The Story Behind the Name
The name of Parzival comes from the medieval fable of the same name in which Parzival, a young man, lives in a protected forest with his mother, where she hid him away to prevent him from becoming a knight like his father, who was killed in battle. The forest is called Soltane. One day, Parzival meets knights on the edge of the forest, and decides to leave Soltane and go out into the world, beyond the protection of the forest and his mother, to become a knight. Inspired by this story, Parzival was founded to focus on the individual and their journey through the world, to support people to become who they want to be and to live the life they choose. Camphill Soltane provides opportunities for education, healing, relationship building, and meaningful, fulfilling, engagement and work for people with neurological and intellectual differences, their families and supporters.
Executive Team
Heather Hilferty- Chief executive officer
Heather received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Cabrini University. She has worked the last 23 years in a multitude of roles supporting people with varying abilities. Heather is passionate about Parzival's participants receiving quality support with flexible, fun and curious staff who are dedicated to integrating self directed work and enrichment activities to those that we support. Heather lives in Collegeville with her husband and two kid, and enjoys spending time with family and friends as well as traveling.
Kim Kerns- Chief Operating officer
Kim Kerns received her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting at Goldey-Beacom college. She has over 25 years of experience in the accounting field, in which 6 of those years included non-profit organizations. Kim volunteers as Board Treasurer on several of her children’s school and sporting organizations.In Kim’s free time, you will see her out hiking with her rescue dog. She also likes to tend to her garden, kayak and watches her children’s extracurricular activities.Kim lives with her husband, three children and her beloved puppy in Malvern.
SIMONE RICHARDSON - PROGRAM SERVICES EXECUTIVE
Simone Richardson started with Parzival in 2024 as our Program Services Executive and works everyday to bridge the relationship between our individuals families and the Parzival Support team. With over 36 years of experience in direct support care and operating community living homes, she has brought extensive knowledge and experience to the Parzival team. The most important thing to her in her work has been and will always be the safety, autonomy and well-being of the individuals we serve. Throughout her career, She has been committed to fostering environments where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered. Her approach is deeply rooted in person-centered practices, ensuring that each individual's unique needs and preferences are at the forefront of our services. In her free time Simone enjoys developing recipes, spending time with her husband, daughter, grandkids, her little dog Chienne, and learning new things in and out her field of work.
luiz Adriano Da Silva - Human resources Executive
Adriano began working and supporting people with varying abilities in 2003 at Camphill Special Schools being responsible for all aspects of household including finances, nutrition, health and safety records maintenance, coworker training and supervision, and provided organizational structures and training. Worked closely with families, administrators and school districts to design, implement, and document individual education plans. During that time, too, I had the opportunity and privilege to support and promote a healing environment to people’s lives by providing massage and craniosacral therapy in the school’s clinic. I received my BS in Business Administration and Education Administration with an emphasis on International advertisement from the University of Technology of Sao Paulo, Brazil, with ten additional years of experience working in administration, marketing and business development and management where I was able to develop and apply my skills as an excellent communicator and team leader. Adriano became part of the Parzival team in 2015 as a licensed residential manager and had the space to provide an organizational structure that creates a socially inclusive setting while ensuring the unfolding of individual rights and responsibilities. Today I am the Human Resources Director for Parzival and I am very committed and excited about supporting all in the organization creating and promoting a culture and approach where people have an environment where people’s individuality, rights and wants are respected and heard. Things that Adriano likes to do when he is off are cooking, baking goodies for himself and friends, learning about the healing powers of food and practicing yoga.
Management Team
Jetoye Andrews- HUman Resources Generalist
Jetoye Andrews joined Parzival’s HR team in 2024 and has been working each day to update current processes and encourage an overall positive culture. Since graduating with a Bachelor’s in Human Resource Management, she’s worked as a Recruiter for 2 years before joining the Parzival team. She also spent 6 years volunteering for numerous non profits and is excited to continue combining her passions with her career.
In her free time Jetoye loves performing with local theatre productions, doing paint by numbers, and spending time with her two cats!
Debbie Hogga- Human Relations Facilitator
Debbie Hogga began her career supporting people with varying abilities in 1988 two years after graduating from Boyertown Area High School. She started out as a direct support professional for the first 15 years of her career and then moved into various supervisory roles such as community home supervisor, program coordinator and program manager.
Over the 36 year span of her career, she’s had the pleasure of supporting many people of varying abilities and was also able to build and maintain those bonds with them and their wonderful families. She’s grateful that some truly became like her own family.
Debbie is now a Human Relations Facilitator at Parzival since 2023 and has been a wonderful addition to the team.
In her spare time, she likes to take walks on some beautiful and serene trails that run along the river, especially in the warmer months.
Kathleen Morgan- Human Relations Facilitator
Kathleen Morgan joined the Parzival team in 2015 as a Direct Support Professional (DSP). Throughout the years as a DSP, Kathleen has provided unwavering support and care to individuals with diverse abilities, enriching their lives with dignity and respect. Kathleen stepped into her role as Human Relations Facilitator in August 2022, bringing experience and a genuine passion for fostering a supportive and collaborative work environment. In her free time, Kathleen enjoys spending time outside with friends and family, as well as hiking with her dog.
Thea Kuhnemann- Human Relations Facilitator
Thea Kuhnemann is an HRF here at Parzival Supports and has been a wonderful addition to the team since 2021. She has a rich cultural background with a German citizenship but was originally from Switzerland and raised in Israel for most of her childhood. She has volunteered and lived in Camphil for many years as well as worked with other residential providers.Her favorite part of working at Parzival is the cultural climate and having the ability to spend quality time with the individuals we support through outdoor activities as well as artistic activities. Some of her many passions include drawing, painting and sculpting as well as homemaking and cooking. She spends a lot of her free time hiking in nature, exercising daily and spending time with her two children ages 23 and 17.
Keith Misner- Programmatic program Specialist
Keith Misner began working with Parzival in the summer of 2019 as a Residential Manager, and moved into a Program Specialist role in 2022.Prior to working with Parzival, Keith worked for and served on the Board of Directors with a Phoenixville nonprofit helping to provide housing and services to people experiencing homelessness. Before moving into the nonprofit sector, Keith spent many years in the corporate world as the President of a manufacturing company in Jacksonville, FL and as the Regional Director with Petco in San Diego, CA.Keith is married to the love of his life and resides in Wayne, PA. He has 3 children, 2 step children, and 4 grandchildren. When not working, Keith enjoys spending time with his family and serving at and attending his church, Calvary Chapel in Chester Springs.