Transition Committee

We’re ready to get to work on Inauguration Day. Meet the community leaders, organizers, local employers, academics, and government experts guiding our transition.

HONORARY CHAIR

  • Austin Davis

    Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania

TALENT COMMITTEE

The Talent Committee is comprised of leaders in their fields who are working to identify talented, diverse leaders to join County government, a central component of the Innamorato Administration’s commitment to transform Allegheny County government into an honest, transparent, and responsive force that delivers housing, safety, opportunity, and high-quality service for all Allegheny residents.

CO-CHAIRS

  • Robert Cherry

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Partner4Work

  • Farnam Jahanian

    PRESIDENT

    Carnegie Mellon University

  • Jennifer Rafanan Kennedy

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    PA United

TALENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS

ELECTED OFFICIALS

  • Office of U.S. Senator Bob Casey

    Jordan Ball, Political and Operations Director

  • Office of U.S. Senator John Fetterman

    Bobby Maggio, Senior Advisor

  • Office of U.S. Representative Summer Lee

    Brandon Forbes, District Director

  • Office of Governor Josh Shapiro

    Dana Fritz, Chief of Staff

  • State Senator Jay Costa

    PENNSYLVANIA STATE SENATOR

  • Mayor Ed Gainey

    CITY OF PITTSBURGH

  • Caroline Lowe

ADDITIONAL MEMBERS

  • Curtis Aiken

    PRESIDENT, CEO & FOUNDER

    ProTech Compliance, Inc.

  • Carlos Carter

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh

  • Steve Catanese

    PRESIDENT

    SEIU Local 668

  • Dr. Kathi Elliott

    CEO, GWEN’S GIRLS

    Convener of the Black Girls Equity Alliance

  • Dave Henderson

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    AFSCME State Council

  • David Holmberg

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Highmark Health

  • Darrin Kelly

    PRESIDENT

    Allegheny-Fayette Central Labor Council

  • Joylette Portlock

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Sustainable Pittsburgh

  • Silas Russell

    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

    SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania

  • Lisa Schroeder

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    The Pittsburgh Foundation

  • Andréa Stanford

    VICE PRESIDENT

    YWCA Greater Pittsburgh

  • Guillermo Velazquez

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Pittsburgh Hispanic Development Corporation

ALL IN ALLEGHENY

All In Allegheny committee members are overseeing the most inclusive community engagement effort in County history – All In Allegheny – which invites people from every corner of the county to share their ideas, priorities, and needs with the Innamorato Administration. In addition to the three co-chairs listed immediately below, the All In Allegheny committee divided into policy committees that draw on a range of expertise from across the county.

CO-CHAIRS

  • Michelle McMurray

    VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAM AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

    The Pittsburgh Foundation

  • Monica Ruiz

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Casa San José

  • Lauren Connelly

    VICE PRESIDENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS AND ADVOCACY

    Allegheny Conference on Community Development

ALL IN ALLEGHENY POLICY COMMITTEES

TRANSITION STAFF

DIRECTORS

  • Grant Gittlen

    TRANSITION DIRECTOR

  • Abigail Gardner

    TRANSITION COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR

SENIOR ADVISOR

  • Kevin Kinross

    FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF

    Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato