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JA of Western Pennsylvania Board Members

James Nickel (Jim)   Chairman
Managing Director
CIBC
 
Melvin Washington   Immediate Past Chairman
Chief Risk Officer
TriState Capital Bank
 
Sally Andreaco
Chief Operating Officer
The Wilson Group, LLC
 
Stephanie Apostolou
Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
Koppers
 
Joseph Bailey, Sr.
Director
Fiserv
 
Stuart Blacklaw
Provost and Executive Vice President
Community College of Allegheny County
 
Gene Boyer
Co-managing Partner
HB Development
 
Matthew Brouse
Partner
Burns White LLC
 
Raymond Bummer, Jr.
Director
Gleason & Associates, PC
 
David Caliguiri
President
The Caliguiri Group
 
Ronald Celaschi
President & CEO
Clearview Federal Credit Union
 
James Coccagno
Executive VP – Core Carbon & Services Division
Calgon Carbon
 
Robert E. Cochran
President
#1 Cochran
 
Dan DeBone
Senior Government Relations Officer
Port Authority of Allegheny County
 
Gina Dickson
SVP Product Management & Marketing
DDI
 
Steve Drahnak
Market President - Western PA
S&T Bank
 
James Droney
Business Development & Membership Consultant
University of Pittsburgh Innovation Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence
 
Mark A. Fleisner
Retired Senior Relationship Management Consultant
Highmark, Inc.
 
Gerald Fornwalt, Jr.
Director of Sales – Western PA
AT&T
 
Shawn Fox
President
RDC, Inc.
 
Adam Gazarik
Audit & Assurance
Deloitte & Touche LLP
 
David Grupp
Head of National Key Account Sales
Direct Energy Business
 
John R. Heggestad
Retired Director of Operations
Mine Safety Appliances
 
Sean Hoover
Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers
 
Carol Jackson
President and CEO
HarbisonWalker International
 
John Jankowski
Vice President & Treasurer
PPG Industries
 
Dr. Caroline Johns
Superintendent
Northgate School District
 
Rebekah Kcehowski
Partner
Jones Day
 
Kathryn Klaber
Managing Partner
The Klaber Group
 
John Krolicki
Vice President, Facilities and Support Services
UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside
 
Eric Laughlin
Vice President Human Resources
Foundation Radiology Group
 
Kathleen Lese
Executive Director-Employee Benefit Plan Services
Ernst & Young
 
Stanley Malyszka
Advertising Director
Pittsburgh Business Times
 
Edward J. Manko
Group Manager, Property Mngmt
Jones Lang LaSalle Americas
 
Chris McKnight
Director of Golf
Laurel Valley Golf Club
 
Raymond D. Newhouse
Retired Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
LANXESS Corporation
 
Adam Perlow
Executive Vice President
McKnight Realty Partners
 
Solon "Bud" Person
Executive Vice President
Federated Hermes
 
Robert A. Pudlo
Vice President, Operations Technology & Systems Support
FedEx Ground
 
Dr. Mary Ann Rafoth
Vice -Provost, Academic Affairs
Robert Morris University
 
Bob Tiskus
VP - Market Executive
M&T Bank
 
Frank Urabaniak
Senior Manager- Global Human Resources
MSA
 
Rozanna Thomas
Group Rental Manager
Enterprise Holdings
 
Peter Vaccaro
Executive Vice President- Wealth Management
PNC Bank
 
Gerald Thompson
EVP, Director of Public Relations
9Rooftops
 
Jana Volante Walshak
Partner
Fox Rothschild LL
 
William Withers
Vice President, Continuous Improvement
Citizens Bank
 
James Yard
Partner
Schneider Downs & Co., Inc.
 
Matthew J. Yokitis
Tax Managing Director
KPMG, LLP
 

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