We're proud to announce the newest members of the Philly Startup Leaders leadership team. These leaders will join the current team for a transition period of 3-6 months. Then some of the Philly Startup Leaders founders will "retire" to the Board of Directors while the new leaders take over their roles and help the outgoing folks change their adult diapers (growing "startup old" isn't all it's cracked up to be). The new leaders were selected from people who stepped forward in the PSL Next leadership search. They were interviewed by some combination of the founders and board members. Then they met with their future team members and decided that they wanted to help lead PSL into the future. Everyone who applied to PSL Next will continue to be involved in PSL whether in an ongoing role or on a project-to-project basis. This is the first of what should be many successful leadership changes over the years. As with any mature organization, the founders can't lead forever. We see it as our job to pass on our vision and values and to let people much smarter than us take the organization to the next level. So here is the new leadership team: President: Jameson Detweiler Events Director: Gloria Bell Tech Director: Cody Ray Hacker-in-Residence: Josiah Kiehl Membership Director: Jameson Detweiler Finance and Operations Director: Matt Owens Marketing Director: OPEN (Aaron McLean will continue to fill in the meantime) And the current Board of Directors: Chris Cera, Chairman Doug Bellenger Jameson Detweiler Colin Evans Blake Jennelle Neil Kleinman Aaron McLean Tracey Welson-Rossman Please congratulate and welcome our awesome new leadership team. Here's to the next chapter in the remarkable history of the Philadelphia startup community!
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