Management Team

Kira Strong, Vice President of Community and Economic Development

Kira Strong is Vice President of Community and Economic Development and supervises the activities of PEC’s community development arm, the People’s Emergency Center Community Development Corporation (PECCDC). Prior to accepting the position of vice president, Strong was the senior project manager at PECCDC. Previously, she managed Federal Department of Education programs with the School District of Philadelphia and was coordinator for volunteer services with PEC. Kira received a Nonprofit Executive Leadership certificate from Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research. She received her undergraduate degree from Hampshire College, her master’s degree in urban planning from Temple University.