Justin Villere joined the Penn Champions Club staff in October 2026 as Assistant Director Stewardship & Administration, where he manages donor relations strategies, office operations, and reporting and analytics to assess and improve DRIA’s fundraising initiatives.
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Justin previously worked with the Committee of Seventy (C70), a Philadelphia-based nonprofit that provides nonpartisan voter information and civic education. In his ten years there, Justin rose from a volunteer to the VP of Strategy & Partnerships, leading or starting various fundraising, programming, and operational initiatives to expand C70’s capacity and impact. Prior to C70, he served as the Director of Operations and Development at Bike & Build, a Philly-based nonprofit that raised money for affordable housing organizations through cycling trips for college students.
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Justin is a native of Colorado who moved to Philadelphia in 2012. He has a BA in History and Communication from the University of Colorado at Boulder and an MPA from Cornell University. He lives with his wife and two sons in Wilmington.
