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SOWN is staffed by masters level professionals who specialize in establishing and maintaining support groups for older women. Our professionals are highly skilled in the areas of aging, group processes, and women's issues.
Key Staff
- Karen Bareiss, MSW, Finance Manager — kbareiss@sown.org
- Ebony Carter, Community Engagement and Outreach Specialist — ecarter@sown.org
- Patty Davis, LCSW, Senior Social Worker — pattydavis@sown.org
Read Patty's biography - Merle Drake, LCSW, Executive Director — merledrake@sown.org
Read Merle's biography
- Maura C. Kelly, Operations Manager — mkelly@sown.org
- Seulky McInneshin, Ph.D., Deputy Director — seulkym@sown.org
- Richelle Phillips, MSS, GrandFamily Resource Center Coordinator — rphillips@sown.org
Read Richelle's biography
- Arlene Segal, MS, Growing Healthy Lives Together Program Coordinator — asegal@sown.org
- Marypat Tracy, LCSW, Director of Programs— mptracy@sown.org
Read Marypat's biography
Officers of the Board of Directors
- Denise M. Gargan, Board Chair
- Lesley T. Pratt, Vice President
- Madeline Janowski , Treasurer
- Cynthia Waters, Secretary
Our Board of Directors
- Jane Combrinck-Graham, Operations Director, Aon Risk Services
- Linda Cutler, Regional Manager, Ambulatory Health Services
- Denise M. Gargan, Portfolio Manager, Vice President, PNC
- Trenya Garner, Data Manager, Office of Patient Safety and Quality, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Lydia Hammer, Independent Healthcare Managemant Consultant
- Madeline Janowski, Director, Tax Department, Asher and Company, Ltd.
- Jacquelyn Steck Kafes, Vice President, Bank of New York Mellon Wealth Management Group
- Maxine Katz, Career Counselor, JEVS Human Services
- Joy Spink LaValley, FORMS Project (Re-Engineering), Prudential Insurance Company
- Della Lazarus, MSS, Social Worker, Drexel University College of Medicine
- Eileen McGinley, MSS, Social Worker, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
- Normadene Murphy, Director, Executive Security and Asset Protection
Services, Carpenter Technology Corporation - Roslyn G. Pollack, Esq., Berger & Montague, PC
- Lesley T. Pratt, Director of Development Administration, Philadelphia Museum of Art
- Dana Ryan, Stockbroker, Scottrade & Business consultant, Jeff D'Ambrosio Auto Group
- Lisa R. Schwartz, J.D., LL.M., Attorney at Law
- Cynthia Waters, MHS, Director, Maternity Care Coalition MOMobile and Early Head Start Program
Consultants
- Nancy Morrow, MSW, Foundation Development Consultant — nmorrow@sown.org
- Debra Weigl, MSW, GrandFamily Resource Center Social Worker — dweigl@sown.org
- Ann Tydeman-Solomon, MSS, MLSP, Grants Consultant— annts@sown.org
Our Funders
SOWN is funded through a variety of grants from private foundations, individual contributions, and government sources.
