Please alert us to grads and participants (including yourself) in the news for future issues of the log.
 Ann Candreva, LP
XXI, has recently been appointed to the position of Director of
Institutional Research and Data Assessment at Carlow University. Great
news, Ann!
 Carlos T.
Carter, LDI XV, Vice President/Portfolio Manager at
Fifth Third Bank, received a proclamation from Allegheny County Council
for his demonstration of civic and community leadership.
Congratulations on this honor, Carlos!
Ted Curran, LDI XV,
was recently promoted to Executive Director of Finance at Carnegie
Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business where he now oversees all
finance and business. Congratulations, Ted!
 Laurie
Mizrahi, LP XV, President of Mizrahi Inc., was quoted in a
recent Pittsburgh Business Times article. Click
here to read it.
 Suzanne
Ross, LP XIX, Bank of New York Mellon, is featured in the January issue
of Pittsburgh Magazine for her diverse collection
of teapots.
 Cathy Caponi, LP
XXV, accepted a position as the Vice President of Government Affairs at
EDMC. Congratulations on the new move, Cathy!
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Even when markets are tough! Applications for LP XXVI are due Friday, May 1.
Visit www.lpinc.org for applications and schedules for 2009–2010. Refer! Apply! Lead! Leadership Pittsburgh Inc. Informational Luncheon Know someone who is interested in becoming a more engaged leader, both at work and in our community? Invite them to attend the Leadership Pittsburgh Inc. Informational Luncheon to learn about how we open eyes, minds and doors for established and emerging leaders in our community. All interested candidates and their nominators are welcome to attend. We would love to see our graduates there, as well! LP & LDI graduates, please join us to hear about the innovations that are happening in our programs! When: Thursday, March 19th, 2009
Join us for lunch and...
Attendance is by Registration Only Please RSVP by Monday, March 16th, 2009 To register, please call 412.392.4505 or email office@lpinc.org Champions Connections | The Urban Guru Please join us and Luke Skurman, Founder of College-Prowler and Co-Editor of The Urban Guru, Pittsburgh's source for an honest, unbiased look at city life—straight from the locals' mouths, featuring relatively unknown, unusual and distinct attractions, sites, restaurants, etc. around the neighborhoods of Pittsburgh.
 Champions Connections is presented in partnership by Leadership Pittsburgh Inc. and the Allegheny Conference on Community Development
When: Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
Where: The Library Restaurant and Lounge
2302 East Carson Street (Southside)
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Time: 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Cost: $15 (Includes hors d'oeuvres)
All Attendees will receive a complimentary copy of The Urban Guru! RSVP by Wednesday, March 25th, 2009 Please visit http://lpinc.org/community_events.asp to register.
 The Honorable Jason Altmire, LDI VII, serves on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Please join us for breakfast with Congressman Altmire as he discusses how the Stimulus Package could affect infrastructure, your organization and our community. When: Wednesday, April 15th, 2009 RSVP by Friday, April 10th, 2009 Please visit http://lpinc.org/community_events.asp or office@lpinc.org, or call 412.392.4505 to register. Sponsorship Opportunities Available—please contact Aradhna Dhanda at 412.392.4505 for more information. Save the Date! "Ethics, Regulation and Risk Management" Leadership Pittsburgh Inc. supports the Beard Center at Duquesne University as a Community Sponsor for "Ethics, Regulation and Risk Management: A New Paradigm for the Financial Services Industry." When: April 21, 2009 from 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM.
10% Discount for LPInc. grads & participants and ACCD board members! Enter promo code LP2009
Where: The Power Center Ballroom at Duquesne University  
Come and experience POP UP PITTSBURGH! "Uptown on the Move," hosted by the current Leadership Development Initiative XVI class, on May 30th, 2009. POP UP PITTSBURGH! is a one day event highlighting the Uptown Neighborhood of Pittsburgh through a traveling progressive block party that engages and positively impacts the community and encourages residents from throughout the region to experience and appreciate Uptown's assets and potential. When: May 30th, 2009 from 1 to 5pm.
At Uptown on the Move you will. . . . . . Explore various art installations, murals, and the classic neighborhood architecture
For more info: www.popuppittsburgh.com | info@popuppittsburgh.com Click here for a recent article featuring POP UP PITTSBURGH! in Spotlight On Six—The Uptown community Newsletter LP XXV Public Education Session On Thursday, February 19th, 2009, the 60 members of LP XXV engaged in their Public Education Session, hosted by Point Park University. The session, developed by the planning team of Dr. Linda Hippert, LP XXIV, Superintendent of Schools at South Fayette School District, Dr. Jerry Longo, LP IV, Senior Fellow and Associate Professor in the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh, and Dr. Karen McIntyre, LP XVI, Dean in the School of Arts and Sciences at Point Park University, provided LP XXV with avenues to identify and examine the challenges and opportunities facing public education in our region.  ABOVE: Mark Roosevelt, Superintendent of the Pittsburgh Public Schools at the LP XXV Session
LP XXV Justice and the Legal System Session
LEFT: Yvonne English-Roebuck, LP XXV, Director of Marketing and Communications, Pressley Ridge, The Honorable Robert J. Colville, Judge, Civil Division of The Court of Common Pleas, Allegheny County, Scott Levenson, Councilman, Conway Borough
ABOVE: (Back Row)The Honorable Joseph M. James, Judge, Civil Division; The Honorable Christine A. Ward, Judge, Civil Division; The Honorable Ronald W. Folino, Judge, Civil Division; Everett Burns, LP XXV Participant, CFO, Gemini Holdings, Inc.; Laura Rosato, LP XXV, Global Product Stewardship and Occupational Health Risk Assessment Leader, Honeywell Specialty Materials;
The Honorable Michael A. Della Vecchia, Judge, Civil Division;
David A. Blaner, LP XI, Executive Director, The Allegheny County Bar Association
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Awards and Honors for LPI Grads
Congratulations to LPI's 2009 Pittsburgh Business Times Women in Business Award Recipients!
Congratulations to the 2009 LPI Winners of the 4th Annual Women of Achievement Award—A Celebration of Women's History Month:
Congratulations to The New Pittsburgh Courier Fab 40 LPI Honorees:
LPI'ers to Co-Chair SWSG Event
Beth Slagel, LP XXV participant, Partner at Meyer, Unkovic & Scott and Selena Schmidt, LDI X, Chief of Staff for City Council President Doug Shields, were chosen to co-chair the Inaugural Pittsburgh Jump In to Spring for Strong Women Strong Girls, which will be held April 15 and serve 250 girls in the Pittsburgh area in grades 3–5 and the 70 college women who serve as their mentors.
Anti-Defamation League Honored by Mayor Luke Ravenstahl
Dina Clark, LP XXIII, Education Project Director fpr the Anti-Defamation League, will receive a proclamation on behalf of ADL from Mayor Luke Ravenstahl for ADL's significant contributions to black history in the region, and for its work in Civic Engagement.
LPI Grads to Serve on University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public & International Affairs Dean's Council
Dave Coplan LDI I, LP XIII, Alicia Andrews, LDI XI, LP XXII and Kathy Risko, LDI XI, LOB VIIII, have been asked to serve on the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public & International Affairs Dean's Council. Congratulations!
A big thank you to all of our graduates and friends who joined the LP Connective or renewed memberships between February 6 and March 3. Click here to learn more about how you can join—we would love to feature YOU on this list, and we need you!
| Leo M. Castagnari, Vice President of King Communications LP XVI | Jennifer Daurora, Business Development Analyst for McGinnis Sisters Special Food Stores, LDI XIV |  |
| Robert M. Smith, President of Slippery Rock University | Virginia Calega, Vice President of Medical Management and Policy for Highmark, Inc, LP XXIV |
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The Grable Foundation's Community Cabinet
The Grable Foundation and its Community Cabinet (www.grable.org/cabinet.html) have launched an effort to "stir the pot" and inspire creative thinking about the Pittsburgh region and the kids who live here. The Grable Table, an online forum housed on the foundation's website, launched recently and we'd like to include your input to a single question: Place yourself in some future day and imagine that you are now living in a major foreign capital. One morning, while sipping your coffee, you pick up the newspaper and see the following headline: "Pittsburgh, a mid-sized city in the eastern United States, ranks first in the world as child-friendly." Intrigued, you go online, search Pittsburgh-based newspapers, and read an op-ed that describes the Pittsburgh region's remarkable journey. According to the piece, what's so child-friendly about Pittsburgh, and how did they do it? Instructions for submission: Email your response to Jennifer Morris by March 15, 2009. They will post responses to their website one by one, approximately once per week. Please keep your response brief; we're aiming for no more than 200 words. Please consider co-authoring/co-signing your response with others in your organization or field: e.g., a teacher or front- line youth worker at your organization, a peer or counterpart in another corner of our region, etc. Please feel free to contact cabinet@grable.org with any questions
Team up to preserve local history. The Preserve Pittsburgh Summit in an interactive, collaborative workshop on historic preservation for students, young professionals, and people of all ages. Learn about the preservation planning process and develop solutions for the reuse of historic places. Excellent networking and mentoring opportunities. This event is free and includes lunch.
Saturday, March 28
8:30 am to 4:00 pm
Frick Fine Arts Building
University of Pittsburgh
Submitted by: Aradhna Dhanda, LP XVIII, President & CEO, Leadership Pittsburgh Inc.
Oakland Catholic High School 20th Anniversary Lecture Series
"How Green is Green? What it Means to Business and Consumers"
When: Thursday, April 14, 2009
7:00 p.m.
Where: Oakland Catholic High School
144 North Craig Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Submitted by: Laura Rosato, LP XXV, Global Product Stewardship and Occupational Heath Risk Assessment Leader, Honeywell Specialty Materials
Hands on Pittsburgh
On May 1–2, 2009, Pittsburgh Cares will engage thousands of youth and adult volunteers in Hands
on Pittsburgh service projects throughout the Greater Pittsburgh region. Projects will range from
public gardening and landscaping to riverbank and trail clean-up, school cleaning and playground
renovation to painting and organizing, and assisting seniors and individuals with special needs, to
being a mentor for the day to a child on a waiting list at a local mentoring agency. Please click here for more info
Submitted by: Kathy Risko, LDI XI, Senior Program Manager, Leadership Pittsburgh Inc.
The Go Red for Women Conference is a conference to educate the women of our region about the seriousness of heart disease and ways to prevent or survive the disease.
Date: March 31st, 2009
Location: Renaissance Hotel & Byham Theater
107 6th Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
For more information
Are you looking for board members? Are you looking to serve on a board? Please contact Kathy Risko, Senior Program Manager at Kathy@lpinc.org and we will work with you to find that perfect match!
