Our team
Learn about the Broad, Germantown, and Erie (BGE) team, including our steering group, staff, and project partners.
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Inter-agency steering group
The BGE inter-agency steering group includes:
- 5th Council District (Clarke)
- 8th Council District (Bass)
- Delaware Valley Reginal Planning Commission
- Department of Commerce
- Department of Licenses and Inspections
- Department of Public Property
- Department of Streets (Transportation and Sanitation)
- Free Library of Philadelphia
- Managing Director’s Office
- Mayor’s Office
- Office of Transportation, Infrastructure & Sustainability (OTIS)
- Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
- Philadelphia City Planning Commission (PCPC)
- Philadelphia Gas Works
- Philadelphia Historical Commission
- Philadelphia Parking Authority
- Police Department
- Rebuild Philadelphia
- SEPTA
Staff
| Name | Job title | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce Bohri | Public Relations Specialist | Department of Planning and Development |
| Brian Clinton | Assistant Chief of Staff | Office of the Mayor |
| Karen Fegely | Deputy Commerce Director | Neighborhood Business Services Department of Commerce |
| Nathan Grace | North District Planner | Philadelphia City Planning Commission Department of Planning and Development |
| Joy Huertas | Senior Deputy Communications Director | Office of the Mayor |
| Rojer Kern | Business Services Manager | Office of Business Services Department of Commerce |
| Denis Murphy | Director of Corridor Development | Office of Neighborhood Economic Development Department of Commerce |
| Andrew Simpson | Complete Streets District Manager | Office of Transportation, Infrastructure, and Sustainability |
| Alex Smith | Senior Planner | Philadelphia City Planning Commission Department of Planning and Development |
| Robert Somerville | CDC Programs Manager | Office of Neighborhood Economic Development Department of Commerce |
| Melissa Williams | Business Services Manager | Office of Business Services Department of Commerce |
| Matt Wysong | Senior Planner | Philadelphia City Planning Commission Department of Planning and Development |
| Kelley Yemen | Director of Complete Streets | Office of Transportation, Infrastructure, and Sustainability |
Community partners
BGE's community partners include:
- 13th Democratic Ward RCO
- 13th Republican Ward RCO
- Bethune Elementary School
- Called to Serve CDC
- Community Design Collaborative
- Community Legal Services
- COSACOSA art at large, Inc.
- Hunting Park CDC
- Hunting Park United
- Kenderton Elementary School
- Mercy Neighborhood Ministries
- Multicultural Academy Charter School
- Nicetown CDC
- Nicetown Tioga Improvement Team
- North Broad Renaissance
- North10
- Temple University Hospital
- The Center for Returning Citizens
- Tioga United