Our Board
Junior Achievement of Western PA Board Members
Chair Board Members
Rebekah Kcehowski
Chair of the Board
Partner
Kathryn Klaber
Previous Chair of the Board
Managing Partner
Bob Tiskus
Vice Chair
Senior Market Executive
John A. Jankowski
Vice Chair
Vice President & Treasurer
Clay Saftner
Co-Vice Chair – Development/Advocacy
Chief Operating Officer
Sean T. Hoover
Vice Chair – Governance/Nominating
Partner
Gina Dickson
Vice Chair – Communications/Marketing
SVP Product Management & Marketing
Jim Droney
Co-Vice Chair – Development/Advocacy
Business Development & and Membership Consultant
Board Members
Stephanie Apostolou
General Counsel and Secretary
Koppers
James Hill
Regional Director
Build Asset Management
Christopher Blass
Senior Client Advisor
Huntington Bank
Beth Jackson
Citizens Bank
Matthew Brouse
Partner
Gordon & Rees/ Scully Mansukhani, LLC
John Krolicki
VP, Facilities and Support Services
UPMC Shadyside
Kathleen Lese
Managing Director | Assurance Services
Ernst & Young
Robert E. Cochran
President
#1 Cochran
Edward J. Manko
SVP/Group Manager, National Director
Jones Lang LaSalle
Todd Cover
VP of Commercial Lending & Development
InFirst Bank
Teresa Palacios
Director FP&A
The Williams Company
Rob Dolan
Managing Partner
Falcon Bridge Consulting
David Paulson
Chief Operating Officer
FHLBank Pittsburgh
Rich Fitzgerald
Allegheny County Executive
County of Allegheny
Katharine Perry
Associate Advisor
Signature Wealth
Shawn Fox
President
RDC, Inc.
Tim Rozic
Engineering Manager
PSB Industries Inc.
Adam J. Gazarik
Senior Manager
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Sarah Shaffer
Rates and Regulatory Director
EQT
David Grupp
President
Green Choice Energy Consulting
Patrick Snyder
Managing Director of Facility Engineering
FedEx Grounds
Brian Sohocki
Senior Vice President
First Commonwealth Bank
Maisha Sturdivant
Vice President of Operations
STEM Coding Lab
Frank Urbaniak
Senior Manager – Global Human Resources
Mine Safety Appliances
Peter Vaccaro
Executive VP—Wealth Management
PNC Bank
James Yard
Partner
Schneider Downs & Co., Inc
Matthew J. Yokitis
Managing Director
KPMG, LLP
Richard Beard, CPA
Senior Vice President
Matthews International
Elizabeth Bond
Owner
Dovetail Cabinetry
Raymond Bummer
Managing Director
Gleason & Associates, PC
Robert Cherry
Chief Executive Officer
GPartner4Work
Libby Waltman
CFO
Pittsburgh Pirates
Mel Washington
Cheif Audit Officer
TriState Captial Bank
Young Professional Board Members
Alyssa Mikol
Business Development
Angela Bland
Corporate Counsel
Koppers
Cambria Zebley
Owner/Operator
Crumbl Cookies
Catherine McCarron
Relationship Manager
BNY Mellon
Emily Kolek
VP & Corporate Communications Manager
Wesbanco
Gabriel Goldman
Senior Commercialization Specialist
NREC
Gabrielle Lapointe
Tech Risk Consultant – Senior
Ernst & Young LLP
Geremy Andreaco
Account Executive
Precision Copy Products
Husnain Safdar
Vice President
Tecum Capital Partners
Jen DeCaro
Tax Manager
Calgon Carbon
Justin Mikol
Tax Manager
KPMG
Katie Montagazzi
Wealth Manager
Confluence Financial Partners
Lydia Dube
Human Resources Manager
Gordon Food Services
Matt Phillips
SVP Business Banking Regional Manager
Dollar Bank
Audit & Assurance Senior Manager
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Philip Soeder
Commercial Banker
JP Morgan Private Bank
Richard Ernsberger
Attorney
Behrend & Ernsberger, P.C.
Stephanie Poynton
Data Architect
The Hershey Company
Taylor Kennedy
Controller
SWAT Capital Administrator LLC
Travis Becker
IT Business Analyst
PPG
Will Frederick
Director
Meridian Management Partners
Alyssa Falarski
Business Development Advisor
Totum Realty Advisors
Connor Manning
Risk Advisory Services
Schneider Downs & Co.
