The Independence Business Alliance is governed by a diverse group of professionals representing a cross-section of members from throughout the region. Board members serve two-year terms and are elected at the Annual Membership Meeting each June.
Officers
President
Greg DeShields, Executive Director
Tourism Diversity Matters
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Vice President
Anne E. Geary, Assistant Director, Research Project Management Office
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute
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Secretary
Carolyn Natrin, Business Performance Advisor
Insperity
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Treasurer
Brett Murphy, Vice President, Tax and Family Office
General Atlantic
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Executive Committee Members-At-Large
Elizabeth Wingfield, Associate
Ballard Spahr, LLP
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Governance Co-Chair
Yuri Crusca, Associate Director, Business Continuity Management
Bristol Myers Squibb
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Governance Co-Chair
Board Members
Kaela Blanks, Associate Director of Advisory
Seramount
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Andrew Clark, Vice President of Finance & Administration
League of American Orchestras
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Sybil Davis, Director of Sales
Valley Forge Casino and Resort
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Nick Lanzi, President and CEO
Direct Choice, INC
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Diana Lu, Director
The Knight-Lenfest Local News Transformation Fund
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Tia Lyles-Williams, Founder and CEO
Goffman Bougard (HelaPlex and LucasPye)
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Jone Magagna, President
Maycorr Print Group
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Haleigh McDonald, DE&I Project Manager
Janney Montgomery Scott
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Darius McLean, Chief Operation Officer and Director
The Arcila-Adams Trans Resource Center and Empowerment Programs, William Way LGBT Center
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Siobhan Neitzel, Director of Fund and Gift Financial Services
The Philadelphia Foundation
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Lorena Plaza, Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis
Independence Blue Cross
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Anthony Reto, Assistant Vice President/Corporate Events Manager
USLI
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Meg Rider, Divisional Director, Office of Patience and Family Centered Care
Jefferson Health Center City Division
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Timothy Rissel, Customer Experience Manager
University City Science Center
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Lee Singletary, Senior Manager, Brand, Advocacy and Industry Relations
Comcast/Effectv
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Amina Shahzad, Associate Director, Life Cycle Leader
Bristol Myers Squibb
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Mars Sharrock, Program Director
The Wardrobe
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c3 Foundation Board
Tommy Berner, Community Business Development Officer
TD Bank
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John Butts, Director, Market Development and Public Relations
PerformRx
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Marcus Iannozzi, Founder and Principal
Message Agency
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Stephen Kulp, Principal Attorney
Kulp Legal, LLC
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Jenn McCullough, Senior Principal
Slalom Consulting
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Dr. Erica Patterson, Director, Contracts Management and Supplier Diversity
Philadelphia Gas Works
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Nathan Stone, Senior Account Executive
Esri
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Staff
Zachary Wilcha, Chief Executive Officer
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Maggie Morrin, Operations Coordinator
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Sydni Perry-Anderson, TransWork Administrator
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