WHO WE ARE

Meet the people at Community Forge

TEAM MEMBERS

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Staff

Patrick Cooper
Director of Programs
Samantha Finkelstein
Director of Public Technology Initiatives
Aubrey Holten
Economic Mobility Program Manager
Paula Simon
Marketing & Development Manager
Derrick Shoffner
Deputy Director
Jaison Johnson
Cure Violence East Site Supervisor
Hamza Perez
Youth Coordinator
Yugonda "Yogi" Akrie
Cure Violence Interrupter
William "Bill" Fielder
Cure Outreach Worker
Ahmad Ibrahim
Cure Violence Interrupter
Theodore "Teddy" Blakeman
Cure Violence Interrupter
Joey Popovich
Facilities Associate
Vanessa McCarthy-Johnson
Cure Program Manager
Monika Kyser
Cure Outreach Worker
Brandon Thompson
Cure Violence Interrupter
Lauren Bivins
Cure Social Work Site Supervisor
Doug Connor
Cure Assistant Program Manager
Amber Sloan
Cure Violence Interrupter
Michael Skirpan
Executive Director
Bethany Hallam
Resource Coordinator
Jafar Turner
Facilities Associate
Whitney Sumpter
Cure Violence Interrupter
Dean Holden
Facilities Associate
Ashley Kenawell
Curriculum & Instructional Lead
Vernon "Nate" Estes
Cure Violence Interrupter
Rianna Graham
Community Wellness Project Manager
Jacqueline Cameron
Director of Operations
Justin Nicholas
Cure Violence Interrupter

Board

NaTisha Washington
Board Member

Derrick Maultsby Jr.
Board Director

Ryan Scarola
Board Member

Maryam Farooq
Board Member

Steve Wray
Board Member

John Lovelace
Board Member

Deb Walrath
Board Member

Kenny Chen
Board Member

Donald Robinson
Board Member

ANCHOR Members

Wilkinsburg Land Bank
Real Estate
XPOGO
Xtreme Pogo
Treelady Studios
Media services
Steel City Indie
Film
Pittsburgh DSA
Political organization
Meter Feeder
Parking services
Gwen's Girls
Childcare & Education
Divine Home Care
Home care
Bricolage Production
Immersive Theatre
4Ever Charmy World Chilcare
Childcare Newborn-12 years