Our Team

Board of Trustees

President

Jane Dixon, CPA, President
Mount West Investments

1st Vice President

James Lehman, Board Member
AAA East Central (ret.)

2nd Vice President

Robert Rodgers, CFP, CDFA, Director
Baird Private Wealth Management Fleming Rodgers Group

Treasurer

Thomas Kobus, Board Member
Dollar Bank (ret.)

Secretary

Maris Dauer, AVP, Community Charitable Giving
UPMC Health Plan

Board Members

Flock of flamingos with wings outstretched in the Wetlands

Three African Penguins standing on a rock structure

A Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth hanging upside down on a branch

Timothy Adams, CPA, Board Member
HBK, CPAs and Consultants (ret.)

Karen Adkins, Senior Director, Finance
The Headstrong Project

Harold Balk, Esq., Senior Advisor to the President for Strategy & Operational Excellence
Michigan State University

Thomas Butch, President, TD Ameritrade, Inc. (ret.)
Founder and President, Strategy: Solutions, Inc.

Richard Caruso, Independent Consultant
Financial Interim Management Services

Anthony DeStefano, General Manager
535media

Patricia Dodge, Esq., United States Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Kaitlin Donahoe Dolan, Senior Director of Partnership Sales
Pittsburgh Penguins

Lori Esposito, Executive Vice President & Chief Risk Officer
Dollar Bank

Michael Flinn, Esq., of Counsel
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney LLP (ret.)

Timothy Goetz, Managing Director
Cushman & Wakefield

John Graf, Owner, VP, Operations
Priory Hospitality Group

Michael Hart, Manager, Management Consulting
Cohen & Co.

Rahmon Hart, EdD, Director of Community Relations and Business Development
Rivers Casino

Ricardo Maiz, President
Vitro Architectural Glass

Michael Mascaro, Executive Vice President
Mascaro Construction Company, LP

Quynh McGuire, VP, Investor Relations
Koppers

David Paulson, President and CEO
FHLBank Pittsburgh

Beverly Powell, Senior Vice President
AAA East Central

Robert Rossi
Community Leader

Narahari Sastry, Chief Financial Officer
Georgetown University

Kathleen Testoni
Community Leader

Brian Williams, Vice President & Controller
PPG Industries

Honorary Board Member

Christine Dombroski, Retail Advertising Manager
Trib Total Media

Meet Our Team

Three Rainbow Lorikeets sitting in a row on a branch

Several types of birds perched on tree branches in front of the waterfall in the Tropical Rainforest at the National Aviary

A White-cheeked Turaco sitting on a log at the National Aviary's Night in the Tropics

Administration and Operations

Cheryl Tracy, Executive Director

Nicole Orlando, Executive Assistant

Jeffrey Gilmore, CPA, Chief Financial Officer

Gina Grone, Senior Director, External Relations

Laurie Nicholl, Senior Director of Philanthropy

Tracey Palmieri, Senior Director of Human Resources and Organizational Development

Ted Bartlett, Director of Individual Giving and Government Relations

Victoria Grace, Director of Guest Services and Events

Megan Hinds, Director of Marketing and Communications

Animal Care

Kurt Hundgen, Senior Director of Animal Care and Conservation Programs

Cathy Schlott, Director of Animal Programs and Experiences

Jessica McAtee, Curator of Animal Husbandry and Wellness

Buildings and Grounds

Conor McGarvey, Senior Director, Site Operations, Services and Development

Conservation and Field Research

Dr. Steven Latta, Director of Conservation and Field Research

Veterinary Hospital

Dr. Pilar Fish, DVM, Senior Director, Zoological Advancement and Avian Medicine

In The News

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For $5, you can help name National Aviary’s skunk sisters. How to vote | USA Today

Pittsburgh's two new skunk sisters are one step closer to getting their names, thanks to the internet.

National Aviary close to naming sister skunks. See the finalist names. | USA Today Pets

Two skunk sisters at Pittsburgh's National Aviary are close to getting names after more than 18,000 public suggestions.

National Aviary selects sets of names for skunk sister public vote | WPXI

The aviary’s animal care team has selected six names (three pairs) for the public to vote on in round two of the competition.

Striped skunk sisters make their debut at National Aviary | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

When you think of animal ambassadors, giant pandas and bald eagles come to mind, but a skunk? The latest animal ambassador at the National Aviary is a sister pair of 4-month-old striped skunks from the Cincinnati Zoo.

National Aviary selects 3 sets of names for new skunk sisters for public to vote on | WPXI

The aviary’s animal care team has selected six names (three pairs) for the public to vote on in round two of the competition. The names are Feta and Ricotta, Petunia and Daisy, and Poppy and Pepper.