Neighbor News
Chris Sullivan Elected Board Chair of Cradles to Crayons-Philadelphia
Local resident, managing director of New York-based Barclays Capital, elected board chairman of West Conshohocken nonprofit organization
Chris Sullivan, managing director of New York-based Barclays Capital and head of its Financial Sponsors Group in Investment Banking, has been elected chairman of the board of directors of Cradles to Crayons-Philadelphia, it was announced today.
He replaces Robert Aglira, who has taken a full-time teaching role at Temple University’s Fox School of Business, following completion of his term as Cradles to Crayons-Philadelphia board chair.
The West Conshohocken-based nonprofit is a member of the Cradles to Crayons national network of regional nonprofits, which provides children from birth through age 12, living in homeless or low-income situations – in Massachusetts, the Chicago metropolitan area (opening later this year) and the Greater Philadelphia region – with the essential items (e.g., clothes, diapers, toys, books and school supplies) they need to thrive.
Find out what's happening in Norristownfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Sullivan has served on the board of Cradles to Crayons-Philadelphia since 2012, most recently as the chair of the organization’s finance committee. A graduate of the College of the Holy Cross (BA in Economics and Accounting – 1990) and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania (MBA in Finance – 1996), he joined Barclays in 2008 following its acquisition of Lehman Brothers.
“I am honored to serve as the new board chair,” Sullivan said, “and look forward to working closely with our board members and the exceptional staff at Cradles to Crayons-Philadelphia. We have accomplished a tremendous amount under the leadership of Bob Aglira and Executive Director Michal Smith, and I am excited to build on our momentum to provide even more local children with the essentials they need to thrive.”
Find out what's happening in Norristownfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
He resides in Bryn Mawr, Pa., with his wife, Lauren, and their three children – Carlin, Brendan and Jack.
Cradles to Crayons-Philadelphia (www.cradlestocrayons.org) is located at 30 Clipper Road, West Conshohocken, Pa. 19428. It will serve more than 55,000 children living in low-income and homeless situations this year. Cradles to Crayons has received a four-star rating from Charity Navigator, demonstrating ongoing fiscal excellence, for seven consecutive years, among only two percent of the more than 8,500 United States organizations rated by the nation’s largest independent charity evaluator.
a ۵�O�
