Cradles to Crayons® is pleased to announce that John Marcante and Lee Yohannan have been selected as the new co-board chairs for Cradles to Crayons-Philadelphia. Marcante and Yohannan will be taking over for former Board Chair Christopher Sullivan, who held the position since February 2016.

“We are thrilled to have two prominent industry leaders take the lead in our work of helping children helping the over 300,000 children living in poverty in our region.” said Cradles to Crayons Philadelphia Executive Director Michal Smith.

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Marcante is currently serving as Vanguard’s Chief Information Officer and Managing Director of Vanguard’s Information Technology Division. Mr. Marcante, with more than 30 years of experience in the business and technology fields, joined Vanguard in 1993. After serving in a number of leadership roles throughout the company, he returned to the IT division in 2012 and was named Vanguard’s chief information officer and managing director. Marcante holds a Bachelor’s degree from Pennsylvania State University and an M.B.A. from Saint Joseph’s University.

“I am honored to continue serving on the board as co-chair of an organization with such a noble mission.” said Marcante. “There is nothing more rewarding than helping provide children with the necessities they need to thrive.”

Yohannan is an active entrepreneur, accomplished in lean startup execution, technology innovation and customer engagement. As the visionary, entrepreneur and catalyst for two large technology services organizations and founding partner of Liquidhub, he draws on more than 25 years as a community leader, CEO, innovator for growth, partner, and mentor of early stage companies. He was proudly named the Regional Ernst & Young Technology and Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year in 2006 and was also a National Finalist in 2007. Currently he serves as the Managing Member of Yohannan Capital, LLC. Yohannan’s other philanthropic efforts include work on the board of directors for Main Line Health/Paoli Hospital Foundation and The Episcopal Academy.

“I’m very excited to continue to build upon the great success and mission here at Cradles to Crayons.” Said Yohannan. “We will expand and grow upon our capabilities to serve children and families in this community. “

ABOUT CRADLES TO CRAYONS

Cradles to Crayons provides children from birth through age 12 who live in homeless or low-income situations with the essential items they need to thrive—at home, at school, and at play. Cradles to Crayons supplies these items free of charge by engaging and connecting communities that have with communities that need, collecting new and like-new children’s items through grassroots community drives and corporate donations. Working through its network of hundreds of Nonprofit Social Service Partners, and supported by tens of thousands of volunteers, Cradles to Crayons-Philadelphia annually helps more than 70,000 children living in low-income and homeless situations.

Cradles to Crayons is a national, non-profit organization headquartered in Brighton, MA with locations in Philadelphia, PA, Boston, MA, and Chicago, IL. Through our signature Everyday Essentials program and seasonal initiatives—Gear Up for Winter, Gear Up for Baby, Spring Greening and Ready for School—donations of children’s products are sorted, inspected, and packaged by volunteers at our warehouses, called The Giving Factory®. Our “KidPacks,” backpacks and other items are then distributed through a collaborative network of social service agencies and school partners. For additional information, visit www.cradlestocrayons.org/Philadelphia

Cradles to Crayons has received a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator for ten consecutive years, among only 1% of the more than 8,000 United States organizations rated by the nation’s largest independent charity evaluator.

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