Opportunity Connections Series

OPPORTUNITY CONNECTIONS

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Get your morning started off right!  Join us as we present the next great event in our ongoing Opportunity Connections Series:

“Leading in Turbulent Times” - a conversation with Tony Buzzelli (LP VI), Vice Chairman of Deloitte and Touche National.  A Pittsburgh native, Tony’s leadership is recognized at the international level.  Don’t miss this event where he will highlight the capacities necessary for leading in times of economic turbulence. 

When:  June 25th, 2008 from 7:30am—9:00am

Where:  Rivers Club, Downtown Pittsburgh

Cost:  $12 for LPI Connective Members, $15 for all other guests

RSVP:  You can register online by clicking here.   

Please click here for more information.

Opportunity Connections

with Tony Buzzelli

on June 25th!

Leadership OnBoard Recruitment

We are now recruiting for Leadership OnBoard (LOB)!  Dive into our community by serving on a local board of directors in a one year board internship.  There is no cost to participate in the LOB program and it is open to all graduates.  We also encourage past LOB participants to participate again!   Please complete an application online by clicking here.

LPInc. Intern Wanted!

Do you know a graduate or undergraduate student (junior or senior preferred) who is looking for an interesting professional experience this summer?  Leadership Pittsburgh Inc. is looking for an intern to work on a benchmarking project this summer.  The ability to work independently is a must!  Please email resumes to Kathy Risko, Senior Program Manager.  For questions, please call 412-392-4503.

LPInc. 25th Anniversary Year Golf Outing and Networking Event

Leadership Pittsburgh Inc. 25th Anniversary Year Golf Outing and Networking Event!

Open to the entire community! 

When:  September 22nd, 2008—Golf Registration begins at 10:30am, with lunch at 11:00am and tee-off at 12:30pm.  Cocktail Reception begins at 5:30pm.

Where:  The newly renovated St. Clair Country Club, Upper St. Clair, PA

Cost:  $1,000 for a foursome, $275 for a single golfer, $75 for reception attendance only and $300 to sponsor a hole

For more information, please contact Danielle Tyson or click here to view the RSVP form and invitation.

Leadership Pittsburgh Inc.

25th Anniversary Year Golf Outing and Networking Event!

September 22nd, 2008

Leadership Dialogue Series

Don’t miss the THIRD of four events in this special anniversary year Opportunity Connections Leadership Dialogue Series!

The Leadership Dialogue Series features prominent business leaders who are making a difference in the future of Pittsburgh.  Celebrate Pittsburgh’s 250th and Leadership Pittsburgh Inc.’s 25th! 

Presented in partnership with the Allegheny Conference on Community Development and Pittsburgh Business Times.

Click here for more information about all of our Opportunity Connections events!

Third event in the Leadership Dialogue Series:

Who: Georgia Berner, President of Berner International and Rebecca Flora, Executive Director of Green Building Alliance

When: September 9th, 2008 from 11:30am—1:30pm

Where:  Rivers Club, Downtown Pittsburgh

Cost: $55 per person, includes networking and lunch

RSVP: Click here to register online.

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Upcoming event dates and speakers:

Who: Dr. Christopher Olivia, President and CEO of West Penn Allegheny Health System. 

When: October 27th, 2008 from 11:30am—1:30pm

Where: Rivers Club, Downtown Pittsburgh

Cost: $55 per person, includes networking and lunch

RSVP: Click here to register online

New LPI Connective Members!

A big thank you to our graduates and friends who joined the LPI Connective or renewed their membership from 4.28.08—6.10.08!  Learn more about how YOU can join and see your name on this list by clicking here.

Harry R. Edelman IV, LP XIX

Frank Frederick, Community Leader

Michael K. Kauffelt, LP XXII

Suzanne L. Parks, LP X

Kent C. Szalla, LDI XIII

LPInc.’s 25th Anniversary Celebration Recap

The 25th Anniversary Celebration was a great success!  The celebration was very well-attended, despite the holiday weekend and the beginning of the Stanley Cup Finals!  We had over 730 people registered for the event.

L-R: Art Stroyd, LP VIII, Chair of the Celebration pictured with Aradhna Dhanda, LP XVIII, President and CEO of LPInc. and Chris Brussalis, LP XII, Chairman of LPInc.’s Board of Directors.

View more pictures from this special event by clicking here!

In addition, footage from our special LPInc. Story Corps booth, in which a videographer taped testimony from our graduates about their LPInc. memories and experiences, will soon be made available through Comcast on Demand and via our website.  Stay tuned for more details!

Thank you to everyone who attended the Leadership Pittsburgh Inc. 25th Anniversary Celebration on May 24th, 2008!  And a special thank you to Art Stroyd, LP VIII, who served as the Chair of this spectacular event.

Thanks again to everyone who supported and helped celebrate this important milestone in LPInc.’s history!  Please see a list of our sponsors below.

Leadership Pittsburgh XXIV Graduation

LP XXIV participants celebrate their graduation on June 5th, 2008.  L-R: Aradhna Dhanda, LP XVIII, President & CEO, Leadership Pittsburgh Inc., Bomani Howze, LP XXIV, Program Officer, The Heinz Endowments, and Tom Hunley, LP XXIV, Chief Operating Officer, PNC Financial Services Inc.

On Thursday, June 5th, 2008, the 55 members of Leadership Pittsburgh XXIV celebrated their graduation—honoring the 10 months of their LP experience with a day dedicated to reflecting, committing and celebrating!  The day offered the new graduates time to share the findings of their Regional Exploration Experiences to counties outside of Allegheny, opportunities to make leadership commitments to our community through a facilitated conversation with Kate Dewey, LP VIII, Principal, Dewey & Kaye Nonprofit Consultants and an evening to celebrate with friends, family and sponsors.  LP XXIV selected two commencement speakers from their class:  Christopher Sweeney, President and CEO, 3 Rivers Connect and Bomani Howze, Program Officer, The Heinz Endowments.  Both graduates delivered insightful and heartfelt comments regarding leadership, life and being a part of LP XXIV.

Leadership Development Initiative XV Graduation

LDI XV participants L-R: Ondrea Burton, Rachel Kelley, and Steve Sokoloski present the findings from their ACCD Community Impact Project before officially becoming graduates.

On June 12, 2008, LDI XV members presented their Community Impact Projects, which involved implementing projects for nonprofit organizations in our community.  In addition to meeting a need in the community, the projects provide significant learning experiences for LDI participants.  After the project presentations, the graduation ceremony was held and the LDI XV became the newest members of the Leadership Pittsburgh Inc. family of over 1,400 graduates!  Family, friends and sponsors joined in the celebration.  Congratulations to LDI XV!

Do you have a suggestion for a Community Impact Project for LDI XVI?  Please click here for a copy of the RFP.  If you would like to discuss a project, please contact Kathy Risko, Senior Program Manager, at 412.392.4503 or by email.

Job Postings and Community Opportunities

From:  Susan Lephart, LP XXII

The Extremity War Trauma Research Foundation (EWRTF) seeks a Director of Development.  Send resumes and salary requirements to jobposting@aircastfoundation.org.

From:  Dave Coplan, LDI I and LP XIII

Auberle, a not-for-profit organization serving children and families at risk, seeks a Director of Development.  Only electronic applications will be considered.  Please send a resume, complete employment and salary history along with requirements to HR@auberle.org. 

From:  Ondrea Burton, LDI XV

The Allegheny County Department of Human Services has several great upcoming events to raise awareness and funds, including the Allegheny County Music Festival and the Candidates Comedy Night with Gene Collier, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette columnist and professional comedian.  Please click here for more details!

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Select photos courtesy of Pittsburgh Business Times, Pittsburgh Professional Magazine, Pittsburgh Quarterly and YMCA Greater Pittsburgh.

The Leadership Log

June 2008

Inside this issue

· Opportunity Connections with Tony Buzzelli on June 25th

· Leadership OnBoard Recruitment

· LPInc. Intern Wanted

· LP Inc. 25th Anniversary Golf Outing on September 22nd

· Leadership Dialogue Series on September 9th

· New LPI Connective Members

· LPInc. 25th Anniversary Celebration is a Big Success!

· LP XXIV Graduation

· LDI XV Graduation

· Job Postings and Community Opportunities

· Grads in the News

· Leadership Log Info

· Leadership Log Archives

· 25th Anniversary Year Sponsors

Grads in the News

Far left, Kathy Humphrey.  Second from right, Mary Zubrow.

Kathy Humphrey, LP XXIII, Vice Provost and Dean of Students at the University of Pittsburgh, and Mary Zubrow, LP III, President of Zubrow Hunt Group, were honored at the YMCA Greater Pittsburgh’s 2008 A Tribute to Women awards.  Congratulations!  

Fran Gargotta, LP XI, Executive VP and Chief Executive  Resources Officer at MARC USA, discusses her company’s efforts to promote diversity through recruitment, education efforts and outreach in a recent Pittsburgh Business Times article.

Peter Kalis, LP III, Chairman and Global Managing Partner of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP, was named as one of the 10 most influential lawyers poised to shape the future of the legal marketplace’s transatlantic elite by a UK legal publication, “The Lawyer.”  Well done!

Cindy and Bob Feldman

Laura Pallan Tippins and John Tippins

Bob Feldman, LP XII, and his wife Cindy Feldman along with John Tippins, LP XVII, and his wife Laura Pallan Tippins, are highlighted for their charitable work with the Cystic Fibrosis Couples for a Cure event in a recent Pittsburgh Professional Magazine article. 

Diana Block, LP XXI, General Manager and Co-Publisher of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, discusses the news that the PG will be delivering the publication of its rival, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, in a recent Pittsburgh Business Times article. 

Mariann Geyer and Paul Hennigan

Mariann Geyer, LP XII, VP of Institutional Advancement at Point Park University, and Paul Hennigan, LP XII, President of Point Park University, discuss their vision of the university’s expansion and its link to the revitalization of downtown Pittsburgh in a recent Pittsburgh Quarterly article. 

Betsy Krisher, LP XXII, Vice President of Maher Duessel, Certified Public Accountants, and Paul Mavrinac, LP XX, Manager at McCrory & McDowell, were recently elected as officers for Pittsburgh’s chapter of the PA Institute of Certified Public Accountants for the 2008-09 fiscal year.  Congratulations!

Aradhna Dhanda, LP XVIII, President and CEO of LPInc., writes about Pittsburgh and leadership in an essay featured in the Summer 2008 Pittsburgh Quarterly.

Joyce Rothermel, LP X, CEO of Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, has received the 2008 Frieda Shapira Medal which honors nonprofit executives for their outstanding leadership.  Great job!

Dawn Gideon, LP VIII, President and CEO of The Western Pennsylvania Hospital, has returned to her native Pittsburgh and is featured in a recent Pittsburgh Quarterly piece on professionals new to the city.  Welcome back, Dawn!

Scotti Mulert, LP I, took a new position as Development Specialist for the August Wilson Center for African American Culture.

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