Tracy Ashdale is the Executive Director of Girls on the Run of Montgomery and Delaware Counties, a program which encourages women and girls to take action and be brave in their lives so they can experience real joy and connection with others.
Wendy is the Senior Professional Relations Representative for The Renfrew Center and is also a member of the Coalition's General Committee.
Aeryn is the Director of the Starfish Project for Children, a program focused on motivating school-aged children, kindergarten through twelfth grade, to engage in community service through competing for age appropriate awards and community recognition and providing connection to an organized effort. The Starfish Project experience is designed to build a foundation for a lifetime that includes community service. Aeryn also served as the co-president of the Coalition during the 2017-2018 school year. She can be reached at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Patti Anne McAndrews is the founder of Adolescent Advocates (A2), an innovative private practice with qualified professionals who treat teens and young adults with a variety of social and mental health issues in an “Outpatient Therapeutic Community.” She also serves as the Co-President of the Coalition for Youth of Lower Merion and Narberth.
Kiki McKendrick serves as the Assistant Director of the Middleton Center at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church. Kiki is a parent of children in the Lower Merion School District. She has also served in the past as a Co-President of the Coalition for a two-year term.
Stephanie Newberg is the Treasurer of the Executive Board of Coalition. Stephanie is a child, adolescent and family therapist with a practice in Bryn Mawr. She has a child in school in the Lower Merion School District. Stephanie can be reached at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or at 610-883-0127.
Amy is a representative of the Lower Merion School District Interschool Council (ISC), for which she served as President from 2012-2014. She has been a member of the ISC Guidance Committee since 2009. Amy helped spearhead the initiative "Sleep and the Adolescent Brain" in the Lower Merion and surrounding school districts. She has a child currently enrolled at Harriton and two other graduates of the school. Amy was also a past present of the Coalition, serving for a two-year term.
Mary serves on the advisory board of the Caron Foundation, a comprehensive Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation facility and is also a certified addiction counselor.
Nina Panzer is the Vice President and Co-Secretary of the Coalition. Nina is also a Clinical Social Worker/Therapist in private practice in Gladwyne, PA. She can be reached at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Wendi is a board member of Minding Your Mind, and a parent of children in one of the independent schools in the district.
Virginia a current member of the Lower Merion School District's Board of School Directors and is also the secretary of the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit Board of Directors. She is a co-founder of the Box Lunch & A Book community initiative and also serves as a licensed minister at a church in Ardmore. Virginia has been a member of Lower Merion for over 40 years.
Judy is the past president of The Education Foundation of Lower Merion and serves on the board of The Lower Merion Township Scholarship Fund. Judy can be reached at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Renee is a volunteer for Contact And The National Suicide Prevention Hotlines, teaches non-violet communication skills to inmates in the Philadelphia Federal Detention Center. She is also the parent of a former Lower Merion private school student.
Karen is a Magisterial Judge, District Court, for Bala Cynwyd.