David Esqueda

Director

David Esqueda is a Managing Director at Accenture within the Infrastructure Engineering practice where he advises clients as they embark in large transformations of their technology infrastructure including cloud, network, digital workplace, and IT service management. Over the last ten years, his primary area of focus has been Merger and Acquisition programs within IT and Security organizations, having being part of over 30 transaction teams in that period of time. Prior to joining Accenture in 2011, David held a number of engineering roles in the Aerospace and Data Center Facilities industries. He graduated from Penn State University, where he studied Electrical Engineering. Prior to that, he attended Valley Forge Military Academy and College where he also served as a member to the Board of Trustees of Valley Forge Military Academy (2012-2019). While growing up in Caracas, Venezuela he participated in El Sistema at the Conservatorio de Musica Simon Bolivar, and later was a member of the Orquesta Sinfonica Pre-Juvenil de Chacao, and the Chacao Youth Strings Orchestra as a violinist. David is currently a member of Orchestra Concordia in Wayne, PA.

Trina Smith

Director

Trina Smith is a Director at PFM Financial Advisors, where she advises governments and 501(c)(3) organizations on the issuance of debt to fund capital projects. She specializes in higher education but has worked with many other sectors, including utilities and municipal governments at the state and local level in the mid-Atlantic area.She holds a B.S. in Economics with a concentration in Accounting from the University of Pennsylvania and a Masters in Public Administration from Rutgers University. She has a lifelong interest in music, and started playing the piano at 8 years old.

Amy Snyder

Director

Amy Snyder is a member in the law firm of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC.  She works with public and private employers on a wide range of traditional labor and employment law matters, including representing clients before administrative agencies and in federal and state court litigation.  Amy frequently advises employers on issues related to leaves of absence, accommodating employees with disabilities, performance management, and discipline.  She also works closely with business leaders and Human Resource professionals to develop and implement employment policies and training tailored to their workplace needs. She is Co-Member-in-Charge of the Philadelphia office and co-leads the Women’s Initiative @ Eckert. Amy and her husband are the proud parents of three teenagers who appreciate listening to vinyl and enjoy playing the guitar, drums, and piano.

Lee West

Vice Chair

Lee West has a decade of experience working in the non-profit sector specializing in alumni relations, leadership development, strategic planning, fundraising, and program management. Lee worked for four years at Eisenhower Fellowships (EF), one of the world’s premier international leadership exchange organizations, most recently as the Director of Global Network Programs. Before joining EF, Lee worked in development for the University of Pennsylvania, including the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. Residing in Philadelphia, her experience extends to several local arts institutions, including InLiquid, the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Lee is a graduate of The College of New Jersey with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History.

Samantha Butts

Director

Samantha Butts, MD MSCE is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Chief of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine. In this role, she specializes in treating individuals and couples who require fertility treatments to achieve pregnancy and treating hormonal disorders affecting reproductive functioning in women. She has also dedicated her research career to studying the impact of nutritional and environmental factors on fertility, factors associated with reproductive changes as women age, and the impact of race on reproductive functioning and access to care.

Sam relocated to Philadelphia in 1998 after graduating from Harvard Medical School to complete her medical training and earn a Master’s degree in clinical epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania. As a native New Yorker, her appreciation and love of classical music was cultivated at the Harlem School of the Arts where she studied piano along with her sisters (encouraged by gentle parental nudging at lessons and practice time). Sam attributes this early musical education with providing a skill set that has supported her in life and in her career in medicine. As a current resident of Philadelphia and Hershey, PA, she has supported the arts as a member of the Mann Center’s Chairman’s Council, the Philadelphia chapter of the Links, Incorporated, and was previously on the board of the African American Museum in Philadelphia.

Bill Johnson

Secretary

Bill Johnson has worked in the non-profit sector for three decades. He’s held development and leadership positions in higher education, the arts, and public media. He is currently general manager of WRTI, Greater Philadelphia’s classical music and jazz public media institution. In this role he leads local and national efforts to strengthen public service through the power of music and public media.

Bill currently serves on the boards of Eastern Region Public Media, Jazz Philadelphia, Greater Public, the Station Resource Group, the noncomMUSIC Alliance Advisory Council, and “Play On Philly”. He holds a B.S. in Policy Analysis from Cornell University.