Cookie Till
Founder, President, and Interim Executive Director
Cookie Till is the owner of Steve & Cookie’s, co-owner of Ventnor No. 7311, pioneer of the Margate Community Farmer’s Market, and founder of A Work in Progress Foundation. Across her varied interests, the one common denominator is caring about the people in the Atlantic County community. Many of her philanthropic efforts are fueled by the desire to reach segments of our population who are unhealthy in part by the lack of opportunity or education to choose a healthier lifestyle. She has been giving back to the community through her association and tireless work on many boards and local charities in the area. Some of Steve & Cookie’s annual events include a Dog Show which benefits both Ocean City Humane Society and New Jersey Aid for Animals, an Art Show showcasing local artist with the proceeds going to ACSSSD and an Annual Wine Tasting with proceeds going toward scholarships for local children. The Margate Community Farmer’s Market- in its 11th year, is held in the parking lot at Steve & Cookie’s during the summer. The market introduces local, fresh ingredients to the community while providing additional revenue for local farmers and vendors. Her work has partnered with AtlantiCare to create numerous gardens throughout Atlantic County. Seeing children open their minds and begin to embrace a variety of foods which they help prepare at a cooking program established at The Boys & Girls Club and also through the Harvest of the Month program established at Tighe School in Margate is confirmation that community-based outreach programs are beneficial. Cookie is a graduate of Stockton College and Drexel University.
Beth Senay
Founder
Beth Senay is a graduate from John Carroll University in English Literature and the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. She has utilized her healthcare background to serve in various leadership roles in Managed Care and the Life Sciences industries, including healthcare Business Analytics, Program Management and Data Governance for companies such as Aetna, Inc., Quest Diagnostics, and Merck Pharmaceuticals. She has successfully architected and run large crossfunctional governing boards and has driven multi-faceted projects within the commercial operations space of the Life Sciences. She excels at developing strategic roadmaps, organizational design, change management and leading teams of people from disparate backgrounds to execute against organizational missions and goals. Her passion is measuring and understanding the drivers of population health trends and ultimately identifying innovative approaches to drive population health and wellness. Beth is an advocate for underserved urban populations and animal rights.
Leonard Varvaro
Founder
Lenny Varvaro started in the Casino industry in 1978, following his graduation from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He worked in many executive-level positions across this industry, ultimately as a Vice-President of Finance and General Manager. From 1982 until 1994, he also served as the President of a family-owned construction company until he sold his interests in 1994. In 1999, Mr. Varvaro left the Casino industry and returned to New Jersey and expanded into the Food & Beverage industry. He is owner of Canals of Berlin, Managing Partner of Renaissance Beverages II, LLC and is also the Chairman of the buying committee for Canal’s and Joe Canal’s Liquor stores. As a young adult, Lenny lived on a farm in New Jersey and raised farm animals. He understands, firsthand, the therapeutic benefits of experiencing a rural environment that sustains fresh food and healthy animals. He has a passion for creating a meaningful community-based experience that elevates the importance of an organic farming environment and the therapeutic benefits of animals.
Adam Landau
Chairman of the Board
Adam B. Landau, CAIA, serves as Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Permit Capital Advisors, LLC. He is responsible for overseeing the formulation and implementation of the firm’s investment strategy. This covers a rigorous process focused primarily on the various aspects of investment due diligence along with working to optimize the structure of client portfolios to maximize the expected level of risk adjusted return.
Adam received his M.B.A. (Finance) from Saint Joseph’s University and a B.A. (Economics) from Rutgers University. He holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) designation and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society of Philadelphia. Adam serves as the Treasurer and a Board Member of Sprouting Connections, a nonprofit organization that helps to create new job opportunities for young adults with autism and/or special needs. He is also on the Boards of Directors of Bancroft, an organization serving children and adults with developmental disabilities, ESF Dream Camp Foundation, and Women’s Way. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the Field Center for Children’s Policy, Practice & Research at the University of Pennsylvania, an interdisciplinary effort of Penn’s Schools of Social Policy & Practice, Law, Medicine, and Nursing, and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, focused on child welfare reform.
Garrett Snider
Vice Chairman of the Board
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Paul Lichtman
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