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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
Email:
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Press Contact
Gigi Saladna: 412-304-4042
or 412.255.6434 (office)
Email:
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 | |
| Maryann Pedrotty |
Administrative Support | 412.255.6654 | |
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT | |||
| Thomas Link |
Manager | 412.255.6547 | |
| John Burke |
Senior Business Development Specialist | 412.255.6556 | |
| Rochelle Lilien |
Senior Business Development Specialist | 412.255.6553 | |
| Kevon Copeland |
Senior Business Development Specialist | 412.255.6546 | |
| Robert Fidel |
Business Liaison | 412.255.6427 | |
| Genevieve Besenyi |
Administrative Support | 412.255.6547 | |
DIVERSITY AFFAIRS & COMMUNITY OUTREACH | |||
| Clevera Creer |
Administrative Support | 412.255.6600 | |
| Charles M. Powell |
Director | 412.255.6611 | |
| Karen Abrams |
Community Affairs Specialist | 412.255.6425 | |
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | |||
| Robert Rubinstein |
Director | 412.255.6663 | |
| Debbie McDonough |
Administrative Support | 412.255.6560 | |
| Susheela Nemani-Stanger |
Project Development Specialist | 412.255.6612 | |
| Anita Stec |
Senior Project Development Specialist | 412.255.6432 | |
| Rebecca Davidson-Wagner |
Project Development Specialist | 412.255.6588 | |
| Paul Svoboda |
Manager, Special Projects | 412.255.4800 | |
| 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 | |
| Maribeth Hook |
Project Manager | 412.255.6664 | |
| Martin R. Kaminski |
Assistant Director, Engineering | 412.255.6648 | |
| Paul Alessio, P.E. |
Project Manager | 412.255.6641 | |
| Brent Lahaie, P.E. |
Senior Project Engineer | 412.255.6417 | |
| Larry Landy |
Construction Manager | 412.255.6697 | |
| 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 | |
| Jarmele Fairclaugh |
Finance Specialist | 412.255.6573 | |
| Alicia Majors-Myrick |
Program Officer | 412.255.6698 | |
| Richard Snipe |
Pittsburgh Housing Development Corp/Asset Portfolio Manager | 412.255.6586 | |
| Sharon Taylor |
Program Officer | 412.255.6677 | |
| Jessica Smith Perry |
Manager, Development Programs | 412.255.6575 | |
| Collette O'Leary |
Development Manager | 412.255.6699 | |
| Jerome Frank |
Development Officer | 412.255.6672 | |
| Stacey Johnson |
Development Officer | 412.255.6688 | |
| Shaina Madden |
Development Officer | 412.255.6543 | |
| David Howe |
Manager, Pittsburgh Housing Development Corp (PHDC) | 412.255.6629 | |
| Claren Healey |
Development Officer | 412.255.6568 | |
| Jenny Kohnfelder |
Manager, Consumer Programs | 412.255.6639 | |
INFORMATION SYSTEMS | |||
| Terry Willis |
Information Systems Manager | 412.255.6649 | |
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 | |
| 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 | |
| Clevera Creer |
Administrative Support | 412.255.6600 | |
| Pamela Brown |
Senior Compliance Review Specialist | 412.255.6558 | |
| 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 | |
| Emily Mitchell |
Planning and Design Specialist | 412.255.6695 | |
| Karen Abrams |
Community Affairs Specialist | 412.255.6425 | |
PUBLIC AFFAIRS | |||
| Thomas Halloran |
Director, Community & Legislative Relations Center | 412.255.6426 | |
| Maryann Pedrotty |
Administrative Support | 412.255.6654 | |
| Gigi Saladna |
Chief Communications Officer | 412.255.6434 | |
| Megan Stearman |
Senior Communications and Property Marketing Specialist | 412.255.6576 | |
| Jason Tigano |
Public & Legislative Affairs Manager | 412.255.6614 | |
REAL ESTATE | |||
| Kyra Straussman |
Director | 412.255.6418 | |
| Susan Malys |
Manager | 412.255.6680 | |
| Patricia Huckestein |
Real Estate Officer | 412.255.6667 | |
| Byron Crawford |
Real Estate Officer | 412.255.6549 | |
| Joy Akrie |
Administrative Support | 412.255.6660 | |
| Miranda Gula |
Real Estate Coordinator | 412.255.6693 | |
| Megan Stearman |
Senior Communications and Property Marketing Specialist | 412.255.6576 | |