Western Pennsylvania Chapter

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Welcome Welcome to the Western Pennsylvania Chapter

The Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation welcomes you! Volunteers are the key to our success and the lifeblood of our organization. We have many opportunities for you to get involved. Your participation in any way will help us achieve our mission – finding a cure for all people with CF. Take a moment to check out our upcoming events and learn more!

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Events Get involved with our local events

There are 4 upcoming events for this chapter.

Western PA 2025 Annual Meeting
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Erie Great Strides
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Morgantown Great Strides
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Pittsburgh Great Strides
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Supporters We’d like to thank the people and businesses that support us
Platinum National Corporate Champions

Thank you to our Platinum National Corporate Champions!

American Airlines
Gold National Corporate Champions

Thank you to our Gold National Corporate Champions!

Abbvie CHOATE
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Key Supporters

The Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation recognizes and thanks our supporters for their generosity and support in the fight against cystic fibrosis.

For information on how you can become a supporter, please call (412) 321-4422.

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Board

Rebecca (Becky) Auer
Business Strategist
BeckyAuer.com

George Bellios

Greg Boyd

John S. Brendel
Shareholder
Denton's

Justin Davis
Realtor
Coldwell Banker

Brian Donahoe
Pharmacy Operations Manager
UPMC Shadyside Hospital

Britt A. Freund
Member
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Denise Freund

Robert Feldman
Board Member Emeritus
Partner, Managing Director
Snowden Lane Partners

Scott Hershberger
Lead Communications Specialist
Clinical Marketing
UPMC

Christopher J. Kail
Chief Marketing Officer PRC, CDR
Legend Financial Advisors, Inc. 

Chad Irving 
Vice President, Wealth Management
Merrill Lynch 





 

Angela Kinney, PRC, CDR 
Executive Outplacement Strategist
Chair
National Volunteer Engagement Chair
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Justin Kreps
Sales Leader
Deloitte Cyber

Debra (Deb) Longhini, Chair
Advocacy

Jessica Opalko, Chair
Nominations

David M. Orenstein, M.D., M.A., Emeritus
Director Emeritus, Antonio J. and Janet Palumbo Cystic
Fibrosis Center
Past Chair, Ethics Committee
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

Joseph Pilewski, MD
Co-Director, Cystic Fibrosis Program
Associate Chief for Clinical Affairs
Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical care Medicine Division
Associate Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics and Cell Biology,
University of Pittsburgh

Doug Sarkis, Chair
Individual Giving

David Underwood, Vice Chair

Daniel J. Weiner, MD
Director, Antonio J. and Janet Palumbo Cystic Fibrosis Center
Medical Director, Pulmonary Function Laboratory
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

Lisa Willig, Outreach Chair 
Hahntown Elementary School Principal
Norwin School District
Staff

600 Waterfront Drive 223
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Phone: 412-321-4422
Email: western-pennsylvania@cff.org

Mary Pat Joseph
Area Director
mjoseph@cff.org
412-321-4422 ext.4703

Jean Schieman 
Associate Executive Director
jschieman@cff.org
412-321-4422 ext. 4710

Megan Rula
Senior Administrative Manager
mrula@cff.org
412-321-4422

Jennifer Franz
Development Director
jfranz@cff.org
412-321-4422

Fallon DeRiggi
Senior Development Manager
fderiggi@cff.org
412-321-4422


Jaime Greenwald
Senior Development Director
jgreenwald@cff.org
412-321-4422