Meet Our Leaders

Get to know our Advisory Board.


Members of TALI’s Advisory Board provide guidance and support to ensure that our efforts are in line with the strategic mission.

Robert O. Agbede


Vice Chairman
Hatch Chester

Bill Bates


Adjunct Professor
Carnegie Mellon University

Former Pittsburgh Chapter President & Founder
National Organization of Minority Architects

Esther Bush


Retired President and CEO
Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh

Dr. Latika D. Davis-Jones


Secretary of Drug and Alcohol Programs 
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

2019 Cohort Member

Marlon Ferguson


Regional Director/SWPA
Office of U.S. Senator Bob Casey

2019 Cohort Member

David Finegold


Program Officer
Golub Capital

Former President 
Chatham University

Rhonda Fischer


Chief Operating Officer
Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University

Ed Gainey


Mayor of Pittsburgh

William Generett, Jr., Esq.


Senior Vice President, Office of Civic Engagement and External Relations
Duquesne University

Myah Moore Irick


Founder, Senior Vice President & Private Wealth Manager
The Irick Group- Merrill Private Wealth Management

Steffanie Jasper


EVP, Enterprise Risk Management
PNC

2019 Cohort Member

Dr. Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew


SVP/Chief Clinical Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer
Highmark Health and Allegheny Health Network

Ena Lebel, Esq.


Executive Director
Pittsburgh Legal Diversity & Inclusion Coalition

Mark Lewis


President and CEO
Poise Foundation

Jerry MacCleary


Strategic Advisor
Knowde

Arnetta Kelly McCormick, SHRM-SCP


Vice President, Global Talent Curation & Community Partnerships
Giant Eagle, Inc.

2019 Cohort Member

Sabrina Saunders Mosby


President and CEO
Vibrant Pittsburgh

Dr. Mitchel Nickols


Organizational Consultant
Professor

Dr. Edie Shapira


Psychiatrist

Dr. Walter Smith


Psychologist

Greg Spencer


Founding Co-Chair, TALI

Managing Director
Spencer MacCleary & Associates

Andréa Stanford


Vice President, Pittsburgh Regional Manager
BNY Mellon

James E. Taylor, Ph.D.


Chief Diversity, Inclusion and Talent Management Officer
UPMC

Kuyba Washington


Chief Human Resource Officer
Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh

2022 Cohort Member

Doris Carson Williams


Retired President & CEO
African American Chamber of Commerce of Western PA

Adrienne Woodard


Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Covestro US

Get to Know Us

Meet the executives that provide advice and guidance on  TALI's strategic direction.