Our Team

Vita Education Services’ Board, staff, and volunteers are dedicated to enriching the lives of our students and clients.


Board of Directors

Jennifer Altamuro, PhD Treasurer

Faculty Director,  Master of Accounting with Data Analytics Professor, Accounting & Information Systems, Villanova University

Cesar de Amorim

Construction Manager,  RDO Builders Corporation

Christina M. Blanco
President

Business Development Manager, Tyndale Company

Dr. Tanya Casas
Secretary

Dean of the School of Business, Arts and Sciences, Delaware Valley University

Glenda Childs

Former Owner of the Doylestown and Lahaska Bookshops

Drew Deeter

Senior Communications Executive, Deeter Communications Consulting

Ellen Happ
Past President

Principal, Ellen Happ Architect

Mohand William Kadri
1st Vice President

Vice President, Regional Personal Banking Manager, Citizens & Northern Bank

Maxine Katz
2nd Vice President

(Retired) Global Human Resources Executive, Vita Corrections System Programs Facilitator

Jonathan H. Lewis

Executive Director,
Life Abundant, Inc.

Catherine McElroy

(Retired) Associate Provost, Bucks County Community College

Nicole J. O’Hara, Esq.

Partner, Intellectual Property, Pierson Ferdinand

Helai Mohammad, Ph.D.

Head of Multiomics Discovery, Johnson & Johnson Innovative

Marcia Telthorster

(Retired) Vice President, Human Resources, Princeton Healthcare System


Staff

Vita Education 2026 staff photo
Maritza AucayFamily Literacy Childcare Worker/Teaching Assistant
Daniel BreenABE Tutor Coordinator/Transitional English Instructor
Rick DursoFinancial Manager
Heather S. GiampapaExecutive Director
Douglas GreenEnglish Language Learning Tutoring Coordinator
Marlene GuidosIn-House Professional Development Specialist
Aydan HamidovaChild Care Worker
Gail HuberDirector of Corrections-Based Education Programs
Vrunda JasaniData Quality Specialist
Trish MalloyAdministration/Program Assistant
Tina RuckhFamily Literacy Instructor
Christine SerinoExecutive Coordinator
Eileen ShapiroDevelopment Manager
Lisa SheehyFamily Literacy Instructor
Patricia StansfieldAdult Basic Education Tutoring Coordinator
Amanda StewartABE Digital Literacy Specialist/HSE Teacher
Karina WegeliusDirector of English Language Learning Programs
Kathy WhiteDirector of Literacy and High School Programs
Iryna YefimenkoFamily Literacy Instructor
Plus 22 Instructors, 60 Volunteers