The Board

Andrew Butcher – CEO, GTECH Strategies

Chris Reinard, Esq, Board Chair – Thorp Reed & Associates, LLC

Court Gould, Board Secretary – Executive Director, Sustainable Pittsburgh

John Shea – Urban Agriculture Specialist

Karen Abrams – Community Affairs Specialist, Urban Redevelopment Authority

Kate Sphar, Board Treasurer – Senior Consultant, Dewey & Kaye

Khalif Ali – Director of Recruitment, Coro Pittsburgh

Linda Metropulos – Sustainability Consultant, ACTION-Housing

Matthew Ciccone, Board Vice-Chair – Founding Principal of GTECH

A native Pittsburgher, Matthew is committed to strengthening the nonprofit community and works tirelessly to create positive community change through innovation, action, and entrepreneurship.

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Elected as Chair in August 2008, and Vice-Chair in 2011, Matthew strongly believes in GTECH’s mission and work in the community. Collaborating closely with GTECH’s Board and Management Team, Matthew helps steer GTECH’s organizational growth and vision for change. Matthew holds a Masters in Urban Design from Carnegie Mellon University, a Masters of Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon’s Heinz College, and a Bachelors of History from Denison University.