Integrity Icon Philadelphia Archives

Introducing our 2022 Integrity Icon Philadelphia winners!

Article originally published in The Philadelphia Citizen By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy Are you, like me, looking for a reason to find hope amidst what can often seem like the rubble of our public life? Well, I’m happy to say you’ve come to the right place. Because I am here with not one, but five reasons to be inspired.Namely, our 2022 Philadelphia Integrity Icons: Rebecca Lopez Kriss, a deputy commissioner in the City’s Revenue Department Lori Maple Hayes, director of urban forestry Stephanie Rid [...]

Introducing our 2022 Integrity Icon Philadelphia winners!Tirelo Makwela2022-05-16T11:11:48+00:00

Integrity Icon Philly Awards Ceremony

We celebrated the public servants named the first-ever heroes of high integrity in Philly—and the country. See why they are role models for all of us. BY JESSICA BLATT PRESS What is Integrity? To the five local heroes we honored on Friday night as the first-ever Integrity Icons in Philadelphia—and the country—it means many things, all of them inspiring. “Integrity is not something you do, it’s who you are,” said Richard Gordon IV, the principal at Paul Robeson High School. Gordon, who was also n [...]

Integrity Icon Philly Awards CeremonyTirelo Makwela2022-05-16T11:11:57+00:00

Who Is Philly’s Integrity Icon?

BY JESSICA BLATT PRESS Remember March? Before the world imploded, back on March 2nd, The Citizen announced the launch of Integrity Icon, a contest in partnership SEAMAAC, WURD Radio, United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, and D.C.-based Accountability Lab to name the publicly-paid workers in Philly who show the highest amount of integrity in their jobs. We called for citizens to submit their nominations. Then, we asked a panel of judges to review them, and narrow down the ca [...]

Who Is Philly’s Integrity Icon?Tirelo Makwela2022-05-16T11:12:07+00:00

Recognizing Unsung City Heroes

Who are the city workers helping to keep Philadelphians clean, cool and safe during this hot summer of Covid? Nominate them for Integrity Icon. By Sara Hoenes. The coronavirus has changed nearly every aspect of our lives. As we adjust to our new normal, we’ve also had the opportunity to see just how important an ethical and well-functioning local government is. Most of our attention has been focused on elected, high-level positions, like mayors and governors. Their daily briefings and enforcemen [...]

Recognizing Unsung City HeroesSheena2020-07-29T14:27:57+00:00

Integrity Icon Philadelphia Launches

Press release Launch of Integrity Icon Philadelphia 2020 2 March, Washington DC - Accountability Lab is pleased to announce the launch of Integrity Icon Philadelphia, a campaign to celebrate the city’s most exemplary civil servants that is being run in partnership with various organizations with a strong presence in the city. These include The Philadelphia Citizen, an innovative non-profit media outlet that combines solutions-oriented journalism with specific calls for civic action; WURD Radio, [...]

Integrity Icon Philadelphia LaunchesSheena2020-03-12T10:08:22+00:00