Board

Our Board of Trustees are a diverse and committed group of individuals working in local businesses, law firms, and corporate legal departments. All Trustees donate time, funding, and other resources to raise awareness about the Bar Foundation and to advance equal access to justice throughout their professional communities.

Officers

Niki T. Ingram, Esq.

President

Joshua D. Snyder, Esq.

Vice President
Boni, Zack & Snyder LLC

Mark A. Gittelman, Esq.

Treasurer; Finance Committee Chair; Equal Justice Center Committee Co-Chair

Leslie E. John, Esq.

Anti-Racism Taskforce Co-Chair, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Officer
Ballard Spahr LLP

Jennedy S. Johnson, Esq.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion Officer

Will Sachse, Esq.

Assistant Secretary, EJC Co-Chair
Dechert LLP

Lawrence F. Walker, Esq.

Secretary; Grants Committee Co-Chair
Cozen O'Connor

Trustees

Daniel Aiken

Faegre Drinker

Meredith S. Auten, Esq.

Development/Fundraising & Events Committee Co-Chair
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Andrew W. Boczkowski, Esq.

GlaxoSmithKline

Christian W. Castile, Esq.

Reed Smith LLP

Jennifer S. Coatsworth, Esq.

Chancellor, Philadelphia Bar Association
Margolis Edelstein

John Devine

Holland & Knight

Christopher D. Durham, Esq.

Human Resources Committee Chair
Duane Morris LLP

Stephen A. Fogdall

Dilworth Paxson LLP

Melanie J. Foreman, Esq.

Marshall Dennehey

Jordan J. Freeman, Esq.

YLD Chair
Wilson Elser

Matthew A. Grubman, Esq.

Grants Committee Co-Chair
Weitz & Luxenberg P.C.

Matthew A. Hamermesh, Esq.

Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller

Tim Hoban

Toll Brothers, Inc

Patrick Howard, Esq.

Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky P.C.
Harvey Hurdle headshot

Harvey L. Hurdle Jr.

Executive Director, Philadelphia Bar Association
Philadelphia Bar Association

Katayun Jaffari, Esq.

Chancellor-Elect, Philadelphia Bar Association; Philly Justice Ball Committee Co-Chair
Cozen O'Connor

Krystal Kane, Esq.

Blank Rome

Jeannine M. Kenney

Hausfeld LLP

Cheryl Maddox, Esq.

Board Development Committee Chair
PFM Asset Management LLC

Jeremy Menkowitz, Esq.

Partnerships & Programs Committee Co-Chair
Comcast Corporation

Rasheen Davis Merritt, Esq.

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Harsinie Panditaratne, Esq.

HP Law, LLC

Jennie Philip, Esq

Philly Justice Ball Committee Co-Chair
Chubb

Lisa M. Scidurlo, Esq.

Stevens & Lee

Robin P. Sumner, Esq.

Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP

Patrice A. Toland, Esq.

Partnerships & Programs Committee Co-Chair
Post & Schell P.C.

Ezra Wohlgelernter

Vice Chancellor
Feldman Shepherd