Why Be a QVNA Member?

To my fellow Villagers, It’s a pleasure to meet you!

I’m Cait Allen, the new president of the Queen Village Neighbors Association (QVNA). Our former president, Eleanor Ingersoll, stepped down after steering the ship for almost six years. (Thank you for your service!)

I’m thrilled and humbled for this opportunity and look forward to serving the neighborhood.

For everyone whom I haven’t yet met, a little bit about me:

My husband and I moved to the Village in April 2019. It quickly became apparent that we live in the best neighborhood in Philly, and we wanted to do whatever we could to help. So, I reached out to QVNA that June for opportunities to volunteer drafting articles for the Queen Village Crier and participating in neighborhood clean-ups. After about a year, I joined the board, first as a director, then as treasurer and vice president.

Now that I’m sitting in the big chair, I want to build upon the Association’s past successes and make sure we’re wellpositioned to support the residents of Queen Village.

My main goals center on bolstering the quality of life for my fellow Villagers: helping our commercial corridors thrive by partnering with our surrounding neighborhood associations and business district, developing fun and quirky programs like last year’s art gallery crawl (Tour d’Art) and the Great Pumpkin Carving Contest, and investing in ways to make the neighborhood feel safer and more beautiful, like landscaping and lighting.

Also joining me in these efforts are my fantastic executive committee Vice President Chris Mullen, Treasurer Phil Holzhauer, Secretary Matt Atkins and the rest of the board of directors: Danny Doyle, Don Finley, Mae Johnson, Mike McPhilmy, Craig Morton, Dan Orr, Noah Swistak, and Christine Torcivia. They’ve been working tirelessly to help our neighborhood!

Looking forward to seeing you around the Village!

Cait Allen