ABOUT C4S

Because of Southwestern Pennsylvania’s emergence as a worldwide hotspot for advancements and innovations in sustainability policy and practice, Sustainable Pittsburgh has launched Champions for sustainability (C4S). C4S brings together a new network of companies large and small from many different industries, entrepreneurs, community leaders, university researchers, educators, and other social ventures.

Steering Committee

Phyllis Barber (Committee Co-Chair)
Sustainability Coordinator
Environmental Management
Highmark

Jerry Swart (Committee Co-Chair)
Managing Director
Environmental Services Department
FedEx Ground

Bruce W. Ahern, P.E.
Project Manager, Transit
Michael Baker Jr., Inc.

Dr. Eric Beckman
Co-Director
Science & Technology
Mascaro Sustainability Initiative

Nathaniel Doyno
Executive Director
Steel City Biofuels

Beth Edwards
General Manager
The Mall at Robinson

Byron Falchetti, President
Standard Property Corporation
Highmark, Inc.

Bill Flanagan
Executive Vice President, Corporate Relations
Allegheny Conference on Community Development

Lee Hipps
Director of Nonprofit Technology Practice
Ceeva, Inc.
Board Chair
Sustainable Pittsburgh

David Kahley
President & CEO
Progress Fund

Mike Kane
Executive Director
Community Foundation for the Alleghenies

Deborah Lange, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education and Research
Carnegie Mellon

Betsy Mallison
Senior Account Manager
William J. Green & Associates

David Mazza
Regional Director
Pennsylvania Resources Council, Inc

Irene E. McGee, Ph.D.
Vice President
Health, Safety, Environment and Quality
Bayer Material Science LLC

Richard Pearson
CEO
BioSpace Development Company
Board Member
Sustainable Pittsburgh

Richard Piacentini
Executive Director
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

Dick Rosey
Vice President Marketing & Sales
Solar Power Industries

Bonnie Siefers
Owner/Designer
Jonäno

Robert Sroufe, Ph.D.
Murrin Chair of Global Competitiveness
Palumbo – Donahue School of Business
Duquesne University

Jerry Swart
(Steering Committee Co-Chair)
Managing Director
Environmental Services Department
FedEx Ground

Scott Van de Mark
Director, Special Projects
Pennsylvania Environmental Council
Western Regional Office

Jennifer Young
Managing Director
Advanced Manufacturing Network
Pittsburgh Technology Council

Administration
Champions for sustainability is a program of Sustainable Pittsburgh administered by Matthew M. Mehalik and team.