2024 PACDC Journal
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PACDC
JOURNAL
2024
We have accomplished so much. And we could not have
done any of it without you!
This year we graduated a whole new class of corridor managers
through our on-boarding program, and we had the unique
opportunity to educate the city’s councilmembers and their staffs
at Community Development University. We were lucky to work
with our amazing members and partners who are creating the
equitable city we all deserve.
Dear Friend,
Rick Sauer & Maria Gonzalez
WELCOME
PACDC STAFF
François Chargois
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
SPECIALIST
(AmeriCorps VISTA)
Alex Millard
COMMUNICATIONS
& EVENTS
COORDINATOR
Garrett O’Dwyer
ASSOCIATE POLICY
DIRECTOR
Martin Sakansong
PROGRAM &
ADMINISTRATIVE
ASSOCIATE
Suzanne Sheeder
DIRECTOR OF
PEOPLE AND
BUSINESS
OPERATIONS
Andy Toy
POLICY
DIRECTOR
Rick Sauer
EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR
Jeanna Murat
DIRECTOR OF
MEMBERSHIP
ENGAGEMENT &
PROGRAMMING
Executive Director Board Chair
Joanna Winchester
DIRECTOR OF
TRAINING &
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
What is our Mission?
PACDC works to create an equitable city where every Philadelphian lives, works, and thrives
in a neighborhood that offers an excellent quality of life.
What is our Mission?
As a membership association, we foster strong community development corporations and
non-profit community organizations by enhancing their skills and advocating for resources
and policies to create a just and inclusive Philadelphia.
PACDC values equity, collaboration, integrity, being impactful, and is passionate about
Philadelphia.
We value equity. We understand that our city, nation, and world contain structural
advantages for some, and disadvantages for others, often along lines of race, ethnicity, class,
gender, sexual orientation and gender identity, physical ability, religious belief, and age. We
approach our work by recognizing that these inequities exist, and by promoting equity in
the policies we seek to advance, the programs we provide for our members, and the
platforms we have control of or influence over.
We work in collaboration. Our work is of higher quality when we listen to diverse
perspectives, consider alternative points of view, and value out-of-the-box thinking. We
also believe that when people come together to achieve a goal, and are truly appreciated
and welcomed, it increases buy-in and ownership in ways that lead to success.
We have integrity. We have a responsibility to both act and serve our members with
integrity. That means being honest and transparent, and investing the resources entrusted
to us wisely and ethically.
We seek to be impactful. We care deeply that our work and the work of our members
makes an impact on communities throughout Philadelphia. PACDC collaborates with our
members to seek out opportunities to work on structural problems that won’t be solved
overnight. We support members’ work that will result in a better quality of life for all
Philadelphians.
We are passionate about Philadelphia and its people. We are drawn to this work out of a
deep love of Philadelphia and the people in it. We find joy in celebrating what makes us
uniquely Philadelphians, which includes our diverse cultures, and our resilience in the face
of adversity.
ABOUT PACDC
PACDC
1315 Walnut Street, Suite 920
Philadelphia, PA 19107
pacdc.org
www.facebook.com/PhillyCDCs
www.tiktok.com/@thepacdc
www.instagram.com/phillycdcs/
We are incredibly thankful to the sponsors of
our 2024 Signature Event Series
MARIA GONZALEZ
PRESIDENT
HACE
JAMILA HARRIS-MORRISON
VICE PRESIDENT
ACHIEVEability
JAMES WRIGHT
SECRETARY
Deeply Rooted, Urban Health Lab
Penn Medicine Center for Health
Justice
BRYAN FENSTERMAKER
TREASURER
City Avenue Special Services
District
JOHN CHIN
Philadelphia Chinatown
Development Corporation
MICHAEL DAVIDSON
Turner Law, P.C.
MICHELLE FELDMAN
East Falls Development
Corporation
BOARD MEMBERS
ROSE GRAY
Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha
NORA LICHTASH
Women’s Community Revitalization
Project
BILL MCKINNEY
New Kensington Community
Development Corporation
STEPHANIE MICHEL
North 5th Street Revitalization Project
DINA SCHLOSSBERG
Regional Housing Legal Services
JANET STEARNS
Project HOME
WALTER TOLIVER
Esperanza
KIM WASHINGTON
Frankford CDC
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