about us
Our Team
Working together to strengthen communities
Our team, board and committee members work diligently, together, making our communities a better place to live and work.
Our Team
We are advocates for change and the stewards of strategic philanthropy within your communities.
Board of Directors
Diverse community leaders, our Board of Directors provide their expertise and commitment to responsible philanthropic governance for long-term community impact.
Standing Committees
Audit Committee
David J. Manbeck, Principal, CPA, Chair
Michael R. Gillespie, Hersha Hospitality Trust
Glen P. Heisey, Capital BlueCross
Steven M. Hoffman, CPA, KPMG LLP, Retired
William Lehr, Jr., Capital BlueCross, Retired
*Kirk Demyan
Communications Committee
Dr. Jeffrey Ritchie, Ph.D., Lebanon Valley College, Co-Chair
David G. Forney, Community Volunteer
Emily Grun, Ahold
Amanda Owens, Capital Blue Cross
Colin Powell, Uproot Creative Services
Alexandra Rhodes, Merit
Jennifer Holman Zaborney, Best Space LLC
*Michael Blymier
Finance and Administration Committee
Greg D. Klopp, Hershey Entertainment & Resorts, Chair
Dorothea Aronson, Service Oil Company
Michael R. Gillespie, Hersha Hospitality Trust
Steven M. Hoffman, CPA, KPMG LLP, Retired
Richard Spiegelman, Community Volunteer
*Kirk Demyan
Governance Committee
Susan Simms Marsh, PA American Water, Chair
Velma Redmond, Esq., Community Volunteer
Jonathan Vipond, Esq., Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, P.C.
*Janice Black
Grantmaking Committee
Betsy Hancock, Community Volunteer, Chair
Jennifer N. Baar, HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College
Esmeralda Hetrick, Community Volunteer
Phillip Horn, Executive Director, PA Council on the Arts
Marlene Kanuck, Community Volunteer
David Kutz, Community Volunteer
Susan Simms Marsh, PA American Water
Richard D. Spiegelman, Community Volunteer
Donna Murray, Community Volunteer
*Caitlin Cluck
Human Resource Committee
Dr. Carolyn Dumaresq, Retired Educator, Chair
Robert E. Caplan, CFA, River Wealth Advisors LLC
David Kutz, Community Volunteer
*Janice Black
Investment Advisory Committee
Robert E. Caplan, CFA, River Wealth Advisors LLC, Chair
Catherine Azeles, CFP, ConradSiegel
Jennifer Collins, CFP, River Wealth Advisors LLC
Frederick D. Fischer, Fischer Financial Services
William Lehr, Jr., Capital BlueCross, Retired
Samir S. Parikh, Morgan Stanley
Conrad M. Siegel, FSA, ConradSiegel
Richard D. Spiegelman, Community Volunteer
Jonathan Vipond, III, Esq., Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, P.C.
*Kirk Demyan
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Committee
Todd Snovel, Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, Chair
Marlene Kanuck, Community Volunteer
Consultants
Conrad Siegel, Conrad Siegel, Consulting Actuary and Founder
Brian Hess, The ENVISION Group, Inc., Print Support
IntermixIT, IT Support
MERIT, Marketing Support
Lucca AM, Website Support
Maher Duessel, Auditor
Spencer G. Nauman, Jr., Esq., Nauman, Smith, Shissler & Hall, LLP, General Counsel
Robert E. Caplan, CEO, River Wealth Advisors