The University of Pittsburgh’s Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence (IEE) recently celebrated its Entrepreneurial Fellows Class (EFC) of 2025, participants of the 10-month certificate program designed to enhance regional business leaders’ expertise in managing and growing their businesses.
The 32 founders, CEOs, and business leaders from various industries completed a full curriculum throughout the past year with a class graduation on December 10th.
Pitt’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship hosts the fellows, who are selected for the program to receive one-on-one mentoring and peer learning as part of the program. Now having completed its 27th year, this class now joins the roughly 900 Western PA business alumni of the program.
The IEE thanks EFC Sponsors PNC Bank, Meyer, Unkovic & Scott, Henderson Brothers, NET Xperts, Wilke CPAs & Advisors, and Lloyd Wolf – Certified EOS Implementer for their support of the Entrepreneurial Fellows Class program.
Guy Amatangelo, Mariani & Richards, Inc.
Rahul Asanikar, Benchmark IT Solutions LLC
Patrick Bowes, Bon Tool Company
Ross Chapman, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy
Mathew Davis, Robinson Fans Inc.
Shane Dushack, The Cedar House Recovery
Herbert Gallagher, Keystone Crane & Hoist Co.
Sean Guesman, Concensus Technologies
Maria Heller, Valex Group LLC
Cortney Kosmack, Don’s Appliances
Leroy Mabins, The Trade Institute of Pittsburgh
Matthew Messerly, The Gateway Engineers
Marlaina Peters, AMP Home Care
John Proano, Butler Gas Products
Kevin Rich, Robinson Fans Inc
Matthew Rutkowski, The Magic Lantern
Christy Scalzitti, ABARTA Coca-Cola Beverages
Jason Sebak, Sebak / Slagel Insurance
Jenna Shock, Inspired Closets Pittsburgh
TWilliam P. Spohn, Jr., ruTech Tools Ltd.
Benjamin Steiner, Steiner Realty, Inc
Krystie Stiles, AMP Home Care
Joseph Tavella, The Buncher Company
Kurt Treser, Beaver Steel
Tony Treser IV, Beaver Steel
Daniel Turner, Turner Dairy Farms
Sara Waldschmidt, Environmental Data Services LTD
Lauren Williams, ABARTA Coca-Cola Beverages
Rissa Witul, Heeter Printing
Ross Wilkerson, WorkSpace Solutions