
Current Members
Robert Antonelli, Director of Government Relations, The Jewish Healthcare Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA
Joyce Bender, President and CEO, Bender Consulting Services, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
David Blaner, Executive Director, Allegheny County Bar Assocation, Pittsburgh, PA
G. Reynolds Clark, former Vice Chancellor, Special Assistant to the Chancellor, University of Pittsburgh
Rory Cooper, FISA & Paralyzed Veterans of America Chair and
Distinguished Professor of the Department of Rehabilitation Science &
Technology, and professor of Bioengineering, Physical Med & Rehab, and
Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh.
Paul W. Critchlow, former Vice Chairman, Public Markets, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Thomas B. Darr, Court Administrator of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA
Nicholas DeBenedictis, CEO, Aqua America, Philadelphia, PA
Shirley Dennis, former Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Community Affairs
John Denny, Principal, Denny Civic Solutions, Pittsburgh, PA
Michael DeVanney, Political Consultant, Partner at ColdSpark Media, Pittsburgh, PA
Linda Dickerson, Principal, 501 (c)(3)2, Pittsburgh, PA
*David Ehrenwerth, Partner/K&L Gates
David Eisenhower, Professor, Annenberg School of Communication, University of Pennsylvania
William Generett, Jr. President and CEO, Urban Innovation 21, Pittsburgh, PA
Brent D. Glass, Former Director, National Museum of American History, Washington, DC
Robert Gleason, Chair, Pennsylvania Republican Party, Johnstown, PA
Gail Balph Gordon, Attorney and Fundraiser, Fair Lawn, New Jersey
Tucker Gordon, Grade school classmate of Dick Thornburgh, Thornburg, PA
William J. Green, Political Consultant, Pittsburgh, PA
George Grode, former Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Insurance, Harrisburg, PA
David J. Herring, former Dean and Professor, University of New Mexico. Former Dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Maureen Lally-Green - Dean, Duquesne University School of Law, Former Director of the Office of Church Relations at the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh and former Pennsylvania Superior Court judge.
Edward McCord, Former Director, Dick Thornburgh Forum and Professor, Honors College, University of Pittsburgh
Mario Mele, President, Fidelio Insurance Company and former Chair, Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, Fort Washington, PA
David Y. Miller, Professor, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
Harold D. Miller, President, Future Strategies LLC
Michael J. Missal, Inspector General, Department of Veterans Services
Aradhna Oliphant, President & CEO Leadership Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Fr. John Sawicki, Professor of Political Science, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
Katherine D. Seelman, former Associate Dean and Professor, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
James M. Seif, Energy and Environmental Consultant. Former Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Former Administrative Assistant to Governor Thornburgh.
William C. Snyder, Visiting Assistant Professor, Syracuse University College of Law
Richard A. Stafford, Distinguished Service Professor, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Linda Starnes, Disability Advocate, Orlando, FL
William E. Strickland, Jr., CEO, Manchester Bidwell Associates, Pittsburgh, PA
Frederick W. Thieman, President, Buhl Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA
Blair Thornburgh, Editor at Quirk Books, Philadelphia, PA
David Thornburgh, President and CEO, Committee of Seventy, Philadelphia, PA
Dick Thornburgh Counsel, K&L Gates LLP, Washington, DC
Ginny Thornburgh, former Director, Interfaith Initiative, American Association of People with Disabilities, Washington, DC
John Thornburgh, Senior Vice President, Witt-Kieffer, Pittsburgh, PA
Richard Thornburgh, Economics & History Teacher, Hopkins School, New Haven, CT
William Thornburgh, Businessman, Pittsburgh, PA
Kristy Trautmann, Executive Director, FISA, Pittsburgh, PA
Roberta Waldman, Civic leader and widow of Honorable Jay C. Waldman, Philadelphia, PA
Cuyler Walker, Civic Leader
Nancy Watson, Curator, Dick Thornburgh Archives, Pittsburgh, PA
George C. Werner, Piper Jaffray & Company, Philadelphia, PA
James Wiggins, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley, Inc., New York, NY
Robert Wilburn, Distinguished Service Professor, Carnegie-Mellon University, Washington, DC
*Sam Zacharias, Principal, Gateway Financial group, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA
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* Co-chair, Advisory Committee
Message from the Governor
The Forum was established at the late Dick Thornburgh’s Law School alma mater, the University of Pittsburgh. In connection with the Dick Thornburgh Papers held by the University's Hillman Library, the Forum reflects his experiences in public life. It is in intended to foster discourse on issues vital to the preservation of our democratic system and the Rule of Law upon which that system depends.
Special thanks are due to Chancellor Emeritus Mark Nordenberg who serves as the Director of the Dick Thornburgh Forum and has been unstinting in support of this effort since its inception. In addition, many others have provided time, resources and dedication to this undertaking.