Regional Centers Community Awards
Each year, as part of our year-end celebration of excellence, we recognize distinguished leaders in the Philadelphia community who have made outstanding contributions to higher education and to our city. These Distinguished Leadership Awards are presented in separate ceremonies at each of our three Regional Centers.
These awards recognize leadership contributions in the business community, in education, in government, in the faith-based community and in the context of community organizations. In addition, we recognize leadership of the future by honoring one graduating high school senior at each event.
Within these groups of honorees are some Community College graduates, Community College partners and advocates and citizens who have truly made a difference in their communities. The awardees are listed below:
2008
Northeast Regional Center
Martin Bednarek
President/CEO & Board Member
Washington Savings Bank
The Reverend Thomas Dunleavy
Pastor
St. Anselm Church
Ron Cohen
Football Coach and Teacher
George Washington High School
Gerry Etling
Volunteer
Aid for Friends
The Honorable Jack Kelly
Councilman-at-Large
Angela Cross
Student
MaST Community Charter School
Northwest Regional Center
Jewel A. Mann-Lassiter
Founder & Owner
Tuxedo Caterers, Inc.
The Reverend Philip D.W. Krey, Ph.D.
President & Ministerium of New York
Professor Early Church
The Lutheran Theological Seminary of Philadelphia
Andre L. Noble
Small Learning Community Coordinator
Imhotep Charter School
Michael Hayward
Chairman
Let’s Love Logan Community Association, Inc.
The Honorable John L. Myers
State Representative
201st Legislative District
Monique Fortune
Student
Philadelphia High School for Girls
West Regional Center
James Burnett
Executive Director
West Philadelphia Financial Services Institution
The Reverend Tokunbo A. Adelekan, Ph.D.
Pastor
Mt. Olivet Tabernacle Baptist Church
Sister Rose Anthony Spingler, IHM
Site Coordinator
Immaculate Heart of Mary Center for Literacy
Gloria Guard
President
People’s Emergency Center
The Honorable Kathy Manderino
State Representative
194th Legislative District
Westley Goodwin
Student
Sayre High School
2007
Northeast Regional Center
Bruce K. Foulke
President and CEO
American Heritage Federal Credit Union
Thomas A. Mills, Ph.D.
Retired Educator and Public Servant
Honorable Patrick Murphy
United States Representative
8th Congressional District
Jacques A. Lurie
Executive Director and Educational Director
The Congregations of Shaare Shamayim-Beth Judah
Edward W. Kelly
Community Activist
Robert Voigt
Student
George Washington High School
Northwest Regional Center
Timothy R. Robinson, Ph.D.
Owner/Director
Robinson Academy of Martial Arts
John Fitzsimmons
Guidance Director
Cardinal Dougherty High School
Honorable Tony J. Payton, Jr.
State Representative
179th Legislative District
Pastor Tracey A. Barnard
Co-Pastor
Impacting Your World Christian Center
S. Archye Leacock
Co-Founder/Executive Director
The Institute for the Development of African-American Youth, Inc.
Jessica J. Barbour
Student
Central High School
West Regional Center
Alisa Orduña-Sneed
Executive Director
The Partnership CDC
Ozzie H. Wright, Jr.
Principal
Philadelphia Military Academy at Leeds
Temporary Principal
West Philadelphia High School
Honorable Ronald G. Waters
State Representative
191st Legislative District
Reverend John E. Midwood
Executive Director
Episcopal Community Services
Anthony Thoai Nguyen
Executive Director
Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Associations Coalition, Inc.
Antoine Miller
Student
21st Century Cyber Charter School
2006
Northeast Regional Center
Edward Daniel McBride
County Affairs Manager
PECO Energy
J. Gary McNulty
Department of Recreation Retiree and Community Volunteer
The Honorable Michael G. Fitzpatrick
United States Representative
8th Congressional District
Rabbi Solomon Isaacson
Rabbi
Congregation Beth Solomon Synagogue and Community Center
Rita Ungaro-Schiavone
Executive Director, Founder, Administrator, CEO and Development Officer
Aid for Friends
Amanda Brock
Student
MaST Community Charter School
Northwest Regional Center
Moo O. Yoo
Co-Chair
Korean Community Development Services Center
Cheryl Phillips
Assistant Director
ELECT, Communities in Schools of Philadelphia, Inc.
The Honorable Cherelle L. Parker
State Representative
200th Legislative District
Father John Kettelberger
Pastor
St. Vincent Parish
Thekla Scott
AARP Community Leader
Esther Adeymi
Student
Central High School
West Regional Center
Roger Harman
Owner and Partner
Abbraccio Restaurant
Christine Massaro
Managing Coordinator
The College Access Program—West Center
The Honorable Louise Williams Bishop
State Representative
192nd District
Joe Clarke
Training Coordinator—Senior Employment
Catholic Social Services
Gregorio Pac Cojulun Jr.
President
Friends of Malcolm X – Memorial Park
Anthony Gordon, Jr.
Student
Edward BOK High School