Roxborough Alumni Board Members
Our Roxborough Alumni Association Board Members
Meet The RHS Principal
Kristin Williams Smalley
Ms. Kristin Williams-Smalley has been officially designated as principal of Roxborough High School.
Ms. Williams-Smalley brings with her an awareness of and strong dedication to the mission of the Roxborough High School community. She is a passionate leader with a commitment to caring, collaborating, and working closely with staff and families to improve outcomes for students. Additionally, she has expressed a desire to strengthen bridges to the surrounding community to ensure strong collaboration and increased opportunities for students in their CTE programming. We are pleased to have her at the helm, and we look forward to supporting her leadership.
OUR BOARD
Nancy Matlack
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President
Graduate of West Chester University. Teacher in the School District of Philadelphia for 30 years. Finished her career as Educational Technology Teacher at the Penn Alexander School in 2012.
Received The Rose Lindenbaum Improvement of Education Teacher Award in 1999, for outstanding achievement in the instruction of children, dedication to the teaching profession, love and understanding of children, and the improvement of education in the Philadelphia Schools.
Corresponding Secretary, RHS Alumni Board
Graduated: January 1965
Employment: Retired; Professional Volunteer Community engagement: Trustee of the Board of the Manayunk Neighborhood Council, Member of Friends of Pretzel Park, Market Manager of the Pretzel Park Farmers Market. Hobbies: gardening, reading, travel
Born and raised in the city of Brotherly love and Sisterly affection Philadelphia, PA, graduated from the Roxborough High School Business Academy in 2004. Began collegiate career at Penn State Schuylkill, fall of 2004. Auditioned for the school of Theater and transferred to University Park Spring of 2006. Graduated with her Bachelors in Arts as a Theater major summer of 2008 and then went on to receive her MBA in 2011 from Philadelphia University. Currently the co-owner of Free to Be Performing Arts Center and sole owner of a non-profit youth dance company, En L’ Air Dance Company in Philadelphia. Proud member of the Penn State Alumni Council, Penn State African American Alumni Organization Philadelphia chapter and the Penn State School of Theater Alumni board. Also a very proud member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, Inc.
Graduated, June 1966
Class Vice President Salutatorian
Graduated from Temple University
Employed for 30 years with the School District of Philadelphia, 16 years at Roxborough High
School. I retired in 2013. Currently employed part time at Jefferson University. Hobbies and interests are spending time with my children and 11 grandchildren, reading and
traveling.
Database Manager for RHS Alumni Association. President Class of Jan 1965. Graduate of Drexel University, B.S. Finance. Business Analyst at Sun Oil Company for 20 years
Co Founder of National Safety Clean Inc. a company that Cleans and Repairs Firefighting Protective Clothing. Retired in 2009
Hobbies include Golf, exploring new restaurants, trying new recipes and attending Grand Children’s Activities. (Baseball, Football, Soccer, Dace and Theater)
2020
Website Manager
2020 Roxborough Alum.
CEO of two companies (Re-Present Counsultants-helping people rebrand their companies, and Global Partnership Alliance-helping people get funding through investments or sponsorships). Motivational speaker and dedicated to inspiring and helping young people grow.
Born and raised in the Strawberry Mansion section of North Philadelphia. Graduated from Roxborough High School (RHS) in 1994 and briefly continued his education at Temple University. After a year of studying at Temple he enlisted in the United States Air Force where he proudly served the country for 20 years. Tenure on active duty, United States, Germany, Kuwait, and Africa.
In 2018 he completed his bachelor’s degree in Sociology with an emphasis in Diversity and Inequality from Saint Leo University. Indoctrinated into the Alpha Kappa Delta International Sociology Honor’s Society and obtained his MBA from Saint Leo in 2020.
Currently employed as a Budget Financial Manager for the Department of the Navy in Mount Laurel, NJ. Resides in South Jersey with his wife, and three sons.
As a proud alum of RHS, he hopes to lend current students with a multifaceted perspective from lived experiences that will propel them on to continued success.
Graduated RHS in June 1959
Retired July 2011 after working 52 years. Interests are family, reading, games, jigsaw puzzles and travel.
My happy place is on the beach at the Jersey shore.
Roxborough High School 2012
The Art Institute of Philadelphia (A.S.) 2014. Saint Joseph’s University (B.S.) 2016
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Board Member
Graduated RMH School of Nursing 1979 and Gwynedd-Mercy College Nursing 1987. Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society
Current Study Operations Lead, Pfizer Vaccines. Volunteer transporter/home evaluator National Brittany Rescue and Adoption Network. Hobbies are concerts/live music, running, travel, reading, and my 3 rescue pups
Born and raised in East Falls
Married Nancy Edwards Rutherford, Class of 1975 Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Drexel University MBA from St. Joseph’s University. Retired as VP of Business Operations at Photonis Defense, Inc. (formerly RCA) after 41 years of service. Designed and supported products for the US Military
Enjoy getting together with old friends, traveling, and following Philadelphia sports.