Board Of Directors

Meryl Kirshner Ainsman is the business manager of the law firm of Ainsman Levine, LLC, and the Executive Director and Trustee of the Philip Chosky Foundation. As a lifelong resident of Pittsburgh, she has dedicated much of her adult life Read More

Dr. Catherine Augustine is a senior policy researcher and the Director of the RAND Pittsburgh Office. Her research focuses on improving academic, social and emotional outcomes for students in urban school districts, specializing in out-of-school time. She both evaluates implementation Read More

Dr. Leslie Braksick —entrepreneur, CEO coach, board member, and author—is a behavioral scientist and advisor to boards and senior executives during times of vital strategic change. As Co-Founder of MyNextSeason, she leads an organization dedicated to helping professionals, from college-aged Read More

Rob DeMichiei has decades of experience as a Board-level strategic advisor and corporate finance executive. In his retirement, he is using his deep expertise and broad experience in strategic planning, business operations, auditing, and finance to advise and serve on Read More

Laura Ellsworth is a partner at Jones Day, which has more than 2500 lawyers in 43 offices on 5 continents. Having served as the Partner-in-Charge of the Pittsburgh Office for over a decade, she then became Jones Day’s first Partner-in-Charge Read More

Ken Gormley is the 13th president of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, where he previously served as professor of law before being named dean of the Duquesne University School of Law. He joined the faculty in 1994 following a career teaching Read More

Timothy K. Lewis, a former federal appeals court judge, serves as a mediator, arbitrator, settlement counselor, and trial and appellate practitioner. Before he entered private practice, Lewis served on the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania and Read More

Chuck Moellenberg is the Chief Administrative Officer of Eradicate Hate. He also serves as a non-voting director. In his role as Chief Administrative Officer, Chuck is responsible to oversee, evaluate, and advise the Board and President on all aspects of the Read More

In a University of Pittsburgh career spanning more than forty-five years, Mark Nordenberg has held a succession of key leadership positions, including Dean of the School of Law and Chancellor of the University. During his nearly two decades of service Read More

Michele Rosenthal is the principal in Michele Rosenthal Consulting, a consulting firm representing local public figures, including Brett Keisel. Prior to launching her firm, Rosenthal spent ten years as the Community Relations Manager for the Pittsburgh Steelers and, before that, Read More

Dr. Scherrer has served as the Executive Director of the Allegheny Intermediate Unit (AIU) since 2020. Prior to his current role, Scherrer served as the Superintendent of North Allegheny School District. The AIU is a regional education services agency and Read More

During his thirty-plus years as chairman, chief executive officer and president, David Shapira positioned Giant Eagle, Inc. as an industry leader and grew the company from a local chain of 50 grocery stores to an organization now employing 35,000 Team Read More

Brette Steele serves as President of Eradicate Hate and Chair of the Prevention Practitioners Network. In these roles, she drives the development and deployment of effective approaches to prevent hate-fueled violence. As President of Eradicate Hate, Steele oversees the production of Read More