Leadership

Orlando Rendon

Executive Director

Orlando Rendon was appointed Executive Director by Mayor Parker in March 2024.

Most recently, Rendon served as Commissioner of Philadelphia Parks and Recreation. He has also served as Deputy Managing Director responsible for the Community Services cluster, which engages residents and coordinates equitable access to City services that improve quality of life.

Prior to that, Rendon served as Parks & Rec’s Deputy Commissioner of the Program Division, overseeing more than 200 employees who deliver high-quality programs, activities, and services to all neighborhoods throughout Philadelphia.

Prior to his appointment as Deputy Commissioner of Programs, Rendon served ASPIRA, Inc. schools of Pennsylvania for over 20 years in program management, financial leadership, and as chief operations officer. While in program management, he encouraged and prepared students to advance their community. With his guidance, ASPIRA’s enrichment programs doubled in number and were recognized as model programs in the city and state. Rendon’s financial and functional leadership was crucial in ASPIRA’s rapid expansion from operating one school with five grade levels that served about 550 students, to operating five schools with a complete PreK-12 offering that serves over 4,000 students. ASPIRA’s budget grew from roughly $2 million to over $58 million, and their property assets grew from half an acre to more than 42 acres.

Rendon has been honored with various civic and cultural awards, including the 2011 Delaware Valley’s Most Influential Latinos Award and the 2009 National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights Outstanding Community Support Award. He is a graduate of the Philadelphia Public School System’s Central High School and holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Temple University.

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Maureen Maier

Chief of Staff

maureen.maier@phila.gov

Maureen Maier is an experienced nonprofit and public sector leader with over 20 years of service to communities in Philadelphia and eastern Pennsylvania. Maureen has served in leadership roles with Philadelphia Parks & Recreation and the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania, focusing on organizational programming, operations, and strategy, with expertise in program design and delivery, staff management, project management, and partnership strategy. Most recently, Maureen has served as the Connected Communities lead at High Gear Consulting Group, working closely with board leadership at nonprofit organizations to identify needs and build their capacity to achieve bold missions.

A native Philadelphian, Maureen received her undergraduate degree at St. Joseph’s University and her graduate degree at Temple University. Maureen lives in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia with her family and is currently the board co-president at the Friends of JS Jenks, a volunteer organization that supports the neighborhood public school her children attend.

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Megan Paszko

Deputy Executive Director of Operations

megan.paszko@phila.gov

Megan (Meg) Paszko joins CEO with over 10 years of nonprofit financial and operations experience in the Philadelphia social services sector. She was previously Director of Finance and Operations for Resources for Human Development, Inc (RHD). There, she oversaw the fiscal management and operations across dozens of programs within the Behavioral Health and Housing Division.

Prior to joining RHD, Meg worked in Financial Planning and Analysis at the Urban Affairs Coalition, a corporate valuations firm Hempstead & Co., and MANNA. In 2012, Meg received her MBA with a concentration in Finance from Drexel’s LeBow College of Business in Philadelphia.

Outside of work, Meg is an avid gardener, likes to get outside with her wife and dog, and enjoys reading.

Beth McConnell

Deputy Executive Director of Policy and Programs

beth.mcconnell@phila.gov

Beth McConnell is the Deputy Executive Director of Policy and Programs, where she oversees CEO’s teams that invest in benefits access, workforce development, upward mobility, policy advocacy, data and research. Beth started at CEO in 2021 as the Director of Policy, and prior to that did policy advocacy for the Philadelphia Association of Community Development Corporations (PACDC), was executive director of the Media and Democracy Coalition, and state director for the Pennsylvania Public Interest Research Group (PennPIRG). Beth is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania.

Robin Walker

Deputy Executive Director of Place-Based Initiatives

robin.walker@phila.gov

Robin Walker is an experienced youth development and nonprofit leader with over 20 years of service in Philadelphia. Robin has had the honor of serving in roles with the School District of Philadelphia and YouthBuild Philadelphia Charter School focusing on organizational programming, program design and delivery, and partnership management. Most recently, Robin has served as the executive director at the Philadelphia Robotics Coalition, working closely with board leadership to create and implement strategy, build partnerships, and manage programming.

Robin received her B.A. in communications from Temple University. Robin comes from a family of educators who conveyed the importance of community and service to others at an early age. As deputy service officer, she is excited to support the Mayor’s Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteer Services efforts to make volunteering and civic engagement opportunities accessible to every Philadelphian.

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