2026 SEMINAR SPEAKERS
Learn about our 2026 Seminar Speakers and how they have impacted their communities.
Keynote Speaker
Peter Urscheler | Mayor, Phoenixville
Peter Urscheler currently serves as Mayor of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. In 2017, when he was first elected, he was the youngest Mayor in the Phoenixville Borough’s 170-year history. As Mayor, Urscheler oversees a 30-person police force which serves over 17,500 residents. As an elected official, Urscheler has worked to champion several causes including: affordable housing, increased services for senior citizens, public transportation, reducing the educational attainment gap for economically disadvantaged families, total equality protections, and environmental sustainability.
Originally from Tavares, Florida, Peter graduated from Stetson University in 2006. After graduation, he worked for 8 years at SEI, a major international financial services corporation based in greater Philadelphia, before starting his own boutique consulting firm, 235 Bridge, in 2014. Through 235 Bridge, Peter serves the unique needs of small businesses and municipalities, working with a variety of organizations on strategy, communications, marketing, and growth initiatives.
Peter resides in Phoenixville with his two dogs, Ian and Ina.
Panel Speakers
Darryl Bundrige
For Darryl Bundrige, service is a lifestyle. After graduating from Penn State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism and a minor in business, it was service that brought this Pittsburgh native to the City of Brother Love and Sisterly Affection. During the 1997 school year, Darryl enthusiastically served as a National School and Community corps member where he tutored and mentored elementary school students.
Darryl’s work in education later advanced to roles such as dean of students for Belmont Charter School and managing director of City Year Philadelphia’s Impact Department.
Since becoming Executive Director, Darryl has enlarged the education nonprofit’s public and private funding, expanded the staff from 35 to 50 employees and reached an operating budget of $10 million, up from $8 million. Daily, he inspires, challenges and supports staff along with as many as 200 plus AmeriCorps members who serve in schools across Philadelphia.
Outside of City Year, he continues to serve in the community as Co-chair of the Cedar Park Neighbors Scholarship Committee. He's also an executive coach and voiceover actor. He's also been recognized as "Made Man" honoree, Penn State Alumni Council Member of the Year Awardee, and Philadelphia Business Journal Minority Business Leader.
Fun Fact: Darryl is a 1986 HOBY PA West Alumni!
Addison Hunsicker
Addison is in his seventh season at the Philadelphia Union and has been in his current role as the Senior Manager of Soccer Analytics since the 2024 season. He works closely with club leadership, the coaching staff, and other department directors to implement and facilitate the use of data in everyone's day-to-day workflows. Addison has been hands-on with post-match reporting and opponent scouting since his first season with the club and has become more involved with player recruitment and salary cap analysis. In addition, he also oversees the continuous build-out of the club's backend data architecture.
He grew up in Collegeville, Pennsylvania and is an alum of HOBY PA East. Addison attended the seminar in 2014 and volunteered on the A-Team in 2015 and 2016. He graduated from Temple University in 2020 with a Bachelor's in Statistical Science and Data Analytics and currently lives in Philadelphia where he enjoys exploring the city with his fiancé Katie and his friends.
Guest Speakers
Liz Sutton
Liz has nearly 20 years’ experience creating programs and experiences where folks have the space to grow and thrive. She just celebrated three years at Heights Philadelphia, a comprehensive non-profit working for social and economic mobility for Philly Youth, especially Black and Latino, first-generation to college students from low income communities. As Associate Director of Alumni and Volunteer Engagement, she uses what she learned from HOBY and MAPP about relationships, belonging, and mattering to create connected and supportive communities. In addition to her full-time work, Liz teaches yoga and serves as a trainer for the Penn Resilience Program.
In 2022-23, Liz spent a year away from full-time work to recharge, reflect, and figure out her next adventure. (To read more, check out https://lifewithlizsutton.com/blog/.) Before her big break, she served as Director of Advising in the Wharton Undergraduate Division at the University of Pennsylvania. As a volunteer, she chaired the 2021 Hugh O’Brian Youth (HOBY) World Leadership Congress which brought together over 350 high schoolers and volunteers from around the world for a week of connection, education, and growth.
A 2019 MAPP graduate, her capstone focused on perfectionism and meaning for college undergraduates. Liz is particularly interested in our culture of urgency and how it impacts attention and ability to shape our experiences. Liz also holds a masters in education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a bachelors in comparative religion from Tufts University.
In her spare time, she fangirls over the US Women’s Soccer Team, sneaks back on stage for a musical, snuggles her tuxedo cat Minnie, and enjoys all that Philly has to offer with her husband Dixon.