Board of Directors

The Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank is led by a hard-working and compassionate board of directors. The WPDB wouldn’t be able to help the babies and families in need without the dedication of our board.

​

Cathy Battle, Executive Director

​

Pastor Phillip Battle Jr. President/Founder
Pastor, New Light Temple Baptist Church, Pittsburgh

​

Tamara Prince – Board Secretary
Outpatient office assistant, UPMC Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic

​

Anna Joyner – Board Treasurer
Community Volunteer, Westmoreland County

​

Ashleigh Riehl
Vendor Relation Risk Consultant, PNC

​

Erma Conn, M.Ed.
Program Manager, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC, Matilda Theiss Child Development Center

​

Jill Standley
Community Volunteer

​

Lenall Thomas, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer, Center for Family Excellence

​

Michele Cruse, Ph.D.
Program Director, Heart II Heart, LLC

​

William Whitman, Esq.
Senior Counsel, Litigation FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.

​

Willina Walker
Clinical Intake and Program Coordinator, Therapeutic Nursery Program, Theiss Early Childhood Behavioral Health Child Development Center, UPMC Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic

Dr. Phillip Palmer, Advisor
Assistant Dean, Bayer School of Natural & Environmental Sciences, Duquesne University