Strengthening Democracy: C70s Impact Report

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Reaching Voters with Vital Information

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Creating a Culture of Voting

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Celebrating the Power of the Vote

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Safeguarding Elections

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Giving the People a Voice

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Investing in the Future of Democracy

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This critical juncture in the history of our democratic Republic, when our foundations are being weakened by misinformation and lies, has allowed us to do what we do best—provide voters with vital, non-partisan, non-political election information. In this interview, C70 leadership reflect on our unique role, how we can all strengthen democracy, and the future of Seventy.

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ERIC KRAEUTLER

LAUREN CRISTELLA

Former President & CEO

Chairman

Interim President & COO

What excites you about Seventy’s mission and impact?

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The role that Committee of Seventy has played

C70’s mission and values are a perfect fit for the

for the past 120 years in terms of improving

challenges we have right now. So many people

elections, improving voter access, and speaking

fear that our democracy is not working the way

out against and condemning public corruption

it’s supposed to. They feel a disconnect between

when it occurs–I don’t know that there’s any

elected officials and the interests of citizens.

other organization in the United States quite like

C70 is a trusted, constructive voice that can

C70. Seventy fills an important role as a trusted

resist extreme partisanship and encourage

source of vital non-partisan, non-political

collaboration.

information at a time when voters are so often the target of misinformation around elections.

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How can we participate in strengthening democracy in Pennsylvania?

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At a time when so many of our institutions have

Being well-informed and staying current on

been weakened or discredited, we can all play an

what’s going on at the local and state level is

important role by getting out and voting and not

one of the most important things people can

taking our democracy for granted. Our individual

do to strengthen our democracy. The other is

power to speak the truth as a trusted friend or

getting involved. We must resist indifference

neighbor may be even more important than the

and demand better. As they say, voting is

media. Each of us can do our part by standing

not a spectator sport. The more people who

up for the truth, speaking out against lies, and

participate, get involved in volunteering, work at

thinking critically about the information we’re

the polls, the stronger our democracy will be.

encountering.

What challenges will C70 focus on moving forward?

LAUREN Voting is necessary and incredibly important, but not sufficient to bring about the change we deserve.

Beyond preparing voters to cast their ballot, C70 is focused on preparing people for active citizenship.

The future of Seventy is providing education that allows people to empower themselves and their communities—to hold their officials accountable to the promises they made during campaigns, and demand more from their government. We are known for providing world-class resources, for shining a light on things that should be of concern to every Philadelphian and every Pennsylvanian. What’s next is to build on this work to bring our resources to more people and include more voices in the work. We’ll do that by expanding our Youth Civics work across the City and Commonwealth, continue to build the WeVote network to reach more people and communities, and continue to find strength in the inclusive coalitions we build to support our advocacy efforts.

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Seventy’s world-class resources and tools continued to ensure voters were informed and ready to

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2022 Voter Education Highlights

42,000+

SUBSCRIBERS TO SEVENTY’S CONTENT

12,894

INTERACTIVE VOTER GUIDE USERS

34 ON-DEMAND ELECTION BRIEFINGS AND INFO SESSIONS

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SUPPLEMENTAL INFO SESSIONS FOR POLL WORKERS

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TRAIN-THE-TRAINER SESSIONS FOR LOCAL LEADERS TO PROVIDE ELECTION BRIEFINGS TO THEIR COMMUNITIES

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Election Briefings

Studio C70 Students and C70 staff interviewed candidates seeking office in Pennsylvania.

Meet: Melissa

President & CEO, AccessMatters & Election Briefing Attendee As an organization that does sexual and reproductive health work, what we do is heavily politicized. What happens in elections truly, truly has a day-to-day impact on the work we do and on the access to care that folks in our community have. In particular, this year, we felt like it was really important to give our staff some additional briefings because there was so much misinformation in the air, very polarized positions, and also a backdrop of a constitutional amendment that was potentially going to impact our work and INTERVIEWEE

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U.S. Congresswoman Madeleine Dean

Cheltenham High School students

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Montgomery County Commissioner Valerie Arkoosh

Al Schmidt

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U.S. Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon

Constitution High School students

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Richard Weiss, Candidate for U.S. Senate

Pittsburgh CAPA Magnet School Students

the work of our networks in a very significant way.

We wanted folks to be aware of all the things that would potentially be on the ballot, and also to understand the processes which have become a little more complex, post-COVID, with more options but also more deadlines and changes. With respect to Seventy’s election briefings, I just appreciate that there is a nonpartisan community resource so readily available to provide information to make the election process as smooth and understandable, and accessible as possible for my staff.

—Melissa Weiler Gerber, President and CEO, AccessMatters

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Through a robust multifaceted, multimedia education and outreach campaign, we connected with more voters than ever before.

C70 in the Media

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1,201

TV MENTIONS

RADIO MENTIONS

(estimated audience: 36,105,480)

(estimated audience: 111,066,107)

Notable National Coverage

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Social engagement leading up to the election* *July 1 - November 8, 2022

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“Social media is a growing source of information for voters, and it is a critical part of Seventy’s work to actively participate in those spaces.”

— Michelle Montalvo, Director of Communications, Committee of Seventy

Stay Connected!

Keep up with us on social @committeeof70

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WeVote receives its funding from:

Our WeVote community of business partners saw tremendous growth this year and now includes over 100 partner organizations, reaching well over 1,000 different businesses, organizations, and community

The William Penn Foundation, Rapoport Foundation, Agua Fund, and Thomas Skleton Harrison Foundation

groups across Pennsylvania.

Seventy provides WeVote partners with tools and resources to create successful civic engagement campaigns within their organizations.

Meet: Kate

Meet: Sharmain

WeVote Partner:

WeVote Partner: Urban

Philadelphia Cultural

Affairs Coalition

Alliance (PCA)

“By partnering with Seventy, we had a clear plan of

“Voting is an important way for citizens to communicate

communication around the election with our 10,000 email

with our government. Through this process, we share

subscribers and advocates. It was really useful for us to

our priorities for making our communities better places

have graphics, email templates, external information,

to live, work, play, and dream every day. There is a direct

and logistics. And I know that our audiences were really

relationship between our vote, who is elected at every

excited to receive those things. I was also personally

level of government, and the policies that our communities

inspired to register to be a poll worker. So, I volunteered as

are governed by. Our vote is so powerful! As a WeVote

a poll worker on Election Day, because of the information I

partner, UAC and our program partners have at our

received from Committee of Seventy.”

fingertips a robust set of resources that support our

—Kate Huffman, 2022 Director of Development, Philadelphia Cultural Alliance

efforts to promote civic engagement.”

—Sharmain Matlock-Turner, CEO, Urban Affairs Coalition

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New WeVote Partners

Greater Pittsburgh

Philadelphia Cultural

Urban Affairs Coalition

Nonprofit Partnership

Alliance

80+ organizations in the

Sustainable Business Network

500+ nonprofits in the

460+ member

Philadelphia region

90+ businesses throughout

Pittsburgh area

organizations

Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware

Other notable new partnerships include the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (140,000 clients served); the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Ready to Become a

(22,000+ employees across the Philadelphia region);

WeVote Partner?

and the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team (public service announcements and voter registration hubs at multiple games before the election, plus attendance at “Party at the Polls” locations in Philadelphia on Election Day).

• Email bettergov@seventy.org to indicate interest in becoming a WeVote partner •L earn more: seventy.org/wevote

We launched a groundbreaking

“As lawyers, in particular, we have a

partnership with global law firm

special civic duty to participate in

Morgan Lewis.

Through this first-of-its-kind civic collaboration, Morgan Lewis gave C70 memberships to lawyers in its Philly office as part of its WeVote partnership. We worked with firm leadership to schedule a pre-election meet-and-greet between Morgan Lewis members and C70’s Former President & CEO, Al Schmidt. Following the election, our policy team presented Morgan Lewis with an analysis of the new political landscape in Philadelphia and Harrisburg. Plus, Morgan Lewis team members received our weekly newsletter and exclusive invitations to member

elections and engage in civil professional discourse. The Committee of Seventy really was the key place for us to get nonpartisan information and resources. Being part of the membership really impacted our attorneys, and more so than I would have expected. We heard from people that they felt much more informed, and they felt energized about voting.”

programming. ­—Sarah Bouchard, Managing Partner, Morgan Lewis, Philadelphia Office

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September 20, 2022

NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION DAY We teamed up with the Phillies, Flyers, 76ers, and Firstrust Bank to encourage everyone eligible to vote to register.

More than 60% of adult citizens have never been asked to register to vote.

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October 28, 2022

NATIONAL VOTE EARLY DAY We hosted an unforgettable event at City Hall in Philadelphia to encourage Philadelphians to vote early via mail-in ballot.

F U N D E D BY Rapoport Foundation

Seventy partnered with election administrators to protect and improve the voting process, combatting disinformation, and engaging citizens.

Meet: Zion

PA RT N E R S I N C LU D E : PA Youth Vote, Philadelphia

PA Youth Vote Advisory Board Member

City Commissioners, Mayor’s Office, Circadian Circus Arts, All Vote No Play, Mix4Change, Vote

“The youth voting bloc (18- to 24-year-olds) is

that Jawn, Just Act, When We All Vote, Pizza to the

growing fast. And we need to be engaged because

Polls, Lush, Tony’s Chocolonely, and Sweet Green.

we’ll be the ones who are living with decisions that are being made today. Voting is an important way for youth to have a say in our future. The turnout for Vote Early Day was truly impressive. The music, high-five tunnel, and an incredible lineup of speakers made the day unforgettable. It was eye-opening just to see how much variation there

Vote Early Day Highlight Reel

is under the umbrella of civic engagement and how our students are making their voices heard. C70 and the organizations it partners with are really trying their best to save democracy by making it more accessible and understandable for everyone who’s affected by it, which is everyone.”

—Zion Sykes

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November 8, 2022

PARTY AT THE POLLS NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA

On Election Day, we co-hosted “Party at the Polls” events to boost civic engagement across Philadelphia. In five

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different city neighborhoods, voters and passersby were treated to food, entertainment, fun activities, and

NORTH PHILADELPHIA

giveaways. It was a celebration of democracy in action.

Highlights included special appearances by DJ Jazzy Jeff, Philadelphia 76ers Head Coach Doc Rivers, and

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1. Lincoln High School

Philadelphia 76er Forward Georges Niang.

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2. Roxborough High School 3. Cecil B. Moore Recreation Center 4. West Philadelphia High School 5. Ford Recreation Center,

“Our youth are our future, and it is crucial that they’re exposed to civic engagement and responsibility.”

— Angelique Hinton, Executive Director of PA Youth Vote

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WE BROUGHT LEADERS TOGETHER TO CONNECT AND FOCUS ON STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY. Inaugural Women in Public Leadership Event Featuring State Representatives Joanna McClinton and Martina White Seventy’s inaugural Women in Public Leadership event, moderated by 6abc’s Tamala Edwards and featuring State Representatives Joanna McClinton and Martina White, was a resounding success in highlighting the unique role women play in effecting positive change in Pennsylvania. We were honored to recognize our long-term Board Member Judee von Seldeneck for her inspirational leadership, accomplishments, and acts of service in Philadelphia and across the Commonwealth.

PRESENTING SPONSOR

Scan to watch the video of the event

118th Anniversary Event Featuring David Rubenstein The Committee of Seventy’s Anniversary Event: Investing in Democracy was a great success, and we are grateful to our presenting sponsor for its support. Mr. Rubenstein and cable news commentator Ali Velshi joined the Committee of Seventy live at the National Constitution Center to discuss why a strong economy requires a strong democracy, what business leaders can do to strengthen democracy, and why giving back to one’s community and nation is essential.

PRESENTING SPONSOR

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When there aren’t enough poll workers, voting locations open late and lines can stretch for hours. Because Pennsylvania faces a perpetual poll worker shortage, we kicked our recruitment and training efforts into high gear well ahead of Election Day. Through our outreach initiatives this year, we recruited more than 1,000 poll workers directly through the C70 app and thousands more through partnerships with Power to the Polls and the League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania.

Did you know more than 40,000 poll workers are needed at least twice a year, every year, to staff the polls across Pennsylvania?

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Seventy partnered with election administrators to protect and improve the voting process, combatting disinformation, and engaging citizens.

Our recruitment efforts helped ensure polling places were fully staffed with welltrained poll workers so voters were not disenfranchised, experienced shorter lines, and had a better voting experience.

Meet: Tonia

Meet: Meg

Meet: Jesse

Erie County Election

Executive Director of the

Poll Worker & Judge of

Supervisor

Pennsylvania League of

Elections

“With your help, we were able to create a reserve of individuals ready and willing to step up if needed. As it turns out, we ended up needing many of them at the last minute. It is great to work with other groups that care as much about elections as we all do, and I look forward to working with you in future

Women Voters (LWVPA) “The League of Women Voters of PA was thrilled to collaborate with our long-time partner C70 in building a poll worker project.

In 2022, we piloted a statewide expansion of this project to recruit and educate poll workers across the Commonwealth. At

elections.”

a time when there is a dramatic

—Tonia Fernandez

under-investment in PA’s civic infrastructure, C70 and LWVPA recognized the need for additional capacity in recruiting and supporting these important positions. Poll workers are election

Our poll worker training, resources, and on-demand support helped ensure poll workers were ready for anything on Election Day.

“When I arrived at my assigned polling place on Election Day, it was fully staffed. I called the city to get reassigned, but nobody picked up. I called Seventy, and they directed me to a place that really needed folks to pitch in so voters wouldn’t be turned away. I’m so glad I was assigned there even though it was far away.

Being there and seeing hundreds of people come in and think about their votes, and dozens of volunteers involved in helping to make that happen was actually quite profound.

To be there, right on the front lines, watching democracy happen, really

heroes, and we hope to continue

made an impact on me.”

providing them with the best

—Jesse Dashefsky

resources possible.”

—Meg Pierce

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TOTAL REGISTRANTS FOR POLL WORKER TRAININGS

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Since its launch five years ago, Draw the Lines PA (DTL), our citizen mapping initiative, has brought unprecedented transparency and citizen engagement to the hugely important process of redistricting. A total of 7,211 citizen mappers spent more than 25,000 hours of their own time drawing maps. In part because of our work, the congressional map selected in 2022 was far better on objective metrics than what was produced in 2011, and the state legislative maps saw major improvements as well.

DT L’ S F U N D E R S : William Penn Foundation,

Heinz Endowments, Hillman Family Foundations, Posner Foundation, Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation, Independence Foundation, Grable Foundation, and the Benedum Foundation

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“I thought the Committee of Seventy and the methodology used here was really commendable … Congratulations to all those involved in a really transparent process.”

– Then-Pennsylvania Supreme Court Chief Justice Max Baer

Draw the Lines By the Numbers

EVENTS AND CLASS VISITS:

SCHOOLS INVOLVED:

MAPPERS REGISTERED:

340

155

7200+

COMPETITION ENTRIES:

PEOPLE REACHED:

MAPS WORKED ON:

1500+

12,300+

10,000+

(IN 40 PA COUNTIES)

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“Allowing independent and unaffiliated voters to participate in primary elections would foster a more inclusive and representative political system and better ensure We led the charge to open up primary elections in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania’s closed primary elections have shut out more than one million voters from important elections every year. That’s why, this year, we launched Ballot PA to repeal closed primaries. Our efforts have resulted in increased momentum and support for enfranchising

that its elected officials are representative of the people they serve.”

—David Thornburgh, chair of Ballot PA

independent voters, particularly military veterans.

Our team testified at public hearings the State Senate held in April and the State House in August about the need to give Pennsylvania’s 1.1 million independent voters the chance to participate in primary elections.

Rocky Bleier, four-time Super Bowl champion with the Pittsburgh Steelers T H A N K YO U TO COA L I T I O N PA RT N E R S : Veterans for

and veteran of the Vietnam War, spoke

Political Innovation, RISE Veterans, PUMP, Common

out in support of the senate bill that

Cause PA, Business for America, League of Women

would repeal closed primaries.

Voters of Pennsylvania, Independent Pennsylvanians, PhillySetGo, Open Primaries, Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of Elders F U N D E R S : Heinz Endowments, Hillman Family

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Foundations, Unite America, and individual donors.

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We put residents first in drawing local political lines.

For decades, the process Philadelphia City Council used to redraw its 10 districts was notoriously opaque and without real opportunities for residents to participate. During the 2021

We pressed Congress to Reform the Electoral

councilmanic redistricting,

Count Act

Seventy led an engagement

Seventy’s President and CEO Al Schmidt spoke with members

campaign to inform communities

of Congress to sound the alarm on threats to democracy and

about the issue, collect input,

pinpoint vulnerabilities in state and federal election law. Advocacy

and press Council to hold an open process. The effort

by Seventy and other good-government and voting rights organizations, including Issue One, R Street Institute, and the Brennan Center for Justice, led to the bipartisan Electoral Count

was successful in limiting the

Act, which modernizes the process for counting Electoral College

number of communities split

votes and added safeguards against manipulation and subversion

by district lines and convincing City Council to count prisoners in their home districts for the purposes of map-drawing, a first in city history to address “prison gerrymandering.” The endeavor

of the democratic process.

We expanded language access for voters.

Seventy partnered with community leaders and Philadelphia election officials in developing a plan to expand voter resources in six new languages beyond Spanish and Chinese, which are covered under the federal Voting Rights Act. Election guides,

also resulted in Councilman

voter applications and polling place signage are now offered

Derek Green introducing a

in Russian, Vietnamese, Khmer, Arabic, Haitian-Creole, and

redistricting reform proposal

Portuguese, providing critical information in the primary language

to put the drawing of district boundaries formally into the hands of residents.

for thousands of city voters. Collaboration with City Commissioner Seth Bluestein on the initiative will also lead to the creation of a new Language Access Advisory Committee as a formal group to advise and support city officials in continuing to improve the experience of limited-English-proficient voters.

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Our Buchholz Fellowship program designed to develop and connect emerging leaders just welcomed our sixth cohort. These young leaders from across the private and non-profit sectors work to advance C70’s mission and the future of our democracy.

Meet the 2022-2023 Buchholz Fellows

David Bates Senior Manager, Vanguard

Carlyn Crawley Director, Government Relations & Strategy, Greater Philadelphia YMCA

Laura Bottaro Galier Associate, Greenberg Traurig

Claire Grega Associate, Langsam Stevens Silver & Hollaender LLP

Jamal Hill Attorney, Merck & Co.

Cris Landa Protect Democracy

Kevin Rajan Associate, Morgan Lewis

Morgan Robinson American Association for Cancer Research

Ashley Session Deputy State Director, Pennsylvania for America Votes

Trevor Waldron Associate, Cooper Levenson

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We developed new teaching and learning resources to strengthen civic education.

Because we know how vital it is to reach young people as early as possible, we developed a range of new resources and programs designed to educate, engage, and empower youth in civics and government.

Elections & Voting Curricula clearly explain the inner workings of our electoral system and the ways it impacts every aspect of our lives.

T H E W I L L I A M P E N N FO U N DAT I O N

Studio C70 Interviews allow students and C70 staff the opportunity to interview candidates in their region seeking office in Pennsylvania.

A N D T H E T R A N S FO R M AT I V E J U ST I C E COA L I T I O N G E N E R O U S LY F U N D T H I S PROGRAM.

C70 Teacher Advisory Council made up of high school teachers from across the Commonwealth, is helping to develop resources and conduct outreach to other teachers.

Mock Election in partnership with PA Youth Vote gives students the opportunity to experience voting firsthand, a crucial act of active citizenship.

Youth Election Ambassador Corps invites young people to the polls on Election Day to observe the electoral process first-hand.

PA Civics coalition As a member of the PA Civics coalition, we’re working alongside organizations that provide Pennsylvania teachers with the tools they need for effective civics education.

Partners in the Unify Challenge College Bowl, where we helped recruit students from Pennsylvania to participate in convenings where students share perspectives across different ideologies and strengthen their civic dialogue skills.

We expanded our membership

Invest in Democracy

program.

With Us

Seventy’s membership program, established in 2019, now boasts a total of 449 members.

Our membership program is about more than

This year, we launched an exclusive “Super

just showing your support; it’s an opportunity

Citizen” membership tier in partnership with

to get involved, make a real impact, and invest

the Philadelphia Citizen and Young Involved

in the future of democracy. Join us!

Philadelphia that offers unique opportunities for civic engagement and leadership development.

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Seventy Staff

Our staff members, deeply committed to our mission, connect not only to people in government but to every other organization that is trying to make government work better.

They’re a positive force

Dan Bright Chief Financial Officer

Michelle Montalvo Director of Communications

Patrick Christmas Chief Policy Officer

Al Schmidt Former President & Chief Executive Officer

Lauren Cristella Interim President & Chief Operations Officer

Brittany Smalls Consultant

Paul Droesch Senior Research Fellow

David Thornburgh Chair, Ballot PA

Tom Levy Consultant

Justin Villere Director of Civic Education

in everything they touch. This year, we added two new key positions, a Director of Communications and Director of Civic Education, to advance

Clare Maus Louisa Hanson Louisa Strohm

our strategic initiatives

Gabriela Auguste

around education and

Sarah McGrath

outreach.

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Interns

Sabrina Shaffer Valeria Andrango

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The board of the Committee of Seventy is now 50% women.

Board of Directors Eric Kraeutler, Esquire, CHAIRMAN Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Glenn D. Blumenfeld Principal, Tactix Real Estate Advisors, LLC

Thomas A. Hutton, Esquire, VICE

Glenn D. Bryan Assistant Vice President, Community Relations, University of Pennsylvania

CHAIR

Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, Independence Blue Cross Barbara Adams, Esquire, VICE CHAIR Michelle J. Hong, SECRETARY Senior Vice President, Northern Trust Corporation Sue Lonergan, TREASURER Regional President, Southeastern Pennsylvania Division, Fulton Bank

David Buck Executive Vice President, Philadelphia Phillies Cristina Cavalieri, Esquire Senior Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, Thomas Jefferson University Chris Cera Founder & CEO, Arcweb Technologies

Adam E. Laver, Esquire, GENERAL COUNSEL

Partner, Blank Rome LLP Bruce D. Armon, Esquire Philadelphia Office Managing Partner, Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP Larry Bendesky Managing Shareholder, Saltz Mongeluzzi and Bendesky

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John Chou Retired—Former Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, AmerisourceBergen Corporation Eileen M. Coggins, Esquire General Counsel and Executive Vice President, Legal Affairs, AmeriHealth Caritas Andrea Custis

Howard J. Davis, Esquire Kleinbard LLC Steven Davis, Esquire Partner, Stradley Ronon Stevens and Young Lisa Detwiler Managing Director, FS Investment Solutions, LLC Thomas A. Decker, Esquire Vice Chairman, Cozen O’Connor Edward M. Dunham, Jr., Esquire (Board Emeritus) Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C. Patrick J. Eiding Former Council President, Philadelphia AFL-CIO Timothy Ford, Esquire Partner, Dilworth Paxson LLP Anthony E. Gay Vice President and General Counsel, PECO Damien M. Ghee Regional Vice President, SVP Greater Philadelphia Region, TD Bank

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Peggy Leimkuhler EVP & COO, Firstrust Bank

Our board of almost 70 people cuts across Greater Philadelphia’s most important businesses, firms, academic institutions, and civic groups.

Kristin Lytle President, Leader’s Edge William M. Madway, MBA, MPS Advocate-at-Large Kevin B. Mahoney CEO, University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS).

Jennifer Mantini Deals Partner, PwC

Jay Goldstein, Esquire Chairman & CEO, Spring Garden Lending Tine Hansen-Turton President & CEO, Woods George S. Hasenecz Senior Vice President - Investments, Brandywine Realty Trust Abbey Hazlett, Esquire Partner, Troutman Pepper Aletheia Henry Partner, HH Teams Charles K. Hopkins Business Development Director Vice President, Glenmede Philip P. Jaurigue President, Sabre Systems, Inc. Andrea Kirshenbaum, Esquire Shareholder, Littler Marilyn Z. Kutler, Esquire Partner, Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP Jannie K. Lau Laura LaRosa Mid-Atlantic Regional President, BNY Mellon

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Leslie Anne Miller, Esquire Principal, Leslie Anne Miller, LLC

Partner, DLA Piper Patti Santelle Chair Emeritus, White & Williams Jim Schultz, Esquire Executive Vice President, Scientific Games Dianne L. Semingson President, DLS International Anthony D. Shore VP, Deputy General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer, Essent Guaranty, Inc. Leslie Smallwood-Lewis Member, Mosaic Development Partners

Stephen W. Miller, Esquire (Board Emeritus) Senior Counsel, Ricci Tyrrell Johnson & Grey

Michael R. Stiles, Esquire

Ana C. Montalbán Shareholder, GreenbergTraurig

Joe H. Tucker Jr., Esquire Founder & CEO, Tucker Law Group

Greg Montanaro Vice President & Executive Director, Office of the President, Drexel University

Joe Ujobai CEO, AIX

John “Ozzie” Nelson, Jr. Chairman & CEO, NELSON Bret S. Perkins Senior Vice President, External and Government Affairs, Comcast Corporation Nancy R. Peterson, Esquire Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Allied Universal Security Susan S. Pié, Esquire Jennifer I. Rodríguez President & CEO, Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Courtney Gilligan Saleski, Esquire

Nicole G. Tell Executive Director, BLBB Charitable

Elizabeth Vale Board Member, Broad Street Ministry Maulin S. Vidwans, Esquire Partner, Ballard Spahr Linda Washington-Brown Vice President, Developmental Services, Horizon House Melissa Weiler Gerber President & CEO, AccessMatters Dr. Wendy Reed Williams Senior Director of Academic Training and Outreach Programs, CHOP Dawn Holden Woods President, Generative Consulting Partners

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