On December 10, 2024, the Entrepreneurial Fellows Class (EFC) graduated 27 members at the Rivers Club in Pittsburgh. EFC is a competitive, yearlong certificate program open to CEOs, founders, and business leaders looking to enhance their knowledge and expertise in managing and growing their businesses. The graduating members of the EFC 2024 class included:
- Curtis Aiken, Jr.: Protech Compliance, Inc.
- Michael G. Albright: The Gateway Engineers, Inc.
- Julianne L. Baron, PhD, CPH, RBP: Science and Safety Consulting
- Diana Byas: UPMC
- Meredith L. Calfe: Jendoco Construction and Real Estate Corporation
- Nicole M. Collier: Turner Dairy Farms Inc.
- Kevin T. Dowd: ABARTA Coca Cola
- Alexander Forrest: Modern Transportation
- Bruce Freshwater: Sierra Experts
- Jarrod Hill: Pittsburgh Special-T Dairy
- Molly Hillebrand: Don’s Appliances
- Keenan Holmes: Ebony Law
- Rick Kaiser: Robinson Fans, Inc.
- Kayla Keith: Heeter Printing Company
- Jaime Lynn Lowther: Concensus Technologies
- Amanda Markovic, AIA: GBBN Architects
- Suzanne Masri: Fred Rogers Productions
- Mya M. Orgovan: Glenshaw Architectural Woodwork
- Andre Lawrence Peters: AMP Home-Care
- Daniel Pickens: ABARTA Coca-Cola
- Chad Reed: GameDay Collections
- Tyler Santo: The Goddard School
- John B. Senter, Jr.: University of Pittsburgh Athletics
- Glenn Stants: Spera Partners
- David Thinnes: W.K. Thomas & Associates
- Traci Weatherford-Brown: Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh
- Woodson W. Witt II: Modern Transportation
The IEE congratulates to this year’s graduates as they join more than 850 regional alumni from the Entrepreneurial Fellows Class! The comprehensive leadership learning experience could not have been accomplished without the support from the EFC program sponsors: PNC Bank, Meyer, Unkovic & Scott, Wilke & Associates CPAs, NET Xperts, and Henderson Brothers.
Additionally, the IEE would like to thank the outstanding mentors to the 2024 Entrepreneurial Fellows for volunteering their time and building connections with our distinguished group of Western PA Business leaders: Beth Bershok, Arnie Burchianti, Chad Daloia, Jim Droney, Les Dutka, John Earnest, Sandy Gobrish, David Massaro, James McCarl, John McIntosh, Patrick Mercier, Abydee Butler Moore, Jana Randall, Keith Schaefer, Bob Stein, Tristan Tripodi, and Robin Zoufalik.