Board of Directors and Advisory Council

The Jobs for Delaware Graduates Board of Directors and Advisory Council are comprised of leaders in education and business in Delaware, who are committed to assisting at-risk youth achieve academic, career, personal and social success.

Board of Directors

• Dr. Kathy Kennedy-Ratajack – Chairman
  Assistant Vice President, Academic Affairs and Partnerships – Wilmington University
• Nello Paoli – Vice Chairman 
  President – Preferred Electric, Inc.
• Diane Rogerson- Treasurer 
  Deputy Chief Technology Officer – Morgan Stanley
• David Sheppard, Esq.- Secretary 
  General Counsel & Chief Relationship Officer – Thurgood Marshall College Fund
• Rachel Anderson
  Assistant Director, Workforce Development and Community Education – Delaware Technical & Community College
• Steve Baccino
  Director, Regulatory & Government Affairs – Chesapeake Utilities Corporation
• Jonathan Barnes
• Ed Capodanno  
  President – Associated Builders and Contractors
• Bob Chadwick
• James DeChene
  Government Relations – Blue Hen Strategies 
• Joseph Divis 
• Jackie Griffith 
  Vice President, Office of Government & Community Relations – Delaware State University
• Margaret LaFashia
  Director of Workforce Partnership Development- Nemours
• Lisa Manzo
  Vice President, Cybersecurity Education & Awareness- JP Morgan Chase & Co
• Dr. Jeffrey Menzer
  Superintendent – Colonial School District
• Glenn Moore
• Nicole Poore
  President – Jobs for Delaware Graduates, Inc.
• Mike Ratchford
  Government Relations Associate – W. L.  Gore and Associates, Inc.
• Diane Rogerson
  Deputy Chief Technology Officer- Morgan Stanley
• Rachel Sewell
  Business Support Manager – Bank of America
• Dr. Kenneth Silverstein
• Lt. William R. Thompson
  Lieutenant – Delaware State Police, Troop 3
• Dave Tiberi
  President – Emergency Response Protocol
• Mike Trego 
  Supervisor, College and Career Readiness (CTE)- Appoquinimink School District
• Pedro Viera
  Vice President, Business Banking Advisor – PNC Bank

JDG Advisory Council

• The Honorable John McMahon – Chairman
  Former Secretary of Labor – State of Delaware
• Dr. Manera Constantine – Vice Chairman
  Executive Director – Delaware Advisory Council on Career and Technical Education
• Bill Allen
  Senior Vice President, Sales – ALW Inc.
• Gail Ball
  EVP and Chief Operating Officer – The Bancorp
• Jessica Bell
  Founder and CEO – QuBella Designs
• J.C. Boggs, Esq.
  Partner, King & Spalding
• The Honorable James Collins
  Chief Information Officer – Delaware Department of Technology and Information, State of Delaware
• Christy Fleming
  President, TownSquareDelaware
• Dr. Teri Quinn Gray
  President – Board of Education, State of Delaware
• George Krupanski
  (Former) President & CEO – Boys and Girls Clubs of Delaware
• Alan Levin
  Senior Advisor – SoDel Concepts
• Claudia Porretti
  Vice President of Development – Latin American Community Center
• Garth Spencer
  Director, Washington D. C. Office of Governor Jack A. Markell
• Bettina Tweardy Riveros
  Chief Health Equity Officer – Christiana Care Health System