2023 PACDC Journal
We Fight to Build a Free World: An Exhibition by Jonathan Horowitz at the Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History
Table of Contents
2023 Signature Events Development & Awards Review Committees
2023 Signature Events Supporters
Meet our 2023 Award Winners & Blue Ribbon Finalists:
Community Leader
Neyda Rios, Kensington Community
Rising Stars
Michelle Feldman, East Falls Development Corporation
Heather Liang, The North 5th Street Revitalization Project
Marlana Moore, Neighborhood Gardens Trust
Equitable Entrepreneur
Kevin Williams, Black Squirrel Collective
Community Development Champions
Senators David Argall, Art Haywood, Vincent Hughes, & Nikil Saval, who helped champion increased funding at the state level for affordable housing
Blue Ribbon Winners & Finalists
WINNER: 60th Street Strong Coalition (ACHIEVEability)
WINNER: Mantua Preservation Project (Mt. Vernon Manor CDC)
Africa Town Corridor Cleaning (African Cultural Alliance of North America)
Camino De Oro Senior Housing (Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha)
Inn of Amazing Mercy (Project HOME)
North 5th Beautification Program (North 5th Street Revitalization Project)
Reimagining Margaret-Orthodox (Frankford CDC)
2022-2023 Member Spotlights:
Rev. Mike Major, Called To Serve CDC (February 2022)
Musa Trawally, ACANA CDC (April 2022)
John Chin, Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation (May 2022)
Gregory J. Allen, Ph.D., Overbrook West Neighbors (June 2022)
Emily Cordero, Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha (July 2022)
Jessi Koch, Centennial Parkside CDC (August 2022)
Terrilynn Donnell, Community of Compassion CDC (October 2022)
Stephanie Michel, North 5th Street Revitalization Project (November 2022)
Kim Washington, Frankford CDC (December 2022)
Michelle Feldman, East Falls Development Corp. (January 2023)
Nora Lichtash, Women’s Community Revitalization Project (February 2023)
Matthew George, Germantown United CDC (March 2023)
Jackie Williams, Lancaster Avenue 21st Business Association (April 2023)
