2020-2021 Board of Directors
| Tracy Buchanan
Board President Board Member since 2017 |
Current SMNS Board Roles: Board President, Strategic Planning Committee Chair, member of the Emergency Committee, member of the Governance Committee, member of the Finance Committee
Former SMSN Board Roles: Vice President, Governance Committee Chair Personal: Program Director, Community Arts Center Hobbies: Hiking & camping, making pizza, ceramics |
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| Mark Karcz
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| Bob Miller
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| Carolyn Johnson
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| Benn Roe
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SMNS Board Roles : Technology and Design Committee Chair, Emergency Committee Member Personal Life : Sr. Manager, SI&T Engineering – CommScope Inc. Hobbies: Content Creation, Podcasting, Sourdough Bread, and Lock Picking |
| “I joined the Board as a parent as a way to help the school. Since then I have learned a lot about what it takes to keep a Non-Profit running and the tough decisions that need to be made. No one expected to be navigating St. Mary’s through a pandemic but Traci and the board did a fantastic job of offering multiple perspectives to each subject of discussion. I feel that I have grown professionally in a short amount of time working with this dedicated board family.” |
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SMNS Board Roles: Development Committee Chair, Facilities Committee member
Personal: Business Initiatives Consultant, Wells Fargo Bank Hobbies: going on adventures, cooking, golf |
| “Being new to Philadelphia (and the East Coast) when my daughter started at SMNS, I started helping with the facilities committee as a way to be more involved in the community (and earn co-op hours) and quickly saw the incredible impact that this school has on the children that come through the doors. I joined the board the following year to continue that involvement and gained a whole new understanding of the value that a well run nonprofit center like SMNS can bring to a larger community no matter the state of the world outside its walls. SMNS is able to provide such a rich, diverse, meaningful early childhood education thanks to all the support that it receives from its various stakeholders (parents, friends, teachers, local businesses, etc).” |
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SMNS Board Roles: Recruitment Committee Chair, Technology and Design Committee Member
Personal: IT Director, Upenn Adjunct Instructor, Moore College of Art Hobbies: biking, technology, being outside |
| “The SMNS Board is a great way to get involved with an organization I deeply care about and wish to see succeed! I have learned a lot about how non-profits function, including the intricacies of fundraising and budgets.” |
