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.
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
Alyssa Lyon
Black Environmental Collective (UrbanKind Institute)
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
Emily Neff
Trying Together
Cara Ciminillo
Trying Together
Chef Claudy Pierre
The EAT Initiative
Jo Deming
Pittsburgh Food Policy Council
food
health
Dr. Tracey Conti
Black Equity Coalition
housing
Bob Damewood
Housing Advocate
Carol Hardeman
Hill District Consensus Group
immigrant experiences & rights
Holly Hickling
The Global Switchboard
Monica Ruiz
Casa San Jose
livelihoods
Renee Aldrich
Pittsburgh Black Worker Center
Juan Garrett
Riverside Center for Innovation
public safety & legal justice
Brandi Fisher
Alliance for Police Accountability
transportation
Laura Wiens
Pittsburghers for Public Transit
neighborhood represesntatives
Rhonda Strozier
Our Future Hilltop
Donna Jackson
Larimer Consensus Group
Dina "Free" Blackwell
House of Manna
Homewood
Terri Minor Spencer
West End P.O.W.E.R.
Tiffany Taulton
Hazelwood Initiative
Fawn Walker-Montgomery
Take Action Advocacy Group
Brittany Reno
Mayor, Sharpsburg
Former Members
Shad Henderson, Neighborhood Allies
Dawn Plummer, Pittsburgh Food Policy Council
Raqueeb Ajamu-Osagboro, Black Urban Gardeners of Pittsburgh
Carl Redwood, Black Workers Table
Jenny Rafanan-Kennedy, Pittsburgh United
Anneliese Martinez, Pittsburgh Learning Collaborative