CAMPAIGN FOR WORKING FAMILIES, INC.
Free Tax Preparation & Resource Building
CWFI Staff
Mary
Chief Executive Officer
Mary has worked with CWF for the past 10 years, serving as the Executive Director for the last three tax seasons. As CWF's Executive Director Mary leads an office staff of 6, 50+ consultants, tax law trainers, tax site management teams, auditors and 600+ volunteers. She continues to uphold the vision of a year-round tax program and is currently designing a strategy for implementation and growth of the Campaign for Working Families as a whole. Mary continues to oversee evaluation, data analysis and program review throughout the year; creates the budget; monitors budget compliance; is the spokesperson to media, community, and national entities. She tirelessly advocates for increased funding to continue providing services at no cost to the communities we serve.
Donna
Director of Operations
Donna joined the CWF management team three seasons ago after serving as a committed Tax Site Manager for the 3 seasons prior; successfully surpassing her sites’ productivity goal in excess of 12% all three seasons. Donna has been responsible for planning and implementing CWF’s tax site operations on an annual basis, establishing and directing the training curriculum for the Campaign’s tax operations staff and volunteer tax preparers. She recruits, selects and supervises all site staff including Site Managers and Assistant Site Managers, and works closely with the Volunteer Coordinators throughout the planning process and during the tax season to integrate new initiatives into training and site Operations.
George
Office & Technology Manager
George manages all interoffice needs, provides support for tax site operation, and the recruitment and training of the tech team. George works directly with the Director of Operations in the coordination, management and delivery of technical support for the hardware/software and ancillary equipment necessary for tax preparation and electronic filing at the Campaign’s various tax sites. He is also responsible for the planning, budgeting, tracking and procurement/ rental of the equipment necessary to establish the Campaign’s various tax sites. George gained his coordination experience at The Career & Academic Development Institute, an alternative high schools within the School District of Philadelphia, managed by OIC of America.
Marciel
Marketing & Communications Manager
Marciel has served as a Program and Project Manager for several organizations including Spark Philadelphia and the School District of Philadelphia. With a Master’s degree in Communication and Educational Leadership, she brings her organizational, project management, and communications skills to the Campaign to oversee, develop and implement all marketing and communications strategies. Marciel is responsible for setting goals, monitoring work and evaluating results to ensure that the Campaign objectives and operating requirements are met and are in line with the needs and mission of the organization. She will work directly with the Executive Director, senior staff and volunteers to set overall organizational policies and priorities.
Jonathan
Volunteer & Special Projects Manager
Jonathan joined the CWF management team in July 2015 after working as a Site Manager for the Lighthouse tax site in North Philadelphia. Jonathan brings with him years of organizational management and community organizing experience, making him a great fit to manage and coordinate the recruitment and retention of the Campaign's amazing pool of volunteers.
Eric
Finance Manager
Eric grew up in Pitman, NJ and after graduating from Pitman High School was accepted into Temple University. Eric is an Accounting major, expecting his degree in December 2015. He is excited to apply his newly acquired knowledge and skill to his responsibilities with the Campaign. As a key member of the Management Team, Eric is responsible for bookkeeping and financial management. His primary focus is the efficient acquisition and deployment of both short- and long-term financial resources, to ensure the objectives of the Campaign are achieved.
Michelle
North Central Financial Center Manager
Michelle provides coordination, organization and supervision for all aspects of the Campaign’ year round tax site. Michelle is ultimately responsible for maintaining the quality procedures and processes required by the IRS and Campaign to ensure the overall accuracy of tax returns prepared and e-filed at the site. Michelle gained her experience working with Opportunity Service Corporation with a background in HUD Recertification.
