Staff

Photo description: Members of PMC's staff at the 2024 Judicial Independence Benefit 

Deborah Gross | President & CEO

Debbie Gross comes to PMC from over 35 years of private legal practice in federal and state courts all over the country concentrating on complex commercial litigation.

She was Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association in 2017, and focused her efforts during her Chancellor year on Philadelphia's extraordinary legal nonprofit community and the invaluable assistance they offer to Philadelphians. She spoke out on behalf of the Philadelphia Bar Association on the importance of judicial independence as the cornerstone of democracy. She and the Philadelphia Bar Association received a commendation proclamation from the Mayor as a result of the work they did to establish clinics to train lawyers to assist lawful permanent residents in becoming naturalized citizens and which resulted in over 300 individuals attending the clinics. 

Debbie also served as President of the Philadelphia Bar Foundation in 2013 and 2014, and as a Trustee of the Foundation from 2004-2020. She served on the Bar Foundation's Fundraising Committee, Grants Committee, Finance Committee and developed the Cy Pres Committee.

Debbie has served on the boards of many organizations such as Drexel's Kline School of Law, the Public Interest Law Center, Philly VIP, Temple Adath Israel of the Main Line, Women's Philanthropy of Jewish Federation and is active in many other organizations. 

Debbie received her J.D. from Boston University School of Law and her B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She can be reached at dgross@pmconline.org.

Michelle Jordan | Director of External Affairs

Michelle Jordan has spent more than 20 years in the corporate sector such as PepsiCo, Inc. and Aramark, developing key corporate philanthropic programs, employee networks, community volunteerism and marketing campaigns focused on health and wellness and education initiatives servicing over 300,000 employees in 22 countries. She is known for launching key global programs to increase the reputation of an enterprise  in addition to establishing and maintaining  strategic relationships with national community based organizations driving stakeholder engagement.

Most recently, Michelle served as Director of Campus Relations for The Art Institute of Philadelphia where she focused on strategically driving brand awareness and donor development through corporate community collaborations B2B, launching social media platforms and a website, ultimately increasing engagement and the institution's reputation within the community.

Michelle is active in many organizations such as City Year, Chamber of Commerce, Philadelphia Volunteer Council and has served on boards including the Organization of Chinese Americans, League of United Latin American Citizenship, the YWCA Camping Services New York City and past chair of the National Hispanic Corporate Council.

Michelle has her B.A. in Marketing from Mercy College, NY and is certified in Corporate Citizenship from Boston College, MA. She also is a past Executive Advisor for the Executive Leadership Development Program at SMU, Dallas.

Michelle currently resides in Ambler, PA. She can be reached at mjordan@pmconline.org.

Nina Sabak | Pittsburgh Program Coordinator

Nina Sabak came to nonprofits by way of the publishing industry, where she worked for years as an editor and researcher. A native West Virginian, she is a double graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, having earned her BA in 2013 and her MFA in 2016. Her passion for community access to, and understanding of, the legal system was honed by her experiences researching book access in prisons and teaching in the reentry center of Allegheny County Jail. 

As Pittsburgh program coordinator, Nina aims to bring workshops and court literacy where they're needed most and is eager to collaborate with local organizations and activists to spread PMC's resources across southwestern PA. She can be reached at nsabak@pmconline.org.