MS Dinner of Champions raises $465,000 for research, education and services
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<p>Honoree Judith M. von Seldeneck (right), chair and CEO of Diversified Search, with Elizabeth and Peter Longstreth (Photo courtesy of Mark Garvin)</p>
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<p>Romulo Diaz (left), Kimmel Center president and CEO Anne Ewers, Patricia Wellenbach, and Dianne Semingson (Photo courtesy of Mark Garvin)</p>
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<p>Leslie Mazza of Diversified Search (left), Anne Morrissey of AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies, Steve Karlovic of CDI Corporation, Vision 2020 chair Rosemarie B. Greco, Del. Valley MS Society chapter president Tami L. Caesar (Photo courtesy of Mark Garvin)</p>
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<p>Dinner of Champions honoree Judith M. von Seldeneck (left), cochairs Peter J. Dean and Molly D. Shepard, Dianne Semingson, Ashley Lunkenheimer, Kevin von Seldeneck and Amy Knight (seated) (Photo courtesy of Mark Garvin)</p>
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<p>Eileen and Nicholas DeBenedictis, Chairman and CEO of Aqua America Inc. (Photo courtesy of Mark Garvin)</p>
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<p>Kathleen Kennedy Townsend and Nicolas J. Maiale, MS Dinner of Champions cochair and MS Society, Delaware Valley Chapter, board member (Photo courtesy of Mark Garvin)</p>
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<p>U.S. Appellate Judge Marjorie "Midge" Rendell (left) and Afaf Meleis, Dean of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania (Photo courtesy of Mark Garvin)</p>
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<p>Joe Frick of Diversified Search (left) and Bill Marrazzo, president and CEO of WHYY (Photo courtesy of Mark Garvin)</p>
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<p>John Fries (left) and Ira M. Lubert, dinner cochair and chairman of Independence Capital Partners and of Lubert-Adler Partners, L.P. (Photo courtesy of Mark Garvin)</p>
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Judith M. von Seldeneck, founder, chair, and CEO of Diversified Search, an executive search firm, was honored during the MS Dinner of Champions by the Greater Delaware Valley Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown on Nov. 9. She received the society’s Hope Award in recognition of her commitment to philanthropy and leadership in the community.
Von Seldeneck, who knows what makes Philadelphia tick, has a list of nonprofit accomplishments as long as Broad Street. She is currently chair of the Private Sector Outreach Board, a partnership between the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce and the Mayor of Philadelphia, is on the board of the Global Philadelphia Association, and is a former chair of the Chamber of Commerce. With women’s issues being near and dear to her heart, she currently chairs the Women’s Advisory Council and is a founder of the Forum of Executive Women.
Among the 600 guests were Joe Frick, Molly Shepard of the Leader’s Edge; Afaf Meleis, dean of nursing at the University of Pennsylvania; Citizens Bank regional president and CEO Dan Fitzpatrick; Rosemarie Greco; and U.S. Appellate Judge Marjorie “Midge” Rendell, who each gave a heartfelt tribute during the evening. The society’s MS Dinner of Champions raised $465,000 for the chapter to support multiple sclerosis research, education, and services.
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