Board of Directors
The composition of the McAuley Ministries Board of Directors is designed to connect our founders — the Sisters of Mercy — with the community. Twenty-nine percent of McAuley Ministries board members are residents of the Hill District, Uptown, or West Oakland, the primary communities we serve. We value diversity, inclusion, and equity. As such, our board is enriched through its racial, gender, and age diversity. Together, our board members contribute their experience in education, community and economic development, health and human services, finance, and our Mercy heritage.
2023 Board of Directors
Emma T. Lucas-Darby, PhD (Chairperson)
Educator and Hill District Entrepreneur
Sister Susan Welsh, RSM (Vice Chairperson)
Sisters of Mercy
Sister Diane Matje, RSM (Secretary)
Sisters of Mercy
Tia L. Baker
Chief Executive Officer, Crown Cut Concierge
Chief Operating Officer, Cupcakes Most Wanted
Membership Director, Ujamaa Collective
Tony Beltran
President & CEO
Pittsburgh Mercy
Sister Sheila Carney, RSM
Special Assistant to the President for Mercy Heritage & Service, Carlow University
Sisters of Mercy
Sister Bonnie Heh, RSM
Finance Director, The Intersection
Sisters of Mercy
Sister Patricia McCann, RSM
Sisters of Mercy
Sister Kathleen McGrady, SC
Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill
Thelma Lovette Morris
Retired Educator
Howard B. Slaughter Jr., D. Sc., MBA, MPM
President & Chief Executive Officer, Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh
Sister Judith Stojhovic, RSM
Sisters of Mercy
Marisol Wandiga Valentin
Executive Director
McAuley Ministries
Micaela Young
Communications, Photography, and Video Producer
Founding Board Members
Sister Sheila Carney, RSM
Special Assistant to the President for Mercy Heritage & Service, Carlow University
Sisters of Mercy
Sister Patricia Mary Hespelein, RSM
Sisters of Mercy
Sister Patricia McCann, RSM
Sisters of Mercy
Sister Lorraine Meskowski, RSM
Sisters of Mercy
Michele Rone Cooper
Former Executive Director
McAuley Ministries
Sister Susan Welsh, RSM
Sisters of Mercy
Updated: September 8, 2023