President: Drew DeVitis
Vice President: Chau Wing Lam
Secretary: Melissa Ostroff
Treasurer: Corinne Lagermasini
Executive At-Large: Todd Schwartz
At-Large: John Ciocco, Anne Fosnocht, Barbara Hague, Eve Miller, Joshua Schulman, Patti Tahan
Drew DeVitis: President
Drew was born in Philadelphia and raised in Abington, just outside of the city limits. After spending more than a decade away from the area he moved to Lower Moyamensing in 2020, returning to the greater South Philly community that his maternal grandparents grew up in. He first became involved with the LoMo Civic Association as a tree tender and as part of Friends of the Park at South Philadelphia HS. With a background in urban and regional planning, he is invested in creating a sustainable, resilient, and connected community and empowering residents to shape our neighborhood. Drew joined our board in 2022.
Chau Wing Lam: Vice President
Chau Wing is from Fuzhou, China and has lived in Philly more years than she’s lived anywhere. She has been a LoMo resident since 2014 and LoMo Board member since 2021. Chau Wing is passionate about equity and education and serves as a Board Member for the School District of Philadelphia. She loves music, performing arts, knitting, biking around the city and traveling. She looks forward to getting to know more neighbors in and around LoMo.
Melissa Ostroff: Secretary
Growing up in the surrounding region with strong family roots in Philadelphia, Melissa moved to the city in 2012 and became a LoMo resident in 2022. As a nature lover, she has enjoyed getting involved in the SPHS community garden and park cleanups, and believes in the power of cleaning and greening to improve mental and physical wellbeing. Her background includes work in public health, environmental policy, strategic communications, and supporting Philadelphia’s immigrant community, and she is excited to be part of the LoMo board’s efforts to improve quality of life in the neighborhood. Melissa joined the board in 2024.
Corinne Lagermasini: Treasurer
Corinne was born and raised in Northern NJ but has considered Philadelphia home since 1999. She has lived in LoMo since 2021 and is a member of the LoMo Tree Tenders. Corinne’s background is in public health. She currently works at the Wyss Wellness Center, a community health center located in the BOK building that serves immigrants, refugees, and the surrounding South Philadelphia community. Corinne loves walking, hiking and going to the theater. She joined the LoMo board in 2024.
Todd Schwartz: Executive At-Large
Todd is our Zoning and Planning Committee chair. Her previously served as both vice president and president of our organization, having been one of its founding members.
John Ciocco: At-Large Board Member
John adopted LoMo as home in 2014 after growing up in the woods of South Jersey. He is an attorney, now handling corporate matters in-house for SEPTA after 12 years in private practice. John believes in the immense power of communal action to improve our lives both individually and collectively. John joined the Board in 2026.
Anne Fosnocht: At-Large Board Member
Anne has a background in biotechnology, with previous experience in Penn’s Science Policy Group and Diplomacy Group, having served as their blog director for over a year. These experiences have equipped her with expertise in grant applications, documentation, and educating others about matters important to the community. She is excited to translate these skills to educate and excite others about things going on in the community, and much more. with the goal of empowering others to come together and create a community that we all want to live in. Anne joined our board in 2021.
Barbara Hague: At-Large Board Member
Barb has been actively involved in the community garden for over 7 years, and the Environmental Committee for cleanups, tree plantings, outreach at Mifflin Sq Park and garden days with SPHS teachers and students. She has been taking the lead on workdays: planting and distribution with PHS and orchard care with the Philadelphia Orchard Project- in the SPHS Orchard and gardens for the past three years. She is a longtime south Philadelphia resident, where she and her husband worked and raised their family. Barb is a gifted, creative spirit. Barbara joined our board in 2022.
Eve Miller: At-Large Board Member
Eve has lived in the Lower Moyamensing neighborhood since 2008. She was excited to
discover the civic association shortly after that. She has volunteered for the LoMo community
garden and used MemberPlanet software to send out LoMo’s emails and newsletters. As an employee
of the City of Philadelphia for 18 years, she used computer skills in various tasks. Her hobbies
include artwork and reading.
Josh Schulman: At-Large Board Member
Josh Schulman was born in Washington, DC and moved to Philadelphia in 2003. He has been living in LoMo since buying his house in 2008. Josh is the block captain of his block and leads the tree-cycle event in January. Josh is interested in engaging all of our neighbors and helping to make our community a safer and more beautiful place to live. Josh works for a production company and always has an eye out for design solutions to problems. Josh joined the board in 2020.
Patti Tahan: At-Large Board Member
Patti has lived in South Philadelphia since 1989. She loves South Philadelphia and believes that the old and the new can exist and thrive by working together. There is much to love when you live so close to historic Philadelphia, many great museums, performing arts venues, parks, restaurants, shops, quirky neighborhoods, public transportation and a diverse population. A Temple University graduate, she taught English Language Arts in Philadelphia and retired in 2019. She became a member of LoMo in its first year and has been involved with the beautification committee and cleanups but most often in maintaining neighborhood gardens. Patti has been on the board since 2016, serving as treasurer and president (2017-2021).
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