Susan McAleese Wiedeman
Susan, Kevin’s sister, serves as an advisor to our foundation. She is a member of the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists/Screen Actors Guild and is a copyrighted song writer. She is an animal lover, in particular, she absolutely adores her 18 and a half year old shih tzu, Bailey. She enjoys cooking, creating new dishes & entertaining for family, and interior decorating & design.
Ken Wiedeman
Ken serves as an advisor to our foundation. He is happily married to Kevin’s sister, Susan, featured above. Ken is the proud President of his own company that provides business development, strategic marketing, management consulting, and executive search services. He is a life-long, die-hard Mets fan and he and Susan were actually the first couple to get married on the Mets Citi Field in 2009. He is passionate about music, gardening, landscaping, and is an avid wine enthusiast.
Agnes White
Auction Co-Chair
Agnes White has been involved with the Miss America Organization in many capacities for over 30 years. She has served most recently as the Judges Chairman for the Miss Philadelphia Scholarship Organization, and also served for many years as the Assistant Executive Director of the program. Mrs. White has been a state traveling companion for seven Miss Pennsylvania’s, including the current Miss Pennsylvania, Tiffany Seitz. She has judged seven MAO state pageants (New York, Utah, Kansas, Connecticut, Illinois, New Hampshire and Hawaii) and local preliminaries in eleven states. In addition, she served on the Welcoming Committee for the Miss America Contestants Weekend in Philadelphia in 2001 and 2002.
In January 2008 she retired from the United States Environmental Protection Agency after 33 years of Federal service. In 2011, she fulfilled her lifelong dream of graduating from college and did so with honors from Albright College with a B.S. degree in Organizational Behavior/Psychology. Currently, Mrs. White is an elementary school substitute teacher in Bucks County, PA and is also a Brand Partner for NEORA, an anti-aging skincare and wellness company. She has been married to her husband Frank for 47 years and they are winter residents of Manatee County, FL. She is the proud mother of Bob, a Penn State University graduate and a member of the Miss PA Board of Directors.
Frank White
Auction Co-Chair
Frank White has volunteered for over 30 years at all 3 levels of the Miss America Organization. He was the Operations Manager for the Miss Philadelphia Scholarship Organization for over 15 years. He served as a Media Relations Representative for the Miss Pennsylvania State Scholarship Organization for ten years. Frank was also a part of the “Philadelphia Weekend” Welcoming Committee for the Miss America Contestants in 2001 and 2002.
Frank is a graduate of LaSalle University in Philadelphia, and has retired as a Sales Manager for Independence Blue Cross and AmeriHealth Insurance Co. His area of expertise is in interviewing, recruiting, and developing successful career agents. In his spare time, he teaches and tutors small children at his church and a local elementary school.
A sports enthusiast, Frank resides in Bucks County, PA, with his wife of 47 years, Agnes, who is the former Judges Chair of the Miss Philadelphia Scholarship Organization, and is the father of one son, Robert, who is a Field Director for the Miss Pennsylvania Scholarship Organization.
Lex Levy
Born and raised in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Lex Levy worked for many years in accounting and as the Program Director of Ways to Work at Family Services of Montgomery County. In 2012, she joined Accolade, a Seattle-based health and benefits solutions company, as a Lead Health Assistant. Weeks after meeting her husband Irv in 1997, she was introduced to Kevin. The two became fast friends and Kevin was Irv’s best man at their wedding several years later. Kevin’s generous gift of a 10-day Caribbean Cruise in 2011 with Irv and many of Kevin’s family and friends was the experience of a lifetime. The memory of Lex and Kevin singing "How Great is Our God" on that cruise will be forever cherished. Lex and Irv live in Limerick with their two cats and spend as much time as possible with their children and grandchildren.
Paul Frame
Chester County resident Paul Frame is the president of Vintage Sales Stables, a Lancaster-based cattle livestock business that has been in his family for 45 years and has also managed restaurants in Chester County. A graduate of West Chester University with a Bachelor of Science degree, Paul minored in speech/communication and anthropology/sociology. He has raised two successful children, Evan and Morgan, both of whom live in the area and who loved, and were loved, by Kevin. Paul first met Kevin in 1996 and has been a proud sponsor of the Miss Philadelphia Scholarship Organization ever since. Kevin passed away under hospice care at Paul’s former residence in Pottstown and he still loves and cares for Kevin’s dog Buffy. Paul married Jose “Ivan” Nunez Martinez in 2016.
Jean Brooks
Jean Brooks graduated with honors from Temple University with a B.B.A. in Business Management. She started her career in financial services in 1983. Her skills expanded to include business development, financial compliance, insurance, lending, and management. She retired in 2011 and developed a workshop for people struggling with the non-financial aspects of retirement called Retire to Life. Jean’s other passion is acting. She has performed in films, commercials, theatre, cabarets and as a Standard Patient. Over the years, she has been involved with many not-for-profit organizations including The Mann Center for the Performing Arts, Women’s Way, Montgomery County Big Brothers Big Sisters, and a variety of professional associations. She is proud to have been a friend of Kevin’s, and grateful to have the opportunity to serve the Kevin John McAleese Foundation.