Allan Frank, Ex-Officio
Chief Technology Officer
City of Philadelphia

Chip Finney

Chip Finney is a partner in Diga Brazil Travel, a boutique travel agency that specializes in Bed & Breakfast style vacations to Salvador Bahia Brazil . In addition to tourism, Diga Brazil builds community and business relationships between Brazil and the United States.

Mr. Finney has spent his entire life in Philadelphia with the exception of the years spent at Penn State University where he studied Political Science. Community and cultural development are his areas of passion. While active in many organizations, he currently is Board Member of Digital Impact Group and Co-Chairperson of the Young Friends of the Philly Pops.

Anthony Griffith

Mr. Griffith is a Partner at Phoenix Capital Partners, LLP; a financial advisory firm specializing in municipal debt structuring, swap advisory services, and economic development. He has more than twenty years of experience in investment and advisory work for municipal clients across the country. Prior to joining Phoenix Capital Partners, he was a Managing Director at Commerce Capital Markets (formerly A.H. Williams & Co., Inc.). Mr. Griffith also has experience as a commercial lending officer at Chemical Bank in New York City. He garnered extensive community development experience and interests, both through his work in public finance, as well as his service to the Philadelphia community. Mr. Griffith served as a key member of the Philadelphia Community Development Corporation’s Board and Finance committee. He also served on the Mayor’s Education Task Force for the City of Philadelphia and was Board President for Youth Services, Inc. Mr. Griffith holds a B.A. in Economics from Williams College and a MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

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Ken Kearns, Board Chair

Mr. Kearns is Vice President of Trinity Capital Advisors, LLC, a full-service commercial real estate company located in Philadelphia, PA. Mr. Kearns is responsible for marketing, leasing, transaction, investment and consulting services for Trinity’s Development and Brokerage Divisions. Mr. Kearns is responsible for the sourcing and marketing of Trinity’s largest redevelopment project, Girard Square, a full city block of Philadelphia’s East Market retail district. When completed, Girard Square will be the largest mixed-use development project in the history of Philadelphia. Prior to Trinity Capital Advisors, Mr. Kearns served a variety of roles for one of the region’s largest adaptive-reuse real estate development companies, Preferred Real Estate Investments. Mr. Kearns started his career as a Project Manager for PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC). During his tenure at PwC, he was instrumental in developing and operating The Zone, PwC’s Management Consulting Services Global Solution and Data Center. Mr. Kearns has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and Marketing from Villanova University and is currently a candidate for CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Manager) designation. Mr. Kearns is a member of the National Association of Realtors, the Tri-State Realtors Commercial Alliance and has been a featured speaker at the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) retail convention. Mr. Kearns serves on the boards of Wireless Philadelphia and The East of Broad Improvement Association in Philadelphia. Mr. Kearns participates in a variety of charitable foundations and coaches youth baseball and soccer. Mr. Kearns is also a professional musician and maintains an active musical career, playing multiple instruments. Mr. Kearns was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in Long Island, NY and currently resides in Wayne, PA with his wife and four children.

Kahiga Tiagha
Partner
Gonzales Tiagha