Team • Youth Steering Committee • Board of Directors

  • A woman with curly brown hair, wearing glasses and a blue denim shirt, smiling against a plain background.

    Jenna Baron

    she/her

    Executive Director

  • A woman with shoulder-length curly light brown hair and blue eyes, smiling, wearing a black top and a delicate necklace with pearls and a purple gemstone, against a plain white background.

    Morgan Puterbaugh

    she/her

    Director of Operations

  • A man with short dark hair, wearing a white collared shirt, smiling against a plain gray background.

    Fernán Osorno

    he/him

    Senior Program Manager

  • T Thompson

    she/her

    Senior Program Manager

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    Meg Booth

    she/her

    Youth Advocacy and Education Specialist

  • A young woman with shoulder-length blonde hair, wearing a yellow turtleneck sweater and a multicolored cardigan, smiling with arms crossed.

    Sophie Burkholder

    she/her

    Operations and Communications Manager

  • Parag S. Gohel

    he/him

    PRYSE Academy Program Manager

  • Amya Mebane

    she/they

    PRYSE Academy Operations Coordinator

  • A young woman with curly hair smiling and crossing her arms, wearing a brown plaid shirt against a plain white background.

    Erica Hughes

    she/they

    Girls Art and Maker Group Program Manager

  • A woman with curly brown hair wearing a blue dress, standing outdoors on a balcony with a brick house and greenery in the background.

    Dakota Rottino-Garilli

    she/her

    Post-Secondary Support Program Manager

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    Mike Sirera

    he/him

    After School Club Program Manager

Youth Steering Committee

The Youth Steering Committee is designed to provide meaningful leadership opportunities for program participants as they help design and shape the future of ARYSE.  Engaging directly with ARYSE leadership, the youth participants’ perspective is validated and appreciated as they gain important workforce development skills and begin to see themselves as leaders not only within the ARYSE community but in the greater Pittsburgh region. 

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Board of Directors

  • A woman with shoulder-length blonde hair, wearing a black top and layered necklaces, smiling indoors.

    Shannon Mischler

    Strategic Partner, Schooley-Mitchell

  • A woman with long, dark hair wearing a light-colored blazer and a pink top, smiling outdoors.

    Ivonne Smith-Tapia

    Director of Refugee and Immigrant Services, JFCS

  • A woman with short dark hair and glasses smiling, wearing a blue patterned top, earrings, and a necklace, against a dark gray background.

    Allegra Elson

    Director of Training and Development, Vibrant Pittsburgh

  • Funmi Haastrup

    Founder and Principle, K12 Equity Consulting

  • Caito Amorose

    Curator of Performance Events, The Frick Pittsburgh Museum & Gardens

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    Caley Emma Donovan

    Program Manager, Virtual Resettlement, HIAS

  • Emiola Oriola Jr.

    Senior Director, Program Innovation and Impact, Vibrant Pittsburgh

  • German Eduardo Matos

    Profile Writer, Refugee URM Foster Care, Bethany Christian Services

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    Jessica Friedrichs

    Assistant Professor of Social Work and Director of Undergraduate Field Education, Carlow University

  • A woman with long black wavy hair and gold hoop earrings wearing a bright yellow blouse stands outdoors with a blurred urban background.

    Karen Lue

    Senior Program Manager for Digital Inclusion & Innovation, Neighborhood Allies; Member, Associated Artists of Pittsburgh

  • Neil Singh

    Orthopedic Surgeon, UPMC

  • A woman with curly hair, wearing a colorful patterned dress and black shawl, leaning against a black fence on a city sidewalk, smiling at the camera.

    Zuly Inirio

    Founder of The Afro-Latinx Song & Opera Project