Meet the 2011 Pennsylvania Political Leaders Fellows

The Pennsylvania Political Leaders Fellowship is a nine-month, part-time leadership development program for a select group of organizational leaders, future candidates, community organizers, and progressive activists across the state. 

You can also meet the 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 or 2006 classes.

Adam Hymans Donor Engagement Officer, The Philadelphia Foundation	Adrian Shanker President, Equality Pennsylvania	Adrienne Williams Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director, Elements Organization	Alain Joinville Public Affairs Coordinator, Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Department	Alexis Campbell Operations Director, Permacultivate
Ali Kronley Organizer, SEIU Healthcare PA	Amy Cox Adjunct Professor, Arcadia University	Andy Arnold Associate Professor, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	Antony Dugdale Regional Director, Government Strategies, UNITE HERE	Arun Prabhakaran Director, Governement and Strategic Parnterships, Urban Affairs Coalition
Blair Shaw Management Specialist, Philadelphia Housing Authority	Christopher Dietz President, Millersburg Borough Council	Christopher Sharp Executive Board Member, Young Lawyers Division of Philadelphia Bar Association	Danielle Hairston Green President/Founder of Embracing ARMS, Inc.	Dan Loeb Quantitative Research Analyst, Susquehanna International Group
Dan McClain Manager - Internal Audit, U.S. Steel Corporation	David Zega Political & Public Policy Consultant	Dominique Aubry Chief of Staff/Director of Talent, Strategy and Operations, Teach for America	Dylan Heckart Director of Development and Public Relations, Humane Society of Berks County	Elaine Kuhar Organizer, The United Food and Commercial Workers Local 23
Ezra Small Programs Coordinator, Delaware Valley Green Building Council	Gregg Kravitz Strategy Consultant	James Nelson Founder and Chief Investment Officer, ASPIRE Investment Group	Jennifer Frownfelter Central Vice-President, Pennsylvania Young Democrats	Jessica Walls-Lavelle Board Member, Midtown Square Action Council
Jim Palmquist LGBT Justice Ally and Advocate	Joan Rogers Consultant	John Elliott Churchville Chairman/CEO. Liberation Fellowship Community Development Corporation	John Scott Retail Banking Branch Manager, Assistant Vice President, Sovereign Bank	Julie Vitale Coordinator, Career Education, Communities in Schools
Justina Shaw Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Opportunities-PA	Karen Pinckney President & CEO, Concepts for Success, LLC	Leslie Suhr Director of the Hamilton District Main Street Program, Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce	Lonce Scott Development Director, Cradle of Liberty Council, Boy Scouts of America	Margot Martin Marketing & Development Coordinator, Planned Parenthood of Western PA
Mathew Tharakan Manager, South Eastern Transportation Authority	Mia Briceño Doctoral Candidate, Lecturer, Penn State University	Neil Deegan Political Director for Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz	Nicole Yarbrough Co-Director, Education Department, Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Associations Coalition (SEAMAAC)	Ouida Brown Orthopedic Surgeon, Delaware Valley Orthopedic Associates
Quibilia Divine President and Founder, The Educational Advocates Reaching Today's Hardworking Students, Inc. (EARTHS)	Raheem S. Watson Founder, Overbrook Venture Group	Rebecca Lyttle Vice President, Lancaster League of Women Voters	Robert Jackel Judicial Clerk, First Judicial District Of Philadelphia	Sakinah Rahman Vice President, Financial Services, Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation
Sylvia P. Simms Founder/President, PARENT POWER	Tiffany Newmuis Director of Diversity Programs, Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority	Wayne Barrett VP, Investment Banker – Public Finance, NW Financial Group, LLC