CMULead Cohorts
The CMULead program aims to prepare our talented and dedicated staff to take on leadership roles that will ensure our university is in good hands well into the future.
In 2019 the first CMULead cohort formed and graduated 22 participants of the leadership program. The second cohort started in the spring of 2020; however, the program was paused due to the COVID 19 pandemic. The cohort resumed in the summer of 2021 and graduated 27 participants in September of 2021. To date there have been a total of 49 graduates of the CMULead leadership program. Below you will find a list of the graduates from each cohort.
2019 Cohort
| Name | Title | Department |
| Richelle Bernazzoli | Assistant Director of Undergraduate Research and National Fellowships | Undergraduate Research Office |
| Amanda Berneburg | Director, Online Strategy | Marketing and Communications |
| Kenny Blair | Principal Media Equipment Technician | Computing Services |
| Amanda Bodnar | Physics Assistant to Department Head | Physics |
| Emily Brown | Assistant Director of Executive Education Programs | Heinz College |
| Lenny Chan | Associate Director - Residential Education | Residential Education |
| Hannah Diorio-Toth | Manager, Office of the Vice President for Operations | CIT Development and Government Relations |
| Rachel Dolcich | Manager, Office of the Vice President for Operations | Office for the Vice President for Operations |
| Matthew Frye | Senior Treasury Analyst | Finance |
| Ross Garin | Assistant Head Of Music | School of Music |
| Jason Glenn | Principal Systems Analyst | University Libraries |
| Susan Hiser | Executive Director, Campaign Planning and Operations | University Advancement |
| Angie Lusk | Program Director of Student Affairs Wellness Initiatives | Community Health and Well-Being |
| Beth Maxwell | Customer Priorities Manager/Project Manager | SCS Computing Facilities |
| Shryansh Mehta | Director of Marketing for Heinz College | Heinz College |
| Michael Poljak | Academic Counseling Coordinator | Academic Development |
| Shannon Riffe | Director, Communications | University Libraries |
| Nick Ryan | Business Manager | Department of English |
| Al Scheuring | MCS IT Manager | MCS Dean's Office |
| Ian Smith | Computing Services Manager | Tepper of School of Business |
| Derek Sommer | Director, Business Applications Development & Support | Business Systems and Services |
2020/21 Cohort
| Name | Title | Department |
| Christine Bedillion | Executive Director of the Office of Sponsored Programs | Research |
| Sean Beggs | Director of MISM | Heinz |
| Heather Bragg | Executive Director, Office of Research, Integrity and Compliance | Research |
| Beth Callaway | Director, Sponsored Project Accounting/Receivables | Sponsored Project Accounting |
| Alison Campbell | Senior Manager, Business Innovation | Computer Services |
| Joy Cavaliero | Senior Associate University Registrar | Registrars Office |
| Ashley Chludzinski | Director, Corporate & Foundation Relations | Tepper School of Business |
| Rebecca Cicco | Senior Manager, EH&S | Enterprise Risk Management |
| Monika De Reno | Associate Director for Research | ISR: Institute for Software Research |
| Gary Dilisio | Associate Director of Undergraduate Education, Information Systems | Dietrich |
| Ed Dunlea | Director, Corporate & Foundation Relations for MCS | MCS Dean's Office |
| Christine Gilchrist | Academic Program Manager | MCS |
| Andrew Girard | Head Women's Tennis Coach/Operation Manager | Intercollegiate Tennis |
| Gretchen Graff | Business Manager | Libraries |
| Gabby Gueguen | Senior Staff Accountant | Enrollment Services |
| Chris Hertz | Principal Academic Advisor | Mechanical Engineering |
| Matt Hoolsema | Research Designer and Analyst | Institutional Research and Analysis |
| Jenn Joy-Wilson | Senior Manager, Sponsored Projects | CFA Deans Office |
| Christopher Kamerling | Senior Manager, Business Applications Development & Support | Business Systems and Services |
| Kristin Lavery | Assistant Director and Business Manager | Gelfand Center |
| Stefanie Oldfield | Executive Assistance to the Dean of MCS | MCS Dean's Office |
| Elena Papadakos | Assistant Director | OIE Operations |
| Jennifer Pesci-Kelly | Executive Director, Advancement Communications | Advancement |
| Michelle Porter | Director of Parking and Transpiration Services | Parking and Transportation |
| Ken Rose | Director, Project Management Office | Libraries |
| M. Shernell Smith | Executive Director of the Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion | Student Affairs |
| Jennifer Sobol | Director of Foundation Relations | Advancement |
| Ali Spetz | Project Administrator | Provosts Office |
| Gladys Sripasert | Director of Public Policy and Management Programs | Heinz |
| Lara Steiner | Senior Director, Marketing | Marketing and Communications |