Advisory Board

Meet the people helping to shape our future

Chairperson

Eboni Zamani-Gallaher
Dean, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh

Board Members from the University of Pittsburgh

Keith Caldwell
Executive Director of Place-Based Initiatives, Office of Engagement & Community Affairs

Judy Cameron
Professor of Psychiatry Neuroscience, Obstetrics-Gynecology Reproductive Sciences, Clinical and Translational Science, and Behavioral and Community Health Sciences

Thistle Elias
Associate Professor, Director of Community Engagement, Public Health

Jay Huguley
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Associate Professor

Daniel Shaw
Director, Pitt Parents and Children Laboratory, Professor, Department of Psychology

Board Members from Local Foundations

Robyn Tedder
Project Director, Early Childhood Funders Alliance of Southwestern PA

Kristy Trautmann
Executive Director, FISA Foundation

Michael Yonas
Senior Program Officer for Social Innovation, Research and Special Initiatives, The Pittsburgh Foundation

Board Members from Community Organizations

Rosamaria Cristello
Executive Director and Co-Founder, Latino Community Center

Nancy Hubley
Former Director, Education Law Center, Pittsburgh

Barbara Johnson
Education Department, Carlow University

Becky Mercatoris
Director, Department of Children's Initiatives, Allegheny County

Robert Nelkin
Former President and Chief Professional Officer, United Way of Allegheny County

K. Chase Patterson
Chief Executive Officer Urban Academy

Kannu Sahni
Director of Community Affairs, Allegheny Health Network

Tim Smith
Pastor and Director of Center of Life in Hazelwood

Wendy Etheridge Smith
Director of Early Childhood and Community Services, Allegheny Intermediate Unit

Diamonte Walker
Deputy Executive Director at Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh

Dannai Wilson
Program Manager, Allegheny County Health Department Maternal and Child Health Services