Board of Directors
Chairperson: Seth W. Silverman, CEPA®
​Vice Chairperson: Thomas N. Walker
Secretary: John Lagnese, MD
​Treasurer: C. Talbot Heppenstall, Jr.
Michelle Keane Domeisen, D.Min.
Brigid Dykstra
Beverlynn Elliott
Eric A. Frankel, MD
Craig S. Mauro, MD
Timothy O’Brien
Andrew Ritchie
Vincent J. Silvaggio, MD
William H. Simpson
Jeffrey Todd
Valerie Wislo, MD
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Past President
Mary Lee Gannon
Emeritus Board Members
Franklin E. Agnew III
Alex D. Condron
Kevin O. Garrett, MD, FACS
John Harmon, Esq.
Stanley J. Kevish
Robert C. McCarthy
Stephen H. McKnight
Richard J. McSorley
Donald B. Middleton, MD
Neil Y. Van Horn
Edmond C. Watters, MD
Meet The Team
Brigid Dykstra is a Virginia native who worked for The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and The Carlyle Group in Washington, D.C. before moving to Pittsburgh to join the St. Margaret Foundation. She is a graduate of Virginia Tech and holds a bachelor's degree in Religion and Culture and a master's degree in Public Humanities.
Brigid lives in Shadyside with her husband, Jimmy, and their cats, Cleo and Wally.
Sophie Christensen
Manager of Partnership Giving and Office Systems
christensens2@upmc.edu | 412-784-4144
Sophie Christensen was born and raised in Michigan, where she graduated with a BA in Social Relations & Policy from Michigan State University's James Madison College. She moved to Pittsburgh in May of 2022. Before working for St. Margaret Foundation, Sophie was an intern with Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan and the MSU Center for Gender.
Sophie lives in Mount Washington with her partner George and their cats Spoons and Lentil.
