Staff Directory

Our staff members are dedicated to our mission of being the innovative leader of economic renewal and growth by serving enterprising people and businesses in the region. We bring a variety specialized skills, backgrounds and passions to the people we serve. We look forward to working with you.

IEE Staff Contact Information

Melissa Bennett, Executive Assistant
412-624-5436

Lindsey Biddle, Management Consultant, Washington County
724-229-8078

Dione Cahillane, EFC Alumni Association Director
412-279-9297

Lauren DeJulio, Accountant and Grants Administrator
412-648-1704

John Dobransky, Client Services Liason
412-624-2290

Ann Dugan, Assistant Dean / Executive Director
412-648-1544

Karma Edwards, Member and Student Services Manager
412-624-2182

Christine Kush, Associate Director
412-648-1806

Dr. Michael S. Lehman, Director, PantherlabWorks & Student Svcs
412-648-7873

Katie Pavlich, Event Logistics Manager
412-648-1543

Jeffrey Plowey, Senior Technology Consultant
412-648-1545

Gregory Rice, Management Consultant
724-229-8078

Brad Steenblok, Administrative Assistant
412-648-1544

Robert Stein, Manager, Information Technology Program
412-648-1540

Elizabeth Strohm, Marketing Associate
412-624-5678

Craig Sweger, Agricultural Program Director
412-624-0548

Catherine Tyson, Senior Management Consultant
412-648-1546

Raymond L. Vargo, SBDC Director
412-624-1199

Spotlight

  • Entrepreneurial Fellows Center recruiting for Class of 2009
    Date: 11/20/2008

    Pittsburgh entrepreneurs will soon have the choice to elevate their businesses to the next level, as the Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence has opened recruitment for the Entrepreneurial Fellows Center Class of 2009.
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  • Tributary Technologies proposes mobile, real-time video streaming
    Date: 11/19/2008

    Picturing a tech entrepreneur, many people might imagine a college student creating program codes in her parents’ basement, or perhaps a young Bill Gates who leaves college and become one of the richest people in America. What people might not expect is a nurse and lawyer detailing their innovative camcorder accessory that would allow for live video from the sidelines of a football game or the front row of a wedding.
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  • Pitt SBDC reaching out to 42nd District
    Date: 11/06/2008

    The University of Pittsburgh Small Business Development Center will partner with Pennsylvania Senator Wayne D. Fontana to offer monthly office hours in the 42nd District, which encompasses a large portion of the City of Pittsburgh and municipalities to the south and west of the city, beginning November 17.
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