Staff & Board

Angela M. Reynolds PhD, Action Conversations, YWCA Greater Pittsburgh

Angela M. Reynolds, PhD

CEO, YWCA Greater Pittsburgh

Angela comes to YWCA Greater Pittsburgh from United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania, where she served as Senior Director of United for Families and 2-1-1 while also teaching as an adjunct professor in the Public Policy and International Affairs program at Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College.

Angela began her career testing for housing discrimination through the Fair Housing Partnership, before embarking on an Assistant Professorship at the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. There, she taught statistics, public policy, and research methods and conducted research on racial disparities in housing and criminal justice. Angela is a recipient of the Fair Housing Partnership’s Open Doors-Open Minds Award (2006).

A native of New Haven CT, Angela has called Pittsburgh home for many years. She holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy Analysis from the Heinz School at Carnegie Mellon University; an M.S. in Statistics also from CMU; and a B.A. in Mathematics (Sociology minor) from Bryn Mawr College.

Staff

EXECUTIVE STAFF

Angela Reynolds
Chief Executive Officer
areynolds@ywcapgh.org

Samantha Strahota Paolo
VP of Development
spaolo@ywcapgh.org

Sebastian Lacy
VP of Equity & Culture
slacy@ywcapgh.org

Lisa Scanlon
VP of Financial Services
lscanlon@ywcapgh.org

Nichelle Nelson
VP of Programs
nnelson@ywcapgh.org

DIRECTORS

Chrissy Staresinic
Human Resources
cstaresinic@ywcapgh.org

Michael DiPadova
Building Operations
mdipadova@ywcapgh.org

Kimberly Turner
Economic Advancement Programs
kturner@ywcapgh.org

Cheryl R. Smith
Early Learning, Child Development, and Education Programs
csmith1@ywcapgh.org

Dawnise Kozen
Opportunity Pathways Programs
dkozen@ywcapgh.org

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER

Adale Sholock
Center for Race and Gender Equity
asholock@ywcapgh.org

Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors is a diverse group of women leaders using their passion, insights, and connections in the community to create real impact for Pittsburgh.

2023 – 2024 OFFICERS

Andréa Stanford, President
BNY Mellon

Peggy L. Carrera, Vice President
FedEx Ground

Jennifer M. Gardner, Secretary 
Reed Smith

Laura Strobel, Treasurer
PwC

DIRECTORS

Jeanne M. Barrett
Schneider Downs & Co. Inc.

Rita F. Black
Essential Utilities

Simone Delerme Harris
IQVIA

Susan Duffy
Huntington Private Bank

Wendy Etheridge Smith
Allegheny Intermediate Unit

Nina Faber
Armada Supply Chain Solutions

Jennifer M. Gardner
Reed Smith

Tracy A. Gross
United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania

Lorrie Henderson
Huntington Private Bank

R. Anne Herman
MSA Safety (Retired)

Blayre Holmes Davis
Pittsburgh Steelers

Dawndra L. Jones, DNP, RN, NEA-BC
UPMC Magee Womens Hospital

Lisa Mantella
Duquesne Light Company

Joyce Mitole
Peoples Natural Gas

Maya Indira Ragavan, MD, MPH, MS
Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh

Mandi Surgeon, CFA
Highmark Health

Madelyn E. Toliver
The PNC Financial Services Group

Adrienne Woodard
Covestro LLC

Young Leaders Board

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Alexis Walker
Office of Mayor Ed Gainey, Education Coordinator

Brynnaiza Young 
The Center for Race & Gender Equity Consultant

Ellyana Gomez 
Neighborhood Learning Alliance

Katlyn Weiser 
Allegheny Conference on Community Development

Mary Green 
PNC Financial Services Group

Olivia Ricci
FedEx Ground

Yazmin Bennett-Kelly
Healthy Start, Inc Pittsburgh