Pope in Philly? They’re working on it
By Sean Collins Walsh, Philadelphia Daily News | |
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Ciaruffoli, president of the 2015 World Meeting of Families -- which some have predicted will be the largest gathering in North American history -- is chairman and CEO of the accounting firm
He's not underestimating the scale of his task.
"The chance to welcome any pope to our city is a joyous experience. To have an opportunity to welcome this pope -- with all of his humility, grace and vision -- would be a once-in-a-lifetime gift," Ciaruffoli wrote in an op-ed in yesterday's Inquirer. "It would put
Ciaruffoli, a graduate of
Crilley Farrell worked for the Archdiocese of
She returned just a year later to become executive director of the 2015 World Meeting of Families.
Crilley Farrell, who once worked at a Wilkes-Barre TV station, left her post as communications director for the Archdiocese to become
She graduated from
Hilferty, president and CEO of
After college, he joined the
He previously led AmeriHealth Mercy, one of the nation's largest
"All my jobs have been based in the community," Hilferty told the Inquirer last year. "In order to make
Insurance magnate Maguire graduated from
Maguire, a Korean War veteran, ran the
He has been a strong supporter of his alma mater, which named its new Merion campus after him.
Maguire's autobiography, Just Show Up Every Day, details his work in the insurance world, his life as a parent of nine children and his fight against dyslexia.
If
That would be convenient for Neubauer, who recently was elected chairman of the parkway's newest crown jewel, the
When he's not courting the pope or overseeing the Barnes, Neubauer is board chairman of
He has won numerous honors for civic engagement, including the Philadelphia Award in 2012 and the
Neubauer was born in
Tierney, the former chief executive of the company that owned the
Tierney founded the advertising firm named after him, although he no longer owns it.
His public-relations firm,
Sources: World Meeting of Families, company websites,
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