2011 Winners
Congratulations to the 2011, 40 Under 40 Winners! Selected from a nomination pool of more than 160 candidates, this year’s honorees were chosen by an independent panel of judges, comprised of former winners, business professionals and civic leaders. Winners were chosen based on their passion, commitment, visibility, diversity and overall impact on the region.
2011 40 Under 40 Featured in Pittsburgh Magazine
Christine Astorino, 39
Founder and CEO, fathom
Michael Barnard, 33
Project Manager, Oxford Development Company
Rachel Booth, 36
Co-Founder, LivingPittsburgh.com
Ashley Boynes-Shuck, 28
Freelance Writer; Social Media Consultant; Health Advocate
Kirk B. Burkley, 34
Partner, Bernstein Law Firm, P.C. Supervising partner of Bankruptcy & Restructuring Group
Mark Burnett, 29
Heinz History Center, Special Events Manager
Samantha Bushman, 28
Founder & CEO, Talk, The New Sex Ed
Crystal L. Collins, 28
Founder, Starfish to the sea Animal Rescue
Seth Corbin, 30
Attorney, Fox Rothschild LLP
Ismail (Izzy) Dawood, 39
EVP and Director of Investor Relations and Financial Management & Analysis, BNY Mellon
Christina Dickerson, 37
President of Dickerson Creative Communications
Megan Hennigan, 33
Senior Manager Shopper Marketing, HJ Heinz Company
Josh Hickman, 32
Chairman and Co-Founder, Young Professional in Energy (YPE) Pittsburgh
Dominic Alan Janidas, 24
President, The Orion Management Group; Director, Orion Charities; Public Relations Specialist, The James Harrison Family Foundation; Staff Writer and Public Relations Specialist, Maniac Magazine
Gina M. Jones, 31
Instructor and Coordinator, Center for Experiential Education at Penn State Fayette, the Eberly Campus; Community Leader, Uniontown, PA
Jordan Kay, 30
Founder, Bloodhound Branding
Holly McIntosh, 31
Program Coordinator for Community Outreach, Office of Mayor Luke Ravenstahl
Kamal Nigam, 39
Engineering Director, Google
Eric R. Osth, AIA, 38
Principal, Urban Design Associates; President, AIA Pittsburgh
Zineb Outnouna, 35
Executive Director of Atlas Dreams Languages, LLC; President of Pittsburgh Center for Financial Literacy, Inc
Sara Petyk, 36
Owner, Your Active City and www.bike-the-gap.com
Alia M. Pustorino-Clevenger, 34
Assistant Director for Community Engagement, Duquesne University
Christopher Rolinson, 38
Associate Professor Photojournalism, Point Park University
James M. Rossetti, D.O., 39
Associate Director, Cell Transplantation Program, The Western Pennsylvania Cancer Institute
Jason Sauer, 36
Owner of Most Wanted Fine Art
Michael Scotto, 28
Creative Writing Coordinator, National Network of Digital Schools
Jonathan Shapiro, 38
Sculptor/Visionary; Account Representative, Pittsburgh Business Times
Eric C. Shiner, 39
Director, The Andy Warhol Museum
Elizabeth Smith, 23
Emergency Medical Technician, NorthWest EMS; Graduate Student, University of Pittsburgh
Lindsey N. Smith, 23
President, The Real You
Kelly Sorice, 38
Vice President, Communications, West Penn Allegheny Health System
Jared W. Souder, 32
Executive Director, Veterans Place of Washington Boulevard
Lisa Kerszencwejg Stauffer, 36
Attorney, Cohen & Grigsby, P.C.
Angie Stengel, 38
Chief Operations Officer, Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania
Christine Stone, 36
National Board Member, National Council of Jewish Women, Inc.
Kezia O. L. Taylor, Esq., 32
Founder, Taylor Law Firm
Gary Van Horn, Jr., 32
Managing Partner, Van Horn Group
Heather Walsh, 39
Co-Founder, LivingPittsburgh.com
Todd M. Wilson, 27
Traffic Engineering Group, AECOM Technical Services
Scott Yusavage, 35
President, Computer Fellows Inc.












