About Us

Staff and Board

Staff

Beverly (Bev) Coleman
Beverly (Bev) Coleman

Beverly (Bev) Coleman is Executive Director for NeighborhoodsNow, formerly Philadelphia Neighborhood Development Collaborative (PNDC). Previously, Bev served as Program Officer for The Pew Charitable Trusts where she managed the Fund for Urban Neighborhood Development and also led the foundation's Targeted Neighborhood Initiative. A Philadelphia resident, Bev holds a B.A. in Urban Studies and a M.A. in Government Administration from the University of Pennsylvania, and is a board member of the OMG Center for Collaborative Learning. Bev serves on several boards and committees including the Center for Architecture, Art Reach, Regional Housing Legal Services, OMG Center for Collaborative Learning, and the Affordable Housing Advisory Council of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh.

Diane-Louise (D-L) Wormley
Diane-Louise (D-L) Wormley

Diane-Louise (D-L) Wormley is Deputy Director for NeighborhoodsNow. In this role, she develops and manages the organization's Healthy Neighborhoods initiative designed to preserve the health of neighborhoods throughout Philadelphia. D-L brings significant and diverse expertise to NeighborhoodsNow, with over 10 years of experience supporting neighborhood initiatives in Philadelphia. Most recently, she served as Senior Project Manager for the Cartographic Modeling lab at the University of Pennsylvania, where she oversaw research, staff and initiatives. She also developed and managed incentive programs for Community Housing at Penn, where she managed the rehab of vacant properties as part of the University's "West Philadelphia Initiative." D-L was recently named one of Philadelphia's Top 100 Connectors by Leadership Philadelphia.

Jacina Adolphus
Jacina Adolphus

Jacina Adolphus is Program Assistant for NeighborhoodsNow. A critical member of the NeighborhoodsNow team, Jacina is best known for keeping the trains running on time and managing the overall administration of the office. Jacina is the go-to person for the NeighborhoodsNow office and is responsible for helping to launch the start-up organization. She was also a key staff member for the former organization—Philadelphia Neighborhood Development Collaborative—where she served as program assistant. Prior to PNDC, Jacina worked at the United Way Southeastern PA as an administative assistant.


Board Members and Affiliations


OFFICERS
  • Chairman: Thomas Webster, The Gabriel Institute
  • Vice-Chairman: Larry Segal, Impact PA Strategies, LLC
  • Secretary: Robert Penn Biron, City of Philadelphia, Law Department
  • Treasurer: Jim Ferris, Neighborhood Capital Corporation
BOARD MEMBERS
  • Kimberly Allen, Wachovia Regional Foundation
  • John Claypool, American Institute of Architects, Philadelphia
  • David Fair, United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania
  • Amy Lempert, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
  • Belinda Mayo, Philadelphia Office of Housing and Community Development
  • Robert Rosenthal, TRF Development Partners
  • Gene Schneyer, Resources for Human Development
  • Sam Sherman, New Urban Ventures