Paul Morack Starbucks Paul is the district manager for Starbucks, who is dedicated to making a difference in Pittsburgh communities. He has served on the board of directions for an environmental group in Beaver County and S.T.O.P. (Stand Tough on Pollution). Presently he sits on the board of the Pittsburgh branch of the Delta Foundation.Read More
Regina Koetter Marty's Market Regina Koetters is driven to unleash the unrealized potential of the country’s riverfront Rust Belt cities through regionally significant projects and investments. She chose Pittsburgh over every other city in the nation and in 2012, she launched Marty’s Market, a unique food market, café and coffeehouse dedicated to strengthening the southwestern PA food system.Read More
Justine Kasznica Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis LLP Justine is committed to Pittsburgh’s economic development and is actively involved in a variety of entrepreneurial and community outreach endeavors. She is a founding member of ReefBot, and she also served as counsel to BeatBots LLC, an international start-up robotics/toy company. She currently serves on the boards of the Thrill Mill, MIT Enterprise Forum and the Yale Club of Pittsburgh.Read More
Emily Bayer The Hacker Group Emily Bayer is a marketing and communications professional, focused on B2C direct marketing at a full-scale agency. Outside of work, she can be found checking her Twitter feed, supporting grassroots initiatives, visiting new restaurants and attending sporting events at her alma mater, The University of Pittsburgh.Read More
A|E Works JoAnn Rizzo, Laura Cherock, Michael Cherock, Mary McCarty and Safiya Hodari AE Works is creating a world where everyone is relevant. They do this by engaging with communities through the craft of architecture and engineering. Their product is buildings, spaces, and systems. Designed by people for people, while working to improve the collective world. They are architects, engineers, designers, and creators coming together to leave something better.Read More
Alandra Kahl ReClaim McKeesport Ambassador "McKeesport is full of individuals working for their community." About Me. My hometown is Derry, PA. Currently I teach Engineering Design and Energy and the Environment at Penn State Greater Allegheny, where I am learning to program and build robots with my team. I'm so excited to give my students the opportunity to be involved in their community through the ReClaim project. What idea do you have a vacant land project in your neighborhood? A community gathering space. My…Read More
Patti Stewart ReClaim South Ambassador Patti has been a resident of Mt. Oliver City for nearly 40 years. Although the elementary school closed recently, her favorite green space in her neighborhood is the still active Phillip Murray playground. Her favorite bridge in the city is the Roberto Clemente, so it's no surprise that she is a fan of the Pirates. Click here to learn more about her project, Patti's Point.Read More
John Niederberger ReClaim South Ambassador, 2014 As an avid antique glass collector, John can tell you all about the glass that used to be produced in his neighborhood at the turn of the century. Cousins with Suzanne, they have reconnected recently to tackle a greening project together. He is interested in improving the quality of life of his neighbors by "declucking" vacant lots in his community. Click here to learn more about his project, St. Joseph's Garden. ReClaim South Sustaining Momentum Ambassador,…Read More
David Totten ReClaim South Ambassador Originally from California, David is looking to get more involved in his neighborhood, which is what drew him to apply to ReClaim South. As a Regional Transit Planner, it isn't a surprise that he is passionate preserving the highway of stairs that criss cross his community. Click here to learn more about his project, Little Free Libraries in the Hilltop.Read More
Melanie Pfeiffenberger ReClaim South Ambassador Melanie is no stranger to environmentalism - she studied the subject at the University of Pittsburgh and is currently employed by the Pennsylvania Resources Council (PCR) as an Environmental Program Coordinator. She has only lived in Mount Washington for a few months, but already she loves the uniqueness of her neighbors. Along with the task of reclaiming a lot, she'll be keeping busy training for her first half marathon in the spring. Click here to learn more…Read More
Chitra Gurung ReClaim South Ambassador Chitra moved to the Mt. Oliver neighborhood from Bhutan in 2012. He hopes that through his participation that he can create a community space for his Bhutanese people to help increase their knowledge and understanding of the neighborhood. He also is excited to help make Pittsburgh a greener city. Click here to learn more about Mt. Oliver Community Garden Gathering Space. Read More
Suzanne N. Photos ReClaim South Ambassador, 2014 Suzanne has lived in her neighborhood for 38 years and has seen the changes that it has gone through. In particular she misses the former St. Joseph church and the sense of community there was when she was growing up. Through this program, she hopes to restore neighborhood togetherness and increase the number of those residents engaged in the community. Click here to learn more about her project, GameStop at the Corner. ReClaim South Sustaining Momentum…Read More