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