Leadership

Sheila Ireland

Sheila Ireland

President & CEO

Sheila Ireland has 25+ years of managerial experience leading transformational change in human resources, training, organizational development and workforce development at the grassroots, local and state levels.  Sheila is known for developing programs that improve organizational performance and achieve bottom-line results.  She recently served as the Deputy Secretary, Workforce Development, at PA Labor & Industry overseeing PA’s public workforce development system by leveraging 650+ employees statewide and a $270M+ budget focused on growing Pennsylvania’s workforce and increasing access to well-paying jobs. In September 2022 she moved to lead one of Philadelphia’s most historic nonprofits Philadelphia OIC as its next President and CEO.

Aisha Dennis, M.Ed.

Aisha Dennis, M.Ed.

Chief Operating Officer

Aisha Dennis is the Chief Operating Officer at Philadelphia OIC. She directs, administers, and coordinates the internal operational activities of the organization in accordance with policies, goals, and objectives established by the President/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Board of Directors. Aisha leads and directs the following functions and/or business units: operations, human resources, information systems, and building management.

Aisha works alongside the CEO in the development of organization policies and goals that cover operations, and growth of the functions and/or business units.

She oversees tenant relations and serves as key liasian to community and company partners. Aisha participates in the development and preparation of short-term and long-range plans and budgets based upon broad organization goals and objectives.

During her tenure at Philadelphia OIC, Aisha has previously served as Executive Director of Philadelphia OIC Workforce Academy, the K-8 Out-of-School Time Program Coordinator and Director of Education, implementing our innovative digital literacy pipeline program. Prior to joining OIC’s team, Aisha was a Language Arts teacher and Literacy intern in the School District of Philadelphia. Aisha has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Hampton University and a Master of Arts in Education from Holy Family University, Philadelphia.

Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Atif Bostic

UpLift Solutions, Inc.

Board Chairman

Tiffany Newmuis

Comcast

1st Vice Chair

William A. Carter III

Gilbane Construction (Retired)

2nd Vice Chair

Adé Lawal

Express Employment Professionals

Treasurer

Members

Andrew J. Michal, CPA

KPMG, LLP

Greg DeShields, CHO, CHE

PHLCVB

Sherman Smith, Esq.

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

V. Amanda Witts

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC

William "Bill" Bergman

Temple University

Shamyune “Shammy” Jones, Esq.

Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority

Sabrina M. Brooks

PECO

Richelle D. Payne

Hurst & Leigh Communications Group

Frank Tait

Executive Leaders for Advisory Boards

William DeVito

Citizens Bank

Tia Lyles-Williams

LucasPye BIO and HelaPlex

Ali Jaffar

KeyMedium

Vince D. Gordon

Gordon Policy Group LLC