Who We Are

Who We Are

A team dedicated to helping children dream big, achieve personal success and impact their world in positive ways.

Executive & Administrative Staff

Bob Bechtold
Director of Program Services

Christine Nguyen
Director of STEAM

Beatriz Harrison
Director of Development

Dan Turkovich
Quality and Improvement Manager

Christopher Kuzma
Maintenance Director

Cathy Fodor
Office Manager & Aquatics Fitness Instructor




Program Staff

Hannah Komita
Senior Program Director, Healthy Choices

Yasir Al Salih
Program Director, Healthy Choices

Haley Glusic
Program Director

Lauren Kroutch
Program Director

Luke Badaczewski
Social Worker

Bonnie Banze
Adult Fitness & Learning Gardens Instructor

Board of Directors

Demeshia Seals
Board Chair & Interim Executive Director

Mark Rutherford
Board Vice Chair

Board Treasurer
Nathan Shaffer
BDO

Board Secretary
Andrea Clark Smith
UPMC

Susan Ardisson
bit-x-bit, LLC

Carol Caroselli
Governance Committee Chair

Robert Grove
Comcast Cable, Keystone Region

Joah Iannotta
PNC

Mary Kapetanovich
PNC

Wendy Koch
United Way of Allegheny County

Development Committee Chair
Anthony Marfisi
First National Bank

John Mazur
Eden Hall Foundation

BGCA Area Council Rep
James Murrin
Nestlé Professional Beverages

Ted Pettko
Schneider Downs & Co., Inc.

John T. Sebastian

Tishekia Williams, Esq.
Duquesne Light

Michelle Figlar
Heinz Endowments

Peter Votruba-Drzal
PPG Industries

Ambassador Board Members

Diana Bucco

Sharon Cowden

Kevin Dowd

Jeanine Fallon

Pamela Meadowcroft

Marge Petruska

Larry Richert

Geoffrey Stillson

Lauren Sufrin

Al Toohey