2024 Board of Directors & STAFF
Board members and staff at the Juneteenth Summer Pride Picnic in June, 2022
We adopted of our bylaws in 2007 and expanded the board in 2015 with the addition of the Event Planning Committee Chair, and then again in 2017 to add an additional six board members to the existing ten. In the summer of 2019, we added two more who are graduates of the first-ever Community Leadership Pipeline. In early 2022, we changed the board leadership structure from a Chair/Vice-Chair to two Co-Chairs.
The board members serve for one year terms, except the co-chairs who serve for staggered two year terms. The elections are held at our annual Winter Wonderland party each January.
All email addresses for board members are their first names @phillyfamilypride.org.
The board members serve for one year terms, except the co-chairs who serve for staggered two year terms. The elections are held at our annual Winter Wonderland party each January.
All email addresses for board members are their first names @phillyfamilypride.org.
executive committee
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Michael Galvan, they/them
Board Co-Chair michael@ Board member since 2022. Michael R. Galvan has extensive experience in education and youth policy and has spent their career working to advance outcomes for underrepresented communities. Michael currently resides in Germantown with their partner, son, two dogs, and two cats. |
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Lori Keslowitz, they/she
Board Co-Chair lori@ Board member since 2019. Lori (pictured right) works in education, loves to garden and read. Lori lives in South Philly with their wife and 2 kiddos. My wife and I were so happy to find out about PFP after moving here from NY. It’s always been very important to us that our kids grow up around other queer families.” |
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Hunter McCorkel, she/they
Secretary hunter@ Board member since 2019. Hunter is a proud butch parent of two amazing kiddos. They are a nurse, copy editor, backyard vegetable gardener, and stay at home parent. Hunter lives in Mt Airy with their family.
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“We are the first of our close friends to have a baby, so when we got pregnant we knew we would need to build new community. Philadelphia Family Pride has been a fantastic way to meet other queer families, and Philly is lucky to have this organization.”
committee chairs
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Adam Moskowitz, he/him
Events Planning Committee Chair adam@ Board member since 2023. Adam lives in Northern Liberties and is a prospective parent. Adam worked in the early childhood education field for the past 7.5 years, and currently works as a Special Instructor for early intervention and is a First Aid and CPR Instructor. He has been actively involved with Philadelphia Family Pride for the past 4 years. He is serving his second year on the board and is excited to be in his new role as Events Planning Committee Chair. "PFP has given me a sense of community in ways I did not expect. Being able to serve on the board and connect with others is one of my favorite things about PFP. " |
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Melissa Charfadi, she/her
Education & Advocacy Committee Chair melissa@ Board member since 2023. Melissa (pictured left) is a mental health therapist with a passion for working with the LGBTQIA+ community. As the daughter of a queer woman, she grew up navigating the world of queer families. Now, as the mother of a daughter with two moms, family pride is even more important and connection and representation a priority. Melissa currently resides in South Jersey with her wife, daughter (2yo as of 2023), and two dogs! Melissa hopes to extend the reach of PFP to those in the SJ area as the need for connection and supports is so needed.
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Angel Brice, she/her
Fundraising Committee Chair angel@ Board member since 2024. (Angel also previously served on the PFP board from 2017 to 2019.) Angel (pictured second from the left) is a Jesus-loving mama, wife, educator, mental health advocate, and lover of the arts! She’s born and raised in West Philadelphia and is looking forward to community building and collaborating with PFP this year! Angel loves being both the student and the teacher and is excited to learn and share her gifts and time in a loving and effective way! She is so excited to be a part of PFP- again! |
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Jeremy Plymette, he/him
Membership Committee Chair jeremy@ Board member since 2024. Jeremy (pictured left) has spent his career in advertising. He lives in Fishtown with his daughter and husband. Together they love traveling and spending time with friends and family. |
Members at Large
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Rebecca Levin Nayak, she/her
becca@ Board member since 2019. Becca (pictured left) lives in Mt. Airy and is a family law attorney. “I became involved in PFP before starting my family and found the conference and other events a great place to learn. Now that I have a son, PFP has been a great place to build connections and community!” |
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TJ Rose, he/him
tj@ Board member since 2024. TJ is a proud transman, husband and parent of three wonderful little ones. He is a paralegal, graphic designer and also serves on the board of PFLAG Philadelphia. |
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Zoe Stoller, they/he/she
zoe@ Board member since 2024. Zoe is a queer and non-binary social worker and content creator with a passion for LGBTQ+ community building and education. They live in West Philadelphia with their dog, Winnie, and they are currently a prospective parent (but they love being a dog parent!). |
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Skott Stotland, they/them
skott@ Board member since 2021. |
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Timothy Webb, he/him
timothy@ Board member since 2024 Tim has over 18 years of Medical Billing Management experience, and most recently served as a billing supervisor for Optum supporting Quest Diagnostics. He has recently stepped away from medical billing to pursue other venues and volunteer. Tim has an MBA from Strayer University and a Bachelors degree from Albright College. Tim was born and raised in Atlantic county New Jersey, but has lived in Pennsylvania for over 20 years. He has been with his partner for over 26 years and they are raising their7 year-old together in Montgomery County. |
Our Staff
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Sandra Telep, she/her/ella
Executive Director sandra at phillyfamilypride.org Staff since 2023. Pictured here in the winter of 2023. Sandra, parent to two kids (13 and 11), has worked at various organizations including the Human Rights Campaign, the ACLU, and the AFL-CIO. She recently spent a year in Mexico with her children to cement their connection with their family, culture, and language. I moved to Philly when my oldest was a newborn, and I didn’t know a single person in the city. I joined PFP and found community. I made friends through PFP that are now over a decade old! It’s been so wonderful to see our kids grow up together.” |
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Jadzia Axelrod, she/her
Assistant Director jadzia at phillyfamilypride.org Staff since 2024. Jadzia is a writer and cartoonist. She lives in West Philly with her wife and daughter. Jadzia served on the board of PFP from 2019-2024 when she resigned to take this position. She also designed the logo PFP adopted in 2019! When we first became parents, we looked around for a warm, welcoming community that our queer family would feel at home in. PFP has been that community since the day we joined.” |
