This year, to help commemorate 32 years of service,
PathWays PA will host the
PathWays to the Stars 32nd Anniversary Celebration
Sports-tacular at the Radisson Hotel in
King of Prussia on November 9, from 6:30-9PM. Attendees at this
year’s event will be able to enjoy great food, drink and a
silent auction with a wide variety of items from travel getaways
to autographed sports memorabilia.
As part of the festivities, PathWays PA will
also present five individuals with a 2010 Trailblazer Award.
This award is intended to recognize those who have gone above
and beyond in their lives and their work to make a positive
impact on the communities in which we work and live.
The 2010
Trailblazer Honorees are:
Pamela Godwin
Pamela is a corporate director, an experienced senior executive
and a consultant with more than 25 years experience in corporate
leadership and leadership consulting. In 2001, she founded
Change Partners, Inc., which offers a variety of services
including customized executive coaching programs, strategic
leadership assessment, succession planning, team alignment and
cultural assessment. Pamela’s work with enterprise-wide
strategic change was highlighted in the book,
Reengineering the Corporation, by Michael Hammer and James
Champy. She is frequently invited to speak and has addressed
audiences in the
U.S.,
Canada and the U.K. on business
process reengineering, the human aspects of change and
leadership in a team-based environment. Pamela is a member of
the board of directors of Unum Group and is a member of the
Advisory Board of CHBriggs, Inc. An active participant in civic
and business organizations, Pamela is a member of University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business
Executive Education Advisory Board, Committee of 200, the
Philadelphia Foundation’s Board of Managers and the Philadelphia
Forum of Executive Women. In the past, Pamela has been involved
with the Penn State Great Valley Advisory Board, and she has
also been a board member for the following initiatives: the
Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, Novant Health Triad Region,
Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce, Insurance Society of
Philadelphia, the JFK Vocational
Technical
School
and Wheels, Inc. She is also past President of the Philadelphia chapter of Chartered Property and
Casualty Underwriters. Pamela was named to the Pennsylvania
Honor Roll of Women by the Pennsylvania Commission for Women in
1996 and was named one of Pennsylvania’s Best 50
Women in Business in May 2007. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Pennsylvania State
University, Pamela lives in Havertown, PA.
Mellanie Lassiter
Mellanie has a distinguished career and
progressive track record with over 15 years experience in
philanthropic and nonprofit positions in the Greater
Philadelphia area. As Corporate Contributions Manager in the
Office of Corporate Relations for PECO Energy Company in Philadelphia, she manages a multi-million
dollar portfolio of corporate contributions and corporate
citizenship programs. Currently, Mellanie serves on the boards
of the Urban League of Philadelphia, Art Sanctuary and Delaware
Valley Grantmakers. She also serves on the Steering Committee of
ArtsRising, and is a member of the Philadelphia Chapter, Links,
Inc. Mellanie holds an undergraduate degree from
Spelman
College and a Masters Degree in
Training and Organization Development from St. Joseph’s University. Recognized for
exceptional community service and civic engagement, Mellanie
was identified as one of “10 People Under 40 to Watch in 2009”
by Tribune Magazine. She also received the 2009 Corporate Community
Service Award from the Philadelphia Chapter, Frontiers
International. Most recently, Mellanie was honored at the 2010
Celebration of Moxie Women as a Next Generation of Leadership:
Rising Stars honoree and by the American Women’s Heritage
Society as a “Mover and Shaker.”
In her free time, Mellanie enjoys choir directing,
singing, reading and considers herself an amateur food critic of
fine dining experiences.
Linda J. McAleer
Linda founded The Melior Group to bring the
disciplines of marketing research to service industries. Past
Vice President and Director of the American Marketing
Association, she is a preeminent expert in survey research,
image and communications research, new service development,
product planning and advertising effectiveness for service
providers. She has published in
Marketing News
and
Bank Marketing
and is
a frequent speaker on client expectations and customer service
issues. Currently, Linda serves in leadership roles on the
boards of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (both
nationally and regionally), JEVS Human Services and The Design
Center of Philadelphia University. She is a veteran of three
(and counting) 50-mile Challenge Walks for NMSS, and is credited
with bringing Women Against Multiple Sclerosis to
Philadelphia. Linda has been honored with
numerous awards, including the WOMEN’S WAY Leadership Award, the
Woman of Spirit Award by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Greater Delaware Valley Chapter, one of
Pennsylvania’s Best 50 Women in Business by Governor
Rendell and the Woman of Distinction Award by the
Philadelphia Business Journal. Linda holds B.S. and M.B.A. degrees from Temple
University.
Joan Meyers Brown
Joan is the founder of The Philadelphia
Dance Company and The Philadelphia School of Dance Arts. She
serves as honorary chairperson for the International Association
of Blacks in Dance, an organization she established along with
the International Conference of Black Dance Companies. She is a
Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of the Arts,
which bestowed upon her an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, and
is a member of the dance faculty at
Howard University in
Washington,
DC. Most recently, Joan was
awarded an honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters by Ursinus College.
Listed in Who's Who in
America
and described as an "innovator and communicator," Joan has made
significant contributions to the national and international arts
communities. Regionally and nationally, she has served a broad
range of organizations, including NEFA's National Dance Project,
the United States Information Agency, Arts America, the National
Endowment for the Arts, the Arts Councils of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Michigan, Nevada, and Ohio
and the National Forum for Female Executives. Locally, she has
been a part of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, the
Minority Arts Resource Council, the Philadelphia Mayor's
Cultural Advisory Council, the Philadelphia Dance Alliance, The
Women's Heritage Society, Dance/USA and the Coalition of African
American Cultural Organizations. Joan was honored as one of the
"Dance Women; Living Legends" and also honored by Kennedy Center
for African American Choreography. She has served as a
consultant to many national cultural organizations, and was
appointed to the choreographer's panel of the Rockefeller
Foundation Arts & Humanities Program; and served as vice
president (and co-founder) to the Coalition of Afro-American
Cultural Organizations. Joan is the proud mother of daughters
Marlisa and Dannielle and grandmother of six.
The Rt. Rev. Rodney R. Michel
The Rt. Rev. Rodney R. Michel currently
serves as the Assisting Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of
Pennsylvania, where he began his ministry in April 2009.
Bishop Michel is the retired seventh Bishop Suffragan of
the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island and spent the last twenty
years of his active ministry in that Diocese.
He retired from active ministry in February, 2007, when
he and his late wife, Marie, moved to Ephrata, Pennsylvania.
Bishop Michel began his ordained ministry in the Diocese of
Nebraska where he served for nearly fourteen years after his
graduation from Seabury Western Theological Seminary.
He served the Church in the Diocese of North Dakota for
five years prior to his ministry in the Diocese of Long Island,
as Canon Pastor of the Cathedral of the Incarnation, and Rector
of St. Peter’s Church, Bay Shore.
Bishop Michel served the larger Church as a member and
Chair of the HIV/AIDS Commission for some years.
He serves as the Bishop Visitor to the Brotherhood of
Saint Gregory, a Christian Community in the Episcopal Church.
Bishop Michel enjoys iconography, needlepoint and travel and
looks forward to all of those delights when he retires from
active ministry once again in 2012.
Won’t you please join
us this November 9th in celebrating our anniversary
and these outstanding Trailblazers in our community?
Tickets are $50 in advance, and can be purchased by clicking
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