York Federal Fellows Class of 2022 Announced

YORK (November 18, 2021)--The White Rose Leadership Institute is pleased to announce that four local nonprofit leaders have been named to the 2022 class of York Federal Fellows. This year’s fellows include Jennifer Brillhart, President & CEO of York County Food Bank; Sean Kenny, Executive Director of York County Farm and Natural Lands Trust; Katie Mahoney, Vice President of Marketing & Communications for York County Economic Alliance; Ruth Robbins, Chief Program Officer of Community Progress Council.

The York Federal Fellows program offers outstanding nonprofit executive leaders the opportunity to spend a year developing professionally and personally while expanding their leadership skills. With a grant of up to $5,000 each, the executives pursue their development and connect with their nonprofit peers during regular workshop sessions throughout the year. 

The Class of 2022 joins 64 York Federal Fellows who have been named over the past fifteen years.Bob Pullo, on behalf of York Federal Savings & Loan Foundation, and the visionary William “Bill” Wolf, founded the York Federal Fellows program in 2006 to encourage and support strong leadership in York’s nonprofit sector. “Providing an opportunity for nonprofit executives to engage in leadership training is one way of showing appreciation for the work that they do, and their contributions to our York County community,” said Pullo.York Federal Fellows apply to the program in the fall, and are considered on criteria that include a demonstrated collaborative approach to leadership in the community, a self-development plan that meaningfully increases the applicant’s capacity as a leader in the community, and plans that add value to the applicant’s organization and the York community, among others.

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