Our Staff


President's Office

Grant Oliphant, President and CEO
oliphantg@pghfdn.org

Richard W. Reed, Executive Vice President
reedr@pghfdn.org

Jonathan Brelsford, Chief Information Officer, Investment Analyst
brelsfordj@pghfdn.org

Marianne Cola, Executive Secretary
colam@pghfdn.org

Tom Hay, Senior Investment Officer
hayt@pghfdn.org

Sherry Murray, Director of Human Resources
murrays@pghfdn.org

Cheryl Poston, Receptionist/ Administrative Support
postonc@pghfdn.org

Jennifer Steinmetz, IT Support Analyst
steinmetzj@pghfdn.org



Communications Department

John Ellis, Vice President for Communications
ellisj@pghfdn.org

Stephanie Higgins, Communications Associate
higginss@pghfdn.org

Julie Pezzino, Freelance Writer
pezzinoj@pghfdn.org




Development and Donor Services Department

Kimberley  Hammer, Vice President for Development and Donor Services
hammerk@pghfdn.org

Kristin DeAngelis, Director of Development, New Funds
deangelisk@pghfdn.org

Yvonne Maher, Director of Development, Gift Planning
mahery@pghfdn.org

Jan Vish, Administrative Support
vishj@pghfdn.org

Willa Dukes, Adminstrative Support
dukesw@pghfdn.org

Jocelyn Thompson, Director of Donor Services
thompsonj@pghfdn.org

Kelly Uranker, Donor Services Officer
urankerk@pghfdn.org

Deborah Turner, Scholarship Coordinator
turnerd@pghfdn.org

Arlene Vukas, Administrative Support
vukasa@pghfdn.org

Charles J. Stout, Development Counselor
stoutc@pghfdn.org


Program Department

Jeanne Pearlman, Vice President for Program and Policy
pearlmanj@pghfdn.org

Jane Downing, Senior Program Officer, Economics and Community Development
downingj@pghfdn.org

Kevin Jenkins, Senior Program Officer, Health and Special Needs
jenkinsk@pghfdn.org

Lauren Mikus, Program Associate
mikusl@pghfdn.org


Valerie Pearson, Administrative Support
pearsonv@pghfdn.org

Judy Powell, Administrative Support for AWM/MR
powellj@pghfdn.org

Aaron Simon, Administrative Support
simona@pghfdn.org

Germaine Williams, Program Officer, Arts and Education
williamsg@pghfdn.org 

Michelle Young, Administrative Support
youngm@pghfdn.org




 

Finance Department

Mary Wilson, Vice President of Finance
wilsonm@pghfdn.org

Megan Alarcon, Assistant Controller
alarconm@pghfdn.org

Barbara Brooks, Grants Administrator
brooksb@pghfdn.org

David Ekey, Controller
ekeyd@pghfdn.org

Mary Haley, Administrative Support
haleym@pghfdn.org

Mary Ann O'Brien, Accounting Associate
obrienm@pghfdn.org

Dot Sikora, Financial Associate
sikorad@pghfdn.org

The Forbes Funds

Diana Bucco, President
bucco@forbesfunds.org

Sam Reiman, Program Officer
reiman@forbesfunds.org


Vivien Luk, Associate
luk@forbesfunds.org

Amy Thomas, Executive Assistant to President
thomas@forbesfunds.org


Multicultural Arts Initiative

Demeatria Gibson Boccella, Program Associate for Multicultural Arts Initiative
gibsond@pghfdn.org

Charlet Holley, Administrative Secretary
holleyc@pghfdn.org


Pittsburgh Social Venture Partners

Terry Beggy, Executive Director
terry@psvp.org







Staff