Dmitri D. Shiry

Chair, Pittsburgh Branch

Retired Partner
Deloitte LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Appointed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Sector Representation: Financial Services

Deloitte LLP is a professional services firm that provides consulting, financial advisory, tax, and audit services to companies and organizations. Mr. Shiry retired from Deloitte, where he held numerous leadership roles, most recently as the managing partner of Deloitte Pittsburgh. He currently serves on the board of trustees of the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, the advisory board of the Andy Warhol Museum, and the board of directors of the Duquesne Club. He is a member of the President’s Advisory Council of Carlow University and is a previous member of the Workforce Steering Committee of the Allegheny Conference board. Mr. Shiry is an adjunct professor at the University of Pittsburgh’s Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business and is a certified public accountant.

Earl Buford

Chief Executive Officer
Partner4Work
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Appointed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Board of Directors

Sector Representation: Consumer/Community

Partner4Work is a workforce development organization that connects funding, expertise, and opportunities for employers, job seekers, agencies, and policymakers to develop a thriving workforce in the Pittsburgh area. Mr. Burford is a member of numerous boards and committees, including those at the African American Strategic Partnership, the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, Bridgeway Behavioral Heath, and Healthcare Council of Western Pennsylvania.

Shelley L. Fant

President and Chief Executive Officer
FCG Solutions, Inc.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Appointed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Board of Directors

Sector Representation: Services

FCG Solutions, Inc. provides moderate- to long-term staffing and employee outsourcing in the Mid-Atlantic region. Ms. Fant serves as the community service chair for Jack and Jill of America Foundation and as a regional investor for the Allegheny Conference on Community Development. She is a member of the Women Presidents’ Organization. She previously served on the boards of the American Red Cross, the Holy Family Institute Foundation, the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, and the Shuman Juvenile Detention Center.

Christina A. Cassotis

President
Allegheny County Airport Authority
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Appointed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Board of Directors

Sector Representation: Transportation

The Allegheny County Airport Authority is a municipal authority in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, that oversees and maintains the Pittsburgh International Airport and Allegheny County Airport. She is a board member of S&T Bancorp, US Travel Association, and EQT Corporation and a member of International Aviation Womens Association.

Kathryn Klaber

Managing Partner
The Klaber Group
Sewickley, Pennsylvania

Appointed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Sector Representation: Energy, Mining, and Extraction

The Klaber Group provides strategic services to businesses and other institutions as they capitalize on shale development in the United States and abroad and manage the impacts of public-sector actions across many industries. Ms. Klaber launched and led the Marcellus Shale Coalition as its first chief executive officer in 2009. She is the vice chair of the nominating committee for Junior Achievement of Western Pennsylvania and has served as executive vice president for competitiveness at the Allegheny Conference on Community Development and as managing director of the Pennsylvania Economy League.

Suzanne K. Mellon

President
Carlow University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Appointed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Sector Representation: Education

Carlow University is a private liberal arts university located in Pittsburgh. Ms. Mellon is a member of the boards of directors of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania, the Council of Independent Colleges, the Pennsylvania Economy League of Greater Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and the International Women’s Forum Pittsburgh Chapter. She also serves as a team chair for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

Vera Krekanova

Chief Strategy and Research Officer
Allegheny Conference on Community Development
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Appointed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Board of Directors

Sector Representation: Consumer/Community

The Allegheny Conference on Community Development is a nonprofit, private-sector leadership organization dedicated to economic development and quality-of-life issues for a 10-county region in southwestern Pennsylvania. Ms. Krekanova is responsible for coordinating all quantitative and qualitative research, championing the use of data and information across the organization, and framing the messaging around the conditions of the region’s economy. She is a member of Health Careers Futures board, Friends of Via, and Women’s Health Activist Movement Global.