Zack Stalberg was named President and Chief Executive Officer of the Committee of Seventy in February, 2005. He broadened its mission, brought new life to the organization and is using it to materially impact politics and government in Philadelphia.

Stalberg is a native Philadelphian who spent the first 35 years of his career in journalism. He is intimately familiar with the worlds of media, politics and business in the Philadelphia region.

He was responsible for editorial content and business results at the Philadelphia Daily News for 20 years until deciding he wanted to try to have a more direct effect on public life in Philadelphia. Read More

Other Full-Time Staff

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Vice President and Policy Director

Hello, I’m Ellen Mattleman Kaplan, Vice President and Policy Director for the Committee of Seventy.

I started at Seventy in April 2005 and am delighted to work with Zack, my colleague and the Board on a mission that I believe is so important to the future of Philadelphia and the region. In addition to spearheading Seventy’s efforts on non-election policy issues (election issues are handled by Chris Sheridan), I work on organizational development and membership. I am the liaison to the Finance and Membership Committees and also to the Executive Committee. …Read More

, Development Director	Hello, my name is Laura Hanes and I joined the Committee of Seventy as Development Director in April 2007. After being a regular recipient of the Election Calendar/Citizens Guide for years, I finally got my chance to work with Seventy raising funds to support all of the important work of this organization. I attended the University of Maryland at College Park and graduated in 2001 with a B.A. in History. During my four years at UMD I also enjoyed interning on Capitol Hill for Congressman Joseph M. Hoeffel (PA-13) as well as teaching an after school civics program for middle school students in Maryland. Read more
Assistant Policy Director	Hi, I'm Sarah Stevenson, Assistant Policy Director at the Committee of Seventy. I started at Seventy in June 2006 as a law and policy intern and became instantly addicted to the place. I've been here ever since. I'm a Philadelphia native and have spent all but six months of my life in this City. I was born in Fairmount but moved to the northern suburbs with my family when I was three. Read more
, Policy Assistant	Hi, I’m Brandon West, Election Program Director at Committee of Seventy. I started at Seventy in July 2007 as a Haverford House Fellow, a program where recent graduates of Haverford College work with Non-Profits in the Philadelphia area for one year. I worked in the fall on the Election Oversight Program, but now I focus on local city policy. Read more
, Election Program Coordinator	Hi, I'm Jonathan David, Election Program Coordinator at Committee of Seventy. I started at Seventy as an undergraduate intern in Fall 2006, working mostly on Seventy's Election Oversight Program and other election and voting related projects. I now focus on organizing the Election Oversight Program, but I also work to update and improve Seventy's website and on other activities related to elections and voting. Read more

Interns
, Law Intern	Hi, my name is Cassandra Belter, and I am a law intern with the Committee of Seventy. I am a native of Hartford, Conn., and I spent the second half of my life in Atlanta, Ga., before attending the University of Georgia. At UGA, I was accepted into the Grady School of Journalism, where I majored in Magazines, with minors in Film Studies, Political Science, and Spanish. I will graduate from Villanova School of Law in May 2008.

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