Director of Institutional Advancement
Executive Director, Designing Futures Foundation

Ms. Tyus, daughter of a retired kindergarten teacher and sales professional, grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia and came to CHAD in 2004. She earned her Bachelor's degree in General Arts from Villanova University and has minors in Psychology and Sociology. Ms. Tyus continued her education earning a Juris Doctor degree with an emphasis in labor and employment law from the Villanova University School of Law. She worked at AND 1, the Paoli, PA based basketball apparel and footwear company, as the organization's first Director of Human Resources and later as the Director of Corporate Recruiting and Director of Social Compliance.

Courtnay has always had a creative and entrepreneurial spirit. She started her jewelry design business, stellagrace jewelry, in 2003 and today sells custom pieces. She is also a Silpada Designs Representative and sells this beautiful hand-crafted line via home shows. Courtnay is an avid volunteer and participates annually in the National MS Society's 50-mile MS Challenge. She is also a literacy coach for elementary school students through In2Books, Co-Founder of the Jeffrey M. Shumake Memorial Scholarship Fund, and sits on the board of directors of the ACE Mentor Program in Philadelphia and the Women’s Resource Center in Wayne.

When she is not designing jewelry or volunteering her time, Courtnay is most likely to be found spoiling her amazing three nephews, LJ, Julian and Ty, spending time with friends, or sitting behind the home team bench at a Villanova basketball game!

A wise man once told me, "If you love your job, you'll never work a day in your life." (Thanks, Dad!)