Danny L. Thomas, Executive Director
Danny L. Thomas is professionally trained in conflict management skills. His primary focus is reconciliation and bridge building, especially around the issues of racial, economic, and educational disparity. Prior to The Peace Center, Danny served several communities in New Jersey as a pastor. The congregations he has led have become active change agents and advocates in their communities.
During his seminary years, Danny served for a year as chaplain to the regional hospital in Jinja, Uganda, developing a partnership between caregivers and hospital staff to assure proper food and medical access. He has had the opportunity to experience the Israeli-Palestinian conflict while traveling with a team from the Delaware Valley chapter of the Association for Conflict Resolution on a project designed to build bridges of listening.
Danny holds a Masters of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Virginia Tech. He has also done graduate work in HR/Organizational Development and Environmental Toxicology. He is trained specifically in Inhalation Toxicology, Developmental Behavior/Ethology, as well as Pastoral Care/Counseling and Grief and Bereavement. He has served as a training director in a multinational corporation as well as developing leaders in the non-profit sector.
Gayle Evans, INVEST Program Coordinator
is a peace educator for Respecting Me, Respecting You and the Girls Unlimited program. She brings to The Peace Center Board a rich and varied background working in both the for-profit and non-profit world. Gayle has managed programs and grants, (doing amazing work in the Bristol community in a leadership capacity with United Way) and was an adjunct teacher with Bucks County Community College. She also led the Diversity office of BCCC. Gayle is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and Holy Family University. She lives in Newtown with her husband and is the mother of six daughters, and has just become a grandmother.
Tayna Longino, Community Programming Coordinator
Leonore Hope, Educational Programming Coordinator
Debra Radin, Educational Programming Coordinator
Lisa Litovsky, Development Coordinator
Susan Safranek, Administrative Coordinator
Kyle Esposito, Bullying Prevention Resource Center Coordinator
Margie Greenspan, Bridges to Peace Coordinator
Born in the Bronx and raised in Queens, NY, Margie received her B.A. and Master’s degrees in Speech and Hearing at Lehman College, (previously, Hunter College). Married to Dr. Ron Greenspan, a ‘Peace Center volunteer, they have two grown sons and are grandparents to Joshua, Alex and Ben. Margie’s favorite interests are her grandsons (not surprisingly!), reading, and shopping for food. She is passionate about her work and delights in welcoming newcomers to the Bridges to Peace Programs.
Among her favorite things to eat: anything healthy, including Asian food, dark chocolate, and frozen yogurt bars. Most days, she and Ron enjoy zipping up and down the winding, paved paths inside the lush forests of Tyler State Park. Margie truly enjoys making new friends at Tyler’ and wherever she goes.
Menina Boyle, Communications Coordinator
Supportive Alliance for Family Empowerment (S.A.F.E.)
providing trauma-sensitive and resilience-focused personal growth and
violence intervention services in the Greater Philadelphia Area.
John 
Anthony Bochnowicz, M.A.
Founder and Director of S.A.F.E.
holds an M.A. in Rehabilitation Counseling, from the University of South Florida. He specializes in working with perpetrators and victims of violence – self-referred or court-mandated. Since 1982 John Anthony Bochnowicz has developed and ran programs in South Lake Tahoe, California, Reno, Nevada and Bel Air, Maryland to empower men and women to take responsibility for their behavior and to stop the violence in their lives. In 1994 John Anthony Bochnowicz launched the SAFE Counseling Program Inc., a domestic violence intervention program for men and women at The Peace Center, Langhorne, PA.
Vera T. Tzenova-Bochnowicz, M.A.
Director and Group facilitator of S.A.F.E.
holds a B.A. Degree in Political Science and M.A. Degree in International Peace and Conflict Resolution from Arcadia University, Glenside. Vera is certified in Traumatic Stress Studies, in Teaching Yoga within the Criminal Justice System, and in Domestic Violence Risk Assessment. In addition, she finds great joy in working as a certified practitioner of Reiki Levels I and II and in teaching special workshops on emotional intelligence and mindfulness. Vera takes pride in being an insightful and committed professional, an avid learner and an attuned parent. She works toward her vision of safe, connected and resilient families and communities by facilitating personal transformation and growth in her clients and welcoming partnerships with community stakeholders.
Program Peace Educators
