 IN Memoriam  James Zwikl, LP II Our condolences to his family. Obituary Please alert us to grads and participants (including yourself) in the news for future issues of the Log. 
 William P. Boswell, LP IV, Proprietor, William P. Boswell, LLC, was awarded the Pennsylvania Meritorious Service Medal, the Commonwealth's highest civilian decoration, by Governor Ed Rendell. Congratulations!    Richard De Young, LP XVII, President of WTW Architects, Jason Fincke, LP XI, Executive Director of the Builders Guild of Western PA, and William Schenck, LP I, President of TriState Capital Bank, commented on the proposed economic stimulus package. For the Pittsburgh Business Times article, click here.  Congratulations to Molly M. Eggleston, LDI XIII, Deputy Executive Director of the National Board of Public Health Examiners on her recent certification in Public Health. 
 Photo Curtesy of WHIRL Magazine Dr. Sukhdev Grover, LP XI, Physician, Lung Associates and Sleep Center of Greater Pittsburgh, is featured with his wife Elisha Grover in WHIRL Magazine's "Couples Who Make a Difference."
 Jake Haulk, LP II, President, Allegheny Institute for Public Policy, offers his "Guest Opinion" on "Infrastructure Spending" in the Jan 23rd edition of the Pittsburgh Business Times.  Jeff Letwin, LP VI, Managing Partner, Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis, joins the board of trustees of the Jewish Healthcare Foundation. Congratulations Jeff!  Alka A. Patel, LDI VIII, attorney in the Intellectual Property Group of the Pittsburgh Office of Pepper Hamilton LLP, is named a "Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Star."  Pat Ulbrich, LP XXI, was recently featured in the Pittsburgh City Paper and Pittsburgh Live for leading the creation of the project In Sisterhood: The Women's Movement in Pittsburgh. Click HERE and HERE to read the articles.  Abby Wilson, LDI XV, Co-Founder of Great Lakes Urban Exchange (GLUE) was featured in “Detroit Make it Here.” To read the article, click here. PARTICIPANTS in the News
 David Capitano, participant in LP XXV, Principal in Charge, Parente Randolph LLC, comments in the Pittsburgh Business Times on his thoughts on the proposed economic stimulus package. To read, click here.  Craig Davis, participant in LP XXV, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, VisitPittsburgh, comments on the hospitality industry in the January 23rd edition of the Pittsburgh Business Times. LOG archives
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  LEFT: County Executive Dan Onorato.
RIGHT: Jeremiah Jackson, LDI XVI, CLAAY Outreach Coordinator, Duquesne University and Kathryn Heidemann, LDI XVI, Senior Manager, Education & Community Engagement, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. On Thursday, February 5th the LDI XVI class met in the Gold Room of the Allegheny County Courthouse for their “Community Issues & Persuasion” session. As part of the session, participants had the opportunity to examine the issue of pre-K education funding in Pennsylvania and then develop and present a persuasive argument to a panel of pre-K education experts (Including Michelle Figlar, Executive Director, The Pittsburgh Association for the Education of Young Children ,Wendy Etheridge Smith, Ph.D., Director of Community Initiatives and Partnerships, United Way of Allegheny County, Marti Isler, Coordinator of School Readiness Public Policy, United Way of Westmoreland County, and The Honorable Allen Kukovich, Director, Pennsylvania Governor’s Southwest Office). Participants also had the wonderful opportunity to have an informal Q&A session with County Executive Dan Onorato. UPCOMING LPInc Programs Champions Connections    Join us for Champions Connections programs that include a hard hat tour of the new August Wilson Center (back by popular demand!) and an event with THE Urban Guru Himself, Luke Skurman, Founder of College Prowler and Editor of The Urban Guru (a source for an honest, unbiased look at Pittsburgh city life). Complimentary copies of the book will be available at the event. Check www.lpinc.org soon for more information. RECENT LPInc Programs
Leadership Ideas Exchange with Members of Pittsburgh City Council LEFT: Patrick Dowd (District 7, Pittsburgh City Council) Mary Navarro (LP XVII, Senior Program Officer, The Heinz Endowments. 23. On January 29th, LP and LDI Graduates gathered together over lunch at the Rivers Club to exchange innovative ideas about issues and aspirations for our region with members of Pittsburgh City Council. Conclusions utilized data from 2008 Regional Indicators and theories from City Success (A CEOs for Cities publication).
Watch for upcoming Idea Exchanges this spring!
NEW LPI Connective members
A big thank you to all of our graduates and friends who joined the LP Connective or renewed memberships between December 15th and February 5th. Click here to learn more about how you can join. We would love to feature YOU on this list!
EMPLOYMENT & community opportunities Submitted by: David Mosey, LP XIX, Smart Futures Mentors Needed for Smart Futures  Smart Futures has recently unveiled an online college and career mentoring program called PA eMentoring and WE NEED MENTORS!!! If you agree to help out, you will be matched with a student from one of a wide variety of schools in the Pittsburgh Region, from Pittsburgh Public Schools to Quaker Valley to Parkway West. The program will guide you through a series of 10 career education modules that will be used as the basis for your conversations with your mentee. You will then exchange at least one email a week for ten weeks, sharing lessons that you have learned throughout your college and career journey. The time commitment is minimal and it's convenient because everything is done from right in front of your computer through our website (personal contact information is never shared). The only requirement is that you have Act 33/34 clearances to participate, and we'll guide you through the process of getting those. At the end of the program, your mentee will have created a personalized College and Career Plan that will become a part of their high school portfolio. You, in turn, will have created a very engaging College and Career Journal that you can share with your own children and other mentees you may decide to take on in the future. Learn about the program at: www.pa-ementor.org. Sign up at: www.pa-ementor.org/signup.shtml.
University of Pittsburgh
Institute of Politics Presents: CROSSING THE AISLE TO CLEANER AIR: How the Bipartisan “Project 88” Transformed Environmental Policy February 19, 2009 Program: 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Cocktail Reception: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Senator John Heinz History Center - 1212 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh Submitted by: Carey Harris, LDI IV, A+ Schools: Pittsburgh's Community Alliance for Public Education Volunteer Recruitment–Board Watch A+
Schools and Leadership Pittsburgh believe that the City and the region rely on an excellent public school system in order to prosper. But the school system will only be as good as its leadership demands. Board Watch is an effort to engage and inform the community about school board governance in order to insure that improved student achievement is the number one priority for the Pittsburgh Public Schools. Board Watch is a grassroots effort established by A+ Schools involving volunteers who are trained to observe Pittsburgh Public School Board meetings. All Board Watch volunteers participate in a training session that includes an overview of the state policies that created school boards, the structure and function of our local board and gain knowledge of how to recognize good governance in action. Board Watch volunteers are then asked to observe one school board meeting per month for at least six months A+ Schools welcomes all concerned citizens who are residents of the City of Pittsburgh and share our commitment to student achievement and our expectations for effective School Board governance. If you are interested in learning more about Board Watch and/or in becoming a volunteer please contact A+ Schools (412)258-2660, info@aplusschools.org, or www.aplusschools.org
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