Our People
Pittsburgh Foundation board members are outstanding community leaders who represent a broad spectrum of southwestern Pennsylvania government, education, for- profit and nonprofit entities. Their devotion, generosity and expertise ensure that the Foundation will effectively pursue its mission.
Visit pittsburghfoundation.org/bod-current for biographies of all board members and Directors Emeriti.
Board of Directors
John R. McGinley Jr.
Chair
Anne Lewis
Vice Chair
Kamal Nigam
Secretary
Laura Shapira Karet
Treasurer
Marc Cherna
Debra Demchak
Laura Ellsworth
William Generett Jr. JD
Reverend Glenn Grayson
David A. Lewis, M.D.
Amy K. Marsh
Terry Miller, M.S.W.
Antoinette (Toni) Murphy
Jordan R. Pallitto
Walter H. Smith Jr., Ph.D.
William Strickland
Richard W. Taylor
Board Emeriti
Robert P. Bozzone
James Broadhurst
Joanne Burley, Ph.D
Joseph L. Calihan
Estelle F. Comay
Gregory Curtis
Peter Mathieson
Mary Lou McLaughlin
Aaron Walton
Advisory Board
The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County
Executive Committee
Jordan R. Pallitto, Chair
Michael P. Reese, Vice Chair
Members
Scott E. Avolio, Esq.
Kevin Bode
Judge Gary Caruso
Lori Trautwine Dollard
Kim Kramer
Alyssa Kunselman
Maria Lavelle
Jeff Mallory, Ed.D.
Erica Nuckles, Ph.D.
Michael Quatrini
Judge Michael J. Stewart II
Annie Urban
Volunteer Committee Members
Brian Bender, Audit
David Hillman, Investment
Dwight Keating, Investment
Rick Lerach, Development and Donor Services
Bryan Lewis, Investment
Joe Lloyd, Investment
David Malone, Investment
Peter Mathieson, Investment
Jeff Moyer, Investment
Vince Quatrini, Development and Donor Services
Foundation Staff
Executive
Emmie Calland, Director of Strategic Projects and Foundation
Marianne Cola, Special Assistant to the President
Lisa Schroeder, President and CEO
Jennie Zioncheck, Chief of Staff and Strategic Implementation
Communications
Deanna Garcia, Communications Officer
Kitty Julian, Director of Communications
Christian Pelusi, Senior Communications Officer
Kristin Raup, Senior Manager of Digital and Website Communications
Doug Root, Vice President of Communications
HR & Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Charmelle Jackson, Vice President,
Human Resources and Chief Diversity Officer
Keysha Taylor, Human Resources Generalist
Development and Donor Services
Nancy Allison, Donor Services Officer
Lindsay Aroesty, Vice President, Development and Donor Services
Katie Belonus, Associate, Center for Philanthropy
Taren Lumley, Research Coordinator, Center for Philanthropy
Nancy Marshall, Director of Donor Services
Kate McKenzie, DSc., CAP,® Director of Development
Lydia McShane, Administrative Assistant, Donor Services
Catherine Mutunga, Administrative Assistant,
Development and Donor Services
Amy Razem, CAP,® Senior Development Officer
Neil Straub, Business Process Associate
Sara Swaney, Development Officer
Kelly Uranker, Vice President, Center for Philanthropy
Ceree Wilkerson, Donor Services Associate
Program & Community Engagement
Jane Downing, Senior Program Officer, Economic
and Community Development
Chris Ellis, Program Officer for Healthy Children and Adults
Tika Good, Program Associate
Nicole Henninger, Program Officer for Arts and Culture
Traci Johnson, MPM, Director of Grantmaking
Jamillia Kamara, M.Ed., Program Officer for Education
Michelle McMurray, MSW, Vice President of Program
and Community Engagement
Katie Potts, Program Assistant
Jill Ritchie, Senior Program Administrator
Celeste Smith, Senior Program Officer for Arts and Culture
Public Health & Research
Kara Rubio, Public Health in Philanthropy Fellow
Jenn Sloan, Social Change in Community Philanthropy Fellow
Emily Toal, Program Assistant, Public Health, Research and Learning
Michael Yonas, DrPH, Vice President of Public Health, Research and Learning
Policy & Community Impact
Philip Koch, Vice President of Policy and Community Impact
Wasi Mohamed, Senior Policy Officer, Investments & Resource Stewardship
Jonathan Brelsford, CFA, CAIA, Senior Vice President,
Finance and Investments
Jay Donato, CFA, CAIA, Director of Investments
Whitney Falba, Investment Operations Assistant
Bradley Jones, CFA, CAIA, EA, Investment Manager, External Portfolios
Jennifer Steinmetz, Director of Information Technology
Finance & Operations
Kiel Conjack, Accounting Manager
Lisa Dorman, Grants Coordinator
Stacey Graham, Accounting Coordinator
Ashley Hezel, Director of Operations
John Hrenick, Staff Accountant
Taleesha Johnson, Staff Accountant
Jennifer Marino, Scholarship Specialist
Danitra Mason, CPA, Assistant Controller
Beth Ann Mellon, Accounting Manager
Keith Reabe, Finance and Investments Project Manager
Dot Sikora, Senior Grants Coordinator
Bryan Tait, CPA, Vice President of Finance and Operations
Brianna Ziemak, Funds Manager
The Community Foundation
of Westmoreland County
McRae Martino, Executive Director of The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County
Mallory Reese, Development and Donor Services Officer
Allison Womer, Administrative Assistant