First Up Board of Directors
First Up is guided by a dedicated board of directors who bring diverse expertise in nonprofit and corporate leadership. They provide strategic oversight and ensure our mission to support early educators remains at the heart of everything we do.
Officers
President
Zakiyyah Boone
CEO, Wonderspring
Secretary
Megan Cribbs
Attorney, Polsinelli, LLP
Carol Austin (ex officio)
Executive Director, First Up
Julia Amoroso
Account Executive, Tag Strategies
Dr. Foram Bhukhanwala
Associate Professor, Arcadia University
Mark Bowerman
Owner, Cedar Park Consulting
Terry Grier
Chief Lending Officer, First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union
Chris Johnson
HR Director, Comcast
Hong-An Nguyen
Primary Care Pediatrician, CHOP
James Plummer
Division Manager, Population Health
Michelle Taglialatela
President, Tag Strategies
Sherita Williams
Clinical Research Program Manager, CHOP PolicyLab
Carol Wong
Director, Chinatown Learning Ctr
Robyn Younger
Director, Younger Days Childcare & Youth Development Center