Amy is a senior partner Troutman Pepper and president and CEO of its Pepper Center for Public Service. She is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. She is past president of the Philadelphia Bar Foundation and a current member of its executive committee.  She earned her law degree at the University of Virginia. Amy joined the Healthy NewsWorks board in 2016.

Jim is a former City of Philadelphia health commissioner and is a teaching professor of health management and policy at the Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health. He previously was an epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, where he worked in epidemiology, maternal and child health, and HIV/AIDS prevention. Jim is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and the University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine. He joined the board in 2016.

Andrew is owner and president of BTC Envelopes & Printing LLC. He has more than 25 years experience in the print, envelope, and promotional advertising industries. He received a B.S. in Business Management from the University of Scranton. He was an assistant buyer for Strawbridge & Clothier and John Wanamaker. He started his sales career with Harris/3M and later joined Clinton Envelope/Printers Inc., rising through the ranks to vice president of sales. He joined the board in 2016.

George is president and a founding partner of Lewis, Shoffner & Co., an accounting firm specializing in tax planning and preparation for individuals and small businesses. He is active in several community organizations and is a co-author of The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course: Finance for Non-Financial Managers. He earned a B.S. in business and finance from Lehigh University and is a certified public accountant. He joined the board in 2013.

Joel is manager of Digital Solutions at Independence Blue Cross where he oversees internal communications. Prior to Independence Blue Cross, he worked for Cendant Corporation and several design agencies. He is also a board advisor for the Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia and an officer of the Philadelphia chapter of the National Association of Asian American Professionals. Joel attended Rutgers University-Camden. He joined the board in 2020.

Luther is deputy chief patient officer and global director of scientific, medical and patient perspective in the Office of the Chief Patient Officer at Merck. Before joining Merck, he was head of cardiovascular medicine and director of adult cardiology training at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.  Luther earned a bachelor’s degree from Harvard College and his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He joined the board 2021.

Kenny is community engagement manager for the Philadelphia Phillies. He also serves on the United Negro College Fund Mayor’s Masked Ball Auction Committee, the PHL Diversity Advisory Board, and the Philadelphia Non-Profit Advertising Agency’s Youth Sports and Education Fund Committee. He has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Villanova University. He joined the board in 2018.

Omar is content engagement program manager at Facebook, where he works to align the communications strategy across the learning and development organization. Previously, he worked with Quest Diagnostics, JK Design, Inc., O.S. Randolph Group, and Tyco International. Omar earned a bachelor’s degree in communications and Puerto Rican & Hispanic Caribbean Studies from Rutgers University. He joined the board in 2020.

Sharon is manager of diverse supplier initiatives for AmeriHealth Caritas. She previously worked for American Water Works Service Company, Inc., Independence Mission Schools, Shriners Hospitals for Children, and the University of Pennsylvania Health Systems. She has a master of education with specialization in organizational leadership from Northcentral University and a bachelor of science in communications and applied technology from Drexel University. Sharon joined the board in 2019.