Team

  • Jenna Baron

    she/her

    Executive Director

  • Morgan Puterbaugh

    she/her

    Director of Operations

  • Fernán Osorno

    he/him

    Senior Program Manager

  • Meg Booth

    she/her

    Youth Advocacy and Education Specialist

  • Sophie Burkholder

    she/her

    Operations and Communications Manager

  • Cody Weisel

    he/him

    PRYSE Academy Program Manager

  • Erica Hughes

    she/her

    Girls Art and Maker Group Program Manager

  • Dakota Rottino-Garilli

    she/her

    Post-Secondary Support Program Manager

  • Mike Sirera

    he/him

    After School Club Program Manager

  • Chance Eliah

    he/him

    Youth Leadership Development Intern

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. 

Steering Committee members at their inaugural meeting in January, 2019

Steering Committee members at their inaugural meeting in January, 2019

Steering Committee members at their first meeting for the 22/23 School Year

Steering Committee members at their first meeting for the 22/23 School Year

Steering Committee members and ARYSE staff in Harrisburg in June, 2019 to meet with state legislators to talk about issues facing their schools and communities

Steering Committee members and ARYSE staff in Harrisburg in June, 2019 to meet with state legislators to talk about issues facing their schools and communities

Steering Committee members meeting with Pittsburgh Steelers players and Mayor Gainey at the City County Building in December 2022

Steering Committee members meeting with Pittsburgh Steelers players and Mayor Gainey at the City County Building in December 2022

Board of Directors

  • Phoenix Le Nguyen

    Audit Manager, PNC Financial Services

  • Shannon Mischler

    Strategic Partner, Schooley-Mitchell

  • Faduma Saleh

    Care Manager, Lifespan

  • Erica Kelly Curren

    Attorney at Gordon & Rees

  • Caley Emma Donovan

    Program Manager, Virtual Resettlement, HIAS

  • Kate Berson

    Department of Justice Accredited Representative, Justice at Work

  • Allegra Elson

    Director of Training and Development, Vibrant Pittsburgh

  • Ivonne Smith-Tapia

    Director of Refugee and Immigrant Services, JFCS

  • Barbara Johnson

    Education Department: Office
    of Special Partnerships, Carlow University

  • Jessica Friedrichs

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

  • Maya Ragavan

    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh/Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

  • Zuly Inirio

    Founder of The Afro-Latinx Song & Opera Project

  • Mary Jayne McCullough

    Founder & CEO, Global Wordsmiths

  • Dan Lampmann

    Sustainability Partnerships Manager, University of Pittsburgh Center for Sustainable Business

  • Karen Lue

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