Community Committee Members

Lawyer and Published Author

Development Committee

Heather Terrell is a lawyer with more than ten years' experience as a litigator at two of the country's premier law firms -- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Morrison & Foerster -- and for Fortune 500 companies -- as the vice president in charge of commercial litigation for Starwood Hotels.

Currently, Heather is an author of five historical novels published with Random House and Harper Collins, as well as a new series launching in 2013. A graduate of Boston College and the Boston University School of Law, she lives in Sewickley with her family.

External Relations Committee

Joan L. Gulley leads the marketing function for PNC including advertising, market research, competitive intelligence, and brand management. She is also responsible for all product and segment management within consumer banking including deposit, lending, and investment products, as well as investment strategy and for full-service brokerage services through Hilliard Lyons Inc., a member of NASD and NYSE.

Joan holds a B.A. in economics from the University of Rochester where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Additionally, she attended the Advanced Management Program sponsored by Harvard Business School.

External Relations Committee

Executive Director, Fund for Advancement of Minorities through Education (FAME)

Constance F. Horton has dedicated her career to serving children and families in the Greater Pittsburgh area. For over five years, Constance has functioned as the Executive Director of FAME. Under her leadership, FAME has increased the number of students it supports each year, the number of schools in the consortium, the amount of programming offered to scholars and alumni, and the organization's endowment and fundraising efforts dramatically.

Prior to her tenure at FAME, Constance led a robust, state recognized family recruitment program for the Three Rivers Adoption Council (TRAC) and school based services and summer programs for the Hosanna House, Inc. Constance developed and facilitated a student empowerment program within Wilkinsburg Public Schools while at the Hosanna House that was honored by the Governor as a best practice model in youth programming. In addition, she has spent several years consulting for non-profit organizations in the region as well as public school systems, including Pittsburgh and Wilkinsburg Public Schools.

Constance received her Bachelor's degree in African American Studies and Sociology and a Masters in Social Work from the University of Pittsburgh. Currently an adjunct professor in the School of Social Work at the University, she is on the Board of Directors of the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council, the Advisory Board of the National Partnership for Educational Access, the UPMC Educational Partnership Committee, and the Selection Committee for the YWCA Racial Justice Awards. She also served on the Board of Directors of the Pittsburgh Urban Christian School for five years and was named one of the Pittsburgh Courier's Fab 40 under 40 in 2009 and a History Maker of Today by the City of Pittsburgh in 2010. In addition, Constance is an involved member of the Macedonia Baptist Church, a mentor, and group counselor for teen parents. A proud parent of a fifteen year old daughter, Imani, Constance is committed to creating, expanding and supporting programs that are innovative, responsive to regional needs, and outcome oriented. She has built lasting partnerships within Pittsburgh's non-profit, business and philanthropic communities. Pittsburgh benefits tremendously from the degree to which Constance serves members of its most marginalized communities with excellence and enthusiasm.

Finance Committee

Vice President and Senior Finance Manager, PNC Financial Services

Michael S. Jasper's career spans more than 17 years as a business leader, entrepreneur and community advocate. In his current role as Vice President and Senior Finance Manager in the Corporate Performance Measurement group within Finance at PNC Financial Services group, Michael leads a team which focuses on competitive analysis and market based sales reporting. Prior to his appointment with PNC, Michael served as founder and Managing Partner of The Jasper Group, LLC., a company focused on bringing growth, evaluation and business sustaining strategies to new and small businesses and potential investors.

In addition to serving on the board of The Hill House Association (Audit Committee Chair) and Every Child, Inc. (Finance Committee Chair), he serves as a youth track & field coach for the Future Stars. He possesses a BA in Sociology and a Master's in Business Administration, both from Georgetown University in Washington, DC.

Facilities Committee

Architect, Development Manager at Oxford Development

Andrew Lang, Director of Development Services for Oxford Development Company, is a registered architect in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. With 21 years of experience in the construction and real estate industry, Mr. Lang specializes in real estate development, including zoning studies, programming, planning, financial analysis, and design, for new construction and renovation of buildings. He has been involved with numerous large scale projects including the preliminary development scheme and pro-forma for Three PNC Plaza, a $170 million, 23-story, 780,000 SF, mixed-use building, featuring a hotel, luxury condominiums, and class "A" office space. He has also provided studies for several institutional clients including a master plan feasibility analysis for the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) where he presented an examination of capital projects up through 2014 in excess of $100 million, comprised of 21 separate components, and including 5 distinct scenarios. Mr. Lang has extensive experience in the performance of Property Condition Assessments and Reserve Term Analysis of multi-family residential, office, retail, institutional, and industrial facilities. He has worked for Environmental Management Group (EMG), LandAmerica/National Assessment Corporation (LA/NAC), IKM Architects, and as an independent consultant/architect. Mr. Lang holds a Bachelor's degree from The Johns Hopkins University and a Masters in Architecture from Carnegie Mellon University.

Investment Committee

Chairman of the Board & Treasurer, BPU Investment Management, Inc.

Rick E. Pierchalski is a partner of BPU Investment Management, Inc. and started his career in the securities industry in 1975 with Butcher & Singer, now part of Wachovia Bank. In 1985, he founded Berkowitz, Pierchalski, Inc. with William Berkowitz. Mr. Pierchalski started the CUvest Division and worked with credit unions as well as Fraternal Insurance companies in implementing their fixed income portfolios. In 2000, Mr. Pierchalski and Paul Brahim developed Equity Capital Management's 401(k) retirement model which encompasses one-on-one participant advice, investment portfolio modeling and trustee fiduciary reviews. Mr. Pierchalski attended the University of Cincinnati, the Lessing Institute in Germany and the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. Principal licenses include General Securities, Limited Financial Operations, Municipal Fund and Municipal Securities.

Mr. Pierchalski is actively involved in various community and nonprofit organizations. He formerly served on Allegheny County's Regional Asset District Board and is a member of Pittsburgh's Urban Redevelopment Authority's Loan Review Committee.

Finance Committee

Principal, Pittsburgh Beechwood School

External Relations Committee

Raymond Robinson has over 15 years of experience working with at-risk youth in the mental health and juvenile justice systems. He has worked with youth in a variety of settings; including, secure detention, residential, schools, and in the community. Mr. Robinson currently serves as the Social Services Manager at Shuman Juvenile Detention Center in Allegheny County. He has been instrumental in developing award-winning programs with in-house resources, as well as through collaborations with outside agencies. He acts as the liaison between the detention center and the courts, as well as with other community organizations.

Mr. Robinson also teaches juvenile justice courses as an adjunct faculty at the Community College of Allegheny County. He has also presented at state and national conferences in the area of juvenile justice.

Raymond is a native of Pittsburgh’s South Side, where he still lives today. He holds a Master of Arts degree in Criminology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

External Relations Committee

Executive Director, Kelly Strayhorn Theater

Janera Solomon is the Executive Director of the Kelly-Strayhorn Theater: Community Performing Arts Center. Her experience spans arts programming and includes work on national and international events across the state of Pennsylvania. Janera is active in cultural planning and project management for organizations such as the National Museum for African American History and Culture, the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco and the African American Cultural Center of Greater Pittsburgh. She is a regular contributor to the Pittsburgh City Paper, holds an Advisory Board position at the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and was awarded the 2011 MLK Diversity Award by the Coro Center for Civic Leadership.

External Relations Committee

Oakland Community Volunteer