Member Organizations
Area 1: East of Frankford Avenue to I-95
Business Representative*: Elected to Board of Directors
Sam Weiner
453 E. Girard Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19125
(215) 739-5555
FBAphila@hotmail.com
Community Based Organization Representative*:
Elected to Board of Directors
Ms. Sandy Salzman, Executive Director
New Kensington Community Development Corporation
2515 Frankford Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19125
(215) 427-0350 – (215) 427-4908-Fax
ssalzman@nkcdc.org
Area 1 Members:
Fishtown Business Association
453 E. Girard Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19125
(215) 739-555
Contact Person: Mr. Sam Weiner President
phillysam@hotmail.com
Fishtown Neighbors Association
2435 E. Norris Street
Philadelphia, PA 19125
(215) 425-5623
Contact Person: Mrs. Maggie O’Brien
Obie725@aol.com
A.J. Thomson; ajthomson175@hotmail.com
Richmond Fishtown Kensington Riverfront Community Development Corporation
1737 Speviva Street - Office
Philadelphia, PA 19125
(215) 739-5196
Contact Person: Mr. Ken Ruck, President
kruck@rfkcdc.org
New Kensington Community Development Corporation
2515 Frankford Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19125
(215) 427-0350
Contact Person: Ms. Sandy Salzman, Executive Director
ssalzman@nkcdc.org
Pro Arte Associates
Museum Towers, Apt. 1513
1801 Buttonwood Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130
(215) 563-669
Contact Person: Ms. Regina Gorzkowska
proarterg@yahoo.com
Area 2: Frankford to 6th Street
Business Representative*: Elected to Board of Directors
Mr. David Gleeson
New Inventions Inc.
1219 N. 4th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
(215) 765-1292
gleeson729@mindspring.com
Community Based Organization Representative*: Elected to Board of Directors
Mr. Scott Krisanda, Executive Director
Kensington South CDC
1627 N. 2nd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
(215) 426-4261 – (215) 427-0249-Fax
scott@kscdc.org
Mr. Dennis Haugh
Northern Liberties Neighbors Association
1231 N. 6th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
(215) 235-8760
Haughagedorn@earthlink.net
Mr. Matt Ruben, President
Northern Liberties Neighbors Association
733 N. 2nd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
(215) 627-6562
mruben@critpath.org
Area 2 Members
Congreso De Latinos Unidos
216 W. Somerset Street
Philadelphia, PA 19133
(215) 763-8870 ext. 243
Contact Person: Ms. Andrea Saenz
Girard Avenue Business Association
131 W. Girard Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19123
(215) 634-0620
Contact Person: Ms. Janet Murray
janet@murraydesign.net
Community Based Organization Representative* Elected to the Board of Directors/ Vice-President
Kensington South Community Development Corporation
Putnam Building
1627 N. 2nd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
(215) 426-4261
Contact Person: Mr. Scott Krisanda, Exe. Director
scottkrisanda@aol.com
Tower Investments, Inc.
One Reed Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
(215) 467-4600
Contact Person: Ms. Tina Roberts
info@towerdev.com
Area 3: 6th Street to 19th Street
Business Representative*: Elected to the Board of Directors
Mr. Sonny Driver, President
Broad & Girard Business Association
942 N. Watts Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
(215) 232-5974 – (215) 236-2945-Fax
scoopus@aol.com
Community Based Organization Representative* Elected to the Board of Directors
Mrs. Penelope J. Giles
1729 Wylie Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130
(215) 769-1577
p2ladygee@aol.com
Ms. Felicia Coward, Exe. Director
Friends Neighborhood Guild
703 North 8th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
(215) 923-1544 – (215) 923-2502-Fax
Friensguild@aol.com
Area 3 Members:
Broad and Girard Business Association
942 N. Watts Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
(215) 232-5974
Contact Person: Mr. Sonny Driver
Scoopus@aol.com
Carrie Turner Homeowners Association
1237 Cambridge Court
Philadelphia, PA 19123
(215) 765-3407
Contact Person: Ms. Muriel Reviere
m.reviere@rda.phila.gov
Althea Gibson Community Education and Tennis Center
1000-38 W. Girard Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19130
(215) 232-7404
Contact Person: Ms. Bronal Harris, President
zelette@aol.com
Community Land Trust
1516 W. Girard Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19130
(215) 232-4773
Contact Person: Ms. Vivian Van-Story, Executive Director
Francisville Neighbors CDC
1729 Wylie Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130
(215) 769-1577
Contact Person: Mrs. Penelope Jordan Giles, President
P2ladygee@aol.com
Friends Rehabilitation Program
704 West Girard Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19123
(215) 825-8800 ext. 103
Contact Person: Mr. John Tull
jtull@frpinc.org
Friends Guild
703 N. 8th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
(215)923-1544
Contact Person: Ms. Felicia Coward
friendsguild@aol.com
Heritage Village Ventures II, Inc.
1046 W. Jefferson Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
(215) 763-7610
Contact Person: Mr. Sultan Ashley Shah
Rcdc619@aol.com
Minority Arts Resource Council
1421 W. Girard Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19130
(215) 236-2688
Contact Person: Mr. Curtis Brown, Executive Director
Mount Tabor AME Church
961-71 N. 7th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
(215) 547-1310
Contact Person: Rev. Martha Lang
New Millennium Foundation, Inc.
511 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19121
(267) 671-9760
Contact Person: Ms. Jacqueline Deshields
North Philadelphia Financial Partnership
900 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130
(215) 223-6737 – (215) 223-6738-Fax
Contact Person: Ms. Margaret Cobb, Executive Director
mcobb@npfp.org
Philadelphia Opportunities Industrialization Center, Inc.
1231 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
(215) 236-7700 ext. 301/236-2145-fax
Contact Person: Robert C. Nelson, *Elected to the Board of Directors
rnelson@philaoic.org
Renaissance Community Development Corporation
1046 W. Jefferson Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
(215) 763-7504
Contact Person: Ms. Paula Taylor-Peebles, Executive Director
Ppeebles2000@aol.com
West Poplar Neighborhood Advisory Committee
1204 Melon Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123
(215) 765-0960/ 235-6993-fax
Contact Person: Ms. Margie A. Pierce, Executive Director
TWPNAC@netscape.com
Yorktown Community Development Corporation
1300 W. Jefferson Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
(215) 769-0225
Contact Person: Ms. Priscilla R. Woods, Director
priswood@earthlink.net
Yorktown Community Organization
Ms. Karen Warrington, President
P.O. Box 14015
Philadelphia, PA 19122
(215) 232-5692
president@yorktowncommunity.org
Area 4: West of 19th Street to 34th Street
Business Representative*: Elected to the Board of Directors
Mr. Mario Presta, President
West Girard Business Association
2712 W. Girard Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19130
(215) 235-7233 – (215) 235-0603-Fax
wgba@comcast.net
Community Based Organization Representative*: Elected to the Board of Directors/ President
Mr. Stephen Ashbridge
Fairmount Community Development Corporation
2328 Poplar Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130
(215) 715-9921 – (215) 236-0984-Fax
uses1@aol.com
Area 4 Members:
African-American Business & Resident Association
2836-38 W. Girard Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19130
(215) 769-3333
Contact Person: Mr. Al Alston
alalston@thenile.com and aabra@thenile.compatusky@sas.upenn.edu
Berean Institute
1901 W. Girard Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19130
(215) 236-0174
Contact Person: Mr. Tyrone Reed
treed@bereaninstitute.org
Brewerytown/Sharswood Community Civic Association
2514 Stewart Street
Philadelphia, PA 19121
(215) 763-5507
Contact Person: Mr. Warren McMichael
Brewerytown CDC
3001 W. Girard Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19130
(215) 769-5220/ 55221-fax
Contact Person: Mr. A. Azim Muhammad
aamuhammad@verizon.net
Fairmount Civic Association
P. O. Box 56326
Philadelphia, PA 19130
(267) 847-4533
Contact Person: Mr. Lawrence E. Reynolds, President
lreynoldsaspen@yahoo.com
Fairmount Community Development Corporation
2206 Fairmount Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19130
Contact Person: Ms. Lori Salganicoff, Executive Director
mail@fairmountcdc.org
Philadelphia PA 19104-6197
(215) 232-4766
Girard Avenue Alliance
2634 Parrish Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130
(215) 765-1123
Contact Person: Tess Kissinger
bobtess@dinoart.com
Mr. & Mrs. James/ Olivia Davis
Music Box Records
2713 W. Girard Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19130
(215) 235-3317
ODAVIS9392@aol.com
West Girard Community Council
890 North Bailey Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130
(215) 232-2728
Contact Person: Robert Seabury
BooksBob@aol.com
West Girard Business Association
2712 W. Girard Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19121
(215) 235-7233
Contact Person: Mr. Mario Presta
wgbaphila@comcast.net
Public & Private Entity Members
Delaware Valley Association of Railroad Passengers, Inc.
1601 Walnut Street, Suite 29
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 724-5929
Contact Person: Mr. Scott Maits
maits@dvarp.org
Mr. Santiago Burgos, Director of Program Operations
Mr. Andrew Frishkoff, Economic Development Director
Philadelphia Empowerment Zone
City Hall, Room 168
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 686-0456 – (215) 686-0450-Fax
Santiago.burgos@phila.gov Andrew.frishkoff@phila.gov
Mr. Andrew Toy, Program Officer * Elected to the Board of Directors
Local Initiative Support Corporation
718 Arch Street, Suite 501-S
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 923-3801 – (215) 923-3168-Fax
atoy@liscnet.org
Ms. Derise S. Stovall, Commercial Corridor Specialist
Philadelphia Commercial Development Corporation
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 600
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 790-2233
derise.stovall@pcdc1.org
Ms. Nadine B. Kennedy
Philadelphia Commercial Development Corporation
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 600
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 790-2257
Nadine.kennedy@pcdc1.com
Community Ventures
1520 Race Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 564-6004
Contact Person: Mr. David Lafontaine
dlafontaine@community-ventures.org
Philadelphia City Planning Commission
One Parkway Building
1515 Arch St. 13th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 683-4670
Contact Person: Ms. Rachel M. Brooks, City Planner
Rachel.brooks@phila.org
Philadelphia Department of Commerce
One Parkway Building
1515 Arch Street, 12th Floor
Philadelphia, Pa 19102
(215) 683-2013
Contact Person: Ms. Tania Nikolic, Special Projects Manager
Tania.nikolic@phila.gov
Philadelphia Water Department
Contact Person: Ms. Laureen Boles
(215) 685-6268
laureen.boles/pwd/phila@phila.gov
PriceWaterHouseCooper LLP
Two Commerce Square, Suite 1700
2001 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-7042
Contact Person: Ann M. Aerts* Elected to the Board of Directors
(267) 330-1346
ann.a.aerts@us.pwc.com
Institutional Members
Philadelphia Police Department
1747 N. 17th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19121
(215) 686-3230- 686-3233
Contact Person: Captain Sharon Y. Seaborough*: Elected to the Board of Directors
CO_23@phila.gov
Mr. Kenneth L. Woodson, Vice-President*:
Elected to the Board of Directors/ Treasurer
Community Affairs & Regional Initiatives
Philadelphia Zoo
3400 W. Girard Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 243-5338
woodson.kenneth@phillyzoo.org
Honorable Dominic M. Cermele, Chairman West Girard Avenue Collaborative*: Elected to the Board of Directors
President of Girard College
2101 South College Avenue #301 Philadelphia, PA 19121-4899
(215) 787-2601
dcermele@girardcollege.com
Urban League of Philadelphia, Inc.
Ten Penn Center, Suite 250
1801 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 451-5005 ext. 203
Contact Person: Mrs. Ruth Gaskins, Dir. Of Housing
ruthnia@aol.com
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
1234 Market Street, 10th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 580-7661
Contact Person: Ms. Wendy Green
wgreen@septa.org
West Girard Avenue Collaborative*
Berean Institute
Calcutta House
Gesu School
Girard College
North Philadelphia Health Systems
Philadelphia Nursing Home
Saint Joseph’s Hospital
Saint Joseph’s Preparatory School
Contact Person: John Paone, Managing Consultant
St. Joseph’s Hospital
1600 W. Girard Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19130
(215) 787-2364 * The Collaborative is represented by the Honorable Dominic M. Cermele
Girard Coalition, Inc. Staff
Mr. David L. Cohen
Executive Director
704 W. Girard Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19123
(215) 825-8821/ 825-8866-Fax
E-mail: dcohen@girardcoalition.org
Updated 10.21.05