WE WORK with community and systems partners to mobilize resources and coordinate supports FOR PITTSBURGH’S STUDENTS & SCHOOLS.

At A+ Schools we envision a Pittsburgh where every kid succeeds, in every school, every day. We’re on a mission to ensure:

  • Every community is a place where all kids can get to school safely and on time.

  • Every family has what they need so kids come to school ready to learn.

  • Every school is a place where all students and staff feel they belong and are excited to be.

Meet the A+ Schools Team

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James Fogarty
Executive Director

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Graham Mulqueen
Systems Manager
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Briana Davis
Program Specialist

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Gita Michulka
Director of Media & Publications

Nichole Sims
Community & Family Relations Manager

Tiffini Gorman
Director of Strategic Partnerships

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Will Tolliver, Jr.
Pittsburgh Learning Collaborative Manager

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Bridget Wissinger
Operations Manager

The work of A+ Schools is supported by a team of key consultant partners who provide
a breadth and depth of capacity and strengthen our work in the community.

Tyler Chilcott
Pittsburgh Learning Collaborative & Development Support
plc@aplusschools.org

Christina Dixon
Quality Improvement Advisor
christinajoydixon@gmail.com

Traci Jackson
Chief Strategy Partner
traci@jacksonclark.net

Faith Schantz, Sean Caulfield,
Alec Harkins, Aiyana Rockwell
& 232 Creative
Report to the Community Production Team

2026 Board of Directors

  • Bill Isler ~ Former President, Fred Rogers Institute

  • Tracey Reed Armant, Ph.D. ~ Program Associate, Grable Foundation

  • Jason Boll ~ Lead Teacher, Pittsburgh Perry High School

  • Kudzai Sihlangu ~ Senior Investment Product Specialist, Federated Investors

  • Keely Baronak, Ed.D. ~ Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Education, Carlow University

  • Michael Blackhurst, Ph.D. ~ Executive Director, Open Energy Outlook Initiative at Carnegie Mellon University

  • Susan Chersky ~ Director of Operations and Communications, The Buhl Foundation

  • Jesse Exilus, Esq. ~ Deputy Solicitor, City of Pittsburgh

  • Rev. Brenda Gregg ~ Founder/Executive Director, Project Destiny

  • Jennifer Haseleu, M.D. ~ Resident, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

  • James Hill ~ Assistant Chief of Staff to City of Pittsburgh Mayor Corey O’Connor

  • Shannah Tharp-Gilliam, Ph.D. ~ Director of the Area Agency on Aging, Allegheny County Department of Human Services