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.

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Cathy Battle, Executive Director

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

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

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Anna Joyner – Board Treasurer
Community Volunteer, Westmoreland County

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Ashleigh Riehl
Sr. Project Manager, SAP Aribarong

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

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Jill Standley
Community Volunteer

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

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

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

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Maria A LaVelle
Chief Executive Officer, Pheple Federal Credit Union

Keisha Che're Jimmerson
Associate Dean of Students for Diversity, Inclusion and International Student Services, Seton Hill University

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

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Michele Cruse, Ph.D., Advisor

Program Director, Heart II Heart, LLC