In addition to spearheading the annual fund raising campaign and leading an organization of 100 employees, Jill leads a community wide effort of volunteers to focus United Way efforts on Education for Children, Income for Families and Health for Seniors while putting in place metrics for funding that deliver measurable change and measurable results.

Under Jill’s leadership, United Way has shifted from an organization that simply made grants to one that truly makes change. With a value proposition that challenges United Way to become a change agent that brings together community, business, government and labor, Jill believes we need to break the cycle of broken systems in this region by focusing on the root causes of our most serious challenges. By defining ourselves more by the problems we are trying to solve than the organization or constituency we represent, Jill looks to make United Way the table around which the community gathers to make it happen.

It was during her early days at United Way that Jill caught the passion of the staff and the mission. Prior to taking on the top spot, Jill served as United Way’s Director of Finance, Vice President of Finance and Operations and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. She oversaw Finance, Information Technology, Human Resources, Building and Administration as well as certain aspects of Community Impact, Donor Research and Information Services. In addition, she has been an important figure on the national scene as a leader with the United Way WorldWide Financial Issues Committee, a group of senior financial staff from United Ways across the country that develop financial standards and guidelines for United Way in all 50 states.

Jill began her career with Arthur Andersen, LLP, and was with the firm for approximately eight years focusing on healthcare and nonprofits, leaving to join United Way in December 2001. Jill is a graduate of Penn State University, a proud Nittany Lion with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and a member of the AICPA and PICPA. Jill serves as a Board Member of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, Philadelphia Council for College and Career Success and the nationally recognized Back on My Feet. She also serves on the Audit Committee of the Philadelphia Jewish Federation, the Advisory Board of Graduate!Philadelphia and the Finance Committee of the Delaware Valley Grantmaker. Jill is the personification of what it means to LIVE UNITED.

Ann Schmieg serves as Senior Vice President of Southeastern PA where she serves as the voice of our CI agenda in the community at large, with dual goals of increasing our presence across the region as well as cultivating relationships that enhance UWSEPA’s ability to attract new resources to support our goals and ensure that our work is able to make positive lasting change in our community.

Prior to joining United Way in 2003, she spent 15 years with La Salle's Nonprofit Center. She consulted with many of the region's nonprofits in the areas of board development and strategic planning and served as the founding editor of Opportunity NOCs, the region's first nonprofit jobs newsletter which launched in 1993. She is on the Advisory Committee of the Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute (NELI) at Bryn Mawr College's Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research where she also teaches the NELI session on board governance. She also serves ad adjunct faculty at St. Joseph's University Haub School of Business where she teaches Stakeholder Theory and Social Responsibility. She has an MBA from La Salle University and a MSS, MLSP from the Bryn Mawr College's Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research.

She has served in a variety of volunteer leadership roles in local nonprofits most recently at the Commonwealth Youthchoirs where she serves as Past President of the Board and with Delaware Valley Grantmakers where she serves as a board member.

She and her husband Martin reside in Mt. Airy. They have three children, two grown daughters Katie and Emily and a son Jack who attends Philadelphia’s Creative and Performing Arts High School.

Annie Madonia joined The Philadelphia Orchestra in August 2007 from the Cleveland Orchestra, where she worked from 1995-2007, and served as Director of Development from 2000-2007. Prior to Cleveland, she served in fundraising roles at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center for the Performing arts, Inc.

As Vice-President of Development and Board Relations for POA, Ms. Madonia was responsible for all aspects of fundraising for The Philadelphia Orchestra, the Academy of Music, and Peter Nero and the Philly Pops including the endowment, the annual fund, corporate partnerships, and foundation relationships. Ms. Madonia served as liaison to the Board of Directors and worked collaboratively with various Board committees. As a member of the Association’s senior management team, she participated in the development of strategic initiatives that ensured success as the Orchestra continues to bring its music to the broadest audiences in Philadelphia and around the world.

A native of New York City, Ms. Madonia holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in art history from Wellesley College.

Chris spearheads United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania’s communications strategy - with a focus on market research, public and media relations, digital and social media, and advertising - to strengthen UWSEPA’s brand and effectively support relationships with donors and partners across the community and region.

Chris has served a diverse group of clients throughout his public relations and marketing communications career, creating and executing strategic b-to-b and consumer communications programs in the technology, sports & entertainment, healthcare, tourism, finance, manufacturing and professional services industries.

Chris’ agency background includes large and small firms in the Philadelphia area, including a boutique agency he founded, leading impactful PR and marketing communications initiatives that have helped organizations drive sales, enhance brands, protect reputations, establish leadership positions and build relationships with key stakeholders.

While at Tierney Communications, Chris directed marketing communications for a major professional golf championship, coordinated media relations for international events in Shanghai, Tokyo, Prague and the U.S., and managed sustained communications campaigns for a leader in the environmental science industry. Chris also led a number of pro bono initiatives for non-profit organizations in the region, and was a member of Tierney’s issues management and crisis communications team.

A Southeastern PA native, Chris and his wife, Karen, are the proud parents of daughter Bridget and son Charlie. Chris is a passionate advocate for individuals with Down Syndrome, a committee member of the Catholic Leadership Institute, and a member of the Business Advisory Council at Elwyn and board of directors of Woods Services Foundation.

Chris is an adjunct professor in the Department of Culture & Communication at Drexel University and a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.

Lynn is responsible for our human resources function including best practices for management of volunteers serving on United Way committees.

Lynn joined the staff in 1986 and served as Director of the Donor Choice Program between 1987 and 1996. In 1997 she was promoted to Vice President of Human Resources. In recent years, she has assumed additional functional responsibilities in support of administration and volunteers.

Lynn is a graduate of Rutgers University with a degree in psychology. Her professional memberships include the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the Penjerdel Employee Benefits Association (PEBA), and Philadelphia Human Resource Planning Society, where she recently finished a two-year Board term and served as Chair of the Outreach Program from 2004 through 2007.

Karen is responsible for our finance, customer relationship and quality management functions.

Karen joined United Way in 2003 as Controller and was promoted to Director of Finance in 2005. In 2008, she was promoted to Vice President of Finance.

Prior to joining United Way, Karen worked as an audit senior at Arthur Andersen, LLP, where she specialized in healthcare and not-for-profit clients. She also held the role of manager of expense administration at CIGNA. Karen is a graduate of Penn State University and is a CPA. She is a member of the PICPA.

Laura Boyce is Associate Vice President of Community Impact for United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania. Ms. Boyce oversees initiatives and investments that support the implementation of United Way’s Agenda for Community Solutions. Prior to joining the organization in 1994, she worked in public affairs at Scott Paper Company where she served as Media Relations Manager and coordinated employee community involvement programs. Previously, she served as Program Director for the National Association of Black Journalists, and was an associate producer for a television news service. Ms. Boyce holds a BA in Geography from Vassar College, and is a 2006 graduate of the Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute at Bryn Mawr College.

Diane oversees the education work within United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania’s Community Impact department, which includes initiatives supporting both high quality early education and ensuring that high school students are college and career-ready. Prior to her position with United Way, Diane was the Associate Superintendent for Strategic Programs for the School District of Philadelphia, where she lead the district's school turnaround and charter school work.

Previously, she also served for five years as the Deputy Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania where she was responsible for the oversight and support of all K-12 public and private schools in the Commonwealth, serving over 1.8 million students. Diane has worked for the Philadelphia public school system in several cabinet-level positions, including chief of staff for the School Reform Commission and director of policy and planning.

Diane earned her undergraduate degree from Haverford College, and holds a Master of Business Administration from Eastern University. She resides in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, where her three children attend public school.

A fundraising professional with more than 25 years of experience, Julie is currently responsible for managing the operations of a campaign that generates nearly $50,000,000 for the Greater Philadelphia region each year. As Associate Vice President, she serves on United Way’s senior management team and is responsible for driving key organizational initiatives. Prior to this role, Julie served in successively responsible positions within the Resource Development department.

For nine years in the 1990s, Julie directed the regional association of United Ways, now called United Ways of the Delaware Valley. She worked with a dozen organizations, collaborating around fundraising strategies and operational excellence. Julie began her United Way career in a select management trainee program through United Way of America and has worked at local United Ways in Louisville KY, Indianapolis IN, Memphis TN and Richmond VA.

Julie graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelors degree in Government and Business. She resides with her family in Berwyn, PA where she has been an active volunteer with local schools, church and youth baseball organizations.