NUL’s Jobs Rebuild
America: Educate, Employ, Empower
initiative.
•As part of our commitment to youth and
our work to support an increase in high
school graduation rates, we awarded 73
college scholarships totaling $145,000 to
local high school students at our annual
Empowerment Gala and Scholarship
Dinner.
•Our Urban League Entrepreneurship
Center (ULEC) served 465 small business
owners and entrepreneurs, resulting in
over $3 million in contracts and financing.
•ULP expanded its service area to include
Camden, NJ and we are actively engaged
in extending outreach to the other
communities in need in our region,
among them Chester, PA.
•The Urban Leadership Forum, our
signature career program for rising
managers, graduated 35 employees from
the region’s top corporations and hosted
a successful first “alumni” event.
While we are proud of all that we accomplished, we know
without a doubt that our voice remains a critical need.
With a guiding 2015-26 theme of Empowering the Region: Education, Jobs and
Justice, we continue to advance the fight for education reform, economic parity,
political engagement, and criminal justice. Enjoy the following recap of our program
year, and we look forward to partnering with you!
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“I enrolled 61
students yesterday and I
think I only taught one day last
week! I can’t wait to see where
I am when we meet! I’m rocking and
rolling and I’m loving you for it!
Thanks for challenging me!
You are the best!”
At ULP, we believe that education is the foundation for
empowerment. In a city like Philadelphia, where public schools
battle chronic low academic proficiency and send only a small
percentage of students to college, this foundation is a necessity.
While our schools work to improve and
overcome gentrification, de facto segregation
and haphazard school funding, the families
they serve need tangible bridges to opportunity.
In partnership with organizations like the
School District of Philadelphia (SDP) and the
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
(DPW), ULP provides support programs for
students that guide them toward better
academic outcomes and create a
college-going culture.
ULP also manages the Northwest Philadelphia
site of Child Care Information Services (CCIS), a
DPW program that helps families select and pay
for childcare in Philadelphia, through which we
served 11,348 children from 5,674 families last year.
We are also pleased to offer Urban Green League,
which offers urban youngsters outdoor education
experiences at Riverbend Environmental Center.
We are proud to be in our fourth year of
partnership with the SDP’s GEAR UP program,
which helps disadvantaged students prepare for
college and enrolled over 150 teens during our
program year. GEAR UP recently received a $29.1
million grant from the United States Department
of Education to ensure that they continue to
serve students both socially and educationally.
– I. LAWSON,
URBAN LEAGUE
ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTER
PROGRAM
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EDUCATION continued
On the education advocacy front, we are committed to advancing
the fight for common core standards and an equitable school
funding formula.
In March, ULP staff attended the 12th Annual
Legislative Policy Conference in Washington, DC,
where we met with key legislators to endorse the
Fair Funding Formula for the State of Pennsylvania
and emphasize the importance of reauthorizing the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act, a federal
law mandating that all K-12 students have access
to equitable and excellent education.
In addition to awarding 73 college scholarships
totaling $145,000, we hosted the well-attended
College Scholarship Night in Philly II in collaboration
with Community College of Philadelphia (CCP).
Philadelphia Higher Education Assistance
Agency, The Philadelphia Foundation, ULP and
CCP presented 2015 grants and scholarship
opportunities available for students pursuing
an affordable college education.
ULP strives to underscore the importance
of education as a conduit to college and
employment through interaction with children of
all ages. This past winter, ULP held scholarship
sessions at Mastery Charter School’s Lenfest and
Simon Gratz Campuses and in partnership with
the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce,
last spring we hosted a Future Ready program
for boys from Feltonville Middle School to help
them learn about what we do at ULP and how
we do it: our backgrounds, education, prior work
experiences, and personal hobbies and interests.
“The seven week
course is POSITIVELY worth
every hour you’re there. I cannot
say enough or thank you enough for
all that I’ve learned. Please continue the
classes and help more people to learn and
grow. Again, thank the wonderful instructors
and keep up the great work you’re doing!
From my heart to yours.”
– ANITA L. RICHARDSON
CONNECT TO WORK
PARTICIPANT
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According to the state’s Labor Department, With overall unemployment
at 7.4% in Philadelphia – and African American unemployment more than
double that, at 16% – our region still struggles to overcome burdens such
as systemic disadvantage and generational poverty.
ULP serves job-seekers and employers alike by
connecting them in both traditional and innovative
ways to jobs, training and entrepreneurship. We believe
that both employment and employability are the keys
to upward mobility and will ensure that our community
fully participates in the post-Recession revitalization
of Philadelphia.
This past year was filled with efforts in support
of these goals. In December, in conjunction with
our annual Whitney M. Young, Jr. Community
Empowerment Awards Luncheon, Marc H. Morial
announced Philadelphia’s selection as a market for
the NUL’s “Jobs Rebuild America: Educate, Employ,
Empower” initiative. Jobs Rebuild America is a
$100 million, five-year public-private effort
addressing the nation’s employment and education
crises. As a participating market, ULP has been
granted $1 million by NUL “to reach job-seekers,
vulnerable youth and entrepreneurs.” The funding
will help us create a 21st Century model of support
to reach hundreds of entrepreneurs who are creating
jobs in our city, while providing key products and
services to our community and beyond.
“The ULF brought
into focus what I really wanted
to accomplish in the next two years.
It helps you to stop and think about
your personal goals, which is often
difficult for a busy professional.”
– JELA FOOTE
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JOBS continued
In January, our Career Services department
partnered with Global Citizen to host the 19th
Annual Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King
Day of Service Jobs and Opportunity Fair. The
event attracted over 350 job-seekers who met
with the hiring managers for 23 employers.
The Housing department also participated
by leading workshops and hosting an
information table.
That same month, college students from a
number of universities came to ULP’s 2nd
Annual College Internship Fair, hosted by
Independence Blue Cross. The students, who
had received extensive training from career
services and youth programs at ULP, had direct
access to employers and key players in the
Philadelphia business world.
“I enjoy serving
my community and I
figured if someone is giving me a
chance, is there a reason
why I shouldn’t do the same
for someone else?”
We were delighted to host Jon Campbell,
NUL Board Member and head of the National
Wells Fargo Foundation in early March, when
he visited our Entrepreneurship Center and
engaged in a robust dialogue with business
owners and the internal ULP team that
supports them.
NExT Philadelphia: Network of Extraordinary
Talent helped reinforce the importance of
African American participation in STEM fields
with a Philly Tech Week forum co-presented
by Comcast titled Strengthening Your Voice
in a STEM Industry. The forum provided the
audience with strategies and resources to help
them strengthen our collective voice in the
Tech industry.
The Guild, now in its 68th year was the
recipient of several awards at the National
Urban League conference this past July in Ft.
Lauderdale, FL for outstanding service and for
the most funds raised by an Urban League
Guild in support of its affiliate.
– B. GORDON
2014 URBAN LEAGUE
SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT,
YOUTH PROGRAM
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ULP acts as a justice advocate in numerous ways: from
one-on-one housing counseling sessions that help people
purchase, maintain, and stay in their homes, to providing
both foundational and growth resources to entrepreneurs,
to mobilizing the Black community around participation
in the electoral process.
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Now in our 98th year as a civil rights organization,
ULP has always celebrated and built upon the historical works
of activists who toiled to secure freedoms for our community.
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As an advocacy organization, we work to augment
and strengthen laws that protect rights, access, property,
stability, dignity and self-determination. In our view,
justice encompasses not only criminal justice, but also
dismantling the impact of centuries of systemic racism
in areas such as the wealth gap, housing, incarceration,
policing and education. The data about the plight of
our communities speaks for itself in the State of
Black America report that was released in March.
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“We are each other’s
magnitude and bond.”
– GWENDOLYN BROOKS
“The region’s vision for
growth must include opportunities
for minority entrepreneurs.
At the Urban League, our work
revolves around the preparation of our
small business clients so that they have the
internal tools and access to capital that
makes business growth possible.”
- KEITH ELLISON
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JUSTICE continued
Finally, on the economic development front,
our Connect to Work (Career Services) and
Housing Counseling teams partnered with
Wells Fargo and TD Bank to offer financial
literacy seminars on the importance of
budgeting and credit management. These
dedicated ULP partners were on site in
November and April respectively to deliver
workshops, assist participants with opening
bank accounts, and promote sound financial
management and a secure financial future.
With the abysmally low voter participation
in Philadelphia’s 2015 Mayoral Primary (only
27%) – we know that we must work harder
to educate and mobilize our communities
during the lead up to the 2016 presidential
election as well as for local elections
taking place before then. We will continue
to volunteer in Election Protection
programs, register voters and
holdtelephone town halls
around key policies and
“Every election –
legislation. If we do not
from the Presidential down
vote, we will not have
to the state and local elections
a voice.
–
has an impact on our lives. We must
turn out, because our vote does count.
It’s our voice, and we need to work to
make sure we are heard.”
– SHANNON WILLIAMS
ADVOCACY AND POLICY MANAGER
URBAN LEAGUE OF PHILADELPHIA
“The Urban League of
Philadelphia and the CTW
program have given me the
training and the confidence
I need to re-enter
the work place.”
Teens and young adults have always been
the backbone of the movement, and we
stand united with the surge of young
activists brought together through the
ubiquity of both social media and rallying
cries such as #BlackLivesMatter.
– STEFAN DANIELS
CTW PARTICIPANT
We pledge to be ever-present in both
Harrisburg, PA, Trenton, NJ and Washington,
DC to help enact legislation that ensures
that the tragic deaths of our sons, daughters,
fathers, mothers, husbands, wives, sisters
and brothers are not in vain. In support of
this sentiment, ULP also endorsed the NUL’s
10-Point Justice Plan outlining police reform
and accountability recommendations.
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June 30, 2015
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LIABILITIES
Cash
Receivables
Other Assets
4,104,323
351,260
117,498
Total Assets
4,573,081
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
Other Current Liabilities
4,098,886
Total Liabilities
NET ASSETS
Revenue
Source
State
92%
Special Events 2%
Grants and Fees 2%
Contributions 1%
Local 1%
NUL 1%
Membership
& Other 1%
3,861,051
237,836
Unrestricted
Temporarily Restricted
281,535
192,660
Total Net Assets
474,195
Total Liabilities and Net Assets
4,573,081
Use of
Funding
Community and Economic
Development
97%
Administration 2%
Business Talent
& Diversity 1%
Advocacy, Policy
& Youth 0%
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MAJOR DONORS ($10,000+)
OTHER CONTRIBUTORS
AmeriHealth Caritas
Aramark
Bank of America
The Boeing Company
CIGNA
City of Philadelphia /OHCD
Comcast Corporation
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Dilworth Paxson LLP
Enterprise Holdings
Independence Blue Cross
Phyllis & Robert Keyes
Lincoln Financial Group
National Urban League
The Patricia Kind Family Foundation
PECO
The Philadelphia Foundation
PNC Bank
School District of Philadelphia / Gear Up
Schott Foundation
Sunoco Foundation
Swim Valley Club
TD Bank, N.A.
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern
New Jersey
UPS
Wells Fargo Bank
William King Foundation
Sahirah Abdur-Rahman
Dennis Abraham
Debra E. Abrams
AEC Partners
Aenigma
The African American Museum in Philadelphia
Angela P. Ahmad
Wren A. Albertson-Rogers
American Association of Blacks in Energy
American Friends Service Committee
American Red Cross
Amtrak NEC Sales & Marketing
Darryl Anderson
Jarryd Anderson
Lisa Y. Andrews
Arden Theatre Company
Denise M. Armbrister
Kenneth B. Ashe
Axum Advisors
Balance Health Center and Yoga Spa
Carla Baptiste
The Barnes Foundation
Bartram’s Garden
Scott Bass
Theresa J. Baugh
Bebashi
Sandra Becks
Tiffany R. Belton
Keith Bethel
Thomas S. Biemer
Big Brothers Big Sisters SEPA
Anthony Biggs
Lisa Bing
Richard A. Birckett
Albert P. Black
Black Women in Sport Foundation
Laura Blenman
Blue Sole Shoes
Nina R. Boffa
Kim Bonner Massey
Dolores Brabham
Bradley & Bradley Associates, Inc.
Melinda G. Branch
Brian Communications
Veronica Britto
Angela M. Brown
Kevin Brown
Monica L. Burch
Dorothy Burton
Deborah A. Cain
James A. Callaham
Camden Riversharks
The Campbell Soup Company
Taylor Campitelli
Francesca Carvauto-Boyd
Capital Grille
Caroline J. S. Sanders Trust
Kim D. Carter-James
CCS
Child Care Information Services
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation
Chops’
Christine Phillips/Fashion Designer
Citizens Bank
City of Philadelphia / Mayor’s Office
David L. Cohen
Comcast-NBCUniversal
The Benevity Community Impact Fund
Tonya Comer
Community College of Philadelphia
Connelly Foundation
Patricia Coulter
Courtyard by Marriott Washington Convention Center
Cozen O’Connor
Crossing Vineyards Winery
The Curtis Center
Customers Bank
CVS Health
Darden Group
Dare to Imagine Church
Day & Zimmerman
Del Frisco’s of Philadelphia
Diamante Jewels
Mark & Tobey S. Dichter
Marilynne Diggs-Thompson
Distante
Diversified Search
Dolfinger-McMahan Foundation
Dom Streater
Judy Dorsey
Kimberly Dotson Brown
Doubletree Philadelphia
Mahlene Duckett-Lee
East Coast Executives
Eatible Delights Catering
Stephanie Edgecombe
Educators on Call
EisnerAmper LLP
Olakunie O. Ekundare
Eley Electrical Contractors
Emilie Boutique
Harold T. Epps
Kathy W. Epps
Erick’s Place
Ernst & Young LLP
Essen Docs
Arthur Evans
Exude Inc.
Emory Faucette
Faulkner Buick GMC
Federal Reserve Bank
Kelly P. Finch
First Niagara Bank
Yvonne A. Fletcher
Clifford E. Flynn
The Food Trust
Hope M. Foote
Jela Foote
Constance Franks-Mosley
Free Library of Philadelphia
Brenda D. Fuller
Thomas Gamble
Garces Restaurant Group
Valerie Gay
Barbara L. Gee
Geico
Elizabeth Gemmill
Global Program Partners (CH2M Hill)
Goldenberg Management, Inc.
Dominique C. Goss
Charlotte Grant
Simone Y. Grant
Danyielle N. Gray
Deidre Gray
Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
Allison E. Green
Paget C. Hall
Gwendolyn J. Hammond
Hampton Inn
Sheila Hargrove
Mary A. Harper
Lisette Harris
Merleen H. Harris-Williams
Yvonne Hartsfield-Boyd
Myron H. Headen
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PARTNERSHIPS: OT HER CONTRIBUTORS continued
Health Partners Plans
Hilton Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing
Hotel Monaco
Katrina Howell-Mobley
Hyatt at The Bellevue
iCore Networks
The INN at PENN
J. Miller & Associates, LLC
Leigh Jackson
Pamela Jackson
Jameri Artistry
Jidan Cleaning
JNA Institute of Culinary Arts
Brenda Johnson
Charles Johnson
Rogers L. Johnson
Lytanja N. Jones-Beulah
JP Morgan Chase
Robert J. Keyes
Sherilynn J. Kimble
Kimmel Center, Inc.
La Calaca Feliz
Lagos
Tylene D. Lane
Mellanie K. Lassiter
Leadership Partners
Lee Hecht Harrison
Legacy of Love Foundation, Inc.
Richard Lehman
Monica Lewis-Wilborn
Liberty Property Trust
Yvonne Lightfoot
Loews Philadelphia Hotel
Jamie Lontz
Lower Merion Township Police Department
Monterry C. Luckey
Sherilynn J. Kimble
M Restaurant at the Morris Hotel
Magenta Madison Limited
Mainline Chamber of Commerce
Susan J. Marshall
Sharon McCrae
Dawn L. McCray
Lillie McPherson
Rosalyn J. McPherson
Mercy Health System
Regine Metellus
Eydie G. Miller
Monique E. Mims
Robert J. Mindick
Joann Mitchell
Leander Monk
Sandra Moon Hightower
Brittany D. Moore
Moppert Brothers
Morey’s Piers
Eileen Morris Holmes
Beverly A. Moses
Chandra M. Myers
National Constitution Center
National Liberty Museum
National Museum of American Jewish History
Nicole Miller
Kevin Nesbitt
Next Philadelphia
Ife Niiowoo
Ashanti Obamwonyi
Ogletree Deakins
Philip Okala
Omega Optical
Omni Hotel Philadelphia
Opera Company of Philadelphia
Stephanie Y. Palmer
Panache Hair Design
Parx Casino
Peirce College
Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority
People’s Light and Theatre Co.
Perryman Building & Construction Services, Inc.
Liana J. Petterborg
Philadelphia Business Journal
Philadelphia Chamber Music Society
Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations
Philadelphia Contributorship Insurance Company
Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau
Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia OIC
Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Rock Gyms
Terry A. Pittman
Gillan Pollard
PPl EnergyPlus, LLC
Denise Pressley
Lorestine Pressley
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
Project Advocate
Project H.O.M.E.
PRWT Services, Inc.
The Pub
Cynthia Pugh-Ellis
Jessie Pugh-Howard
Radian Guaranty, Inc.
Radisson Blu Warwick Hotel
Sulaiman Rahman
La Rose M. Ray
Reed Smith LLP
Arnie Riisen
Riverbend Environmental Education Center
Katie S. Robinson
Orben M. Robinson
Patricia Robinson
Joyce C. Roche
Rolling Notaries
Jeffrey S. Rowland
Saks Fifth Avenue
Santander Bank
Lilia M. Santoro
John W. Schmehl
Scott & Kimberly Schusko
Jeremy Schwartz
Lori O. Scott
Jeffrey S. Rowland
Saks Fifth Avenue
Santander Bank
Lilia M. Santoro
John W. Schmehl
Scott & Kimberly Schusko
Jeremy Schwartz
Lori O. Scott
Delores Seabreeze-Rone
Nyne Sellers
Jasmin A. Senior
Deserie N. Sills
Marvin Solomon
Starr Restaurant Organization
State Farm Foundation
State Voices
Diane Staton
Gwendolyn L. Stokes
Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP
SugarHouse Casino
Angela Smith
Rosetta L. Smith
Tyrone Smith
Sullivan L. Smith Shirts
Catherine Stewart
Susquehanna Bank
Jewelle Sutherland
Martha P. Sutton
Eugene M. Swann
Janice Sykes-Ross
Alma Jean Taylor
TechImpact
Temple University
Terry Funeral Homes
Teva Pharmaceuticals
Sandra D. Thomas
Angela Thompson
Tierney Communications
Tiffany & Co.
Tonya Comer Interiors
Sherman Toppin
Temple University
Terry Funeral Homes
Teva Pharmaceuticals
Sandra D. Thomas
Angela Thompson
Tierney Communications
Tiffany & Co.
Tonya Comer Interiors
Sherman Toppin
Torcon, Inc
Roberta Griffin Torian
Renee C. Trader
Theodore Travis
Trizen LLC
Maurice A. Tucker
Chiara Jade Turner
Miah J. Tyree
Shanice Union
United Bank of Philadelphia
United States Senate Patrick Toomey’s Office
United States Senate Robert Casey’s Office
University of Pennsylvania
Urban League Guild of Philadelphia
Valley Green Bank
Chan-Elle Vassell
Verizon
Vertex Fitness
VILLA
Visionaries, LLC
Visit Philadelphia
W.B. Mason
Walls Torres Group, LLC
Walmart
Patrick Walsh
Warhem (Shoprite)
Joyce W. Warren
Kathy Warren
WC3 International
Robert A. Webber
Franklyn C. Weeks
Pamela Y. Wells
Westin Philadelphia Hotel
Iesha Barbara White
Terrelli White
Monique Wiggins
Anzio Williams
Johnnie L. Williams
Raymond Williams
Shannon N. Williams
Larry Craig Wilson
Winterthur An American Estate-Experience
Tonya V. Wright
Wyndham Philadelphia Historic District
Harold L. Yoh, III
Your Part-Time Controller, LLC
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SUSTAINING MEMBERS
Kernie Anderson
Keith Bethel
Thomas Biemer
Dr. Alfred Bishop
Marietta Blackston
Kim Bonner Massey
Delores Brisbon
David Brown
Dr. Maurice Clifford
Harvey & Carolyn Commons
Patricia Coulter
Claudia Curry
Andrea Custis
Mark Edwards
David Fitts
Emerald Fuller
Thomas Gamble
Ruth Gaskins
Tangee Gibson
Thomas Gordon
Stacey Graham
Kenneth Hill
Michael Hill
Phyllis Keyes
Robert Keyes
David Markson
Lorina Marshall Blake
Rosalyn J. McPherson
Arnetta McRae
Phillip McRae
Hon. Michael Nutter
Patrick Paul
Wanda Paul
William Ribble
Joy Riebow
Romona Riscoe-Benson
Kim Schusko
Scott Schusko
William Smith
Robert Sorrell
Otha “Skip” Spriggs
H.Patrick Swygert
Alma Jean Taylor
Shirley Thomas
Curtis Thomsen
Rosemary Turner
Celestine Waters
Dr. & Mrs. Bernard Watson
Cynthia Wollman
GENERAL MEMBERS
GUILD MEMBERS
Marc Baxter
Mark Arrington
J. Steven Blake
Angela Brown
Lorraine Brown
Paul Coker
William Colon
Jeffrey Covington
Kiara Cox
Bernard Dagenais
Yvonne Barnes-Davis
Henry Dolberry
Valarie Everett
Richard Farr
Stacey Ferguson
Kenneth Frieson
Marcus Gonzales
James Haile, Jr.
Dara Herbert
Anthony House
Vincent Jones
Loree Jones, Jr.
Damon King
Darlene Logan
Brian Madalion
Jabari Marshall
Twain McLeod
Saxon Nelson
Keisha Parks
Louise Phillips
Mustafa Rashed
Diana Rice
Joseph Ruffin
Darlene Sandlin
Lauren Spicer
Regina Stockley-Fields
Debra Thomas
Preston Thompson
Dwayne Wharton
Robert Young
Mary Ammon
Patricia Amos
Kenny Ashe
Rosetta Attaway
Jacqueline Bagwell
Valery Bailey
Desmond Barber
J. Diane Bates
Denise Berry
Laila Birch
Laura Blenman
Barbara Booker
Dolores Brabham
Norma Briggs
Lola Brown
Patricia Brown
Dorothy Bryant
Constance Bulls
Dorothy Burton
Barbara Butler
Jane Cameron
Paulette Chambers
Margaret Crumley
Shirley Downing
Pamela Dyer-Goode, MD
Easter Ellison
Ellyn Elshanawaney
Kathy Epps
Mamie Fains
Linda Fante, Esq.
Lillian Fennell
Helen Fisher
Goldie Fitzhugh
Charn Floyd
Florence Frazier
Annette Freeman
Edna Funderburk
Thomas Gamble
Vivian Gary
Claudia Gaskins
Jennifer Gerald
Annie Gilbert
Erma Gillard
Eqypt Graham
Marlene Graham
Vonda Greene
Aisha Hannibar
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MEMBERSHIPS continued
GUILD MEMBERS
continued
Deborah Peoples
Inez Pepper Earl
Loretta Harding
Lucille Pinkett
Cheryl Harper
Gillian Pollard
ReCarter Harper
Jada Poller
Clayvon Harris
Chevonne Porter
Gregory Harris
Jocelyn Powell
Loretta Harris
Lois Powell Mondesire
Yvonne Hartsfield-Boyd
Lorestine Pressley
Carole Hodges
Maureen Prillerman
Edith Hughes-Hill
Jessie Pugh-Howard
Valerye Ince-Viner, J.D.
Jose Ramos
Allie Jackson
La Rose Ray
Altamese Jackson
Daisy Reddick
Roberta Jackson
Gloria Reddick Williams
Mamie Jacobs
LaVerda Richards Golden
Constance Johnson
Eleanore Richardson
Janice Johnson
Kim Robertson
Joyce Johnson
Katie Robinson
Lillian Johnson
Joyce Roche
Shawn Johnson
Gwendolyn Johnson-Stokes Pearline Rose
Daniel Salvatore
Ann Jones
Frankie Sanders
Constance Jones
Kimberly Sanford
Charlita Latham-Martin
Earlene Satterfield
Vivian Laws
Gwendolyn Satterwhite
JeanmarieLee
Lori Scott
Sharon Lee
Beverly Scott Reese
Yvonne Lightfoot
Deborah Seabreeze
Charisse Lillie
Delores Seabreeze-Rone
Constance Lowber
Julia Senior
Monterry Luckey
Ronda Sharpe
Paulette Manns
David Simms
Desonia Mapp
Ouida Simpson
Naimah Mapp
Angela Smith
Gloria Martin
Rosetta Smith
Ola Martin
Tyrone Smith
Sharon Matthews
Catherine Stewart
Lynn McKee
Rosa Stewart
Adrienne McKinney
Martha Sutton
Reginald Middleton
Janice Sykes-Ross
Colessie Mills
Barbara Tavares
Helen Minniefield
Alma Taylor
Verdia Mobley-Provette
Sandra Moon Hightower Nellie Thomas
Rose Thurmond
Edith Moore Stephens
Arbertha Turner
Marge Morris
Barbara Turner
Jay Nix
Lottie Turner
Donna O’Day-Dunbar
Chan-Elle Vassell
Chinyere Osuji
Joyce Walker
Glenda Parker
Carolynn Watson
Audrey Patrick
Desiree Wayne
Tony Payton, Jr.
NExT MEMBERS
Michele Wells-Bates
Dwayne Wharton
Betty White
Terrelli White
Ella Wiley
Rackelle Wilkinson
Barbara Williams
Edward Williams
Loretta Williams
Shirley Williams
Wayne Williams
Edith Wilson
Rosalind Wilson
Elizabeth Young
Selma Young
Roger Young
Theresa Young
Amanda Abney
Seidah Abu-Bakir
Rafiat Adebowale
Christina Alcine
Kirk Anderson
Osaru Anyumba
Dante Averiett
Lisa Batipps
Traci Bizzell
Jaime Bouldin
Natasha Brabham-Baylis
Quin Bradley
Satnaree Brandon
Rachel Branson
Chanel Brown
Shalisa Brunson
Devon Buchanan
Monica Burch
Chad Butler
Everett Butler
Karen Campbell
Jefferson Cheatham
Darnita Clark-Carter
Rashida Clover
Kenille Daniel
Jessica Davie
Marvin De Bose
Ariayn DeLeon-Jeter
Vanessa Duvert
Rose Farrales
Patrick Edouard
Ebony Edwards
Veronica Fleming
Jela Foote
Hope Foote
Brian Foster
Shanina Gary
Ginger Gibbs
Darien Graham
Wydia Green
Lorne Hammond
Amanda Hargrove
Dia Harris
Melvin Harris
Angela Harris-Thompson
Phylicia Henry
Raven Hill
Robert Hill
Thaddaes Hill
Kwabena Holder
Mia Hollingsworth
Shatia Hunter
Aurica Hurst
Jasmine Ingram
Janeen Jackson
Timothy James
Brittany Jean-Baptiste
Charles Johnson
Elaine Johnson
Jarde Johnson
James Jones
Catherine Jordan
Sandra Khan
Nicole Kirkwood
Michael Knight
Crystal Lacey
Robert Lacorte
Jenell LaRue
Rochelle Laws
Carmen Lennon
Aneesha Lewis
Sonia Lewis
Qiong Lin
Jonathan Lowe
Joseph Mackie
Yolanda McCleary
Aprille McCoy
Domenique McFadden
Diana McLain
Mykeshia McNorton
Najah Milton
Cherron Milton
Jason Mitchell
Kehnesha Mitchell
Dana Moody
Precious Morgan
Anrice Nash
Jose Nicot
Havian Nicholas
Britney Norman
Rizwan Oazi
Josephine Ohioma
Julius Oni
Jacquelynn Orr
Davish Patel
Steve Paul
Christina Payne
Ariel Peredo
Fatima Peters
Aleisha Pitts
Prashant Prabhakar
David Pulley
Dia Reed
Jonathan Reid
Kinji Ridley
David Rivers
Randy Robinson
Catherine Rolon-Boneta
Pharide Roufai
Angele Russell
Chris Sampson
Wayne Sangster
Crystal Scott
Jasmin Senior
Alyssa Shadinger
Sheri Shaw
Michael Shipp
Christopher Siaplay
Celeste Simmons
Megan Speight
Caleah Streater
Atiya Strothers
Mitchell Swann
Stacey Thomas
Monet Thomas-Anderson
Ebony Thorne
Armando Tolliver
Tsion Tsegaye
Ashley Turner
Robin Varela
Tomas Varela
Alisesha Vaughn
Phillip Veal
Ayanna Washington
Karly Watson
Raymond Williams
Tahira Williams
Charles Wilson
Joel Wilson
David Wong
Sharana Worsley
Christina Wright
Clifford Xantus
Ysaye Zamore
2015 Urban League of Philadelphia
Annual Report
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MEMBERSHIPS continued
ULEC MEMBERS
A Moments Notice
A Touch of Elegance
ACH Services
Around the Clock Home
Health Care Services
Bundles of Joy
Butterfly Love, LLC
Clark Roofing Co.
Clear View
D-Line Security LLC
Educators On Call
Exit Benchmark Realty
Faith Measures Network
Family CenteredOutpatient TherapyServices
George A. Baines
Enterprise LLC
Goddess Nectars
Hair Habits Salon
Hardlife Apparel
Company LLC
Hopson Consultant
Services, Inc.
JCW Computer
Consulting, LLC
Keystone Asset
Management Strategies
KMM Tax and Accounting
Services
KS Murphy Enterprises
Liquid Capital of GreaterPhiladelphia
Love Energy
Mathnasium of Andorra
Miss Mahogany
Ms. Dawn’s Kitchen
Nana Super ComputerCenter
Places and Spaces forGrowth Learning Center
Price-Port Cleaning
Services Inc.
Q.W. Trucking LLC
S. Murphy Auto Repair
Self (A Part of Me)
Skins of Color
Sunday’s Best ChildcareServices
The Boardroom Meeting
The Credit Woman
The Ladipo Group, LLC
Unique Bouquet Café
Wiggins Tours and More
Worcreation, LLC
Abdul-Qadir Islam
Adesola Olutola
Ahmed Mohamed
Aisha Hackett
April Claytor
April Sharpe
Babbette BrownSimmons
Broderick Byers
Cynthia Davidson
Darnell Minor
Davita Garfield
Dionne Lee
Doris Eason
Ebony Gunn
Eric Jefferson
Eric Nzeribe
Grandmfalme Alooma-El
Heidi Corbin
Jeffrey Wilkins
Karima Abdur-Rahim
Keisha Paul
Keith Willams
Keshia Nedd
Kim Williams Hunter
Kimya Williams
Lakesha Godwin
Leah Bowman
Leslie Crudup
Mark Baxter
Mark Beckett
Maurice Chism
“I wanted to reach
out and thank you again for
having the brilliant idea of
the internship fair last winter.
Thanks to your efforts and the
Urban League I still have employment
with Comcast as a continuation of my
summer job with the company...
hopefully [I] will land something
permanently with graduation
this year.”
– JACEY GILBERT,
URBAN LEAGUE COLLEGE INTERNSHIP
FAIR ATTENDEE
“The College Internship Fair
hosted by ULP is a transformative
experience for participating college students.
My daughter, a college freshman, participated
in the program this year. She gained the valuable
insight and confidence necessary to network with
prospective employers. I, along with my daughter
am grateful for her opportunity to participate.
The ULP staff is to be commended for the impact
they are making on these students’ lives.”
– KIM REIF,
PARENT
2015 Urban League of Philadelphia
Annual Report
15
S TA F F
CCIS
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
Rosalyn J. McPherson
President & CEO
Carla Baptise
Manager, Career Center
John Barber, III
Chief Financial Officer
Tiffany Belton
Economic Development
Coordinator
Cynthia Ellis
Housing Coordinator
Kathy Epps
Senior Research Analyst
Danyielle Gray
Housing Counselor
Mary Harper
Housing Counselor
Dianna Lynch
Housing Counselor
Beverly Moses
Senior Accountant
Shirley Thomas
Director
Bertha Kelly
Eligibility Specialist
Debbie Coleman
Associate Director
Veronica Listokin
Janeen Blake
Senior Eligibility Specialist Eligibility Specialist
Greg El
Trizen
Yvonne Fletcher
Administrative / Office
Manager
Paulette Burroughs
James Decker
Senior Eligibility Specialist Compliance/ Resolution
Specialist
Danisha Deans
Eligibility Specialist
Michele Williams
Cooper
Stephanie Sumpter
Compliance/
Eligibility Specialist
Resolution Specialist
Keith Ellison
ULEC Project Manager
Noori Elhadi
Eligibility Specialist
Tracey Sharp
Grant Writer
Robert “Alan” Webber
Terry Pittman
Manager, Youth Programs Systems/ Training
Coordinator
Rochonne Preston
Anatoly Saltinsky
Career Services
IT Systems Administrator
Coordinator
La Rose Ray
Manager, Fund
Development and
Special Events
Deserie Sills
Director, Community &
Economic Development
Diane Staton
Executive Assistant
to the President
Maurice Tucker
Manager of Accounting
Miah Tyree
Marketing &
Communications
Coordinator
Shannon Williams
Director of Advocacy,
Policy and Youth
Programs
CONSULTANTS
Deni Hagains-Goss,
Records Coordinator
Denise Sturgis
Clerical Assistant
Anita Jone
Clerical Assistant
Nicole Fisher
Fiscal Manager
Karen McKill
Fiscal Assistant
DeVonne Kemp
Accountant
Ondrea Green
Fiscal Assistant
Peggy Taylor
Eligibility Manager
Marisa Marrero-Libier
Eligibility Specialist
Peggy Sherman
Reception/ Support
Erica Woods
eXude HR
Kenneth Johnson
Staffing Specialist
Tomeka Lee
Trizen
Lilia Santoro
Leah LaPrince
Senior Eligibility Specialist Reception/ Support
Jenna Ciambella
Eligibility Specialist
Michelle Mateo
Reception/ Support
Marita Coston
Eligibility Specialist
Ramona Bobb
Senior Provider Specialist
Tia Watson
Eligibility Specialist
Shahla Anitra Waters
Provider Specialist
Stephanie Copes
Eligibility Manager
Rhonda Howard
Senior Eligibility Specialist
Gloria Lewis
Client Services Specialist
Cecelia Mackie
Senior Eligibility Specialist
Lisa Andrews
Senior Eligibility Specialist Anjanette Perry
Eligibility Specialist
Wanda Goodbread
Eligibility Intake Specialist
2015 Urban League of Philadelphia
Annual Report
16
Center City Office
121 S. Broad Street,
9th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215.985.3220
CCIS Program Office
6350 Greene Street
Philadelphia, PA 19144
215.842.4820
The Urban League of Philadelphia
is an affiliate of the
National Urban League
OUR MOVEMENT
OUR STRATEGY
Established in 1910, the National Urban League is the nation’s oldest
and largest community-based movement devoted to empowering African
Americans to enter the economic and social mainstream. Today, the
National Urban League spearheads the non-partisan efforts of its 98 local
affiliates that provide services to more than 2 million people nationwide.
Since 1917, the Urban League of Philadelphia (ULP), as part of this national
network, provides direct services, research and policy advocacy to help
individuals and communities reach their fullest potential.
The Urban League of Philadelphia employs a three-point strategy
known as the ABC’s:
OUR MISSION
The mission of the Urban League is to empower African Americans and
other underserved people to secure economic self-reliance, parity, power
and civil rights.
Donor Option #122
•
Advocacy & Policy
Inspire and advance positive change in public policy and private sector.
•
Business & Talent Diversity
Advance the participation and success of African Americans and
other underserved people in the workplace.
•
Community & Economic Development
Empower those who are currently on the margins of economic success
to achieve greater financial self-reliance.
OUR PLAN
OUR VISION
To build alliances and create opportunities that foster economic empowerment,
advancement and achievement for African Americans and other underserved
people.
The Urban League of Philadelphia will be the place where individuals,
businesses, non-profits and the public sector come together to develop and
implement activities that advance African Americans and other underserved
people into and within the economic and social mainstream in the Greater
Philadelphia region.
HOW CAN YOU PLAY A PART?
You can play a part in our community empowerment strategy by becoming
a member today. For more information please contact us:
Phone:
Fax:
Email:
Mail:
Website:
Social:
215.985.3220
215.985.3227
lray@urbanleaguephila.org
ATTN: Membership Department
Urban League Philadelphia
121 South Broad Street, 9th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
www.urbanleaguephila.org
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