Board of Directors | Board of Advisors

Heather Abbott
New York Resident Council Member, Resident Advisory Council Representative

Sheila Banks
PathStone Development Corporation of Pennsylvania, Affiliate

Paul Baker
Apple Association, At Large / Collaborative

April Colson
New York Resident Council Member, Resident Advisory Council

Jose Garcia Degro
Puerto Rico Program Area Advisory Committee, Committee Member

B.K. Gaur
LifeSpan, At Large / Collaborative

Michael Green
New York Program Area Advisory Committee, Committee Member

Abe Hernandez
PathStone Housing Action Corp., Affiliate

Margaret Keller
New Jersey/Pennsylvania, Child-Family Development /Head Start, Parent Policy

William Kilgore, Board Chair
PathStone Development Corporation of Ohio, Affiliate

Lisa Marcello
Sojourner House at PathStone, Inc.,  Affiliate

Evan Martinez
PathStone Opportunities of Ohio, Affiliate

Patricia Mogan
Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations, At Large / Collaborative

Joy Pacheco
PathStone Enterprise Center Inc., Affiliate

Andres Ramos
PathStone Community Development Corporation of Puerto Rico, Affiliate

Carlos Rosa
New Jersey Program Area Advisory Committee, Committee Member

Joel Sanchez Colon
Puerto Rico Program Area Advisory Committee, Committee Member

Mark St. John
PathStone Development Corporation of Indiana, Affiliate

Keith Talbot
PathStone Development Corporation of New Jersey, Affiliate & Helping Hands, At Large/Collaborative

Darinel Tapia
Pennsylvania Program Area Advisory Committee, Committee Member

Eileen Torres
Agri-Business Child Development Program, At Large / Collaborative

Arlene Wilson
PathStone Development Corporation, Affiliate

Sheila Banks

Ms. Banks was born and raised in York, Pennsylvania, and she continues to reside there. Formerly a housing assistant with Crispus Attucks Community Development Corporation, she was promoted to certified property manager with the Corporation. Sheila continues to be employed by Crispus Attucks Association as a data and information specialist with the pregnant and parenting teen program. Ms. Banks was also employed with PathStone for thirteen years as a project assistant, a receptionist, and a farmworker services coordinator. Prior to holding these positions, she was employed by the City of York Human Relations Commission as an administrative assistant. Ms. Banks serves on the Governing Board of the Tabernacle CMA Church and also serves as assistant minister of music. Ms. Banks is a former member of York Spanish-American Association Board of Directors and People of Color Board for Domestic Violence. She has a son and a daughter and is also the proud grandmother of 9 grandsons. Ms. Banks holds a four year certificate in pastoral theology and a “1 REM” property management certification. She enjoys singing, reading, listening to music and writing songs in her free time. Following her employment tenure with PathStone, she wanted to remain involved in changing farmworkers’ lives, which motivated her to participate on ROHC of PA, Farmworkers Housing Corp. of PA and the PathStone Board of Directors.

Paul Baker

Mr. Baker was born and raised in Niagara County, NY and today continues to live in Niagara County in Lewiston, NY. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in applied economics and business management from Cornell University and a Masters of Business Administration from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He comes from a family that has very strong roots in agriculture, so it comes as no surprise that agriculture has always been a central interest in his life Mr. Baker has extensive experience as both owner and general manager of several different family owned farming enterprises, has worked as a professor’s assistant at his alma mater, Cornell University, worked for a short time as a marketing consultant at Verizon, and he has served on the boards of both the New York Apple Association and the International Apple Institute. In 2002, even though he decided to sell the family farming business, he did not lose touch with agriculture for long as he accepted a position as the Agricultural Advisor to the NYS Senate for one year. He now is able to draw from his agricultural and governmental experience to serve as Executive Director of both Agricultural Affiliates and the New York State Horticultural Society. His close connection to agriculture and the supervision of seasonal agricultural labor are what brought him to become involved with PathStone. He truly enjoys being able to further serve the community to which he is so strongly committed.

April Colson

April was born in Monroe, Louisiana and grew up in the small town of Baskin. She currently lives in Kent, New York where she works as a Sales associate and assistant manager for Peebles. Ms. Colson has had several past occupations due to her desire to learn. She has worked as a bartender for 20 years, a home health aide and she was in the United States Navy. She is also the CEO of (S) Corp called Cajun Creation Corporation. April has four children, Brian, Keith, Raven and Derek and three grandchildren, Brian Jr., Kira and Micha. She enjoys volunteering, playing with her children and cooking. April was helped by PathStone to get a home for her family. This inspired her to spread PathStone’s message. “Since my induction onto all of the boards I represent, I have learned so much, my passion to do well for all increased 10 fold, and I only want to help educate more individuals on the opportunities PathStone offers.”

B.K Gaur

B.K Gaur was born in New Delhi, India but currently lives in Rochester, New York. He is a proud father to his very accomplished son and daughter. He currently hold several degrees, including a PhD and a M.S. B.K has had past jobs as a senior scientist at Bhabha Atomic Research Center and also worked in the International Atomic Energy Agency in Bogotá, Columbia. He is currently a case manager for Senior Community Service Employment Program. Dr. Gaur learned about PathStone from a former colleague and present PathStone employee. In addition to his work at PathStone, B.K enjoys relating science with religion and helping seniors.

William Kilgore

Mr. Kilgore was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, raised in Pennsylvania and currently resides in Alliance, OH. He learned about our organization through his involvement in other housing advocacy organizations in the community. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Child Psychology. Currently employed as a sales associate for AFLAC, he has also worked as a city building inspector, a contracts administrator for the US Department of Energy, a licensed electrical contractor and a housing inspector. In addition, he has experience serving on the Alliance City Rehabilitation Board, the Stark County Fair Housing Board and the State Governance team. Mr. Kilgore is married and has five adult children and nine grandchildren. His hobbies include sports and reading. He is also an ordained deacon in his church.

Evan Martinez

Mr. Martinez was born in Reynosa, Mexico, grew up in McAllen, Texas and currently resides in Celina, Ohio with his wonderful wife and his 4 sons and 2 daughters. He started working as a migrant farmworker in 1990. He then worked for a bit as a pickle picker until he decided to return to school. Upon graduating and receiving a certificate in Automotive Technology, he become an assistant manager at AutoZone, a job that he held for 6 years until he recently seized an opportunity to return to the farm by accepting a supervisor position at Rohrs Brothers Farms. Mr. Martinez learned about PathStone and its programs though the director the local PathStone office. In addition to his work with PathStone, he has been involved in the community as Cub Master of a local Cub Scouts pack in McAllen, Texas. He enjoys working with people, reading, listening to music and walking. Evan looks forward to continuing to provide great programs to great community people.

Patricia Mogan

Ms. Mogan was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and raised in Delaware County, PA. She currently lives in Halifax, Pennsylvania outside of Harrisburg. She holds a BA in Mathematics, an MA in Theology and an MBA with concentration in Nonprofit Management. Prior to becoming involved with PathStone, she worked as a teacher of both math and religion at the high school level, a nonprofit administrator, executive director and an adjunct faculty member at Eastern University. She also has extensive experience serving on boards of several different nonprofit agencies, church groups and the Homeowner’s Association. She currently finds employment with the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations. Ms. Mogan has five siblings and enjoys work, playing piano, reading and the outdoors.

Joy Pacheco

Joy Pacheco was born on the west coast in Los Angeles, California and grew up in Rochester, New York. Founding and owning inSource, Inc., Joy has spent the last seven years running it as well as working in Payment Processing. Prior to inSource Inc., Joy worked over 14 years in Cash Management Sales and Product Management at several major regional and international banks. Before working in banks, Joy worked in advertising. Joy attended Duquesne University and is a graduate of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. Joy currently resides in Rochester, New York with her husband and their daughter. Joy is an active member of her community serving on many community boards including the Community Coalition Initiatives and Actions CCIA (Co-Founder and Board Member), the Rochester Prostate Cancer Community Coalition RPCCC (present member), the YMCA Achievers Program (Steering Committee 1995-2005), and The Anthony Jordan Community HealthCare Center (Steering Committee Co-Chair 1999). In her free time she enjoys running, playing the guitar, and collecting art and pottery. Joy learned about PathStone through board member Read McNamara and enjoys the opportunity to work with a diverse team to achieve common goals.

Andrés Ramos

Andrés was born and raised in Puerto Rico, where he still currently lives. He is a self-employed flower grower. He and his wife have two sons and a daughter. Before being invited to join the board by a friend, Andrés worked as a newspaper agent, in a supermarket chain and also worked in pharmaceuticals. He enjoys reading, walking and planting. With his experience in The Gazei Corporation in Castañer, Puerto Rico, Andrés is an important part to the board.

Mark St. John

Mr. St. John was born and raised in Martinsville, Indiana and currently lives in Indianapolis, Indiana. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Affairs and a Master’s of Public Administration, both from Indiana University. His professional experience includes serving as a district executive for the Boy Scouts of America, a program consultant and grants coordinator for the Indiana Department of Human Services, manager of community housing development programs for the Indiana Housing Finance Authority, executive assistant at the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, management of HIV/AIDS agencies and executive director of the Indiana Coalition on Housing and Homeless Issues. He is the owner of Lambda Consulting, a governmental affairs and non-profit management consulting business. An interest in affordable housing and a connection to farmworkers through previous work as an inspector of farmworker housing are what brought him to become involved in PathStone.

Eileen Torres

Eileen Torres was born in Kittery, Maine and grew up in Western New York where she currently resides with her husband, and three children. Eileen holds an MS in Bilingual/Multicultural Education and has worked for PathStone coordinating adult education programs and with Migrant Head Start. She now works as the Director of Program Operations for Agri-Business Child Development in Rochester, New York. This is her first experience serving on a community board, and she says that she loves being an PathStone board member. In her spare time, Eileen enjoys exercising, kick boxing, aerobics and personal training.

Keith Talbot

Mr. Talbot was born and raised in Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley. He lives with his wife Lori and son William in New Jersey. Keith currently works as an attorney for the Legal Services of New Jersey Farm worker Project and Workers Legal Rights Project. Prior to his farm worker advocacy, Keith worked to improve low income Appalachian housing and advocacy. He received in Bachelor’s degree in community planning; his Master’s in social work and also holds a Law degree from the University of Richmond. In addition to Keith’s involvement in PathStone, he has supported farm working organizations and been involved in national leadership and diversity committee for legal services. Keith enjoys writing folk music, poetry and attending Quaker meetings.