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Meet Our
Board of Directors
Cheryl Lafferty
Cheryl is a life-long resident of Northeast Philadelphia and a member and congregational Deacon at Redemption Lutheran Church. After co-founding a local youth non-profit called Rhawnhurst Turning Point, she now works as the Chief of Staff at Philadelphia Academies, Inc., a 50-year old non-profit bringing career connected education to underserved students. Outside of work she enjoys traveling with her husband, binge watching Netflix, and participating in triathlons.
Cheryl currently serves as Board Chair.
Cheryl currently serves as Board Chair.
Alan Borthwick
Alan is a Data Architect and Business Intelligence Analyst at The Renfrew Center in Philadelphia, and has worked in healthcare technology for the last 10 years. Prior to that, he held various technology positions in the investment and insurance industries. He regularly volunteers at Feast of Justice on the weekends, and enjoys cooking, reading and spending time with friends, family and his dog Bella. He is also an avid motorcyclist and on most nice, weekend days when he’s not volunteering at Feast of Justice, you’ll find him exploring twisty back roads in search in of any type of festival and off-the-beaten-path places to eat.
Alan currently serves as the Board Vice Chair.
Alan currently serves as the Board Vice Chair.
Carolyn Edwards
Carolyn is employed as a Project Coordinator with an international company which manufactures and installs automated doors. She has previous work experience as an Operations Manager, Regional Trainer and Sales Manager.
In her free time, Carolyn enjoys reading, spending time with friends and family, baking, sewing and cheering on the Philadelphia sports teams. Carolyn has a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education from Shippensburg University and is a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Northeast Philadelphia.
Carolyn serves as the Board Secretary.
In her free time, Carolyn enjoys reading, spending time with friends and family, baking, sewing and cheering on the Philadelphia sports teams. Carolyn has a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education from Shippensburg University and is a member of Faith Lutheran Church in Northeast Philadelphia.
Carolyn serves as the Board Secretary.
Dan Samartino
After graduating from Temple University’s Fox School of Business, Dan served as an AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer with Community First Fund, in York PA for a year. He then returned to Philadelphia to work as the Loan Officer for Entrepreneur Works, providing micro-loans and technical assistance to entrepreneurs in predominantly disadvantaged communities throughout the greater Philadelphia area.
Dan now works at M&T Bank where he manages the Mayfair branch and works to use his to position to help provide financial resources and advice to businesses and non-profits. He also is the Volunteer Chair for M&T’s Center City Community Bank.
Dan is an avid Philadelphia sports fan, enjoys golf, restaurants and live music, and is currently making the move from South Philadelphia to Mount Airy with his wife, Alex, and his dog, Benny.
Dan currently serves as Board Treasurer.
Dan now works at M&T Bank where he manages the Mayfair branch and works to use his to position to help provide financial resources and advice to businesses and non-profits. He also is the Volunteer Chair for M&T’s Center City Community Bank.
Dan is an avid Philadelphia sports fan, enjoys golf, restaurants and live music, and is currently making the move from South Philadelphia to Mount Airy with his wife, Alex, and his dog, Benny.
Dan currently serves as Board Treasurer.
Rev. Sandra Brown
For 30 years, Rev. Brown has served as pastor of congregations in North and Northeast Philadelphia, and currently is the pastor of Peace Lutheran Church in Bensalem. She has volunteered with The Maternity Care Coalition, Philadelphians Organized to Witness, Empower, and Rebuild (POWER), and numerous other community organizations. She has also served on various committees of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, including Social Ministry, Worship, Committee of Deans, Synod Council.
Mark Klinger
Mark grew up in northeast Ohio where he attended Kent State University and found his passion for writing and history (occasionally mixing the two.) He moved to Philadelphia in 2013 when he and his spouse relocated for Mark’s husband, Joseph, to attend seminary at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, now United Lutheran Seminary. Joey is now pastor at Redemption Lutheran Church.
Mark has worked in church settings for the past eight years, mostly in positions relating to Human Resources and Staff Management.
Mark is also an avid student of history and is an historian of the RMS Titanic in particular.
Mark and Pastor Joey now reside in Rhawnhurst with their very lazy dog, Finnegan, their much more active cats, Chairman and Eva.
Mark has worked in church settings for the past eight years, mostly in positions relating to Human Resources and Staff Management.
Mark is also an avid student of history and is an historian of the RMS Titanic in particular.
Mark and Pastor Joey now reside in Rhawnhurst with their very lazy dog, Finnegan, their much more active cats, Chairman and Eva.
Michael McNulty-Bobholz
Mike is the Associate Vice-President for Student Life at Holy Family University in NE Philadelphia. Students from Holy Family are regular volunteers at Feast of Justice. He also serves as the campus Chapter Advisor for Habitat for Humanity, Philadelphia.
Rev. Patricia Neale
The Rev. Patricia Neale has served as the Executive Director of Feast of Justice since it was founded in 2007, while she was serving at host church St. John’s Lutheran Church (Mayfair) as Associate Pastor.
She has a Masters in Divinity from the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia with an urban concentration, as well as an MS from University of Texas and a BS from the University of Virginia from her first career as a biomedical engineer. Pr. Tricia serves on the board of directors for the Northeast Services Team and the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger, and is a member of the city’s Anti-Hunger committee of the Food Policy Advisory Council.
She is originally from Baltimore, Maryland, but has lived in Rhawnhurst since 2007 with her husband, David, who teaches high school in Philadelphia, and their three sons. When not at Feast of Justice, she enjoys running, cooking vegetarian food, reading, and her large Italian family.
She has a Masters in Divinity from the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia with an urban concentration, as well as an MS from University of Texas and a BS from the University of Virginia from her first career as a biomedical engineer. Pr. Tricia serves on the board of directors for the Northeast Services Team and the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger, and is a member of the city’s Anti-Hunger committee of the Food Policy Advisory Council.
She is originally from Baltimore, Maryland, but has lived in Rhawnhurst since 2007 with her husband, David, who teaches high school in Philadelphia, and their three sons. When not at Feast of Justice, she enjoys running, cooking vegetarian food, reading, and her large Italian family.
Mary Jones
Mary is a member of St John’s Lutheran Church. She grew up in Buffalo NY and graduated with a degree in Music Ed from SUNY Buffalo. She is certified in Elem. Ed, having first taught in Lutheran and Episcopal schools and retired from the Philadelphia Public school system last year.
She has been an active church member her entire life, involved in worship life and music programs. She splits her time between substituting in the Public schools and working at Feast at Justice.
She has been an active church member her entire life, involved in worship life and music programs. She splits her time between substituting in the Public schools and working at Feast at Justice.
Dave Speece
Dave has been a longtime volunteer at Feast of Justice. He currently serves as
liaison between St. John’s Lutheran Church and Feast of Justice’s board of
directors. Dave has worked many years as a college bookstore manager and
customer service trainer. He is a longtime member of St. John’s Lutheran Church.
In his spare time, Dave enjoys doing genealogy, reading and watching sports.
liaison between St. John’s Lutheran Church and Feast of Justice’s board of
directors. Dave has worked many years as a college bookstore manager and
customer service trainer. He is a longtime member of St. John’s Lutheran Church.
In his spare time, Dave enjoys doing genealogy, reading and watching sports.
Tom Collett
Tom is a retired business development executive with nearly 30 years of experience from SAP, a global
IT leader, and ARCO, a global energy company. Soon after retiring from SAP in 2015, he joined
Team4Tech as a Fellow, leading a number of long-term volunteer projects in South Africa, Malawi, Rwanda, Kenya and Costa Rica. Team4Tech is a Silicon Valley based non profit that helps technology
companies realize their development goals through educational based immersive service projects.
During last two years he has volunteered as a consultant for Compass Pro Bono here in Philadelphia.
Tom has a MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and a BSc in Management Science from the University of Warwick in the UK. He is married to Marda and has two grown children.
IT leader, and ARCO, a global energy company. Soon after retiring from SAP in 2015, he joined
Team4Tech as a Fellow, leading a number of long-term volunteer projects in South Africa, Malawi, Rwanda, Kenya and Costa Rica. Team4Tech is a Silicon Valley based non profit that helps technology
companies realize their development goals through educational based immersive service projects.
During last two years he has volunteered as a consultant for Compass Pro Bono here in Philadelphia.
Tom has a MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and a BSc in Management Science from the University of Warwick in the UK. He is married to Marda and has two grown children.
Everett Gillison
Kevin Carsely
Keith Xiao
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