
Organizational Leadership
Dedicated and Visionary Leadership
Our leadership on the senior team, the corporate board of directors, the board of trustees and unit boards is what makes us so successful. The Senior Leadership Team, led by President and CEO, John Wellons, is a group of talented individuals who bring vision and expertise to the organization, with a relentless eye for what is best for the young people we serve. Our Corporate Board of Directors, led by Chairman Michael Hare, helps to shape the vision and strategic direction of the organization, while ensuring that we are good stewards of our finances. This group is a great representation of industry leaders throughout the state of Delaware who share a passion for helping kids. The Board of Trustees, led by Matt Beardwood, 80% of whom serve on either a Unit Board or a BGCDE committee, are capable individuals who are willing to “roll up their sleeves” to get the work done, tirelessly supporting our staff and kids. The Unit Boards, at 100 members strong support the 14 Clubs throughout the state and are professionals and business men and women who resided within the community surrounding their Club. They are our boots on the ground and ambassadors at a local level.
Senior Leadership Team
Leadership
Board of Directors

Donna Barrett
JP Morgan Chase Committee: Vice Chair – Revenue, Executive, Revenue Development

Blake Carey
The Smith Firm, LLC

Rick Deadwyler,
Vice Chair
Corteva Agriscience (DuPont Agriculture) Secretary

Markevis Gideon
President, 100 Black Men United Delaware

Dr. LaVerne T. Harmon
Wilmington University

Steve Larrabee
DuPont, Chair, Program Committee

Jeff Mitchell, Treasurer
Sr. Vice President, Siegfried Advisory

Elaine Bittner
Retired

James Collins, Secretary
State of Delaware

Jennifer Denham
Program Committee

Nick Hammonds
Jack Lingo Asset Management
Paula Jenkins-Massie
Retired

Lewis H. Lazarus
Morris James Committee: VC-Operations, Executive, Capital Campaign

Ryan Rathbun
DuPont

Jaclyn Cantler
Pepco Holdings

Jane Crowe
Citi, Marketing Committee

Harrison Gelber
WSFS Bank

Mike Hare
Buccini/Pollin Group

Michael Kullman
Committees: Marketing, Board Development, Revenue

Vivian Medinilla
Weiss, Saville, Medinilla & Houser, P.A., Retired Superior Court Judge

Brian Richards
M&T Bank

Michael C. Smith, Board Chair

Nikkia Squires
Christiana Care
Korn Ferry
Committee: Human Resources

F.L. Peter Stone
Attorney –at- Law Committees: Executive, Property, Capital Campaign, Teen TF

Matthew Trerotola
Enovis
Committees: Revenue, Strategic Task Teams

Jeffrey Starkey
City of Wilmington Committees: Property
Honorary Board
Dr. Michael Axe
Scott Brown
Martha Carper
Eugenie Mackey
Stuart Sharkey
Trustees
Virginia L. Appleby
Krista Bacchieri
Jeffery Beard
Matt Beardwood
Chris Benfer
Patricia K. Beuchler
Scott Brown
William J. Brown
Patrick J. Callihan
Robert R. M. Carpenter
Lucille Cavan
Dana S. Chapman, Ed. D.
Dr. Eric Cheek
Jennifer Cohan
Cindy Crompton-Barone
Valorie Daley
Carol J. Dulin, Esq
Marisa A. Facciolo
K. Cole Flickinger
Joe Giordano Jr.
Ronald Goldston
Jonathan R. Hickey
Tira Johnson
Victor R. Kalman
Erik L. Kaufmann
Anne Michele Kuhns
Gregory A. Lane
Carrie Lingo
Marie G. Marx
Diana Maxmin
Edward L. Mayfield, Jr.
Cameron B. McDonald
Michael R. Miller
Kenneth Moses
K. Tyler O’Connell, Esq.
Michael G. Owen
Joseph J. Purzycki
Robert W. Rescigno, Ed. D.
Michael G. Rhodes
Nicole Romano
William R. Russell, III
Kathleen Schell
Leanne Silicato-Prosser
Christopher S. Sullivan
Dave Tiberi
Nicholas Vacirca
Patricia Vincent
Marichu Valencia
Area Boards
Greater Wilmington
Pat Beuchler
Syreeta Brock
Dustin Davis
Islanda Finamore
Cordell Jackson
Larry Lambert
Carl Leshock
Robert Manolescu
Anne Mathay
Cortney Milner
Bob Norris
Michael Owen*
Jacob Sneeden
David Swaney Jr.
Todd Worrall
New Castle County South
Clark Anderson
Krista Bacchieri
John Caruccio
Jay Drummond
Michael Edge
James Fields*
Vivian Fields
Ebon Flagg, Sr.
Catherine LaPenta
Ron Martin
Edward Mayfield
Megan McIntyre
Ken Moses
Will Townsville
Kent North
Philip Davis
Cinamon Elliott
Deborah Judy
Marquea King*
Charlotte Middleton
Marie Fontaine St Pierre
Jaime Titus
Debbie Wicks
Capital
Brent Porter
Jennifer Cohan
Nicholas Dolph
Kirsten Higgins
Timothy Horne
Sarah Neely-Collins
James Pennewell*
Chad Reed
Dennis Spence
Sussex
Allison Alison
Scott Brown
Lucille Cavan
Frederick Duffy
Daniel Hall
Erik Kaufmann*
Pat Vincent
Kimberly Zuleba
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