Homeless Children’s Education Fund’s Board of Trustees is a dedicated group of professionals united by a shared vision: creating equity through education. With expertise in fundraising, finance, community outreach, social justice, and more, they drive innovative solutions to address youth homelessness.
We are grateful for their leadership and look forward to achieving meaningful milestones together.
2026 Board of Trustees
Joe Stromei, Chair
Vice President-Treasury Management
Dollar Bank, FSB
Ty Allen, Vice Chair
Founder, CEO & Broker Owner
Unity Concord Realty
Bryan Battaglia, Treasurer
Vice President, Finance & Treasurer
The Hillman Company
Peter Kubiska, Secretary
SVP, Chief Marketing Officer
Dollar Bank
AJ Jefferson, President and CEO
Homeless Children’s Education Fund
TRUSTEES
Daniel Bencun
CEO
PPG Advanced Surface Technologies
Chelsea Beggs
Vice President, Regulatory Oversight
BNY Mellon
Christopher Brennan
Partner
Reed Smith LLP
Courtney Davenport
Vice President, Belonging and Inclusion
BNY Mellon
Dr. Tinamarie Estes-Washington
Director of Nursing
AHN
Kathy Fitzgerald
Owner, Corporate Event Planner
Rendezvous PGH
Violet Graham
Chief Financial Officer
Neighborhood Allies
Keri Harmicar
Senior Director, Organizational Relations
UPMC
Samantha Hartzman
Chief Impact and Engagement Officer
DLC
Tricia Henning
Attorney
Goldberg Kamin & Garvin
Russell Ivey
Director of Finance
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Mike Jasper
Community Volunteer
Julie Kuhns
Kevion Latham
Managing Director
GreenRose Wealth Management
Kate Lovelace
Magisterial District Judge
Staceylyn Machi
Director of Consulting Services
CGI
Katelyn O’Connor
Employment Lawyer, Jackson Lewis P.C.
First Lady, City of Pittsburgh
Dr. Tasha Peacock
Assistant Director of Student Programs & Community Outreach, Institute of Politics
University of Pittsburgh
Peter Schramm
Founder and CEO
Lattitude
Brian Sheridan
Thomas Sieg
Vice President, Provider Technology Solution
Highmark/enGen
Stafford Thompson
Sr. Vice President and Chief Actuary
Globe Life
Founding Board Members (Emeritus)
Dr. Joseph Lagana, Founder
Tony Accamando
Linda Dickerson, Chair Emerita
Veronica Edwards
Becky Rodgers
Jerry Wozniak