Vita Education Services’ Board, staff, and volunteers are dedicated to enriching the lives of our students and clients.
Board of Directors
Jennifer Altamuro, PhD
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
Lorena Escalera Treasurer
Business Portfolio Manager, Assistant Vice President, Penn Community Bank
Samantha Gross
Dean, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Interim Dean, Language & Literature, Bucks County Community College
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
Helai Mohammad, Ph.D.
Head of Multiomics Discovery, Johnson & Johnson Innovative
Marcia Telthorster
(Retired) Vice President, Human Resources, Princeton Healthcare System
Staff
| Maritza Aucay | Family Literacy Childcare Worker/Teaching Assistant |
| Daniel Breen | ABE Tutor Coordinator/Transitional English Instructor |
| Rick Durso | Financial Manager |
| Jessica Gallagher | Digital Literacy & Assessment Specialist/ELL Instructor |
| Heather S. Giampapa | Executive Director |
| Douglas Green | English Language Learning Tutoring Coordinator |
| Aydan Hamidova | Child Care Worker |
| Alan Hahn | Lead Math Instructor |
| Gail Huber | Director of Corrections-Based Education Programs |
| Vrunda Jasani | Data Quality Specialist |
| Trish Malloy | Administration/Program Support |
| Manjari Olds | Family Literacy Instructor |
| Tina Ruckh | Family Literacy Instructor |
| Christine Serino | Creative Communications & Support Coordinator |
| Eileen Shapiro | Development Manager |
| Lisa Sheehy | Family Literacy Instructor |
| Zoe Snyder | Lead Reading Instructor |
| Amanda Stewart | ABE Digital Literacy Specialist/HSE Teacher |
| Katrina Stutzman | Student Success Coordinator |
| Karina Wegelius | Director of English Language Learning Programs |
| Kathy White | Director of Adult Basic Education Programs |
| Iryna Yefimenko | Family Literacy Instructor |
| Plus 22 Instructors, 60 Volunteers |