Board of Directors
Constance Magnuson
Vice President, Board of DirectorsIn my attempts to be the unshakable optimist, I am usually confronted with question why I choose to view the world from the standpoint of optimism. You can look for everything bad in the world, think ...
Dr. Jim Klingler
Vice President, Board of DirectorsDr. Klingler is a 1968 graduate of Bucknell University where he majored in Economics. After a stint as an officer in the U.S. Navy he enrolled in the graduate program at Temple University and receive...
Brenda Hillegas
Co-Secretary, Board of DirectorsBrenda has been running around various folk, Irish, and Celtic festivals up and down the east coast for the past fifteen years. Long story short, Friends was a rerun one night so she ended up at a boo...
Rob Bralow
President, Board of DirectorsRob Bralow has been involved with the Society for a long time. From the days when the Philadelphia Folksong Society held concerts and meetings at the International House, through events at the Germant...
Heather Shayne Blakeslee
DirectorHeather Shayne Blakeslee believes in empowering people and communities to create a thriving economy and a living future. She has over 20 years of experience as a sustainability, social justice, social...
Tim Snyder
Treasurer, Board of DirectorsTim Snyder is a Director with PricewaterhouseCoopers and joined the PFS Board of Directors as a graduate of the
Arts + Business Council for Greater Philadelphia Business on Board program....
PFS Elections
Looking to join the PFS Board of Directors? Please review our Overview and Application and the Nominating Petition! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email us at folkthevote@pfs.org!
Board Nominations Due: Thursday, December 17th
Board Elections Start: Friday, January 1st
Board Election: Sunday, January 31st