PITTSBURGH, July 18,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A new chapter is beginning for
21 impressive graduates of The Advanced Leadership Institute's
(TALI) Executive Leadership Academy. On July
19th, TALI and its academic partner, Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of
Business (CMU), will celebrate this milestone alongside the
graduates with a ceremony at Carnegie Mellon
University Tepper School of Business. The event will feature
a keynote address by TALI Advisory Board Member Dr. Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew, SVP/Chief Clinical
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, Highmark Health and
Allegheny Health Network, special remarks from Allegheny County
Executive Sara Innamorato, and
fellowship with distinguished TALI and CMU stakeholders. The
Executive Leadership Academy is an executive education program
uniquely designed to address the challenges faced by Black
professionals and help senior-level managers and executives advance
in their careers.
"I continue to be amazed by the exceptional leaders who have
come through the Executive Leadership Academy, and this year is no
exception. I am extremely impressed by this year's graduates, and I
look forward to watching them continue doing great things to
enhance Pittsburgh's corporate and
civic communities. Congratulations to all the 2024 graduates!
— Evan Frazier,
President and CEO, The Advanced
Leadership Institute.
"At Carnegie Mellon University, we
are proud of our ongoing commitment to fostering leadership growth
through the Executive Leadership Academy. Congratulations to these
accomplished individuals who have completed this year's program. —
Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou, dean and Richard P. Simmons Professor
of Finance, Carnegie Mellon University
Tepper School of Business.
Congratulations to the graduates:
John (Mamadou)
Bah- Procurement Global Finance Director, PPG
Godfrey Bethea- Vice
President of Equity, People, and
Culture, Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
Lyasha Bishop-Gaines- Executive Director, The Early
Excellence Project
Donminika Brown- Chief Financial Officer, Pittsburgh
Regional Transit
Brandon Grinage- SVP Regional
Manager, PNC
Donny Hamilton- Gateway
Project Manager, Federal Railroad Administration
Alyssa Ford Heywood-
Director, Performance Management, Pittsburgh Public Schools
Joyce Howard- Business
Development Manager, Innovation Works
Jason Jones- Vice
President of Community
Development, Dollar Bank
Rick Mason- Executive
Director, The Pittsburgh Project
Danielle
Mundekis- Director of Inclusion, Eckert Seamans
Michael Nelson- Senior
Manager of Corporate Security, Duquesne Light Company
Onome Oghifobibi- Assistant Professor and Director of
Community Engagement, Division of Newborn Medicine, Department of
Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh
School of Medicine
J. Nicole Rhodes- Associate
Legal Counsel, University of
Pittsburgh
Kelly Russell- Assistant
Director/Labor Compliance Officer, City
of Pittsburgh
Tammy Sadler- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
Manager, Highmark Health/AHN
Tiffinnie
Severin- Director, Enterprise Strategy,
Highmark
LaShana Stokes- Chief of
Staff, UPMC
Rachel
Williams- Director, Content Program Management,
Duolingo
Shani Yeldell- Community
Relations Manager—Mentorship Academy, CNX
Michael Young- Associate
Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Associate Professor of
Mathematical Science, Carnegie Mellon
University
About The Advanced Leadership Institute (TALI)
The mission of The Advanced Leadership Institute is to cultivate
Black executive leadership to strengthen companies, institutions,
and communities. It is facilitated through an educational
partnership with Carnegie Mellon University and is supported
by major corporations and foundations in the Pittsburgh region, including Lead
Founding Underwriters: BNY Mellon Foundation of Southwestern Pennsylvania and Richard King
Mellon Foundation; Founding Underwriters: Highmark
Foundation; Excellence Partners: Eden Hall Foundation and
Henry L. Hillman Foundation; Lead Contributors: Highmark and
The Heinz Endowments; Presenting Sponsors: Giant Eagle,
Highmark Health, PNC, and UPMC. Gold Sponsors: American
Eagle Outfitters, Bank of America, Buchanan, CNX, Covestro, Dollar
Bank, Duquesne Light Company, FedEx Corporation, FHLBank
Pittsburgh, Golub Capital, Koppers, PPG, and Wabtec Corporation;
Silver Sponsors: Pittsburgh Legal Diversity and Inclusion
Coalition; and Bronze Sponsors, which can be found on TALI's
website.
Learn more at www.taliinstitute.org
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