The Pitt Alumni-In-Residence (AIR) program provides notable alumni a chance to give back through assisting current Pitt students with career and professional development. The AIR program is designed to work in tandem with Career Center services and resources offered to prepare and develop students along their career journey. The program is exceptionally unique, as it is implemented and driven exclusively through alumni volunteers who share their time as well as their professional experiences, lessons, and successes!
Throughout the academic year, Alumni-In-Residence host career focused presentations and office hours in which undergraduate and graduate students can participate. Scroll below to see highlighted Office Hours and Events below.
For one-on-one appointments, open the link provided below. Select schedule a new appointment, and then select the Alumni-in-Residence category to find availability on the dates designated below. The slots are limited, so secure yours today!
Lisa Biondi | Office Hours on 3/27, Schedule here
Chief Information Officer, System One Holdings, LLC
B.S. Electrical Engineering, 1987
M.S. Electrical Engineering, 1994
Timothy McLaughlin | Office Hours on 3/27 & 4/3, Schedule here
Chief Operation Officer, Chief Executive Officer, Blink Advertising
Exercise Physiology, 1989
David Popelka | Office Hours on 3/28, Schedule here
President, GH Advertising
Communication, 1994
Tom Lynskey | Office Hours on 3/28 4/11, Schedule here
Senior Account Executive, Direct Energy Business
B.S. Chemical Engineering, 1981
MBA, Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, 1986
Nicholas Kirsch | Office Hours on 3/24, 3/31 & 4/7, Schedule here
Director, Software Engineering, Omnicell
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2009
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2012
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, 2016
Donna Sanft | Office Hours on 4/1, Schedule here
Retired, Executive Associate Athletic Director & Associate Dean of Students, University of Pittsburgh
B.S. Health and Physical Education, 1974
M.Ed. Health, Physical and Recreation Education, 1989
Pamela Kirkland | Office Hours on 4/2 & 4/8, Schedule here
Field Producer, NPR
B.A. Political Science and Communications, 2007
Angela Foglia | Office Hours on 4/8, Schedule here
Group Information Technology Officer, Howmet Aerospace
CEO & Founder, Secure Transmit
B.S. Information Science, 1986
M.S. Information Science, 1990
Timothy James | Office Hours, schedule here
VP of Engineering, Triple
B.S. Computer Science, 2002
MBA Economic, Business Strategy, 2005
Bradford Bell | Office Hours on 3/24, Schedule here
Foreign Service Officer, US Department of State
B.A. Political Science/Certificate in Latin American Studies, 1995
