The Allegheny County Girls as Grantmakers is a diverse group of 24 girls from across Allegheny County representing different neighborhoods, schools, religions, races, ages, and sexual orientations, but what we have in common is a desire to make our community a better place for girls to thrive. We have been trusted with $10,000 which we will grant away to other girls in our community to run programs to benefit girls in Allegheny County. This two-year program is a collaboration of The Women and Girls Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania, FISA Foundation, Eden Hall Foundation, and the Jewish Women’s Foundation.
Accompanying this dynamic group of teens on their grantmaking journey is an equally exciting group of young professional women from the community. These women graciously volunteer their expertise and their talents to the Girls as Grantmakers program.
- Heather Arnet (Executive Director, The Women and Girls Foundation)
- Demeatria Gibson Bocella (Program Officer, Multi-Cultural Arts Initiative)
- Kilolo Luckett (Real Estate Agent, We Do Property, Inc. )
- Sylvia Rhor (Professor of Art History, Carlow University)
- Lauren Baker (Consultant with Dewey & Kaye Nonprofit Consultants)
- Kristy Trautmann (Program Officer, FISA Foundation)
- Leslie Williams (Program Officer, The Forbes Funds)
