Get to know the 2026 Cohort.
Brandon Bell
Manager, Financial Compliance
Wabtec Corporation
Melanie Marie Boyer
CEO
Pittsburgh Metropolitan Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce & Founadtion
Meisha Boykin
Assistant Vice President of Community Development
Dollar Bank
Dr. Alexus Brown
Senior Research Scientist
Center on Race and Social Problems - School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh
Kenya Brown
Project Manager
Allegheny County Department of Human Services Area Agency on Aging
Gabriella Davis
Program Manager
Crossroads Foundation
Joshua Devine
Economic Mobility Officer
The Pittsburgh Foundation
Nikki Feagin
Grants Manager
The Citizens Science Lab
Albert Garcia
Director of Development and Corporate Partnerships
Neighborhood Learning Alliance
Gabrielle Green
Operations Analyst Intermediate
UPMC Corporate Services
Precious Jackson
Operations Analyst
FHLBank Pittsburgh
Dorian King
Cybersecurity Engineer
CORE Natural Resources
Uttam Kumar
Engineering Manager
American Eagle Outfitters
Keira Lee
Treasury Analyst
Bank of America
Nasha Magwood
Business Systems Analyst
PRT
Sidnee McDonald
Associate Attorney
Cozen O'Connor
Christopher Peace
Assistant Teaching Professor of Business Management Communication
Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business
Christopher Pierre
Client Service Representative
BNY
Rachee Powell
Manager Diversity and Inclusion
FedEx Corporation
Cody Rogers
Store Leader
Giant Eagle
DeAnna Santoro
VP, Enterprise Initiatives Manager
TriState Capital Bank
Weldianne Scales
Staff Attorney
Reed Smith LLP
Julius Shead
Senior Business Recruiter
Duolingo
Niko A. Simmons
Intermediate Care Facility Director / Operations Director / QIDP
Valley Communications Services
Gabrielle Thomas
Client Project Manager
Highmark Health
Regina Wagstaff
Supervisor Division Orders
CNX
Beverly Wilkes Jr.
Grants Manager & Communications Specialist
McAuley Ministries
Cheriese Williams
Practice Operations Specialist
Allegheny Health Network
Terrel Williams
Program Manager
Homeless Children's Education Fund