Mimi Box
Board Member, Executive Director
Mimi Box was a charter member of the Board of Directors of the Soul Foundation. Her relationship with other members of the Soul Foundation’s Board goes back to when she was hired as the first Chief Financial Officer of the Philadelphia Soul on December 5, 2003 just before the Soul’s inaugural season.
In June 2004, Mimi was named Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer with the responsibility of overseeing all business and financial aspects of the organization. After achieving her goal of establishing the overall financial direction of the team to ensure stability for the AFL in the Philadelphia market, she worked with ownership to select her successor in that position. Under Mimi’s leadership, the Soul’s inaugural season and second season were overwhelming successes as the team led the AFL in attendance as well as ticket and merchandising revenue.
Prior to her involvement with the Soul, Mimi spent sixteen seasons in the front office of the Philadelphia Eagles. She first joined the Eagles in 1983 as Business Manager. Then in July, 1986, one year after Norman Braman had purchased the Eagles from Leonard Tose, Mimi was promoted to Vice-President/Chief Financial Officer. Under the ownership of Jeffrey Lurie, Mimi served as Senior Vice President/CFO, from June 1996 to March of 1999.
Proof of her ability is the fact that Mimi was one of the few financial officers in the NFL to have served under three ownerships. In her role with the Eagles, Mimi oversaw the club's daily cash management functions, budgeting, all aspects of financial reporting, and assisted in the structuring of player contracts involving deferred compensation issues. Additionally, Mimi served as the Eagles' game day coordinator from 1983 through 1998. Responsibilities of the position included serving as the club's main liaison with the game day sub-contractors as well as working with the city on stadium readiness, policies, and issues of fan involvement.
Since its inception in 1995, Mimi has served as treasurer of The Eagles Charitable Foundation, Inc. (Eagles Youth Partnership), the Eagles’ highly acclaimed non-profit, charitable wing focused on enriching the health and education of youth in the Philadelphia region. Mimi also serves on the board of The Corporate Alliance for Drug Education ("CADE"), a not-for-profit corporation reaching out to young children while still in elementary school helping them to build the skills needed to make decisions to resist drug use.
Prior to joining the Eagles, Mimi worked for the Internal Revenue Service for 11 years. From 1972-79, she was a special agent in the Criminal Investigation Division in the Philadelphia District Office. During this time she was selected for the position of Federal Women's Program Coordinator, an Equal Employment Opportunity advisory position. During the next three years, she served in two managerial roles in the IRS Mid-Atlantic Regional Office and the Wilmington District Office.
