Kelly Stolar, CFRE

Stolar is the first layperson named the executive/ development director of the Neighborhood Art House in Erie, which provides a better life experience for children with limited economic, educational, and social opportunities. She is the immediate past-president of Northwestern Pennsylvania Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and has taught dance in a variety of venues since her move to Erie in 2000.

Since 1994, the Mercy Center for Women has provided housing & support services to women and their children who have experienced homelessness. In 2023, we doubled our housing capacity, including housing for men, when the Mercy Anchor Community Center opened. The center will offer both tenants and Erie residents community-based programming including primary care services, a food pantry, and computer training, just a few of the more than 20 types of services available in a once-vacant building. The Sisters of Mercy’s mission remains a constant guide as we help those less fortunate.