People serving people since 1976.
CK’s Board and Staff
Officers
President
Chip Heim
Assoc. Director Digital Transformation & Innovation, Novo Nordisk
Vice President
April Schetler, MS, RD, FAND
Assistant Vice President, Community Health Engagement, Virtua Health
Treasurer
Charles Holmes, CPA, CITP, CFF
Managing Partner, Holmes & Company, LLC
Secretary
Ronald DeAbreu
Senior Employee Relations Partner, Independence Blue Cross
Directors
Maureen Coghlan, Esq.
Partner
Archer & Greiner, P.C.
Erin Coleman
Anchor
NBC10 News Today
Jose R. Edwards, MBA, FACHE, CHFM, CHSP
Assistant Vice President, Facilities
Cooper University Health Care
Lisa Folks
Vice President, Community Specialist
The PNC Financial Services Group
Life Gaylord
Culinary Arts Training Graduate
Behavioral Health Professional, Youth/Young Adult Mentor
Beth Green, SPHR, PCC
Senior Vice President & Chief HR Officer
Cooper University Health Care
Bill Haggett
Health Care Executive – Retired
Helen Le Du
Senior Vice President & Chief Audit Executive
Campbell Soup Company
Rory O’Hara, CFP®, CRPC®
Senior Managing Partner
Ausperity Private Wealth
Zettra Waters
Senior Vice President, Corporate Operations
Freedom Mortgage Corporation
Melissa Wikle
Chief Accounting Officer
American Water
Emeritus Directors
Edward Clark (Deceased)
Consultant
Clark Financial Services
Patrick Hall, MD
ENT Surgeon
Advanced ENT
Stephen M. Jander
V.P. Campbell Soup Co., Retired
Domenic Vallone
Director of Operations
Jewish Federation
Richard Woodland
Financial Aid Associate
Drexel University
Staff
Executive Director
Carrie Kitchen-Santiago
Carrie was hired as the Executive Director of Cathedral Kitchen in 2018, and she is responsible for all aspects of the organization, including financial sustainability, operations, board and staff development, and community engagement. Carrie has over 22 years of management experience in the nonprofit sector developing, overseeing, and evaluating workforce development and social services programs and initiatives, which serve low-income families and individuals in Greater Philadelphia. Before joining Cathedral Kitchen, Carrie served as the executive director at Community Learning Center in Philadelphia, an education and workforce development nonprofit that helps over 1,200 low-income adults per year earn their GED, learn English and obtain employment. Before that, Carrie served as the COO and interim executive director at Broad Street Ministry, a nonprofit in Philadelphia that provides meals and social services to over 7,000 low-income adults per year. At BSM Carrie helped lead expansion over four years from a $930,000 budget to a $2.7 million budget. In addition, for seven years Carrie served as a director and senior director of training and policy for the Philadelphia Workforce Development Corporation (PWDC) (since renamed Philadelphia Works, Inc.), which oversees the majority of the public job training and employment assistance funding and programs in Philadelphia. She led a department that identified and implemented strategies for building capacity among PWDC’s sub-contractors to run welfare-to-work programs more effectively. Carrie has served on several city government committees related to addressing homelessness in Philadelphia. She also served for three years on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals. Carrie is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania College of Arts and Sciences and has a Master of Public Affairs with a concentration in Urban and Regional Planning and domestic policy from the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.
Chief Operating Officer
John Gonzalez
John is a graduate of California State University and brings 20 years of hospitality operations experience to Cathedral Kitchen. He has been very fortunate to have worked with some of the most innovative minds in hospitality, including Stephen Starr, Danny Meyer and Tom Colicchio and has learned from each of them. Having worked at the iconic Gramercy Tavern in New York City early in his career, he was blessed to be on the James Beard award winning team for “Best Service in the Nation”. He quickly recognized the transformative power of hospitality and that an unwavering commitment to mutual respect towards guests and colleagues alike becomes contagious.
John and his family relocated to Southern New Jersey where he became a member of the Executive Team for renowned Philadelphia Hospitality Group, Starr Restaurants. Being a part of the Philadelphia restaurant Renaissance for nearly 10 years was an extremely rewarding experience. He also served as Operations Director in the Joint Venture between United Airlines and OTG Management directly responsible for $75M+ in annual revenue, daily operations and strategic direction while overseeing nearly 1,200 team members.
John has also spent time with the real estate revival firm, 16 ON CENTER, dedicated to rehabilitating and renovating distressed properties, transforming them into affordable homes accessible to lower income families.
John loves to spend time with his family, and they are passionate about traveling to new places and experiencing and appreciating all of the connections that bring us together as a global community.
Development Director
Noreen Flewelling
Noreen Flewelling is a graduate of Fairfield University with more than 20 years of fundraising experience. Her previous development jobs include Major Gift Officer at Virtua Foundation, Director of Development for Children of Bellevue, Inc. at Bellevue Hospital Center in New York City, and fundraising consultant at Long Pond Advisors with non-profit clients from health care, social service, education, religious and arts organizations. Noreen joined Cathedral Kitchen in 2016.
As Development Director at Cathedral Kitchen, Noreen’s responsibilities include oversight of all aspects of the organization’s fundraising campaigns, grant management, events and public relations to support the annual operating budget of over two million dollars per year.
Noreen volunteers as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Eastern Education Foundation and the Eastern Theater Board.
Community Relations Director
Alexandra Wills
Alexandra “Alex” Wills is a graduate of Villanova University, with a double-major in Honors and Communications, minor in Business Administration and Pre-Law concentration. Alex worked as an Account Executive and Media Director for JRA/Marketing Communications in Philadelphia, serving healthcare, real estate, financial and retail accounts. She worked in the real estate industry for CVS Realty Co. and Brick Real Estate before joining the non-profit field.
In her position as Community Relations Director at Cathedral Kitchen, Alex manages the volunteers that fill over 8,000 slots each year to help with our daily meal program. She supports the mission of the Cathedral Kitchen with her community outreach by sharing the message and story of CK, both by conducting tours at our facility and visiting local community groups, schools and companies.
A longtime member of Rotary, the international service organization, Alex was a Charter member of the Voorhees Breakfast Rotary Club, served as Past President, Charter Club Secretary and has held various club positions and committee chairs. She served as Assistant Governor (2003-2006) for Rotary District 7640 serving seven clubs. Alex has been a Rotary Youth Exchange Committee member since 1999 and has chaired the Short Term Exchange Program (2005-12). Since 2000, Alex has volunteered as a member of the Juvenile Conference Committee, part of the Camden County Judicial System.