GlobalPittsburgh First Thursdays is a monthly night of networking and socializing where local members and friends welcome guests and expatriates from all over the world. In April, as a special edition for Inclusive Innovation Week, we will host a panel of local foreign-born entrepreneurs discussing their unique challenges and successes.
Annette Aguiar Arbonne , Independent Consultant |
Renata Aleman JCC Pittsburgh , Marketing Associate |
Donna J. Alexander African Heritage Classroom Committee , Chair |
Gabriel Alkhdour Alabaster Investigations , President |
Veronique Anderson Northwestern Mutual , Financial Representative |
Jacqueline Antonucci Butler County Tourism & Convention Bureau , Sales Manager |
Neysha Arcelay Precixa , President |
Bethany Arneson Urban Innovation21 , Kiva Pittsburgh PULSE Fellow |
Julie Arnheim Arbonne , Consultant, district manager |
Monica Aveni-Ranii La Mendocina-Argentine Catering , Chef/Owner |
John Baxter ICS , President |
Samantha Black SYLA (Support Your Local Artist) Pgh , CEO |
Sarah Boal Brother's Brother Foundation , Director of Disaster Response |
Jim Boland Donnelly-Boland & Associates , Executive and Controller |
Dorit Brauer The Brauer Institute For Holistic Medicine , Founder & Owner |
Itha Cao The Hungry Cao , Owner/Chef |
Matteo Cazzola Pietro Fiorentini USA , Operation Manager |
Kim Cermak Athena Group International , Cross-Cultural Trainer and Coach |
Monica Charamonte ST CLAIR HOSPITAL , ST CLAIR HOSPITAL |
Katie Conaway VisitPITTSBURGH , Domestic & International Group Sales Director |
Jerry Cool Donnelly-Boland and Associates , IT Manager |
Betty Cruz WACP , President and CEO |
Nathan Darity Mr. , ED |
Sanjana Dayananda City of Pittsburgh , Innovation Fellow |
Erin DiFalco |
Leandra Dimate |
Nichelle Draganowski Northwestern Mutual , Financial Representative |
Lynne Feinberg Studio Lynne LLC |
Anne Flynn Schlicht Chatham Women Business Center , Director |
Margo Gamble Robert Morris University , Full-Time Student |
Francois Gau velocityHUB , Parter |
Joan Gibson Fox Rothschild LLP , Immigration Specialist |
Veysel Gokbel University of Pittsburgh , Market Reseacher |
Fumiko Green self employed , self employed |
Holly Hicks-Opperman PNC , Retirement Services |
John Hindman Leidos , Senior International & Public Affairs Advisor |
Nichelle Hughley |
Fatema Juma Allegheny County DHS , Scholar |
Gina Kallick GK Capital LLC , Principal |
Daria Katson |
Nadya Kessler GlobalPittsburgh , GlobalPittsburgh |
Rehan Khan Carnegie Mellon University , Research Assistant |
Paul Lawson Gatan, Inc. , Product Quality Manager |
Deborah Lee PNC , Corporate Banking - Vice President |
Marian Lien Squirrel Hill Urban Coalition , Executive Director |
Tess Lojacono Fine Art Miracles, Inc. (FAM) , CEO |
Scot MacTaggart Pitchwerks Podcast , Host |
Christopher Mahoney Arrive XP , COO |
Awanda Mahrouk |
Cecelia Marano FNB Wealth Management , Executive Assistant |
John Marsh Champion International Moving , International Business Development Manager |
Jeff Martinelli Pittsburgh International Airport , Customer Programs Manager |
Megumi Maruta West Liberty University , Graduate Teaching Assistant |
Lindsey Matesic Idea Foundry |
Michael Matesic Idea Foundry, Inc. , President and CEO |
Maureen Mburu |
Ana Maria Mieles Cohen & Grigsby, P.C. , Director |
Nicole Muise-Kielkucki Idea Foundry , Director, Social Enterprise |
Bryan Mullins RACO International , Regional Sales Engineer |
Philip Mutunga PennDOT , Civil Engineer |
Lana Neumeyer NEUMEYER ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES iNC , vice president |
Sara Nunez Torrado |
Ari Odamaki Ari Odamaki Acupuncture, LLC , Acupuncturist |
Zineb Outnouna Atlas Dreams Languages , CEO and Founder |
Melih Ozbek |
Vitaly Penkovsky MarketPro , MarketPro |
Bonnie Pfister Self-employed , Strategic Communications Consultant |
Mattia Pizzocaro Pietro Fiorentini USA , Quality manager |
Arun Purushotham Data Analyst |
Rebecca Quemado Greater Pittsburgh AAPI Committee , Lead |
David Reichbaum Voltus Inc. , Business Development Associate |
Mike Roth Carnegie Mellon University , Doctoral Student |
Nazli Saka Chatham University , Business Incubation Manager |
Abigail Salmon Project -LOGUE , Translation Director |
Selena Schmidt Coro Pittsburgh , Co-Founder |
Justin Seibert Direct Online Marketing , President |
Emily Shearer Trustpoint Translations , Trustpoint Translations |
Paloma Sierra Project -LOGUE , Creative Director |
Parminder Singh Highmark , Sr. Application Developer |
Susan Smith retired , retired |
Herbert Soltman n/a , N/a |
Nevena Staresinic Moderna Relocation , Owner/Founder |
Georgia Taylor Trustpoint.One , Language Instructor |
Catherine Tsavalas AlphaLab |
Jaime Turek Northern Area Multi Service Center , Senior Program Coordinator |
Hyla Urbany Pittsburgh Opera , Manager of Corporate Development |
Srinath Vaddepally RistCall LLC , CEO & founder |
Jennifer Van Dam Innovation Works , Digital & Community Engagement Manager |
Jo Ana Vaz PIT Shop, LLC , Founder |
Pam Volz ProAccentCoaching , English Pronunciation Coach |
Colton Wenrick Robert Morris University , Student |
Eveline Young |
Jin Zhang Asia Wisdom , Co-Founder |
Lu Zhu |