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Committees

Advisory Committee

A new, expanded committee has been organized under the influence of Mr. Craig and a small nominating committee.  Our goal was to increase diversity in age, gender and representation from outside Allegheny County.

Members of the Regional Indicator Advisory Committee:

  • Paul O'Neill, Former Secretary of the U.S. Treasury and retired CEO of Alcoa, Inc., Chair
  • Jay Cole, Chief of Staff, West Virginia University
  • Lalit Chordia, President/ CEO, Thar Technologies
  • Susan Everingham, Director, RAND
  • William "Pat" Getty, President, Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
  • Bernard Goldstein, Chairman, Grad School of Public Heath University of Pittsburgh
  • Donald Gougler, President/ CEO, Family Services of Western Pennsylvania
  • Charlie Humphrey, President, Pittsburgh Filmmakers and Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
  • Scott Izzo, Director, R.K. Mellon Foundation
  • Walter Smith, Executive Director, Family Resources of Western Pennsylvania
  • Alex Johnson, President, Community College of Allegheny County
  • Nancy Kukovich, President, United Way Westmoreland County
  • Cathy Lewis-Long, Sprout Fund
  • Granger Morgan, Department Head, Department Head of Engineering and Public Policy, CMU
  • Grant Oliphant, President, Pittsburgh Foundation

  

Topic Area Committees

Arts

  • Rudolph H. Weingartner, Chair
  • J. Kevin McMahon, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
  • Mitch Swain, Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
  • Charles Humphrey, Pittsburgh Filmmakers
  • Jane Werner, Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
  • Sara Radelet, New Haslett Theater
  • William B. Bodine Jr, The Frick
  • Larry Tamburri, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Demographics

  • John G. Craig, Jr., Chair, Center for Social and Urban Research, University of Pittsburgh
  • Ralph Bangs, University of Pittsburgh
  • Chris Briem, University of Pittsburgh
  • Esther Bush, Urban League of Pittsburgh
  • Marc Cherna, Allegheny County Department of Human Services
  • Harold Miller, Future Strategies, LLC
  • Elbie Yaworsky, 3 Rivers Connect

Economics

  • Stuart Hoffman, Chair, PNC Financial Services Group
  • Mark Borger, The Technology Collaborative
  • Kelleigh Boland, Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board
  • John G. Craig, Jr., representing the Region Indicators Consortium
  • Denis Davin, County of Allegheny
  • Ann Dugan, University of Pittsburgh
  • Scott Free, First National Bank
  • Jim Futrell, Allegheny Conference on Community Development
  • Chris Gabriel, Heinz Endowments
  • Matt Harbaugh, Innovation Works
  • Russ Lorince, West Virginia University
  • Harold Miller, Future Strategies, LLC
  • Audrey Russo, Pittsburgh Technology Council
  • Dr. Vijai P. Singh, University of Pittsburgh
  • Donald F. Smith, Jr., RIDC
  • Will Steger, CONSAD Research

Education

  • The committee is in the process of reorganization.

Environment

  • M. Granger Morgan, Chair, Department of Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
  • Cliff I. Davidson, Carnegie Mellon University
  • Paul Fischbeck, Carnegie Mellon University
  • John W. Schombert, 3 Rivers Wet Weather
  • Vivian Loftness, Carnegie Mellon University
  • Courtland Gould, Sustainabile Pittsburgh
  • Jeanne M. VanBriesen, Carnegie Mellon University

Government

  • David Y. Miller, Chair, Graduate School for Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh
  • Christopher Briem, University of Pittsburgh
  • George W. Dougherty, Jr., University of Pittsburgh
  • Susan G. Hockenberry, Local Government Academy

Health

  • Dr. Bernard Goldstein, Chair, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
  • John B. Engberg, RAND Corporation
  • Karen Feinstein, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
  • Michael Flaherty, Institute for Research, Education and Training in Addiction
  • Dr. Stephen B. Thomas, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
  • Dr. Robbie Ali, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh
  • Dr. Harold Weiss, Center for Injury Research and Control, University of Pittsburgh

Housing

  • Christopher Briem, chair, Center for Social and Urban Research, University of Pittsburgh

Public Safety

  • Alfred Blumstein, Carnegie Mellon University, chair

Transportation

  • James Hassinger, Chair, Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission
  • Lucinda Harshman, Pittsburgh International Airport
  • James McCarville, Port of Pittsburgh
  • Lew Villotti, Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission
  • Sara Walfoort, Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission