good people

board of directors

Robert J. Antonelli – Director of Government Relations for Jewish Healthcare Foundation and the United Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh.

Cheryl A. Bean – President of Compass Business Solutions, a human resources and business solutions firm, active Pittsburgh HR and business community leader, and local community volunteer.

Kate Burroughs – Director of Development for the Association of American Cancer Institutes and former Development Director of The Children’s Home of Pittsburgh and Lemieux Family Center.  She has served on a number of non-profit boards including the Greater Pittsburgh Non-Profit Partnership and an at-large board member for the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP).

 

Curt P. Ellenberg, Ed.D., CPA – Former CFO/Treasurer of the School for Blind Children. Member of the Board of Directors of the Pittsburgh Athletic Association.

Maryanne Fello, RN, MEd – Director of Forbes Hospice and Chair of the Take Charge Partnership of Western PA.

S. Howard Kline, Esq, Secretary – Attorney at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney and board member of the Hebrew Free Loan Association.

Marguerite Jarrett Marks – Consultant with the Allegheny Conference on Community Development and a board member of Pressley Ridge and the American Respiratory Alliance of Western Pennsylvania.

Cynthia N. McCormick – Director of Corporate and Government Affairs for Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh. A board member of WQED's Community Advisory Council, Variety, the Children's Charity and advisory board member of Gilda's Club.

Mark D. Miller, MD, Chairman – Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Western Psychiatric Institute and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Medical Director of The Late Life Depression Evaluation and Treatment Center.

Ann C. Plunkett, Treasurer – Controller and Director of Employee Benefits & Payroll Administration for The Heinz Endowments.

Jean Robinson, Vice Chair – Active community volunteer, including 28 years at Forbes Hospice. Former board member of The Caring Place, board member of The Buhl Foundation, member of the Forbes Hospice Founder's Society, and honorary board member of Children ’s Hospital.

Janet Simon, PhD – Retired after serving as the executive director/superintendent of the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children for 22 years. She is a Trustee of Carlow University and a member of the Board of Directors for Gilda's Club of Western Pennsylvania and Radio Information Services (RIS).

Kate Sphar – Senior Consultant for the Dewey & Kaye division of McCrory & McDowell LLC. Dewey & Kaye is the largest non-profit consulting firm in the Pittsburgh area. Kate was named one of Pittsburgh Magazine’s “40 Under 40” in 2008 and is a graduate of the Leadership Development Initiative program at Leadership Pittsburgh. She currently serves on boards of the Human Services Center and Mentoring Partnership.

Melissa Tabbarah, PhD, MPH – Gerontologist, Public Health Educator, author, and mentor.

Rachel Walton, MSN, CRNP – Works at Forbes Hospice as a homecare nurse, teaches community classes on compassionate care of the dying with the Institute to Enhance Palliative Care at the University of Pittsburgh, and is an author of a children's health reference book.

Sally Wiggin – WTAE TV news anchor and active community member. Sally is an active board member of The Caring Foundation, the Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium, the Women’s Center and Shelter, the Humane Society, and the American Heart Association. She is also a recipient of the United Press International Best Special Award, named “Best in the Northeast Region” for investigative reporting, a Golden Quill nominee, and recognized by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses.

Tamara Wolfson, LSW – Director of Crisis Management, Department of Medical Ethics and Palliative Care at UPMC Shadyside Hospital.