Giving
All donations to LEADERSHIP Philadelphia will go toward our mission to mobilize and connect the talent of the private sector to serve the community. Thank you for your contribution.
Liz Dow ’86
President
LEADERSHIP Philadelphia is led by Liz Dow, president & CEO. Dow has been the president of LEADERSHIP Philadelphia since 1993. Prior to this appointment, Liz served as senior vice president with FirstUSA (now JPMorgan). She earned an MBA from the Wharton School and an MA from Cornell University. She served as a Wharton Public Policy Fellow at the White House. She currently serves on the boards of Girard College, the local Knight Foundation, Christ Church Preservation Trust, Sunday Breakfast Club, and the Eisenhower Exchange Fellows Selection Committee. She chaired the Mural Arts board and has served on the boards of the Please Touch Museum and the Philadelphia Zoo. Dow is a member of the Union League and has won numerous civic awards for harnessing the power of the private sector to the public good. She writes a column for the Journal of Social Innovation and is the author of the book Six Degrees of Connection.
Carla Ingram
Vice President
Carla is the vice president of programs and operations for LEADERSHIP Philadelphia. She runs programs, recruiting, alumni relations, and administrative operations support, and assists the Board of Directors. She joined LEADERSHIP 14 years ago. She brings 13 years of experience from CoreStates, now Wells Fargo, where she served as executive assistant and partner to the executive director, responsible for corporate marketing and brand advertising, sponsorships, corporate communications, community development, and government relations. While situated in the corporate executive headquarters, she represented CoreStates with all stakeholders, including corporate executives, board of directors, members and customers. Carla is active with the youth department at Bethany Baptist Church where she is the chair of the special events committee. She is a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and attended the University of Pittsburgh, where she studied business administration. She and her family live in Lindenwold, NJ.
Caroline King
Placement and Development Coordinator
Caroline is the placement & development coordinator for LEADERSHIP Philadelphia. She graduated from Cornell University with a BA in psychology, where she also participated in the Cornell in Washington program. Through this program, she completed a semester-long research project on charter school policy and worked as an intern for a non-partisan think tank called Education Sector. Caroline started working for LEADERSHIP Philadelphia in December 2010 as an intern, and began working full-time as placement & development coordinator in April 2011. She is responsible for LEADERSHIP’s collaborative program with local non-profits, handles board placement for LEADERSHIP participants and alumni, coordinates development efforts, and serves as an alumni liaison.
Angela Tillar
Program Coordinator and Executive Assistant to Liz Dow
Angela is the program coordinator for LEADERSHIP Philadelphia and the executive assistant to Liz Dow. She handles administrative duties, database, program development, and alumni logistics. She joined LEADERSHIP 8 years ago, after 19 years with Arthur Andersen, where she served as a senior human resources specialist. Angela is the production coordinator for the core and executive programs. She is also the manager of the LEADERSHIP database. She lives in Philadelphia with her two children.
