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The Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh
200 Ross Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219-2016
Telephone: 412.255.6600
Fax: 412.255.6617
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Press Contacts
Gigi Saladna: 412.255.6434
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Megan Stearman: 412.255.6576 (cell: 412.304.4001)
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Department Phone Numbers
Executive: 412.255.6566
Business Development Center: 412.255.6669
Economic Development Department: 412.255.6685
Engineering and Construction: 412.255.6640
Housing Department: 412.255.6666
Real Estate Department: 412.255.6660
Staff Directory
ADMINISTRATION | |||
| Darnell Griffin-Benton | Manager | 412.255.6610 | |
| Bisrat Birru | Administrative Support | 412.255.6603 | |
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT | |||
| Thomas Link | Manager | 412.255.6547 | |
| Genevieve Besenyi | Administrative Support | 412.255.6547 | |
| John Burke | Senior Business Development Specialist | 412.255.6556 | |
| Kevon Copeland | Senior Business Development Specialist | 412.255.6546 | |
| Robert Fidel | Business Liaison | 412.255.6427 | |
| Rochelle Lilien | Senior Business Development Specialist | 412.255.6553 | |
DIVERSITY AFFAIRS & COMMUNITY OUTREACH | |||
| Charles M. Powell | Director | 412.255.6611 | |
| Debbie McDonough | Administrative Support | 412.255.6600 | |
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | |||
| Robert Rubinstein | Director | 412.255.6663 | |
| Rebecca Davidson-Wagner | Project Development Specialist | 412.255.6588 | |
| Susheela Nemani-Stanger | Project Development Specialist | 412.255.6612 | |
| Anita Stec | Senior Project Development Specialist | 412.255.6432 | |
| Paul Svoboda | Manager - Special Projects | 412.255.4800 | |
| Angelo Taranto | Assistant Director | 412.255.6554 | |
| David Thomas | Manager - Pittsburgh Economic & Industrial Development Corp (PEIDC) | 412.255.6557 | |
ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION | |||
| Joseph M. Popchak, P.E. | Director | 412.255.6690 | |
| Leona Catania | Administrative Support | 412.255.6640 | |
| Paul Alessio, P.E. | Project Manager | 412.255.6641 | |
| Maribeth Hook | Project Manager | 412.255.6664 | |
| Martin R. Kaminski | Assistant Director, Engineering | 412.255.6648 | |
| Brent Lahaie, P.E. | Senior Project Engineer | 412.255.6417 | |
| Marino J. Marangoni | Assistant Director, Construction | 412.255.6580 | |
| Charles Miller | Senior Project Engineer | 412.255.6416 | |
EXECUTIVE | |||
| Rob Stephany | Executive Director | 412.255.6566 | |
| Lisa Moses | Administrative Support | 412.255.6566 | |
FINANCE | |||
| Thomas Short | Director | 412.255.6630 | |
| Daniela Bonacchi | Administrative Support | 412.255.6630 | |
HOUSING | |||
| Thomas E. Cummings | Director | 412.255.6670 | |
| Gloria Taylor | Administrative Support | 412.255.6599 | |
| Jessica Smith Perry | Manager - Development Programs | 412.255.6575 | |
| Jerome Frank | Development Officer | 412.255.6672 | |
| Claren Healey | Development Officer | 412.255.6568 | |
| Stacey Johnson | Development Officer | 412.255.6688 | |
| Shaina Madden | Development Officer | 412.255.6543 | |
| Collette O'Leary | Development Manager | 412.255.6699 | |
| Richard Snipe | Pittsburgh Housing Development Corp/Asset Portfolio Manager | 412.255.6586 | |
| Jenny Kohnfelder | Manager - Consumer Programs | 412.255.6639 | |
| Jarmele Fairclaugh | Finance Specialist | 412.255.6573 | |
| Alicia Majors-Myrick | Program Officer | 412.255.6698 | |
| Sharon Taylor | Program Officer | 412.255.6677 | |
| David Howe | Manager - Pittsburgh Housing Development Corp (PHDC) | 412.255.6629 | |
LEGAL | |||
| George R. Specter | General Counsel | 412.255.6655 | |
| Maryann Pedrotty | Legal Assistant | 412.255.6654 | |
| Sharon O'Neill | Assistant General Counsel | 412.255.6619 | |
| Mary Roytas | Legal Assistant | 412.255.6650 | |
| Shelley Segal | Special Counsel | 412.255.6651 | |
| Mary Roytas | Legal Assistant | 412.255.6650 | |
| Kathleen Tkachik | Administrative Assistant/Board Coordinator | 412.255.6597 | |
MAINSTREETS PITTSBURGH | |||
| Kyra Straussman | Director | 412.255.6418 | |
| Josette Fitzgibbons | Mainstreets/Elm Street Coordinator | 412.255.6686 | |
| Quianna Wasler | Mainstreets Development Specialist | 412.255.6550 | |
PERFORMANCE & COMPLIANCE | |||
| Valerie Waters | Manager | 412.255.6552 | |
| Bisrat Birru | Administrative Support | 412.255.6603 | |
| Pamela Brown | Senior Compliance Review Specialist | 412.255.6558 | |
| William Fry | Senior Compliance Review Specialist | 412.255.6622 | |
| Gwendolyn Lewis-Rouse | Construction Compliance Specialist | 412.255.6626 | |
PLANNING & DESIGN | |||
| Lena Andrews | Planning & Development Specialist | 412.255.6439 | |
| Matthew Smuts | Sustainable Design Coordinator | 412.255.6430 | |
| Gerald Williams | Urban Designer | 412.255.6595 | |
PUBLIC AFFAIRS | |||
| Thomas Halloran | Director, Community & Legislative Relations Center | 412.255.6426 | |
| Lisa Moses | Administrative Support | 412.255.6566 | |
| Gigi Saladna | Chief Information Officer | 412.255.6434 | |
| Megan Stearman | Public Information Officer | 412.255.6576 | |
| Jason Tigano | Public & Legislative Affairs Manager | 412.255.6614 | |
REAL ESTATE | |||
| Kyra Straussman | Director | 412.255.6418 | |
| Joy Akrie | Administrative Support | 412.255.6660 | |
| Susan Malys | Manager | 412.255.6680 | |
| Patricia Huckestein | Real Estate Officer | 412.255.6667 | |
| Byron Crawford | Real Estate Officer | 412.255.6549 | |
| Miranda Gula | Real Estate Coordinator | 412.255.6693 | |
| Claire Hosteny | Senior Real Estate Development Specialist | 412.255.6570 | |