August 12, 2013
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| Alyssa DeLuca-New Capital Campaign Director and MLFE Executive Director |
The Mt. Lebanon School Board unanimously approved Alyssa DeLuca as the Director of the Mt. Lebanon School District Capital Campaign and Executive Director of the Mt. Lebanon Foundation for Education (MLFE). Ms. DeLuca will work with the Superintendent, MLFE Board Chair and campaign leadership to raise $6 million in capital and endowment funds. She will serve as the primary staff support for a volunteer campaign committee and the MLFE Board in the identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of individual donors. Ms. DeLuca will lead campaign logistics and prospect management activities while establishing a long term development program for the District. She is expected to join the District on August 30.
Ms. DeLuca has been the Director of Development at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History for the past four years. Prior to that, she served as a Senior Communications and Marketing Consultant for Deloitte Services LP and the Director of Development and Communications for Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh. She is a graduate of Duquesne University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies.
“We are very pleased to welcome Alyssa DeLuca to the District as our capital campaign director,” stated Superintendent Timothy Steinhauer. “She has a strong background in development and fundraising and will be a capable, enthusiastic leader for our capital campaign.”
Update August 14, 2013 2:11 PM I added the link to the personnel report.
Update August 18, 2013 7:45 PM A Lebo Citizens reader submitted the following article, Stocks can't fix Pittsburgh's pension system fiscal woes, experts warn With Larry Lebowitz inquiring when they can borrow again, the board needs to keep this article in mind. Change it from the city to Mt Lebanon and the story could be the same.
As much as I think this project will fail, I hope beyond hope that it doesn't.
ReplyDeleteWe could all use a successful campaign to help lower taxes.
However, I think the timing of this couldn't be worse as last night the Board voted to affirm the use of the capitalized interest, wrapped bonds for the second float of bonds.
Of course they did this to avoid a referendum (again) on a project that they are certain the entire community wants.
Anyway...good luck to Ms. DeLuca. If she isn't raising money for this project (the bonds are already floated) then what will she be raising money for?
The Urban League? Wonder how Jo "In the Ghetto" Posti feels about that. And dont tell anyone but this young lady attended...gulp...ssssshhhh....Ringgold.
ReplyDeleteHer job experience is very light. Way to go, school board. You've once again demonstrated how totally incompetent you are as a body. Good luck to Ms. Jackson Deluca. You, young lady, are about to discover how it feels to be at the bottom of the barrel. Get out before it's too late.
Great news, she appears to have excellent qualifications - only hope that she starts with the local lobbyists who insisted on the excessively designed high school facility! She could start with the BOSN, Kluck town hall picketers and Voice groups. It's all there on the internet, Alyssa. Surely they will be the first to give you a fat check!
ReplyDeleteIt's time for these folks to put their money where their mouths are.
How long has it been since the $6 million goal was adopted by the school board ? Remember that this goal was a dramatic reduction from an original target goal of $30 million; and, that the $30 million was to preclude the necessity of a second bond issue. How embarrassing !
ReplyDeleteThe time interval is indicative of time no longer being of the essence. A second bond issue in the $30 million magnitude that is wrapped, premium priced with above market interest rates and interest capitalized will be issued. Taxes to cover what are in reality excessive debt service costs will be imposed. And the district has the gall to ask for $6 million more ?
Can't wait to see the donor list.
The donor list is the sucker list.
ReplyDeleteAlyssa Deluca was a teacher at PA Cyber School. Same one? http://www.ratemyteachers.com/alyssa-deluca/1446126-t
ReplyDeleteDeluca was the solicitor to the Mt. Lebanon Parking Authority.
Deluca is a common name, right? I am not being sarcastic, just asking.
Elaine
Don't go to Heinz for any money. They just cut 350 Pittsburgh jobs. http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2013/08/13/heinz-cuts-600-jobs-350-in-pittsburgh.html?ana=e_pit_bn&u=j3qD9pCxJoSAscEnMkCZczHNMnU&t=1376405525
ReplyDeleteI don't think they would sponsor any signs either.
Elaine
Director of Development Carnegie Museum of Natural History Museums and Institutions industry
ReplyDeleteJanuary 2011 – Present (2 years 8 months)
Associate Director of Development Carnegie Museum of Natural History Nonprofit; 501-1000 employees; Museums and Institutions industry
March 2009 – December 2010 (1 year 10 months)
Sr. Communications Consultant Deloitte Privately Held; 10,001+ employees; Management Consulting industry
January 2007 – February 2009 (2 years 2 months)
Director of Development & Communications Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh
March 2005 – December 2006 (1 year 10 months)
Consultant Michele Q. Margittai
May 2000 – February 2005 (4 years 10 months)
Wonder if she will rely on the Denis Theatre Foundation website donor list for initial solicitations ? LOL
ReplyDeleteWhat are the reasons to have a $6,000,000 campaign?Has anyone heard any justification?
ReplyDeleteThe purpose was to reduce the amount the district must borrow to complete the $109 million project. Originally, $30 million was the target amount since $30 million was still needed for the high school renovation project. Now that they are going to wrap bonds, what IS the justification?
ReplyDeleteElaine
$6,000,000 for unspecified goals?
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's for Timmy's raise in 2014
ReplyDeleteMaybe the $6,000,000 is for change orders and pension payments for those grieving.
ReplyDelete11:44, We can afford Dr. Steinhauer's raise.
ReplyDelete11.58 AM, can we? We just raised student parking $5,000. That went out the window for the five bonuses for the great job on the high school project. Can we when Timmy goes to the unions asking for concessions? Why would they agree to anything when he just keeps taking more and more for mediocre work, at best? It starts at the top. Lead by example.
ReplyDeleteElaine
When can we afford $5,000 bonuses for a $40,000,000 cost over run?
ReplyDeleteI updated this post with the personnel report which shows the appointment of the Capital Campaign Director.
ReplyDeleteI see lots of changes in the Finance Office too.
Elaine
Related??
ReplyDeletehttp://www.mtlpercussion.com/subpage6.html
I don't know. I am finding out it is a common name. If she is related, that is good news because he is a really good guy.
ReplyDeleteElaine
She looks like a very nice person, but my family will not be contributing. Sorry, but we're paying enough in taxes.
ReplyDeleteShe looks like a proverbial naive deer in the headlights, but commanding an $82,000 per year salary. Plus generous benefits one presumes. How will all that be allocated between MTLFE and Pursuing Ketchup endeavors ?
ReplyDeleteHelp me understand something...
ReplyDeleteWhen this position was first examined I thought the entire purpose was to raise enough money to fund the entire second float of bonds of about $30 million.
Well, on the same night this lady was hired, they just floated the entire second round of bonds.
Now when she knocks on your door and asks for a donation, what is she asking you to donate to if not the already funded high school project?
I do not envy her position. She has been set up to fail miserably and it won't be her fault. She should have been hired five years ago and given a shot to actually accomplish her goal.
The question now is whether or not she will raise enough to cover her salary and benefits each year. I don't think this is a given.
So 80k paid for with public money to go raise 6 million (which was once 30million) to offset the 30 million the board just agreed to borrow? Must be new math. Hey school board, if Dopey has 6 million and combines it with the 82k Snarky has under his mushroom pillow, is that greater than, less than or equal to the 30 million Sleazy has stashed in a cookie jar?
ReplyDeleteI've had it wrong the entire time. You school board directors arent crooks. You're just stupid.
$40,000 for PK study
ReplyDelete$872,000 for PK fee
$82,000 for MLFE director
$??,??? for MFLE director's benefits
What is left over?
$40,000 for PK study ONE TIME FEE
ReplyDelete$872,000 for PK fee ONE TIME FEE
$82,000 for MLFE director $82,500 for FIRST year
$??,??? for MFLE director's benefits Annual cost
What is left over? Ha! For what?
Timmy will be making $163,776, according to Monday's agenda.
Elaine
If they have a second, and third fundraiser, etc., it won't be a one-time fee.
ReplyDeleteI told you it would be over $160,000.
ReplyDeletePony up and pay the piper to play in paradise.
ReplyDeleteThe school board should be ashamed. I mean, if they were sane, rational, selfless people, they would...they all need to resign. Im not sure why they think their actions are ethical, legal or in the best interest of the community. I would ask them at the next meeting but they'll cross their arms, cower behind the solicitor and tell me to file a RTK. What a bunch of disgusting creatures.
ReplyDeleteAnd to anyone from outside Lebo thinking of moving here, you have better options. Much better.
I was just wondering where you can get access to previous or future personnel reports at the school board meetings. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteSome school districts post them on their websites, but not Mt. Lebanon. You have to file a Right To Know.
ReplyDeleteElaine
I should add that you may be able to pick up a current copy at a school board meeting. Sometimes there are extra copies.
ReplyDeleteElaine
The school board has been hiding the personnel reports since they started paying substitutes on Step 1 instead of Steps 2-4.
ReplyDeletehttp://cdn.localwireless.com/wap/news/text.jsp?sid=30&nid=3944555832&cid=373&scid=-1&checksum=2883897307
ReplyDeleteMs. Gillen,
Thank you for posting this link under updates. It points out the foolishness of buying municipal bonds from school districts. Sooner or later the districts will declare bankruptcy and pay the pensions with the bond money, just like Detroit.
You are right to worry about Larry wanting to borrow more money. This is the same man who imports foreigners to take his neighbor's job at a cut-rate salary after lying to the U. S. Government about not being able to find qualified American workers. And we elected him to our school board as an upstanding example to our community - what a sick joke.