Max Leake began his musical training at age six. By the time he was 15, he was working with local Pittsburgh bands and backing up national acts in local clubs. He has released several CDs and recorded and performed with numerous artists.
B-PEP Jazz
Host Committee
Chair: Cassandra Cooper, VP, Diversity & Inclusion Manager, First National Bank Honorary Chair: Jack Bogut, Legendary Pittsburgh Media Personality
Arthur L. & The Hon. Cynthia A. Baldwin
Kenya Boswell, Sr., VP Community Affairs, Highmark Health
Dr. Quintin B. Bullock, President, Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC)
Janis Burley, President and CEO August Wilson African American Cultural Center
Esther L. Bush, President & CEO, Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh
Jackie Dixon, Regional Asset Distrect (RAD) board member
Dr. Edmund Effort, DDS & Elaine Effort
Bill Flanagan, Host/Producer, WPXI’s “Our Region’s Business”
Evan Frazier, President & CEO, The Advanced Leadership Institute
Dr. Leon Haley, former Dean, Graduate School of Public & International Affairs, Pitt
Peggy Harris, President & CEO, Three Rivers Youth
Dr. Rahmon Hart, Director of Community Relations, Rivers Casino
Dr. Kathy S. Wilson Humphrey, President, Carlow University
Kevin L. Jenkins, President & CEO, Manchester Bidwell Corporation
Katharine Eagan Kelleman, CEO, Port Authority of Allegheny County
Dr. Linda S. Lane, former Superintendent, Pittsburgh Public Schools
Claudette Lewis
Mark Lewis, President & CEO, The POISE Foundation
Hon. Timothy K. Lewis, former U.S. District Judge
Marcia Martin, former VP, Corporate Social Responsibility, Highmark Wholecare
Carol Neyland, former Sr. VP Community Development, Dollar Bank
Jeff Nobers, Executive Director, Builders Guild of W. PA
Dan Onorato, Executive VP Corporate Affairs, Highmark Health
Ronald D. Porter, RDP Consulting Service
Angela Reynolds, President, YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh
A. Odell Richardson, Executive Director, Pittsburgh Community Services, Inc.
Hon. Valerie McDonald Roberts, former elected official of Allegheny Co, City of Pgh, and PPS
Hon. Doug Shields, former Pittsburgh City Councilman
William “Jack” Simmons, Esq., Former Director, Shuman Juvenile Detention Ctr
Dave Soltesz, President, Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation