Daphne C. Rowe is the Founder and President of Pembroke Philanthropy Advisors. Daphne has worked in the field of philanthropy since 1981 and has a public policy degree from the Fels Institute at the University of Pennsylvania. She served as Program Officer and as the Director of Donor Services at The Philadelphia Foundation and as Program Officer for the 1957 Charity Foundation. She also managed a youth development initiative for the William Penn Foundation in Philadelphia. Daphne directed the SEI Giving Fund, SEI Investment’s donor advised fund. Daphne is a former Trustee of the Valentine Foundation, a private foundation serving women and girls. She serves on the Program Committee of The globalislocal Fund™, on the Board of the National Museum of Women in the Arts’ Pennsylvania Committee, and is a member of the Chester County Funders’ Group of Delaware Valley Grantmakers.
Stephanie C. Maguire, Senior Associate, has over 30 years of wide-ranging experience in development, institutional advancement and external affairs with academic and healthcare organizations. She holds the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy designation from American College and an MBA from Drexel University. She currently serves as board chair for American Dancewheels Foundation and public relations chair for Impact100 Philadelphia.
Martha E. Morse, Esquire, Senior Analyst, is a graduate of the Harvard Law School and, having served as a private foundation trustee and on the boards of not-for-profit organizations, brings to the firm experience in grantmaking and governance issues.
Alexandra Samuels, Senior Analyst, brings a wide variety of experiences and first hand knowledge of grantmaking, philanthropy and the non-profit sector. Alexandra’s experience includes working for Delaware Valley Grantmakers, the region’s association of grantmakers, Rohm and Haas as the Manager of Civic and Philanthropic Affairs, The Philadelphia Foundation as the Director of Grantmaking Services and The Valentine Foundation, where she currently serves as President.
Additionally, Pembroke Philanthropy Advisors has access to a team of professionals with experience in grant making, philanthropic advising and strategic planning.