Executive Director Cynthia Roberts came to PIC
and nonprofit work after a 25-year career in editing and publishing.
She has a master’s in Political Affairs and Politics from
Rutgers University, and a BA in English from Miami University (Ohio).
Director of Early Learning Kharma Hicks has been at PIC since 2000, working as a lead teacher with every age group in our early childhood program. As a TEACH scholar, Kharma earned her BS in Early Childhood Education from Chestnut Hill College. When not at PIC, Kharma values the time she spends with her children and family.
Sarah Klavans is Assistant to the Director of Early Learning Programs and a former PIC teacher. She holds a BA in Philosophy from Gettysburg College and is an MA candidate in Multicultural Education at Eastern University.
Director of School Age Programs Anjali Gallup-Diaz was previously managing director of the Chester Children's Choir. She holds an MA in Education from Columbia University, an MA in English from NYU, and a BA in English and Music from Oberlin College. She also directs a group of singers who meet weekly to rehearse and perform at community centers in the Philadelphia area.
Before joining the PIC staff, Family Life Coordinator Lynne Piersol was a Head Start Family and Community Partnerships Specialist in Delaware County. A licensed social worker, she has a MSS in Social Work and Research and a BA in Anthropology from Bryn Mawr College.
Accounts Manager Safia Abdullah has completed coursework in accounting at Community College of Philadelphia. Her tenure at PIC has spanned 20 years.
Finance Director Judy Borie was previously executive director of Girl Scouts of Southeastern Pennsylvania. She has an MBA from Loyola University, Chicago.
Operations Manager Alison Williams has a BS in Economics from Rosemont College and is an active parent volunteer at the Penn-Alexander School. She was Parish Administrator of St. Mary's Church, the Episcopal Church at Penn. Alison is a Junior Troop Leader for Girl Scouts and her troop meets at PIC.
Director of Development/Communications Rachel Crossot has a BA in Political Science from Rutgers and training in website design from Penn State University and the University of the Arts. Before joining PIC, she was communications manager at United Cerebral Palsy of Philadelphia & Vicinity.
Board of Directors
Our Board comprises parents, alumni parents, and community representatives
who bring both professional expertise and knowledge of the immediate
neighborhood. The Board sets the policies and program priorities
that guide our work. Board members hire and support the work of the Executive
Director, raise money and monitor finances, and they represent the
interests of the center in the community.
Current parents are in
blue type and alumni parents are in bold
type.
Board President, Mimi Iijima, PA Humanities Council
Directors
Margaret Balamuth, Retired Director, KenCrest Early Intervention Program
Lori Basher, Tech Strategies Group
Julie Bush, Lager Raabe Skafte Landscape Architects
John Cacciamani, Temple University Hospital
Monica Calkins Wagner, Univ. of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Robert Chaney, Institute of Contemporary Art
Karen Detlefsen, UPenn School of Arts & Sciences
Jennifer Feldman, ARAMARK
Mary Beth McNeish Fedirko, The Philadelphia School
Leah Finnegan, GlaxoSmithKline
Christine Gradel, human resources and employee benefits professional
Lisa Hoke, The Philadelphia School
Carol Lerner, The Philadelphia School
Laura Line, Resources for Human Development
Tara Trimarchi, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Karen Wolfe, Defender Association of Philadelphia
The Parent-Infant Center By-Laws
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