PennCAC’s Board of Directors provides strategic guidance and oversight to ensure the organization continues to strengthen systems and build capacity so that children in Pennsylvania can receive the support they need, no matter where they live.
The Board plays an important role in:
Guiding long-term direction and strategy
Strengthening partnerships and relationships
Ensuring accountability and sustainability
Our 2026 Board
Kristina Taylor-Porter
Board Chair
Associate Teaching Professor, Penn State University & Independent Consultant, Forensic Interviews
Shannon Peduto
Board Vice Chair
Executive Director, Luzerne County Children’s Advocacy Center
Sarah Gibbons
Board Treasurer
Executive Director, Family Support Line
Rebecca Voss
Board Secretary
Executive Director, Children’s Advocacy Center of Franklin County
Mary Tatum
Acting CEO, CenClear
Richard Servello
Program Director, Center for Child Justice
Leslie Slingsby
CEO, Services and Operations, Mission Kids of Montgomery County
Jim Mandes
North Region Sales Manager, Krone North America
Jo Ann Lawer
Retired
Ashley Walkowiak
Executive Director, Governor’s Advisory Commission on Women