Our Board
First Up is guided by a dedicated board of directors who bring diverse expertise in nonprofit and corporate leadership. They provide strategic oversight and ensure our mission to support early educators remains at the heart of everything we do.
Officers
President
Zakiyyah Boone
Secretary
Megan Cribbs
Partner, Polsinelli, LLP
Treasurer
Michael Cianchetta
VP/Relationship Manager, Truist
Carol Austin (ex officio)
Executive Director, First Up
Cherie Crosby-Weeks, Ph.D.
Dean of Education & Professional Studies, Manor College
Professor of Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Child Care Administration
Bruce Fishberg, CPA
Chief Executive Officer, BF Solutions
Terrell Grier
Chief Lending Officer, First Commonwealth Federal Credit Union
Jamie Lokoff
Owner, MilkBoy
Richard Marks
Principal, Richard Marks Consulting
Brian Miner
Partners, Dechert, LLP
James Plummer
Division Management – Population Health
Madalyn Rovinsky
Owner, Bernie Robbins Jewelry
Michelle Taglialatela
President, Tag Strategies
Carol Wong
Owner, Director, Chinatown Learning
Robyn Younger
Director, Younger Days Childcare & Youth Development Center