Meet the CHE Team

Meet Our Staff

DR. ALA STANFORD

FOUNDER, DIRECTOR

Ala Stanford, MD is passionate about improving the lives of children. As a pediatric surgeon she is committed to the health and wellness of our youth. It Takes Philly is an extension of her commitment to our most vulnerable and impressionable citizens. At ITP, Inc. "We plant seeds of possibility in fertile minds to explore and pursue greatness."
-A.Stanford

KAMAU STANFORD

BOARD MEMBER, PROGRAM COORDINATOR

Kamau Stanford has been an educator nationally and abroad for nearly two decades. The Former Director of the Will & Jada Smith Family Foundation creates and implements educational programming for the programs' students. "We are mirrors, so our students no longer have to see success outside of themselves, but in themselves." - K.Stanford

OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Ms. Leslie Wood – Chair
Shannon Ryan Kimmel, Esq. – Treasurer
Mr. Kamau Stanford – Secretary