JILL LEAUBER MARSTELLER
Founder & CEO

Jill’s professional journey began in the classroom, where she was a high school and college English instructor prior to becoming a college and university administrator. She was a C-Suite member and held professional roles tied to the Board of Trustees for three decades at some of the most prestigious places of higher learning in eastern Pennsylvania, including Lehigh University, Haverford College, Fox Chase Cancer Center and Ursinus College. During her tenure, each of these organizations exceeded their comprehensive campaign goals and received the largest individual donation in their history at that time. Her professional path in education culminated in her becoming the first female president of her alma mater, Ursinus College, where she served as the interim leader from 2021-2022.

Jill has expertise in fundraising; marketing and communications; board leadership, evolution and governance; healthcare; budgeting and organizational effectiveness; mentoring and coaching; and the development and implementation of educational facilities and programs. She has been professionally recognized for her ability to build, mentor, inspire and motivate high-functioning, relational, results-oriented teams, while being an essential philanthropic “rainmaker” herself. Jill brings a deft and highly personal style to functions that require both art and science and is especially motivated to achieve goals in a timely manner.

The Berman Museum of Art and The Innovation and Discovery Center and The Abele Scholars Program at Ursinus College, The Zoellner Arts Center at Lehigh University, The Marian E. Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center, The John B. Hurford ‘60 Center for the Arts and Humanities, The Douglas B. Gardner ‘83 Integrated Athletic Center, and The Center for Peace and Global Citizenship at Haverford College are reflective of her collaborative philanthropic achievements.

Jill founded CALICO (Creative Advisors Looking to Improve Charitable Organizations) International LLC in 2014, following over a decade of non-profit consulting engagements. Her clients include Western Connecticut State University, The Haverford School, The World Trade Center Foundation, The Knowles Teacher Initiative, Williamson College of the Trades, Earlham College, The College of Physicians, Coalition for Christian Outreach, Young Life, Places Journal, Meadowood Senior Living, Haddonfield Friends School, and Independence Mission Schools.
She has served in a leadership capacity on a wide array of non-profit boards and committees. As a volunteer, she was a founding director of the Women EXCEL program at the Pottstown area YWCA and helped create and launch the first Parents’ Program at Albright College, which she chaired for three years. She twice co-chaired the National Council for Advancement and Support of Education’s Winter Institute for Chief Advancement Professionals.

Her special awards and recognitions may be found here.

Jill’s professional life has been and continues to be devoted to helping individuals, teams and organizations meet and exceed their own expectations.

THOMAS R. TRITTON
Senior Consultant

Thomas R. Tritton is Visiting Faculty at the University of Pennsylvania and a Senior   Fellow at the Science History Institute. He is former president of Haverford College, and  former president and CEO of the Chemical Heritage Foundation, an organization headquartered in Philadelphia as a  library, museum, and center for scholars. Prior to joining CHF he was President-in-Residence at the Harvard  Graduate School of Education. He was also a professor of Pharmacology for twelve years each at Yale University and  the University of Vermont. At UVM he served as Deputy Director of the Vermont Comprehensive Cancer Center,  and as Vice Provost of the university. He has published over 100 scientific papers, three books, and delivered  numerous presentations at universities and research institutes around the world.

Currently, Tom is a Life Trustee at Ohio Wesleyan University; Chair of the Board ofTrustees for the Center for the  History of Science, Medicine, and Technology; Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the Calm Clarity Corporation;  Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the Collective Success Network; a member of the Corporation of Haverford  College; and member of the Boards of Directors for the Fox Chase Cancer Center and the Greater Philadelphia Life  Sciences Congress. In addition, Tom is a scientific advisor to Sefacor, a biotechnology company developing cures for  brain cancer, and a Senior Consultant in CALICO, a consulting firm that provides advice and counsel to nonprofit  organizations.

Scott R. Lange

Scott brings to the firm more than 37 years of leadership experience in strategic development and fundraising. His background as a fundraiser, small business entrepreneur and consultant brings a dedicated focus to the mission and the bottom line. He has held senior leadership roles in the higher education, healthcare, international development, and policy sectors. Scott understands the numerous challenges that confront the non-profit arena.

Catharine Farrell McGeever
Senior Vice President, Lambert & Associates

Catharine McGeever has been a member of the Lambert & Associates team since its inception in 1996. She is responsible for working directly with clients and managing all aspects of the search process. With over 20 years of experience in the executive search industry, Ms. McGeever’s background includes search execution and management for a broad spectrum of non-profit organizations.

Prior to joining Lambert & Associates, Ms. McGeever was a Manager in the Organizational Consulting Practice at the Philadelphia office of Laventhol and Horwath, an international public accounting/management consulting firm. She honed her skills recruiting at Garofolo, Curtiss,
Lambert & McLean Co., a national healthcare executive search firm.

Ms. McGeever is a member of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) and the Association of Executive Recruiters (AER). She received her BS degree in Psychology from Villanova University.

Julie Choma

Julie Choma is a seasoned professional with a comprehensive and holistic approach to corporate and foundation giving. With over 16 years of experience working in the nonprofit sector, her meticulous attention to detail, critical thinking, and structured approach to grant proposals and management work to foster a collaborative environment among project partners. Currently based in Orlando, FL, Julie has served as Manager of Grants for Lift Orlando since 2021 with over $7.6MM in awarded corporate, foundation, and public funding. Prior to Lift Orlando, Julie worked as a museum collections manager and registrar outside Philadelphia, PA and in Nashville, TN, and holds extensive experience in exhibition logistics, fine arts insurance, museum registration, and collections management. Julie works to cater grant proposals and management to each organization’s individual needs. Her experience supports arts, humanities, education, financial literacy, community development, and housing initiatives, with awarded grants to the National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Her services include grant management assessment and development; identification, development, coordination, and writing of collaborative grant proposals; grant agreement assessment, development, and negotiation; and CRM selection and set-up.

Services

• Grant management/tracking assessment and development
• Grant identification, development, coordination, and writing
• Grant agreement assessment, development, and negotiation
• CRM selection and set-up

Pamela Panarella

Growing up in a big Italian family surrounded by strong influences of food, family, and frequent celebrations it only seemed natural for Pamela to find a successful career in the event management industry. 

With over 20 years of higher education project management and events planning experience, she has produced events ranging from on-campus alumni events for up to 1,000 attendees to intimate donor cultivation dinners at private venues around the country.

In her most recent role as executive director of alumni engagement at Ursinus College, she chaired a cross-campus committee responsible for planning three days of Presidential Inauguration events and programs for the campus community and external constituents.  She also has extensive experience in volunteer management and for eight years managed Ursinus College’s Parents Leadership Council. As well as co-led the launch of the college’s first National Alumni Council in 2012.

Prior to joining Ursinus, she was the director of special events at Immaculata University, Malvern, Pa., where she was tasked with leading the University’s major fundraising events including its annual art show which on average generated $250,000 in revenue for the institution. 

In 2002, after transitioning from a career in corporate marketing and communications, she began her career in higher education at Albright College, in Reading, Pa where she produced cultivation, stewardship and recognition events for the Offices of the President and Advancement.

As Pamela continues her professional journey, she welcomes the opportunity to assist new clients with donor recognition, fundraising, cultivation, and special events of all sizes.  

In her free time, she is an avid yogi, enjoys cooking, entertaining, hiking and exploring new places. Pamela and her husband live on a working Christmas tree farm in Schuylkill County near Hawk Mountain Sanctuary.