JULIA A. HALLER, MD has served since 2007 as ophthalmologist in-chief of Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, PA, where she holds the William Tasman, MD endowed chair. She is professor and chair of the department of ophthalmology at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University and Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals. A magna cum laude graduate of Princeton, Dr. Haller received her MD degree from Harvard Medical School. She trained at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins where she served as the first female chief resident. She then joined the Johns Hopkins faculty, where she held the Katharine Graham Chair in Ophthalmology before her move to lead Wills.

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Alvina L. Brown is a native of the Nicetown section of Philadelphia, where Stenton, the museum property of the NSCDA/PA, is located. Ms. Brown has been a deeply engaged community leader in Nicetown for over twenty years. As founder of Brown’s Heaven Sent Community Outreach, she supported adolescents and at-risk youth and worked with the Philadelphia Anti-Drugs Anti-Violence Network. From her volunteer service with numerous community organizations, to hosting children's reading circles and supporting seniors, Alvina is a pillar of the community. She has been recognized as an Outstanding Block Captain and serves as a Committee person and Majority Inspector for the 13th Ward 12th Division in Philadelphia. In 2019, Alvina joined The Dinah Memorial Project at Stenton,  participating in the community planning meetings and outreach as a Community Ambassador and serving on the unveiling ceremony planning committee. Alvina fell in love with Stenton the first time she visited, and upon learning Dinah’s story, she experienced a deeper connection to the community and was compelled to support the museum’s efforts to engage with its neighbors.​​