DEBRA L. CAPLAN is currently serving as an Executive-in-Residence at The Forbes Funds, where she advises nonprofits in governance and leadership. During her longstanding career as a leader in healthcare at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Allegheny Health Network (AHN), and more recently as Interim ...

DEBRA MCCLOSKEY TODD, J.D., LL.M, is the Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The Honorable Justice Todd was elected to the Pennsylvania Superior Court in 1999 and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in 2007. On October 1, 2022, she became Pennsylvania’s first female Chief Justice in the Cour...

JULIA A. HALLER, M.D. is the Ophthalmologist-in-Chief and William Tasman Endowed Chair at Wills Eye Hospital and Chair of Ophthalmology for Jefferson Health. She is a trailblazing retina surgeon-scientist who has innovated translational advances against blindness on many fronts, including drug deliv...

KENDRA A. AUCKER is the President and CEO of the Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg, PA. Kendra's commitment to leadership through transparency, integrity, and communication has led Evangelical Community Hospital to increase employee engagement and patient experience scores, 5-star CMS stat...

KIM PHIPPS, Ph.D. In December 2004, Dr. Kim S. Phipps, an advocate for academic excellence, holistic student learning, and community engagement, was named the eighth president of Messiah University. Her tenure at Messiah has been marked by implementing a School of Graduate and Professional Studies,...

MARSHA PERELMAN started her career in the energy business at Buckeye Pipe Line as one of the company’s first female executives, followed by co-founding Clearfield Energy and serving on two NYSE energy company boards. She is Chair Emerita of the Board of the Franklin Institute, helping to build the o...

NANCY KUKOVICH is the CEO of Adelphoi USA, a leading programming provider for youth and families in Pennsylvania, serving approximately 2,500 youth and families annually. She previously served as CEO of the United Way of Westmoreland County. Before moving to Westmoreland County, Nancy worked as Unit...

NINA JABLONSKI, Ph.D. is an anthropologist whose most significant contributions have rested on her research on the evolution of human skin pigmentation that accounts for why dark skin evolved under conditions of high ultraviolet radiation (UVR) in the tropics. In contrast, lighter skin was favored u...

RASHIDA NG. As a licensed architect and educator, Rashida Ng focuses her research on the confluence of climate change and racial equity, specifically emphasizing housing insecurity. Engaging researchers, practitioners, and community stakeholders, she recently organized the Housing Justice Futures sy...

VIRGINIA MCGREGOR is Treasurer of the Democratic National Committee, a position she was appointed to in 2021 by President Joseph R. Biden. She also served as National Co-Chair of the DNC’s Women’s Leadership Forum and was appointed to the America 250 Commission by former PA Governor Tom Wolf. Virgin...