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Senior Management Team

Vera Krekanova

Chief Strategy & Research Officer
412.281.4783 x3136
vkrekanova@alleghenyconference.org
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Majestic Lane
Majestic Lane

Chief Opportunity Officer

mlane@alleghenyconference.org
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Willy McKain
Willy McKain

Chief Operating Officer / Chief Financial Officer
412.392.1083 x3134
wmckain@alleghenyconference.org
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Stefani Pashman

Chief Executive Officer
412.281.4783 x3125
spashman@alleghenyconference.org
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Matt Smith

Chief Growth Officer, Allegheny Conference on Community Development
412.281.4783 x2032
msmith@alleghenyconference.org
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Staff

Leyla Ahmadova

Strategy & Research Intern

lahmadova@alleghenyconference.org

Tahmina Ahmed

Program Manager with the New Economy Collaborative
412.471.2554
tahmed@alleghenyconference.org

Jennifer Baldwin
Jennifer Baldwin

Human Resources Specialist
412.281.4783 x3144
jbaldwin@alleghenyconference.org

Alisa Balestra-Hamill

Sr. Director, Economic Development Research & Strategy
412.471.1489
abalestra@alleghenyconference.org

Christine Battyanyi
Christine Battyanyi

Controller

cbattyanyi@alleghenyconference.org

Oliver Beasley

Senior Director, Inclusive Economic Growth

obeasley@alleghenyconference.org

Stephanie Beck

Marketing & Communications Associate

sbeck@alleghenyconference.org

Alexandra Bennett
Alexandra Bennett

Strategy & Research Manager

abennett@alleghenyconference.org

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Ben Bush

Vice President, Public Policy
412.246.4150 x2035
bbush@alleghenyconference.org

Eric Chaikowsky

Art Director
412.392.4555 x4542
echaikowsky@alleghenyconference.org

Annie Colarusso

Regional Economic Competitiveness Officer
412.392.1003 x1003
acolarusso@alleghenyconference.org

Kelly Dunbar-Jones
Kelly Dunbar Jones

Office Associate
412.392.4555 x4531
kdunbarjones@alleghenyconference.org

Jackie Erickson

Senior Director, Government Affairs
412.246.4153
jerickson@alleghenyconference.org

Bill Flanagan
Bill Flanagan

Special Advisor
412.281.4783 x3123
bflanagan@alleghenyconference.org

Leslie Freeman

Financial Analyst
412.281.4783 x3119
lfreeman@alleghenyconference.org

Austin Grbach
Austin Grbach

Investor Relations Manager

agrbach@alleghenyconference.org

Michelle Hansel

Grant Compliance Specialist
412.281.4226 x4226
mhansel@alleghenyconference.org

Haley Platt
Ana Harouse

Inclusive Economic Growth Intern

aharouse@alleghenyconference.org

Mike Henderson
Michael Henderson

Senior Director, Business Investment + International Investment Inquiries
412.392.4555 x4536
mhenderson@pittsburghregion.org

Kaitlyn Hendrickson

Vice President, Investor Relations
412.392.4555 x1086
khendrickson@alleghenyconference.org

Patty Horvatich

Senior Vice President, Business Investment
412.392.4555 x4543
phorvatich@pittsburghregion.org

Jordan Jasper
Jordan Jasper

Manager, Business Investment

jjasper@alleghenyconference.org

Karly Keppel-Webb

Investor Intelligence Systems Manager

kkeppel-webb@alleghenyconference.org

Rachel Leige
Rachel Leige

Manager, Business Investment

rleige@pittsburghregion.org

Johna Lingelbach
Johna K. Lingelbach, MCSE, MCP, A+

Senior Director, Information Technology
412.281.4783 x2028
jlingelbach@alleghenyconference.org

Haley Platt
Isaias Oritiz

Inclusive Economic Growth Intern

iortiz@alleghenyconference.org

Mike Palmer
Mike Palmer

Manager, Business Investment

mpalmer@pittsburghregion.org

Abigail Peacock

Government Affairs Associate

apeacock@alleghenyconference.org

Mihir Prakash

Vice President, Economic Development Research & Strategy
412.392.2414
mprakash@alleghenyconference.org

Benjamin Pratt
Ben Pratt

Senior Vice President, Business Investment
412-246-4151
bpratt@alleghenyconference.org

Haley Platt
Ethan Rowinski

Our Region’s Business Intern

erowinski@alleghenyconference.org

Nova Rubio
Nova Rubio

Finance Coordinator
412.281.4783 x3101
nrubio@alleghenyconference.org

Jennifer Span
Chrissy Savinell

Director of Web and Digital Strategy
412.281.1890 x1082
csavinell@alleghenyconference.org

Bob Shark
Bob Shark

Special Advisor, Business Investment
412.392.1015
bshark@pittsburghregion.org

John Timney

Senior Director of Business Development
412.392.2402
jtimney@alleghenyconference.org

Kristen Turner

Events Director

kturner@alleghenyconference.org

Rhonda Walters
Rhonda Walters

Vice President, Talent Management
412.281.4783 x2029
rwalters@alleghenyconference.org

Katlyn Weiser
Katlyn Weiser

Manager, Public Policy and Government Affairs

kweiser@alleghenyconference.org

Garrett Whitney

Policy & Government Affairs Intern

gwhitney@alleghenyconference.org

Kristen Wishon

Vice President, Communications

kwishon@alleghenyconference.org


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