Meet Our Conversationalists

Brooke Addis
Market Manager
Transform Labs
  

Emily Affare
Director, Guardian and Cybersecurity Solutions
Emerson
 

Natalie Ahwesh, M. Ed.
Executive Director, Founding Member
Humane Action Pennsylvania

Muriel Fox Alim
Board President
Freedom Unlimited, Inc.

Tammy Spencer Bey
Vice President,
Community Development Market Manager
Citizens Bank

Adam Bird
Director, Business Transformation and Strategy
Emerson

Kenya Boswell
President
Highmark Foundation

Erica Rocchi Brusselars
Treasurer
Allegheny County

Emily Burkhart, MBA, NDCCDP, IWCS
Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Officer,
Human Resources
Dollar Bank

David Calvario
Executive Director
Community Foundation Greene County

Alonso Diaz-Perez
Chief Operations Officer and Chairperson
Bloomfield-Garfield Corporation and the
Penn Avenue Arts and Commercial District

Aliya D. Durham, PhD, MSW, MPIA

Assistant Professor and Director of Community Engagement Center
on Race and Social Problems Faculty Affiliate

University of Pttsburgh

Takiyah Durham
Director, First Steps and Beyond
Allegheny Health Network
Institute for Strategic Social and Workforce Programs

James Eash
Director Real Estate Development
Action Housing, Inc.

Jenny Fatigante
On-Site Services Sourcer and Turnaround Coordinator
Covestro

Olga George
Press Secretary
Office of the Mayor Ed. Gainey

Marlon Gist
Professional Fine Artist and Featured Artist
17th Annual Inclusive Voices

Scott Hammerstrom
Manager of Programs and Partnerships
Bender Leadership Academy

Kashif Henderson
Executive Director
Neighborhood Learning Alliance

Dequan Dave Jiao
Chairman
Pittsburgh Chinese Cultural Center (PCCC)

Daize Njounkeng
Software Engineer
Duolingo

Dr. Kenya Johns
Mayor
Beaver Falls, PA

Errika Fearbry Jones
Chief of Staff and Secretary to the Board of Trustees
Office of the President
Carlow University

Rev. Cornell Jones
Executive Director
Operation Amani

Nancy Kukovich
Chief Executive Officer
Adelphoi

Kathryn Malesic
Chief Culture and Engagement Officer
Federal Home Loan Bank Pittsburgh

Jorge Martinez
Regional Chief Executive Officer
Greater Pennsylvania Region American Red Cross

Dr. Bryan McCabe
President and Chief Executive Officer
Bakke Graduate University

Adrienne Miles
Construction and Community Impact Manager
UPMC

Josh Mitchell
Technical Assistant and Chapter President
PPG and NOBCChE Pittsburgh

Greg Moeller
Vice President, Area Sales Manager
PNC Financial Services

Sabrina Saunders Mosby
President and Chief Executive Officer
Vibrant Pittsburgh

Adam Paulisick
Chief Executive Officer and Professor
SkillBuilder.io and Carnegie Mellon University

Andrea Petrillo
Marketing and Development Advisor, Rivers of Steel
Independent Creative Producer

Christine Weber Rivera
Programs and Events Manager
Pittsburgh Arts and Lectures

Karen Rollins-Fitch
Director Corporate Social Responsibility
Highmark Wholecare

Mario Rossero
Director 
The Andy Warhol Museum

Kara Rubio
Corporate Giving Associate
Duquesne Light Company

Dr. Ketwana Schoos
Vice President for Institutional Compliance
Community College of Allegheny County

Connor Siskovic
Director of Ticket Sales
Pittsburgh Penguins

Krisa Spangler
Diversity Speaker and Community Organizer
Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center

Naomi Tannenbaum
Executive Director
Public Allies Pittsburgh

Anne Marie Toccket
Executive Director
The Posner Foundation

Roseanne Ruggiero Wholey
Former President
Roseanne R. Wholey and Associates

Chelsea Zahn
Director, Regional Sales
Live Nation

Meet Our Featured Artist: Marlon Gist

“The Farmers Market” by Marlon Gist (2023)