Tomorrow will mark the beginning of the next cohort of Women in Leadership, whose participants you can learn more about here. However, we would like to recognize the contribution of our recently-graduated cohort and the supporters that helped them along the way.
While this list is long, it may not be exhaustive. If you believe anyone has been omitted, please get in touch as soon as possible so that we may correct any errors.
Women in Leadership XVII (2014) Graduates
Molly B. Allwein, LSW, MSW • Barbie Milagros Arroyo, MS • Marita Bradley • Deborah L. Brown • Alethia Bush • Amie Cande • Melody Carter-Frye • Lynn Clarke • Haeshah Z. Cooper • Brandi Cox • Sally Joe Guzik • Leah Hardaway • Cheryl Kleiman • Nikkilia “Nikki” Lu • Emily Markham, MPIA • Kyshira S. Moffett, MBA • Margot Nikitas • Amber Owens • Erica Renfro • Yvette Shipman • Evaine K. Sing, MPPM • Susan Speicher
You can learn more about Women in Leadership 2013 - 2014 Graduates here.
Program Sponsors
| The Hillman Foundation | The Richard King Mellon Foundation | The Pittsburgh Foundation |
Project Sponsors
The Community, Organization, and Social Action (COSA) program at the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work prepares its students to empower people, lead organizations and grow communities.
| GTECH Strategies | Neighborhood Realty Services | TJ Harris at Lab Therapy | The YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh | Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management | Allegheny Wine Mixer |
2014 Subject-Matter Experts (SMEs)
Laura Randolph • Shawn Meredith • Aleigha Cavalier • Celeta Hickman • Phullis Comer • Chloe Valasquez • Terri Glueck • Catherine Trexler • Tia Baker • Betty Hill • Shanea Leonard • Lyndsey Sickler • Jessica McGuinness • Mary Gibbons • Michael David Battle • Rebecca Harris • Sabrina Saunders • Ruth Byrd-Smith • Melanie Harrington • Steffi Domike • Shirley Salmon-Davis • Fauna Solomon • Melanie Hildebrandt • Stephanie Hoogendoorn
Coaches
Tracy Fuller • Julie Galli • Heidi Sadecky • Amy Camp, Cycle Forward • Diane Bickford • Raquel Davila • Susan Merrie English • Rebecca Lamperski • Shawn P. Meredith • Marissa Paine • Maria R. Stephenson • Monda Williams • Gwynedd Warren
Interviewees for Our Voices, Our Stories
lizzie anderson & etta cetera • Melissa Audain • Lizzi Bohm • Janet Wilson Carter • Brandi Cox * • Tina Doose • Brandi Fischer • Melody Carter-Frye * • Leah Hardaway * • Laura Kuster • La’Tasha D. Mayes ** • Patricia Millford & Mukwae Wabei Siyolwe • Amber Owens * • Tam Pham • Valerie McDonald-Roberts • Ahimsa Shakti • Pamela Smith • Maureen States ** • Linda Johnson-Wasler
* Denotes WIL XVII participant
** Denotes also served as Subject-Matter Expert (SME)
Session Hosts
Ujamaa Collective
Omnyx, LLC
Assemble, co-founded by WIL alumnus Nina Barbuto
The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Pittsburgh, President Lindsey Sickler (SME)
Caterers
Sweet Peaches
Ola Appetit Catering Company
The Kings Plate Soul Food Catering
Indulge with Mo
Marty’s Market
Moeteasa LLC