Carolyn Bourgeois - President
Carolyn Bourgeois is a lifelong resident of Pleasant Hills and the West Jefferson Hills School District.  She graduated from Robert Morris University and started working for Dietrich Industries in 1984.  When William S. Dietrich II, a steel executive soon to be a Pittsburgh philanthropist, sold Dietrich Industries and started The Dietrich Charitable Trusts, Carolyn made the move with him.  In 2011 when Bill Dietrich passed away, The Dietrich Charitable Trusts became The Dietrich Foundation to which Carolyn is still happily employed today.

In addition to being on the West Jefferson Hills Foundation for Education Board, she serves on the district alumni board.  Carolyn is the Volunteer Coordinator for Triumph of the Holy Cross Parish and serves on the parish council there.  She is also a board member of TJ Arts.

Mrs. Bourgeois  is a 1980 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School, and her husband Bob is a 1979 TJ alum. They have three children, all of whom  graduated from TJ: Danielle – Class of 2011; Matt – Class of 2014; and Craig – Class of 2015.

 

 

Lisa Florian, President & Chief Executive Officer of Clearview Federal Credit Union, a $2B financial institution serving over 120,000 members and headquartered in Moon Township, PA, brings over 25 years of financial, marketing, communications, community engagement, operations and public relations expertise to the Foundation. She is a strategic-thinking, high-performing and award winning professional, with an impressive record of achievement and keen sensitivity to the needs of consumers and the community.

A lifelong Pittsburgh native, Mrs. Florian earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Washington and Jefferson College and her Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Robert Morris University.  She is a respected member of many organizations, a devoted mother and number one fan to her two sons– Nicholas and Nathan, wife to Jason, and dedicated to other members of her immediate and extended family. Mrs. Florian has served on a number of boards and committees throughout her tenure, both professionally and in the community. Presently, in addition to the Foundation Board, she is presently a member of Family Links’ Board, CU Benefits Alliance Board, a member of CrossState Credit Union Association’s Regulatory Review Committee and frequently volunteers her time to many functions and charities throughout the Pittsburgh region.

 

Maria Inks – 1st Vice President 
Maria Inks has been working in Career and Technical Education for the past 14 years, and has been employed by Steel Center for CTE since 2013.  She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Education and English 7-12 from Clarion University.  
Maria has served on the board of Jaguars United soccer program from 2016-2018, ran the Teen Programming at Pleasant Hills Library, serves on the Executive Advisory Council as a Community Member at Steel Center for CTE, and volunteers her time to various booster programs for her son Michael’s activities. Mrs. Inks is married to Ryan, and they have one son, Michael, who is currently a sophomore at TJHS.