
our ADVISORy group
The EJGP Advisory Group is made up of non-profit executive directors and program directors, leaders of community-based organizations, and others. Together, they represent all of the EJGP topic areas (plus a few others) and different neighborhoods and municipalities. Many of these individuals also lead or participate in networks for their specific issue-areas.
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This group meets every other month to discuss the direction and work of the network and to share updates on campaigns and projects. Between meetings, members connect with Project Team members to discuss EJGP activities and EJGP-supported network member campaigns. Together, they are a group of leading advocates focused on creating healthy, equitable, and just communities in Greater Pittsburgh.
Climate/environment

Matt Mehalik
Breathe Collaborative // Breathe Project

Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis
Lead Safe Allegheny // Women for a Healthy Environment
community development

Malik Bankston
Community Advocate
data & technology

Illah Nourbakhsh
Carnegie Mellon University Center
for Shared Prosperity and CREATE Lab
education

Cara Ciminillo
Trying Together

James Fogarty
A+ Schools

Emily Neff
Trying Together

vacant
food
health

Dr. Tracey Conti
Black Equity Coalition
housing

Jala Rucker
Housing Justice Table

Bob Damewood
Housing Advocate

Dave Breignan
Housing Justice Table
immigrant experiences & rights

Holly Hickling
The Global Switchboard

Jesus Origel
Casa San Jose
livelihoods

Carl Redwood
Pittsburgh Black Worker Center
public safety & legal justice

Brandi Fisher
Alliance for Police Accountability
transportation

Laura Wiens
Pittsburghers for Public Transit

David White
POGOH
and

Eric Macadangdang
Southwest PA Municipal Projects Hub
neighborhood represesntatives

Rhonda Strozier
Our Future Hilltop

Donna Jackson
Larimer Consensus Group

Dina "Free" Blackwell
House of Manna
Homewood

Terri Shields
JADA House International

Carol Hardeman
Hill District Consensus Group

Fawn Walker-Montgomery
Take Action Advocacy Group
Former Members
Shad Henderson, Neighborhood Allies
Dawn Plummer, Pittsburgh Food Policy Council
Raqueeb Ajamu-Osagboro, Black Urban Gardeners of Pittsburgh
Anneliese Martinez, Pittsburgh Learning Collaborative
Chef Claudy Pierre, E.A.T. Initiative
Jo Demming, Pittsburgh Food Policy Council
Brittany Reno, Sharpsburg Neighborhood Organization
Renee Aldrich, Black Workers Center
Alyssa Lyon, Black Environmental Collective
Juan Garrett, Riverside Center for Innovation