Stefani Pashman named CEO of Allegheny Conference
PITTSBURGH – Stefani Pashman has been named chief executive officer of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development and its affiliates, effective Oct. 2. She succeeds Dennis Yablonsky, who earlier this year announced his decision to step down from the position at the end of 2017.
The appointment of Pashman ends a months-long search for Yablonsky’s replacement.
William S. Demchak, chairman, president and CEO of The PNC Financial Services Group and vice chair of the Allegheny Conference, who led the search for the new CEO, said he had worked closely with Pashman on the conference’s Workforce Strategy steering committee,
“I am eager to continue working with her on the issues that are important to our quality of life and ongoing economic development,” Demchak said. “Stefani is an accomplished leader, well respected by the many organizations and officials with whom the conference partners, and under her leadership, the conference will achieve great things on behalf of the people and businesses of the Pittsburgh region.”
Since early 2010, Pashman has been CEO of Partner4Work, the workforce development system for Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. Working with city and county government leaders, she led the transformation of the organization from a fragmented mix of government-run programs to a comprehensive workforce system aligned in a single non-profit agency. She also led the development and implementation of community engagement strategies that led to the creation of Pittsburgh Works, a 3-year-old nationally recognized public-private partnership model of 80 organizations collaborating to more efficiently match available talent with employers.
Prior to being named CEO of Partner4Work, Pashman was director of policy and special assistant to the Secretary of Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services from 2003 to 2010. Previously, she worked in several consulting/policy analyst roles for the Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget (Washington, D.C.) and for several health care consulting firms.
Pashman, of Squirel Hill, has an undergraduate degree from Washington University and an MBA/MHSA from the University of Michigan Schools of Business and Public Health.