Board of Directors

The Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates is a non profit 501(C)(3) corporation organized to raise funds and provide other support to Philadelphia's nationally-recognized Mural Arts Program. Founded in 1997, The Advocates is governed by a volunteer board of directors.

The Advocates share our mission of transforming Philadelphia's communities through the creation of public art of enduring value as well as providing quality art education programming to the city's youth.

Officers
Joe Goldblum, Chair
Linda DeJure, Vice Chair
Thora Jacobson, Treasurer
Jamie Bischoff, Secretary

Directors
Dan Astolfi
David Brown
Catherine Franks
John S. Gattuso
Rick Gillespie
Philip Goldsmith
Carl Kopfinger
Deborah Gross Kurtz
Roger LaMay
David D. Langfitt
Margelle Liss
Brett Mapp
Eric Mayberry
Zach Oppenheimer
David Pudlin
Tony Schneider
Carlton Tolbert
Lisa Welsch
Howard E. N. Wilson
Reneé Zuritsky

The Honorable Darrell L. Clarke (ex officio)
Arthur C. Evans, Jr., Ph.D. (ex officio)
Everett A. Gillison, Esq. (ex-officio)
The Honorable James F. Kenney (ex-officio)
Gary P. Steuer (ex-officio)
Clarena Tolson (ex-officio)