Alumni Association Board

The Heinz School Alumni Association Board (AAB) is elected to four-year terms by the alumni and acts as their decision-making body. The primary objectives of the Alumni Association are:

The promotion of communication among its members and between its members and the Heinz School;
The provision of annual financial support for the Heinz School;
The promotion of employment and internship opportunities for alumni and students of the Heinz School;
The provision of feedback from alumni to the Heinz School regarding the policies and programs of the School;
The preservation and promotion of the Heinz School's legacy of diversity;
The promotion of the name and programs of the Heinz School.

AAB Members

Teresa Allison, MSPPM 1999

Elected 2006-2010
Senior Financial Management Consultant
SAIC Center for Capital Planning and Investment Control
6565 Arlington Boulevard
Falls church, VA 22042
allison_ta@hotmail.com

Gregory Bednarski, MSISPM 2004

Elected 2006-2010
Computer Scientist
U.S. Department of Defense
412-708-0007
gmb126@psualum.com

Kent Benjamin, MS 1990, President

Elected 2004 - 2010
Co-Chair EPA CARE Program
EJ Program Manager and State Liaison
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, DC 20460 MC5101T
202-566-0185 (office) 202-821-8800 (mobile)
benjamin.kent@epa.gov

Jorge Berges, MSPPM 2007

Appointed 2008 - 2010
Econometrics Professor
Graduate College USDA
Washington, DC 20002
joberges@yahoo.com

Latoya R. Conners, MS 2001, Past President

Appointed 2006-2008
Senior Consultant
MarketSphere Consulting
12 Federal Street
One North Shore, Suite 200
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
412-586-3813
lconners@alumni.cmu.edu

Dr. Devin Lee Drew, MISM 2004

Appointed 2005 - 2008
Scientific Account Manager
Genedata (USA) Inc.
PO Box 1026
Healdsburg, CA 95448
415-738-7546
mailto:%20dld+hz@pobox.com

Maryann Feldman, MSPPM 1982, Ph.D. 1992

Elected 2006-2010
Miller Distinguished Professor in Higher Education
Institute of Higher Education
University of Georgia
0114 Meigs Hall
Athens, GA 30602
706-542-0581
mailto:mfeldman@uga.edu

Brian Ledgerwood, MAM 1993

Elected 2006-2010
International Trade Specialist
International Trade Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce
14th & Constitution, NW
Room 4016A
Washington, DC 20230
202-482-3836
brian_ledgerwood@ita.doc.gov

Srinath Nagarajan, MISM 2000

Appointed 2006 – 2008
Vice President
Bank of America
Boston, MA
srinagarajan@gmail.com

Douglas Olney, MSPPM 1983

Elected 2006-2010
Director of Finance
MTA New York City Transit
Division of Maintenance of Way
130 Livingston Street, room 7043
Brooklyn, NY 11201
do262@mindspring.com

Holly Trask, MSHCPM 1998

Parliamentarian
Elected 2006 - 2010
New York, NY
212-384-5000
hollytrask@yahoo.com

James Truesdale, PMP, MS 1991

Appointed 2005 – 2008
Ex-Officio, Carnegie Mellon Black Alumni Association
Executive Project Director
Program Management Office
Enterprise Technology Planning Division
Georgia Technology Authority (GTA)
100 Peachtree Street, Suite 2300
Atlanta, GA 30303-3404
Web: www.gta.georgia.gov
Email: jtruesdale@gta.ga.gov
Office 404-463-2875
Fax: 404-651-9158
Cell: 404-328-5965

Dr. Beverley Wheeler, H&SS 1976, MS 1978

Ex-Officio, Carnegie Mellon Alumni Association Board
President
The Pendleton Group.
3527 Tenth St., N.W.
Washington, DC 20010
202-483-1440
bwheeler@thependletongroup.com

Jocelyn Yee, MS 2003

Appointed 2005 - 2010
Office of the Election Supervisor
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
1725 K Street, Suite 1400
Washington , DC 20006
202-429-8683
jyee@alumni.cmu.edu

Sofyan Yusufi, MPM 2003

Elected 2004 - 2008
Senior Consultant
Deloitte
1750 Tysons Blvd.
McLean, VA 22102
sofyanjy@alumni.cmu.edu