Our People
Members of The Pittsburgh Foundation Board of Directors contribute a wealth of experience that each has acquired as a result of their decades as leaders in government, education, medical, corporate, industrial and nonprofit sectors across southwestern Pennsylvania. They devote many hours to ensuring that the Foundation achieves the goals set out in its strategic plan. For biographies of each board member and director emeritus, visit our website.
Board of Directors
John R. McGinley Jr.
Chair
William Generett Jr.
Vice Chair
Kamal Nigam
Secretary
Laura Shapira Karet
Treasurer
Will Allen
Tracy Certo
Marc Cherna
Debra Demchak
Laura Ellsworth
Reverend Glenn Grayson
Richard I. Lerach
David A. Lewis, M.D.
Amy K. Marsh
Terry Miller, M.S.W.
Jordan R. Pallitto
Walter H. Smith Jr., Ph.D.
Richard W. Taylor
Board Emeriti
Anne Lewis
Robert P. Bozzone
James Broadhurst
Joanne Burley, Ph.D
Estelle F. Comay
Gregory Curtis
Edward J. Donnelly III, M.D.
Kim Tillotson Fleming
Lee B. Foster II
John C. Harmon
David McL. Hillman
Peter Mathieson
Mary Lou McLaughlin
Vincent J. Quatrini Jr.
Nancy Rackoff
Edith L. Shapira, M.D.
William Strickland
Aaron Walton
Nancy Washington, Ph.D.
Advisory Board
The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County
Executive Committee
Jordan R. Pallitto, Chair
Michael P. Reese, Vice Chair
Maria Lavelle
Jeff Mallory, Ed.D.
Members
Scott E. Avolio, Esq.
Lisa Krall
Alyssa Kunselman
Sherri McCleary
Erica Nuckles, Ph.D.
Michael Quatrini
Judge Michael J. Stewart II
Michael Quatrini
Lori Trautwine
Annie Urban
Volunteer Committee Members
Brian Bender, Audit
David Hillman, Investment
Lee B. Foster II, Investment
Dwight Keating, Investment
Brian Lenart, Audit
Bryan Lewis, Investment
Joe Lloyd, Investment
Peter Mathieson, Investment
Jeff Moyer, Investment
Foundation Staff
Executive
Emmie Calland, Chief of Staff
Brittany Ezell, Executive Assistant to the CEO
Whitney Falba, Administrative Support Assistant to the Executive Office
Lisa Schroeder, President and CEO
Center for Philanthropy
Katie Belonus, Philanthropy Associate
Taren Lumley, Research Coordinator
Kelly Uranker, Vice President, Center for Philanthropy
Communications
Deanna Garcia, Communications Officer
Matthew M. Minczeski, Director of Communications and Marketing
Christian Pelusi, Senior Communications Officer
Kristin Raup, Senior Manager, Digital and Web Communications
Doug Root, Vice President of Communications and External Affairs
Community Partnerships and Learning
Bri Casaus, Assessment and Learning Associate
Brittany Eltman, Public Health Administrative Assistant
Beth Murdock, Community Research and Learning Officer
Michael Yonas, DrPH, Vice President for Community Partnerships and Learning
Development and Donor Services
Lindsay Aroesty, Vice President of Development and Donor Services
Drew Greenwald, Scholarship Funds and Donor Services Officer
Kate McKenzie, Senior Director of Development/Interim Director of Donor Services
Lydia McShane, Development and Donor Services Administrative Assistant
Catherine Mutunga, Development and Donor Services Administrative Assistant
Amie Olson, Senior Donor Services Officer
Amy B. Razem, CAP®, Assistant Director of Development and Donor Services
Becca Root, Senior Donor Services and Gift Planning Officer
Neil Straub, Business Process Associate
Sara Swaney, Development Officer
Bea Thomas, Donor Services Officer
Brittany Zuckerman, Assistant Director of Donor Services
Finance and Operations
Mark Briski, IT and AV Support Specialist
Kiel Conjack, Accounting Manager
LeAnne Disco, Staff Accountant
Stacey Graham, Accounts Payable Coordinator
Ashley Hezel, Director of Operations
John Hrenick, Staff Accountant
Kati Knowles, Project Manager – Business System Analyst
Timothy Little, Grants Coordinator
Danitra Mason, CPA, Controller
Beth Ann Mellon, Senior Accounting Manager
Carol Joy Powell, Senior Scholarship Coordinator
Keith Reabe, Finance and Investments Project Manager
Emily Rousseau, Grants Manager
Dot Sikora, Senior Grants Coordinator
Jennifer Steinmetz, Director of Information Technology
Bryan Tait, CPA, Chief Finance and Operations Officer
Brianna Ziemak, Funds Manager
HR/Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Charmelle Jackson, Vice President, Human Resources and Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer
Gabriella Pishotti, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Associate
Sydney Richards, Human Resources Generalist
Investments and Resource Stewardship
Zack Azzarelli, Investment Operations Associate
Jonathan Brelsford, CFA®, CAIA, Chief Investment Officer and Senior Vice President, Operations
Andrew Faderewski, Investment Manager, Internal Portfolios
Bradley Jones, CFA®, CAIA, EA, CAP®, Investment Manager, External Portfolios and Impact
Partnerships
Doug Root, Vice President of Communications and External Affairs
Kelly Uranker, Vice President, Center for Philanthropy
Michael Yonas, DrPH, Vice President for Community Partnerships and Learning
Jennie Zioncheck, Senior Vice President, Partnerships
Policy and Community Impact
Maura Jacob, Policy and Community Impact Officer
Phil Koch, Vice President, Policy and Community Impact
Program and Community Engagement
Taliya Allen, Program Associate for the Arts
Sarah Byrne-Houser, Program Officer, Healthy Children and Adults
Jamillia Kamara Covington, M.Ed., Senior Program Officer for Education
Joshua Devine, Economic Mobility Officer
Gayle Golding, Program Assistant
Tika Good, Program Associate
Nicole Henninger, Program Officer, Arts and Culture
Traci Johnson, MPM, Director of Grantmaking
Michelle McMurray, MSW, Vice President of Program and Community Engagement
Katie Potts, Program Assistant
Mary Kate Ranii, Program Officer, Environment and Community Health
Jill Ritchie, Senior Program Administrator
The Community Foundation of Westmoreland County
Melissa Eller, Donor Services Officer
McCrae Martino, Executive Director
Sara Swaney, Development Officer
Allison Womer, Program Assistant