Welcoming Interactive + Welcoming Economies Convening 2019

Brian Burley, a native son of the city of Pittsburgh, bestselling author, speaker, entrepreneur and an MBA graduate from the University of Pittsburgh’s Katz Graduate School of Business. Burley was named as one of Whirl Magazine’s, The Pittsburgh Courier & Pittsburgh Magazine’s... Read More →

janera solomon is the executive director of the Kelly Strayhorn Theater, a historic live arts venuein Pittsburgh now in its tenth year of presenting progressive, evocative new works in dance,music, film, education and cultural programming. Her curatorial work includes projects withsome... Read More →

Growing the Welcoming movement in small, rural and suburban communities is essential to the wellbeing of newcomers and receiving communities alike, let's talk about how these communities can be centered in our work.

Jordyne Krumroy is a Regional Manager at Welcoming America, where she oversees immigrant inclusion work in the South. She is proud to have built out the One Region Initiative, the nation’s first major metro welcoming region. Prior to her work at Welcoming America, she worked in... Read More →

Ivonne Smith-Tapia is a Cultural Anthropologist and Social Worker with a certificate in Human Services Management who works providing training and technical assistance to Family Support Centers at the Office of Child Development, University of Pittsburgh.Ivonne worked more than a... Read More →

Paul Kim is an 11th grader at Allderdice High School. He moved to Pittsburgh 6 years ago, and he loves it!  Paul helped launch the Global Minds Initiative in 2016, where he now serves as communications director. He currently serves as a councilman for Pittsburgh's 5th District for... Read More →