working with us
The URA wants to make it easy for homeowners, developers, business owners and other stakeholders to bring their vision to life or get the help they need. Want to bring a project from vision to reality? There’s a URA staff member ready to help.
Our Board
Yarone Zober, Chair
Chair
Councilperson Bob Charland, Treasurer
Treasurer
Executive Leadership Team
Rebecca Davidson-Wagner, Director of CDFI Investment
Director of CDFI Investment
|Catherine Murray, Director of Government Affairs and Strategic Initiatives
Director of Government Affairs and Strategic Initiatives
|Executive
Jacqueline Bowman-Porter, Senior Executive Assistant
Senior Executive Assistant
|Communications
Government Affairs & Strategic Initiatives
Catherine Murray, Director of Government Affairs and Strategic Initiatives
Director of Government Affairs and Strategic Initiatives
|John Bonello, Senior Data & Evaluation Specialist
Senior Data & Evaluation Specialist
|Human Resources
Legal
Matt Sanders, Senior Associate Counsel
Senior Associate Counsel
|Real Estate & Inspections
Mary Lisa (ML) Meier, Senior Director of Real Estate
Senior Director of Real Estate
|Matt Reitzell, Real Estate Inventory Manager
Real Estate Inventory Manager
|Cameron Weeks, Senior Property Inquiries Analyst
Senior Property Inquiries Analyst
|Transactions
Tracy Brindle, Real Estate Transaction Coordinator ll
Real Estate Transaction Coordinator ll
|Pittsburgh Land Bank
Sally Stadelman, Manager of Pittsburgh Land Bank
Manager of Pittsburgh Land Bank
|Josh Rolón, Real Estate Transactions Coordinator
Real Estate Transactions Coordinator
|Devin Shirey, PLB Administrative Coordinator
PLB Administrative Coordinator
|Inspections & Land Care
Corey DeRico, Director of Facilities & Inspections
Director of Facilities & Inspections
|Mike Emge, Quality Control Inspection Manager
Quality Control Inspection Manager
|Housing
Housing Support
Alicia Majors, Assistant Director of Housing Support
Assistant Director of Housing Support
|Breanna Benjamin, Senior Housing Opportunity Fund Program Coordinator
Senior Housing Opportunity Fund Program Coordinator
|Rae Ann Driscoll, OwnPGH Program Coordinator
OwnPGH Program Coordinator
|Donna Freeman, Housing Quality Control Analyst
Housing Quality Control Analyst
|Residential Development
David DiBernardo, Manager of Residential Lending
Manager of Residential Lending
|Pittsburgh Housing Development Corporation (PHDC)
Justin Belton, Manager of PHDC Housing Development
Manager of PHDC Housing Development
|Development Services
Anita Stec, Director of Development Services
Director of Development Services
|Lilly Freedman, Manager of Development Projects
Manager of Development Projects
|Pittsburgh Economic & Industrial Development Corporation (PEIDC)
Donita Thomas, Community Investment Manager & President of PEIDC
Community Investment Manager & President of PEIDC
|Architecture & Engineering
Nazin Bagherynejad, Assistant Director of Architecture & Engineering
Assistant Director of Architecture & Engineering
|Commercial & Business Lending
Siena Kane, Assistant Director of Commercial Lending
Assistant Director of Commercial Lending
|Melissa Beall, Communication & Marketing Analyst
Communication & Marketing Analyst
|Jesse Descutner, Commercial Lending Analyst
Commercial Lending Analyst
|Community Development Financial Institution
Rebecca Davidson-Wagner, Director of CDFI Investment
Director of CDFI Investment
|Brooke Shetler, CDFI Program & Compliance Specialist
CDFI Program & Compliance Specialist
|Finance & Compliance
Grants / Compliance & M/WBE
Marcus Robinson, Assistant Director of Grants, Compliance, and Quality Assurance
Assistant Director of Grants, Compliance, and Quality Assurance
Kennola Slater, Lending Compliance Analyst
Lending Compliance Analyst
Matthew Zachary, Grants Analyst
Grants Analyst