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of the Religious Society of Friends

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Administrative Council Committees


Governance Committee

  • Suzanne Day (representative from Nominating Council)
  • Roy Zatcoff (representative from Admin Council)
  • Anthony Stover (QLC Council – clerk)
  • Jim Waddington (Admin Council – clerk)
  • Jeff Perkins At Large
  • Sue Petrocelli At Large
  • Presiding Clerk
  • Treasurer
  • General Secretary
  • Associate Secretary for Business & Finance
  • Associate Secretary for Program & Religious Life

Finance Committee

  • Treasurer (Committee Clerk)
  • Harry Bryans (Admin member)
  • tonya thames taylor (Admin member)
  • Fred Melroy
  • Terri Whiteford
  • Presiding Clerk
  • General Secretary
  • Associate Secretary for Business & Finance

Personnel Committee

  • Linda Lotz (Clerk)
  • Tom Zemaitis (AC member)
  • JoAnn Seaver (AC member)
  • Paula Cell
  • Laura Boyce
  • General Secretary
  • Director of HR & Inclusion
  • Staff Liaison to PC

Property Committee

  • Harry Bryans (AC member)
  • John Marquette (AC member)
  • Tony Capazolli (AC member)
  • Associate Secretary for Business and Finance

Development Committee

  • Roy Zatcoff (AC member)
  • Harry Bryans (AC member)
  • Georgette Hamady
  • Rob Vosburgh
  • Associate Secretary for Advancement & Relationship

Granting Committee

  • Ken Park (Clerk)
  • Yolanda Covarrubias (Assistant Clerk)
  • Jeanne Elberfeld (AC member)
  • Wally Evans
  • Tom Armstrong
  • Irene Oleksiw
  • Tom Peterson
  • Carter Nash
  • Shannon Isaacs
  • Carl Stanton
  • Treasurer
  • Director of Grant making
  • Grants Associate

General Secretary Oversight and Evaluation Committee

  • Terri Whiteford (Clerk)
  • Presiding Clerk
  • Admin Council Clerk
  • Personnel Committee Clerk
  • At Large: Nikki Mosgrove

*  The following are not Admin Council committees although Admin Council does have a role in their membership:

Nominating Council At Large seats

Admin Council is responsible for bringing forward candidates for filling seven at large seats of PYM’s Nominating Council. It is also responsible for naming the clerk of the Nominating Council from among all of its members (not in addition to).

  • Jondhi Harrell
  • Suzanne Day

Arch Street Meeting House Preservation Trust

The Governance Committee of the ASMHPT identifies new board members which are approved by the board and then forwarded for final approval to the Administrative Council, as is stated in their bylaws. ASMHPT is a supporting organization of PYM and oversight of their work is the responsibility of Admin Council.

  • Wally Evans (Clerk)
  • Alan Crossman (Treasurer)
  • Lisa Ogletree (Secretary)
  • Sam Freeman
  • Pru Haines
  • Ben Suplick
  • Jon Sprogall
  • Jackie Zemaitis
  • Heath Myers
  • Lucy Strackhouse
  • PYM General Secretary
  • ASMH Executive Director

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Governance Handbook

This document has been prepared by the Implementation Committee. It describes the details of the authority, responsibility, accountability, available resources and means of accessing the governance structures and substructures of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.

Download the Governance Handbook (.pdf 600KB)

Contacts

Jim Waddington
Administrative Council Clerk
jwaddington@pym.org

Linell McCurry
Associate Secretary for Business and Finance
lmccurry@pym.org

 

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