On the Boards

The Committee of Seventy, a nonpartisan organization advocating clean and effective government, fair elections, and a better-informed citizenry in the Philadelphia region, has elected Stephen A. Madva vice chairman. He is managing partner of Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads L.L.P.

Laura Powers, vice president of marketing at Furia Rubel Communications Inc., Doylestown, has been appointed to the board of the Central Bucks Rotary, part of Rotary International, the service-club organization.

Grant Rawdin has been elected chairman of the Urban Affairs Coalition, a Philadelphia nonprofit organization. He is the founder and chief executive officer at Wescott Financial Advisory Group L.L.C., Philadelphia.

The Philadelphia Estate Planning Council, a professional association, has elected the following officers and members to its board:

Alan Mittelman, a lawyer at Spector, Gadon & Rosen P.C., Philadelphia, is president.

Mark Eskin, executive vice president/wealth management with Stedmark Partners at Janney Montgomery Scott L.L.C., Philadelphia, is vice president.

Kathleen Kinne, senior trust office with the Goldman Sachs Trust Co., Wilmington, is treasurer.

Rebecca Rosenberger Smolen, a lawyer at Stevens & Lee P.C., Philadelphia, is secretary.

New directors on the board include: John T. Boxer, a lawyer with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius L.L.P., Philadelphia; J.R. Burke, a principal with Perspective Financial Group L.L.C., Berwyn; Peggy Robus, director with Asher & Co. Ltd., Philadelphia; and Richard Schwartz, a lawyer with Pepper Hamilton L.L.P., Philadelphia.

Easter Seals of Southeastern Pennsylvania, a nonprofit organization that promotes the independence of children and adults with disabilities, has elected the following officers and member to its board for 2011-13:

Roy Yaffe, a lawyer with Gould, Yaffe & Golden, is president.

Cummins Catherwood Jr., managing director at Boenning & Scattergood Inc., West Conshohocken, is secretary.

Linda A. McDevitt, managing member of Tax Advisors L.L.C., Mount Laurel, is treasurer.