As the Director of Administration, Andy is responsible for the finances, operations, and human resources for the Office of Real Estate. The office has been established as a primary responsibility center and charged with driving external revenue, managing commercial assets, while also supporting core University needs. Since joining the office in 2022, Andy has played a role in strategizing and implementing a sustainable business model supporting the strategic growth of the office. Andy is a Pitt graduate, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science & History. He has worked at Pitt since 2005, starting in Business & Operations with Parking, Transportation, and Services as a mail clerk, while pursuing a post-baccalaureate certificate in Accounting from the College of General Studies. He then worked for the Department of Medicine as a research grant administrator both in postaward support and preaward grant management. Andy then served as the lead administrator for 2 academic and research institutes under the Department of Medicine, where he was responsible for academic operations, including finances, human resources, and research support.
Andy sits on the Business & Operations Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategic Advisory Board. Andy is also an active member of the University of Pittsburgh Staff Council, where he has served in leadership in several roles, currently holding the role of President Emeritus and Chair of the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee. Through Staff Council, Andy also holds an appointment as staff representative to the Board of Trustees Investment Committee. He has been awarded with the Chancellor’s Award for Staff for University Engagement in 2021.