Partner
Committee Members | Supporting
Organizations
THE HEINZ ENDOWMENTS
With about $1.5 billion in assets, the Endowments ranks among
the top 50 foundations in the country. Its roots are in the private
philanthropy of the Heinz family, founders and managers of the
H.J. Heinz Co. and leaders in public service. Through five generations,
the Heinz family has been a generous benefactor of the arts, cultural
institutions, civic-economic development, the environment and
human services. The wills of the son of the company founder, Howard
Heinz, and his sister-in-law, Vira I. Heinz, provided endowments
that created the foundation known today for grant making that
is concentrated in southwestern Pennsylvania.
The Endowments’ mission is to help the region
thrive as a whole community—economically, ecologically,
educationally and culturally—while advancing the state of
knowledge and practice in the fields in which it works. The foundation,
which also strives to develop solutions to problems that are national
in scope, disburses about $60 million in grants to nonprofit organizations
and public projects each year.
MAGEE-WOMENS HOSPITAL
OF UPMC
Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC is designated a National Center
of Excellence in Women’s Health by the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services. More than 500,000 babies have been
born at Magee since its inception in 1911, and Magee’s Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit is Pennsylvania’s largest. Specialized
programs for women include breast and gynecological cancers, genetics
and reproductive endocrinology. Magee recently expanded its clinical
care to men as well as women, with a full-service Emergency Department
and services including imaging, cardiology, orthopaedic surgery,
lupus, gastroenterology, colorectal surgery, bariatric surgery,
urology, neurology and pulmonology.
With Special Thanks to:
THE JOHNSON FAMILY
FOUNDATION
Through its environmental health grant making the Johnson Family
Foundation promotes health and a clean environment. By leveraging
opportunities presented by new science, the foundation seeks to
reduce environmental burdens in people, the built environment
and in nature.
WILLIAM PENN FOUNDATION
Through the generous support of the William Penn Foundation scholarships have been provided to enable women from Philadelphia to attend the conference.
THE DAVID L. LAWRENCE
CONVENTION CENTER
Combining innovative architecture with cutting-edge environmental
efficiency, Pittsburgh’s convention center marks a civic
design revolution. Breathtaking views of the North Shore and Downtown
from the concourses, balconies and terraces are only part of its
appeal. The building is the first “green” convention
center in the world. It has been certified with a Gold LEED (Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design) rating by the U.S. Green Building
Council. The steel and glass structure was designed to reduce
energy usage and provide a pleasing aesthetic to an urban waterfront.
PARTNER
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Esther L. Barazzone, PhD
President
Chatham College
Elisa Beck
Coordinator
CHE-Penn
Ellen Brooks
Senior Vice President, Oakland Development
Allegheny
Conference
Carol Brown
Community Leader
Cindy Busis
Executive Director
National Council of Jewish Women, Pittsburgh Chapter
Yvonne Cook
President
Highmark Foundation
Judith M. Davenport, DMD
Community Leader
Leslie Davis
President
Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC
Carolyn D. Duronio
Partner
Reed Smith
Karen Wolk Feinstein, PhD
President and Chief Executive Officer
Jewish Healthcare Foundation
Leo W. Gerard
President
United Steelworkers
Ronald B. Herberman, MD
Director
University of Pittsburgh Cancer
Institute
Diane Holder
President
UPMC Insurance Services
Division and UPMC Health Plan
Mary Tyler Johnson
Advisory Trustee
Johnson Family Foundation
B.J. Leber
Community Leader
Kathleen A. McGinty
Secretary
PA Department of Environmental
Protection
Ann McGuinn
Chair, Board of Trustees
The Children’s Institute
Jo Ann Meier
Executive Director
Pittsburgh Affiliate,
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
Roger A. Oxendale
President and CEO
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
of UPMC
Richard Piacentini
Executive Director
Phipps Conservatory
and Botanical Gardens
Leslie Stiles
Executive Director
Pennsylvania Commission for
Women
Stephen B. Thomas, PhD
Center for Minority Health
University of Pittsburgh
SUPPORTING
ORGANIZATIONS
10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania
A Glimmer of Hope Foundation
African American Chamber of Commerce,
Western Pennsylvania
Alcoa Foundation
Allegheny County Medical Society
Allegheny General Hospital
Alzheimer's Association, Greater PA
Chapter
American Cancer Society - Pittsburgh,
PA
American Diabetes Association –
Pittsburgh
American Heart/American Stroke Association
– Pittsburgh
American Lung Association of Pennsylvania
Armstrong County Community Foundation
ATHENA International
Autism Society of Pittsburgh
Bayer Center for Non-Profit Management,
Robert Morris University
Bedford County Chamber of Commerce
Bureau of Minority and Women Business
Opportunities
Campos Inc
Carnegie Mellon University School of
Science
Carnegie Science Center
Cedar Crest College, Women's Center
Center for Progressive Leadership National
Office
Chatham College Center for Women’s
Entrepreneurship
Chatham College Environmental Studies
Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future
Clean Water Action
Community College of Allegheny County
Community Foundation of Greene County, PA
Community College of Philadelphia Women’s
Center
Community Foundation for the Alleghenies
Community Foundation of Westmoreland
County
Community Health Challenge of Southwestern
Pennsylvania
Conservation Consultants
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., PA
State Council
Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources
Executive Women’s Council of
Greater Pittsburgh
First Commonwealth Bank
FISA Foundation
General Federation of Women’s
Clubs Pennsylvania
Gilda's Club of Western Pennsylvania
Green Building Alliance
Group Against Smog & Pollution
(GASP)
Gwen's Girls
Hadassah Greater Pittsburgh Chapter
Healthy Home Resources
Institute for Excellence in Early Childhood
Education
Jewish Association on Aging
Life Esteem
LifeCare Hospitals of Pittsburgh
National Association of Women Business
Owners
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, Pittsburgh
Ohio State University Environmental
Science Graduate Program
Ohio Valley General Hospital
PennEnvironment
Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition
Pennsylvania Environment Council
Pennsylvania Federation of Business
& Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc.
Pennsylvania Women Work!
Physicians for Social Responsibility
— Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Aids Task Force
Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of
Commerce
Pittsburgh Business Group On Health
Pittsburgh Partnership for Neighborhood
Development
Pittsburgh Social Venture Partners
Point Park University
Power Link
PUMP
RiverQuest
selma b. sherman/interiors
Songbird Yoga
University of Pittsburgh Environmental
Studies Department
Washington County Chamber of Commerce
Women and Girls Foundation of Southwestern,
PA
Women’s Independent Press
Women In Film and Media, Pittsburgh |
