Our Team

Our Team

Board of Trustees

Headshot of a Victoria Crowned Pigeon
Steller's Sea Eagle taking a bath

Jane Dixon, CPA, President
Mount West Investments

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

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

Thomas Kobus, Board Member
Dollar Bank (ret.)

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
Palm Cockatoo perched on a branch
Toco Toucan perched on a branch

A Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth hanging upside down on a branch
Owl Finch in a natural nest
King Vulture

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

Bryan Brantley, Partner
McGuireWoods, LLP

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, Director, 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

Two Bald Eagles perched on a branch
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

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

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

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

Dr. Steven Latta, Director of Conservation and Field Research

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

In The News

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National Aviary welcomes new chick to Wetlands habitat | WPXI

Aviary officials just announced the hatching of a Roseate Spoonbill chick as part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Species Survival Plan.

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The Bird That Builds Its Own Incubator and Raises Itself (ft. insights from Senior Aviculturist, Brianna Crane) | A-Z Animals

Rather than sitting on their eggs themselves, they rely on external heat sources for incubation.

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National Aviary’s new bird causing a buzz in Northeast | KDKA

The Aviary recently welcomed Dariéna, a one-year-old female Harpy Eagle from the Miami Zoo, and she is the only known Harpy Eagle in the entire Northeast, weighing around 17 to 20 pounds.

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Peregrine Falcon Storm on KDKA News Radio! | KDKA

Director of Animal Programs and Experiences, Cathy Schlott talks all things Peregrine Falcons with John and Rachael from YaJagoff!

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New harpy eagle at the Aviary is a ‘once-in-a-lifetime species to see’ | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh has the only one in the Northeast, reflecting the bird's endangered status in the wild and slow reproduction rate.

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