Meet the Team

Conor grew up in Ireland in his family’s multi-generational grocery shop. He began his career at Ernst & Young Risk Advisory Services before moving to Haiti to set-up a Foundation for Irish entrepreneurs to create social enterprise, agriculture, and orphanage initiatives in Southern Haiti. He went on to lead the foundations first response work during and after the 2010 earthquake and subsequently setup his own consulting business in Haiti before moving to Philadelphia to work for La Colombe Coffee Roasters. After La Colombe sold to Chobani, he launched his own e-commerce venture and went on to lead the Reading Terminal during the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic as interim GM. Conor joins Pathways after a couple of years in Greece where he volunteered for an international aid agency as a fulltime, stay-at-home Dad. Conor holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Finance from University College Cork, Ireland. Fun fact: when Conor moved to Philly he lived above a furniture shop, so it makes perfect sense he now works from our Furniture Bank!

Kathryn Lipman joined Pathways to Housing PA in 2020 as Assistant Director at the Philadelphia Furniture Bank. She helped the Furniture Bank provide furniture over 2,400 households in Philadelphia in two years. She joined Good Haul during its start-up phase in 2022. As Director at Good Haul, she looks forward to hauling your junk – and to helping people in the Philadelphia area connect with their neighbors and give back to their communities. Her professional interests include creative re-use, community-building, and sustainability.