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United for Opportunity

United for Opportunity

Our region is at a pivotal moment. You can help.

At the Jan. 29, 2026 United for Opportunity conversation, business and community leaders joined United Way to design a new vision for our collective future. Download the findings from the conversation and other resources below to learn how, with your help, we can jumpstart transformation and create a more resilient community where everyone can thrive.   

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Our United for Opportunity speakers and panelists: 

  • David Holmberg, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, Highmark Inc. 
  • Bobbi Watt Geer, Ph.D., President & CEO, United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania. 
  • Gus Faucher, Chief Economist, PNC Financial Services Group. 
  • Darrell E. Smalley, Office Managing Partner, Global Client Service Partner, Tax. Ernst & Young LLP. 
  • Brooks Broadhurst, Director, Eat’n Park Hospitality Group, Inc. 
  • Rebekah Byers Kcehowski, Partner-in-Charge, Pittsburgh, Jones Day. 
  • Jordan Golin, PsyD, President & Chief Executive Officer, JFCS. 

  

Thank to you the United for Opportunity Host Committee for amplifying this important discussion. 

  • Eric Boughner, BNY Pennsylvania. 
  • Brooks Broadhurst, Eat’n Park Hospitality Group. 
  • Kim Fleming, Baird, Inc. 
  • Hayley Haldeman, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust. 
  • Stacy Juchno, PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 
  • Rebekah Byers Kcehowski, Jones Day. 
  • Jim McQuade, Dollar Bank. 
  • Jim Newell, Buchanan Ingersoll & Roney PC. 
  • Deb Rice-Johnson, Highmark, Inc. 
  • Darrell Smalley, EY.