Annual Champagne Luncheon & Alumni Connection Event

Annual Champagne Luncheon & Alumni Connection Event

Event Details

Friday, January 9, 2026 at the Fairmont Pittsburgh

Registration & Networking: 11:00 – 11:45 AM
Program & Lunch:  Noon – 1:00 PM

Tickets for this event are sold out. Please email emily@lpinc.org to join the waitlist. Registration for this event is required. 

Leadership Pittsburgh Inc.’s Annual Champagne Luncheon & Alumni Connection Event occurs in January each year, hosting nearly 400 of Pittsburgh’s movers and shakers including business, philanthropic, and public sector leaders in attendance.

The luncheon has proven to be a great opportunity for community leaders to connect with each other while reaffirming their commitment to the region and passion for leading. Past Champagne Luncheons have been marked by a sense of great energy and inspiring remarks by the County Executive and City of Pittsburgh Mayor.

The Aradhna Award, established in 2023 to honor a LPInc. Alum who has made significant contributions to Southwestern Pennsylvania, is also presented at this annual event.

Thank you to our Sponsors!

Presenting Sponsor: Wabtec Corporation
Additional Supporters: TriState Capital Bank, The Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence, Bayer US LLC, Maher Duessel, and Gallagher.

2026 Host Committee

Evan Rosenberg, LDI VIII, YALP VI: Chair

Steven Alschuler, LP XXXII • Michael Barnett, LP XXXVIII • Betsy Benson, LP XXI •
H. Zachary Block, LP XXXIV, LDI XIX • Daniel Booker, LP IV •
Kenya Boswell, LP XXXIII, YALP III • Eric Boughner, LP XXXIV • Caroline Boyce, LP X •
Ashley Brown, LDI XXXII • Chris Brussalis, LP XIII • Robert Buzzelli, LP XXIII •
R. Yvonne Campos, LP IX • Augie Carlino, LP XIII • Doris Carson Williams, LP XVI •
H. Daniel Cessna, LP XXVII • Richard Citrin, LP XXIV • Albert Ciuksza Jr., LDI XV •
Renny Clark, LP I • Shannon Connery, LDI XXII • Joseph Costa, LDI XXXI •
Rosamaria Cristello, LP XXXVI, LDI XXII, LnP I • Julie DeSeyn, LDI VII •
Michaela Diallo Holts, CLCV III • Devon Diaz, CLCV XII • Christopher DiLorenzo, LDI XXXII • Jackson Elizondo, LDI XXX • Dolly Ellenberg, LP VII • Allison Evans, LDI XXXI •
Patrick Fosnaught, LP XLI • Evan Frazier, LP XIV • Bart Gabler, LP XXXIII, YALP II •
Josiah Gilliam, LP XL, LDI XXIII • Laura Goossen, CLCV V, YALP VII •
Deborah Graver, LDI IX • David Heaton, LP XXVII • Richard Heiser, LP XXVI •
Kathy Humphrey, LP XXIII • Ruthie King, LP XV • BJ Leber, LP IX •
Richard Lerach, LP XXXII • Ed Lettieri, LP XXIX • Amy Lewis, LDI XIII •
Anne Lewis, LP XXVI • Joseph Lodovico, CLCV X • Chris McGinnis, LP XXXVII •
Leo Morrow, CLCV XI • Sabrina Saunders Mosby, LDI XVII, YALP VII •
Lee Ann Munger, LP XII • Aradhna Oliphant, LP XVIII • Stefani Pashman, LP XXV •                    Melissa Pearlman, LP XXXVIII, YALP VI • Marsha Posset, LDI XXI, YALP VI •
Kathy Risko, LDI XI • Todd Rosenfeld, LP XXX, LDI I • Lisa Scales, LP XXVII •
Bill Schenck, LP I • Jarrod Shaw, LP XXXII • Dave Silvester, LP XL •
Howard B. Slaughter Jr., LP IX • Carl Spindler, CLCV VIII, YALP V •
Andréa Stanford, LP XXXVII, YALP V • Robert Stein, LP XXXIV •
Matthew Sterne, LP XXX • Arthur H. Stroyd Jr., LP VIII • Christy Stuber, LP XXVI, LDI XIV •
Piper Treece-Angert, LDI XXVIII • Randy Vulakovich, LDI XV, YALP I •
Jen Wagner, LP XXXIX • Beth Wainwright • Jeremy Waldrup, LP XXXI, LnP I •
Dara Ware Allen, LP XXVIII, LDI V • Chris Watts, LDI XXVII • Nicole Webster, LP XXXIV •

*Confirmed as of November 20, 2025*

Aradhna Award Winners

We are honored to recognize the tremendous contributions to the community of the Aradhna Award Winners and their selected beneficiaries.

2025

• Lisa Scales, LP XXVII | Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank

2024

• Arthur H. Stroyd Jr., LP VIII – Leadership Pittsburgh Inc. Board Member Emeritus | The Neighborhood Academy.

2023

• Doris Carson Williams, LP XVI  | Three Rivers Youth
• Congressman Mike Doyle, LP III  | Sankofa Village Community Gardens