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PYM's Offices and Library
are located at Friends Center.

Mailing Address:
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
1515 Cherry Street
Philadelphia PA 19102-1479

General PYM Inquiries: 215-241-7182
Friends Center Switchboard: 215-241-7000
Toll-free Number: 1-800-2200-PYM
Fax: 215-241-7045

PYM Staff Directory

By Name

Anderson, Janet
Food Services Coordinator, 215-627-2667
Anderson, Pam
Serving as Administrative Assistant for Program & Religious Life (Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursday), 215-241-7230 (display email)

Serving as Administrative Assistant for Burlington Meeting House (Tuesdays and Friday), 609-387-3875 (display email)
Bethune, Jason
Arch Street Maintenance, 215-627-2667
Brelsford, Julian
Database Coordinator, 215-241-7213 (display email)
Caldwell, Cookie
Young Friends Coordinator, 215-241-7222 (display email)
Camp, Ben
Children's Religious Life Program Coordinator, 215-241-7228 (display email)
Cantor, Sharon
Grants Associate, 215-241-7218 (display email)
Connolly, Ginny
Human Resources Coordinator, 215-241-7225 (display email)
Coscia, Tricia
Care and Aging Resource Development Coordinator, 215-248-7017 (display email)
Crowley, Mary Anne
Communications Assistant, 215-241-7182 (display email)
Dotson, Stephen
Middle School Friends Coordinator, 215-241-7171 (display email)
Duncan-Tessmer, Christie
Associate Secretary for Program & Religious Life, 215-241-7008 (display email)
Forsythe, Sadie
Young Adult Friends Coordinator, 215-241-7075 (display email)
Gagné, Michael
Eco-Justice Organizer, 215-241-7216 (display email)
Georg, Lola
Associate Secretary for Business and Finance, 215-241-7205
Gibbs, Nancy
Director of Arch Street Meeting House, 215-627-2667 (display email)
Hampton, Naman
Web Content Manager, 215-241-7041 (display email)
Hatchard, Jan
Director of Development, 215-241-7115 (display email)
Henley, Kaye
Development Assistant, 215-241-7271 (display email)
Hershey, Ventina
Business Coordinator, 215-241-7202 (display email)
Horne, Wright
Associate Secretary for Advancement & Communications, 215-241-7233 (display email)
Jackson, Gary
Arch Street Maintenance, 215-627-2667
Karsten, Jennifer
Director of Education, 215-241-7224 (display email)
Larrabee, Arthur
General Secretary, 215-241-7210 (display email)
Merkle, Lou Ann
Sessions Coordinator, 215-241-7238 (display email)
Muller, Elke
Education Assistant, 215-241-7223 (display email)
Nagle, Cliessa
Controller, 215-241-7214 (display email)
Nguyen, Tammy
Accountant, 215-241-7207 (display email)
Packard, Caroline
Friends Conflict Resolution Programs, 215-241-7029 (display email)
Purvis, Jess
Finance Assistant, 215-241-7234 (display email)
Rech, Greta
Children's Religious Life Resource Coordinator, 215-241-7526 (display email)
Richardson, Celeste
Accountant, 215-241-7206 (display email)
Schaefer, George
Care & Aging Coordinator, 215-241-7068 (display email)
Strawson, Carol
Director of Burlington Conference Center, 609-387-3875 (display email)
Tafoya, Jill
Executive Assistant to the General Secretary, 215-241-7211(display email)
Varley, Rita
Librarian, 215-241-7219 (display email)
Walz, Carol
Grants Coordinator, 215-241-7201 (display email)
Worrall, Jay
Arch Street Interpretation & Volunteer Coordinator, 215-413-1804 (display email)
Wright, Wade
Spiritual Formation Program, 570-925-5708 (display email)

By Job Title

Accountant
Tammy Nguyen, 215-241-7207 (display email)

Celeste Richardson, 215-241-7206 (display email)
Administrative Assistant for Burlington Meeting House
Pam Anderson, 215-241-7230 (display email)

Administrative Assistant for Program & Religious Life
Pam Anderson, 215-241-7230 (display email)

Arch Street Interpretation & Volunteer Coordinator
Jay Worrall, 215-413-1804 (display email)
Arch Street Maintenance
Jason Bethune, 215-627-2667

Gary Jackson, 215-627-2667

Associate Secretary for Advancement & Communications
Wright Horne, 215-241-7233 (display email)
Associate Secretary for Business and Finance
Lola Georg, 215-241-7205
Associate Secretary for Program & Religious Life
Christie Duncan-Tessmer, 215-241-7008 (display email)
Business Coordinator
Ventina Hershey, 215-241-7202 (display email)
Care & Aging Coordinator
George Schaefer, 215-241-7068 (display email)
Care & Aging Resource Development Coordinator
Tricia Coscia, 215-241-7017 (display email)
Children's Religious Life Program Coordinator
Ben Camp, 215-241-7228 (display email)
Children's Religious Life Resource Coordinator
Greta Rech, 215-241-7526 (display email)
Communications Assistant
Mary Anne Crowley, 215-241-7182 (display email)
Controller
Cliessa Nagle, 215-241-7214 (display email)
Database Coordinator
Julian Brelsford, 215-241-7213 (display email)
Development Assistant
Kaye Henley, 215-241-7271 (display email)
Director of Arch Street Meeting House
Nancy Gibbs, 215-627-2667 (display email)
Director of Burlington Conference Center
Carol Strawson, 609-387-3875 (display email)
Director of Development
Jan Hatchard, 215-241-7115 (display email)
Director of Education
Jennifer Karsten, 215-241-7224 (display email)
Eco-Justice Organizer
Michael Gagné, 215-241-7216 (display email)
Education Assistant
Elke Muller, 215-241-7223 (display email)
Executive Assistant to the General Secretary
Jill Tafoya, 215-241-7211 (display email)
Finance Assistant
Jess Purvis, 215-241-7234 (display email)
Food Services Coordinator
Anderson, Janet, 215-627-2667
Friends Conflict Resolution Programs
Caroline Packard, 215-241-7029 (display email)
General Secretary
Arthur Larrabee, 215-241-7210 (display email)
Grants Associate
Sharon Cantor, 215-241-7218 (display email)
Grants Coordinator
Carol Walz, 215-241-7201 (display email)
Human Resources Coordinator
Ginny Connolly, 215-241-7225 (display email)
Librarian
Rita Varley, 215-241-7219 (display email)
Middle School Friends Coordinator
Stephen Dotson, 215-241-7171 (display email)
Publications Coordinator
Allen Reeder, 215-241-7215 (display email)
Sessions Coordinator
Lou Ann Merkle, 215-241-7238 (display email)
Spiritual Formation Program
Wade Wright, 570-925-5708 (display email)
Web Content Manager
Naman Hampton, 215-241-7041 (display email)
Young Adult Friends Coordinator
Sadie Forsythe, 215-241-7075 (display email)
Young Friends Coordinator
Cookie Caldwell, 215-241-7222 (display email)

By Topic

Accounting
Lola Georg, Associate Secretary for Business and Finance, 215-241-7205

Tammy Nguyen, Accountant, 215-241-7207 (display email)

Celeste Richardson, Accountant, 215-241-7206 (display email)

Jess Purvis, Finance Assistant, 215-241-7234 (display email)

Advancement and Communications
Wright Horne, Associate Secretary for Advancement & Communications, 215-241-7233
(display email)

Kaye Henley, Development Assistant, 215-241-7271 (display email)

Annual Fund
Jan Hatchard, Director of Development, 215-241-7115 (display email)

Wright Horne, Associate Secretary for Advancement & Communications, 215-241-7233
(display email)

Kaye Henley, Development Assistant, 215-241-7271 (display email)

Annual Sessions
Lou Ann Merkle, Sessions Coordinator, 215-241-7238 (display email)
Arch Street Meeting House
Nancy Gibbs, Director of Arch Street Meeting House, 215-627-2667 (display email)

Jay Worrall, Arch Street Interpreation & Volunteer Coordinator, 215-413-1804 (display email)

Jason Bethune, Arch Street Maintenance, 215-627-2667

Gary Jackson, Arch Street Maintenance, 215-627-2667

Janet Anderson, Food Services Coordinator, 215-627-2667

Budgeting
Lola Georg, Associate Secretary for Business and Finance, 215-241-7205

Business and Finance
Lola Georg, Associate Secretary for Business and Finance, 215-241-7205 (display email)

Ventina Hershey, Business Coordinator, 215-241-7202 (display email)

Cliessa Nagle, Controller, 215-241-7214 (display email)

Jess Purvis, Finance Assistant, 215-241-7234 (display email)

Care & Aging
George Schaefer, Care & Aging Coordinator, 215-241-7068 (display email)

Tricia Coscia, Care and Aging Resource Development Coordinator, 215-241-7017 (display email)
Children's Religious Life
Ben Camp, Children's Religious Life Program Coordinator, 215-241-7228 (display email)

Greta Rech, 215-241-7526 (display email)

Conflict Resolution Services
Caroline Packard, Friends Conflict Resolution Programs, 215-241-7029 (display email)

Center for Deepening and Strengthening Our Meetings
Caroline Packard, 215-241-7029 (display email)

Therese Miller (paid consultant), 215-241-7018 (display email)
Development / Deferred Giving
Wright Horne, Associate Secretary for Advancement & Communications, 215-241-7233
(display email)

Jan Hatchard, Director of Development, 215-241-7115 (display email)

Kaye Henley, Development Assistant, 215-241-7271 (display email)

Directory of PYM Friends
Allen Reeder, Publications Coordinator, 215-241-7215 (display email)
Education
Jennifer Karsten, Director of Education, 215-241-7224 (display email)

Elke Muller, Education Assistant, 215-241-7223 (display email)
Financial Stewardship
Lola Georg, Associate Secretary for Business and Finance, 215-241-7205
Friends Conflict Resolution Programs
Caroline Packard, 215-241-7029 (display email)
Friends Counseling Service
George Schaefer, Care & Aging Coordinator, 215-241-7068 (display email)

Deborah Cooper, Friends Counseling Service (for referrals), 215-248-0489
Friends Institute
Sadie Forsythe, Young Adult Friends Coordinator, 215-241-7075 (display email)
Fundraising
Jan Hatchard, Director of Development, 215-241-7115 (display email)

Kaye Henley, Development Assistant, 215-241-7271 (display email)

General Inquiries
Mary Anne Crowley, Communications Assistant, 215-241-7182 (display email)
General Secretary's Office
Arthur Larrabee, General Secretary, 215-241-7210 (display email)

Jill Tafoya, Executive Assistant to the General Secretary, 215-241-7211, (display email)
Grants
Carol Walz, Grants Coordinator, 215-241-7201 (display email)

Sharon Cantor, Grants Associate, 215-241-7218 (display email)

Human Resources
Ginny Connolly, Human Resources Coordinator, 215-241-7225 (display email)
Insurance
Ventina Hershey, Business Coordinator, 215-241-7202 (display email)
Library
Rita Varley, Librarian, 215-241-7219 (display email)

Front desk, 215-241-7220
Membership Records
Julian Brelsford, Database Coordinator, 215-241-7213 (display email)
Middle School Friends
Stephen Dotson, Middle School Friends Coordinator, 215-241-7171 (display email)

Monthly and Quarterly Meeting Relations Program
215-241-7182
Nominating Committee
Julian Brelsford, Database Coordinator, 215-241-7213 (display email)
Personnel
Ginny Connolly, Human Resources Coordinator, 215-241-7225 (display email)
Program and Religious Life
Christie Duncan-Tessmer, Associate Secretary for Program & Religious Life, 215-241-7008
(display email)

Pam Anderson, Administrative Assistant for Program & Religious Life, 215-241-7230 (display email)
PYM News
Allen Reeder, Publications Coordinator, 215-241-7215 (display email)
Religious Education
Cookie Caldwell, Young Friends Coordinator, 215-241-7222 (display email)

Christie Duncan-Tessmer, Associate Secretary for Program & Religious Life, 215-241-7008
(display email)

Sadie Forsythe, Young Adult Friends Coordinator, 215-241-7075 (display email)

Greta Rech, Children's Religious Life Resource Coordinator, 215-241-7526 (display email)

Stephen Dotson, Middle School Friends Coordinator, 215-241-7171 (display email)

Spiritual Formation Program
Wade Wright, 570-925-5708 (display email)

Website
Naman Hampton, Web Content Manager, 215-241-7041 (display email)
Young Adult Friends
Sadie Forsythe, Young Adult Friends Coordinator, 215-241-7075 (display email)
Young Friends
Cookie Caldwell, Young Friends Coordinator, 215-241-7222 (display email)Becca Bubb, assistant

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