MISSION
Our mission is to create a steady inflow of diverse talent to fuel workforce initiatives, increase the number of middle-income residents, and strengthen the economic and social vitality of the city.
OUR WORK
We are a resident attraction program focused on helping to engineer the growth of Philadelphia’s middle class population via the attraction of young professional diverse talent to the city.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Jose Aguirre (Chair)
Manager, Government & External Affairs, PECO |
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Joseph Reyes, CPA (Treasurer)
Principal, JL Reyes Accounting & Tax CPAs |
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Jessica Sheridan (Secretary)
Chief Operating Officer, Delta Phi Epsilon |
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Alejandro Bedoya
Captain, Philadelphia Union |
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Mia Fioravanti
VP, Corp Affairs, Hilco Redevelopment Partners |
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Abe Ibrahim
Regional Vice President, Northwest Bank |
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Romana Lee Akiyama
Director, Mayor's Office of Public Engagement |
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Jennifer Nagle
Executive VP, Independence Visitor Center |
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Michael O'Bryan
Distinguished Resident Fellow, Lindy Institute |
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Javier Suarez
Executive Director, Live Work Philadelphia |
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Antonio Valdes
CEO, Children's Crisis Treatment Center |
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Heather Zulawski
ED, Learning & Development, Comcast |
ADVISORY BOARD
Jeff Brown - President & CEO of Brown's Super Stores
Karen Cilurso - Associate Director, Livable Communities at Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
Deborah Diamond - Director, Anchor Economy at Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Anne Fadullon - Director, Department of Planning & Development at City of Philadelphia
Lauren Gilchrist - Managing Director - Research at Longfellow Real Estate Partners
Thomas Ginsberg - Sr. Officer, Phila. Research & Policy Initiative at The Pew Charitable Trusts
Maria Grasso - SVP, Convention Division at Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau
Derek Green - Council Member at Large, Philadelphia City Council at City of Philadelphia
Maurice Goodman - Senior Consultant at Gordon Policy Group
Jeff Hornstein - Executive Director at Economy League of Greater Philadelphia
Frank Robinson - Director at Econsult Solutions
Karen Cilurso - Associate Director, Livable Communities at Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission
Deborah Diamond - Director, Anchor Economy at Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Anne Fadullon - Director, Department of Planning & Development at City of Philadelphia
Lauren Gilchrist - Managing Director - Research at Longfellow Real Estate Partners
Thomas Ginsberg - Sr. Officer, Phila. Research & Policy Initiative at The Pew Charitable Trusts
Maria Grasso - SVP, Convention Division at Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau
Derek Green - Council Member at Large, Philadelphia City Council at City of Philadelphia
Maurice Goodman - Senior Consultant at Gordon Policy Group
Jeff Hornstein - Executive Director at Economy League of Greater Philadelphia
Frank Robinson - Director at Econsult Solutions
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Javier Suarez - see bio here
Live Work Philadelphia is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.