2026 NPD Awards Committee
Co-chair - Kathryn Fernandez, Chief Executive Officer, Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence
Co-chair - Rev. Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake, MGA, FAAN, Former President of the Independence Blue Cross Foundation and Vice President, Community Affairs, Independence Blue Cross
Jory Barrad, Director of Development & Communications, Pathways School
Neil Batiancila, Chief Development Officer, Philadelphia Zoo
Jessica Brookstein, Divisional Director of Gift Planning, Salvation Army Greater Philadelphia Area and Immediate-Past President, Planned Giving Council of Greater Philadelphia
Jonathan Burton, Director of Development, Independence Historical Trust
Garlen Capita, Director of Community Engagement – McNulty Leadership Program at Wharton, The Wharton School | University of Pennsylvania
Michael Criscuolo, Vice President, Development, The Wistar Institute
Tricia Eget, Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, Villanova University
Liz Marafino Fiola, President/Senior Major Gift Officer, AFP-GPC/Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
Liz Hefner, President-Elect/Senior Consultant, AFP-GPC/Schultz & Williams
Beth Shalom Hessel, Ph.D., Executive Director, The Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Tisha Hyter, Senior Vice President, Senior Nonprofit Strategist, PNC
Tynetta T. Brown, Principal Consultant, Thumbprint Strategies
2026 NPD Planning Committee
Chair - Doris Parent, MBA, Chief Culture and People Officer, The Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts
Co-Chair - Dawn Elyse Warden, Director of Individual Giving, Gesu School
Co-Chair - Nicole Snyder, Assistant Director of Donor Relations, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Kristen Barber, Director of Development Operations, Gesu School
