Discover Haverford Staff Members

  Jon has lived in Haverford Township for almost 25 years.  He has contributed to the Citizen’s Task Force for Economic Revitalization, was Vice President on the HPED Board of Directors during its first four years and has participated in the Haverford Alliance for Drug Awareness. He obtained his BSc from McGill, MA and PhD degrees from the University of British Columbia, served as Psychiatry faculty at Hahnemann and UPenn Medical Schools and held medical communications roles at area publications agencies and pharmaceutical companies. He recently retired from his latest role as Global Head of BioPharmaceutical Publications at AstraZeneca and now does part time consulting work in pharmaceutical communications. He currently lives in Havertown with his wife Lorraine. 

 Derek lives in Havertown with his wife Lindsay, and their three sons, Carter, Lincoln, and Paxton.  He has worked in the financial services industry for more than 17 years, and is currently a financial advisor with Edward Jones, serving the wealth management needs of individuals, families, and small business owners in the community.    Derek holds a BA in PR/Advertising and a Minor in German Language from Penn State University. 

  Walter is the President and owner of Turnerstone. LLC, a full-service local public accounting firm. Prior to pursuing entrepreneurship, he worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for 13 years, servicing public and non-public companies as a Director in the Financial Services sector of the Assurance practice in Philadelphia. Walter holds B.S. in Business Administration from La Salle University, and is a certified public accountant in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Walter, his wife Samantha, and their two children reside in Havertown. 

  Our Board Secretary Christine Faris has been a resident of Haverford Township for 38 years and is the retired Director of the Haverford Township Free Library. In addition, she has served on the Board of the Haverford Township Civic Council for six years and Secretary for four, and is a member of the Finance Committee. Raised in Darby, she lived in Springfield and Clifton Heights before settling in Havertown where she and her husband raised three children, all attending Haverford Township schools. Christine has a BA in Accounting from St. Joseph’s University and a Master’s in Library Science from Clarion University.  

 Don Kelly recently retired as Director of Community and Economic Development with the Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition. He was an Adjunct Professor at Eastern University and Penn State Brandywine in urban planning, economic development, public policy and community revitalization. He has served on  the Haverford Township Civic Council board for the past 20 years, and was president for four. In 2005, Don led the effort to organize the Citizens Task Force for Business Revitalization, and has been on the Discover Haverford/HPED board since 2009 and served as board president for several years. He is co-founder of Haverford Green which maintains the Triangle Garden in Oakmont. Don and his wife Christine live in the Merwood section of Havertown. 

Judy Trombetta is a Haverford Township Commissioner, representing the 4th Ward. She serves as Vice President of the Board, Chair of the Township's Economic Development Committee, and as the Township liaison to Discover Haverford. Over the course of her career, Judy has worked in local and state government and with numerous nonprofit, advocacy, and community-based organizations in various capacities. Judy and her family have lived in Havertown since 2015.