Participate in Board Meetings
All Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority (PWSA) Board Meetings will be held via a hybrid format. Guests can attend Board Meetings on the 1st floor of 1200 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 or attend virtually through the dedicated telephone conference line.
Conference Call Phone Number: 1-646-558-8656
Meeting/Webinar ID: 882-2660-3773
Alternatively, you may join online via Zoom.
Request to Speak at a Board Meeting
While on the conference line, you are in listen-only mode. However, PWSA can accommodate requests for public comment. Members of the public who wish to address the Board may do so in person, though advanced notification is appreciated. Requests can be submitted at least 24 hours prior to the meeting by visiting www.pgh2o.com/request-speak-board-meeting.
Board Minutes & Agendas
Read the minutes and agendas from past board meetings on the Board Minutes & Agendas page.
Watch all recorded virtual board meetings here.
Board of Directors
The PWSA Board of Directors is the governing body of the Authority. The Board is responsible for making decisions on project and program expenditures, approve our annual budget, and provide direction on initiatives to improve out water, sewer, and stormwater services. Board Members are nominated by the Mayor and confirmed by City Council.
Read our Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority
Upcoming Board Meetings are listed on the Events & Meetings page.
Board Members
Alex Sciulli
Chair
Early in his professional career, Alex G. Sciulli served as the Director of the City of Pittsburgh Water Department and the Director of Engineering and Construction. Sciulli previously held a consulting role with PWSA, where he served as the Chief of Program Management, led the effort to incorporate a stormwater master plan, and managed the design of the Four Mile Run Stormwater Improvement project. During his career, he has helped to coordinate critical water and sewer infrastructure projects with City and County officials and facilitated complex discussions and negotiations with elected officials and other community leaders.
Sciulli is a licensed civil engineer in Pennsylvania and has a master’s degree in business administration. Prior to forming his own engineering firm, ALEM Consulting in 2014, he served as the Executive Vice President for Highmark and held executive-level positions at National City Corporation of Cleveland, Ohio, Mellon Financial Corporation (now BNY Mellon), in Pittsburgh, Camp Dresser & McKee (now CDM Smith), an international civil and environmental engineering firm, where he focused his attention on the firm’s large public infrastructure projects.
He is excited to serve in a volunteer capacity as Board Chair for PWSA and is looking forward to guiding the Authority through the changes that will establish the quality water services expected in Pittsburgh.
Erika Strassburger
Vice Chair
Erika Strassburger is a Member of Pittsburgh City Council, representing the city’s Oakland, Point Breeze, Shadyside, and Squirrel Hill neighborhoods. Prior to her time in local government, Erika worked for nearly a decade in environmental advocacy. Erika graduated with honors from Bucknell University with a degree in Environmental Studies and a minor in International Relations. She and her husband live in Squirrel Hill with their son, Evan.
BJ Leber
Secretary and Treasurer
BJ Leber has been President & CEO of Adagio Health since 2014. During her time at Adagio Health, she has led the organization to expand services and geographic coverage; and Adagio Health has become a regional leader in women-focused healthcare delivery and advocacy. Adagio Health serves 110,000 patients and clients per year in Pennsylvania.
BJ is a recognized leader in the field of nonprofit management. She previously served as President & CEO of The Western Pennsylvania Hospital Foundation. Prior to that, she served as Interim CEO for the YWCA and Chief of Staff for Pittsburgh Mayor Bob O’Connor. BJ was VP & Station Manager for WQED Pittsburgh’s Public TV and Radio Stations.
BJ is a member and past president of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the International Women’s Forum. She serves on the National Advisory Council of the Elsie Hillman Civic Advisory Forum at the University of Pittsburgh’s Institute of Politics. She is on the boards of Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting (WESA and WYEP Public Radio Stations), Highmark Caring Foundation and Family Planning Councils of America. BJ is a former board chair of Pittsburgh’s Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority, an appointment by Governor Tom Wolf. She is also a past chair of Leadership Pittsburgh, VisitPittsburgh, Brother’s Brother International Foundation and Pressley Ridge Schools.
BJ lives in Highland Park with her husband Jeff. They have two sons. Daniel and his girlfriend Jenna Baron live in Pittsburgh. Alan and his wife Hyojin live in Brooklyn, NY.
Michael Domach
Assistant Secretary and Treasurer
Since receiving his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University in 1983, Michael Domach has served on the faculty of Carnegie Mellon University as a Professor of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Domach’s many accomplishments include being appointed Editor of Biotechnology Progress, authoring multiple significant research publications, and receiving a Presidential Young Investigator Award from the National Science Foundation.
Margaret (Peg) McCormick Barron
Board Member
Throughout her nearly 35 years in public affairs, including government relations, communications and marketing, Peg has advised public officials and candidates, established institutional programs and served as a spokesperson. Early in her career, Peg held positions in the offices of U.S. Representatives Doug Walgren and Leon Panetta. Later she served on the senior staff of Governor Robert P. Casey.
Over more than a dozen years she established and grew the government affairs program at Carnegie Mellon University. Peg worked directly for the university President and supported university-wide research and economic development initiatives. She developed a similar office at Magee-Womens Hospital.
Perhaps her most visible role was that of Press Secretary and Director of Intergovernmental Affairs for Pittsburgh Mayor Tom Murphy. Peg transitioned from full-time work in 2013 after ten years of continuously increasing management responsibilities at the West Penn Allegheny Health System, including government affairs, communications and marketing, and fund development. As Executive Vice President, she reported to the CEO and worked closely with board members.
Peg has served as a strategic consultant at various times throughout her career for the Carnegie Library and Museums, City of Belfast, Northern Ireland, Jewish Healthcare Foundation, Sports & Exhibition Authority and America and the Importance of Work, Inc.
In the past eight years, Peg has been invited to serve on the boards of non-profit organizations and governmental authorities in the Pittsburgh region. She is past Chair of Riverlife, and current Chair of the Squirrel Hill Health Center. Peg also serves as Vice Chair of a five Allegheny County economic development authorities. She was named to the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority in May 2021.
Past board positions include the Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh, Catholic Charities of Pittsburgh, the Salvation Army of Western Pennsylvania and the City of Pittsburgh Marathon.
Peg is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh. She lives with her husband, Bill, on the City’s South Side Slopes. They are the proud parents of daughter, Mara, a Pitt alumnus and employee.
James Martin
Board Member
James R. Martin II is the Vice Chancellor for STEM Research and Innovation at the University of Pittsburgh. Previously, he was the U.S. Steel Dean of Engineering in the Swanson School of Engineering after serving as the Bob Benmosche Professor and Chair of the Glenn Department of Civil Engineering at Clemson University. There he led the development of new curricula, establishment of new degree programs and forged new transdisciplinary research collaborations both nationally and in China. Prior to Clemson, Dean Martin served more than 20 years on the civil engineering faculty at Virginia Tech and five years as director of the Disaster Risk Management Institute. Internationally recognized for his earthquake research, Dean Martin has served as an earthquake engineering consultant on more than 100 major infrastructure projects for global corporations, engineering firms and government agencies, and has contributed to improved earthquake building code standards in the central and eastern U.S. Dean Martin earned a B.S. in civil engineering from The Citadel, and M.S. and PhD in civil engineering from Virginia Tech. He has received numerous national, state and university awards for research, teaching and professional service, including the American Society of Civil Engineer’s Norman Medal, the highest honor for published work in his field. He was inducted into the Virginia Tech Civil Engineering Department Academy of Distinguished Alumni in 2015.
Jamil Bey
Board Member
Jamil Bey, Ph.D., is the President & CEO of UrbanKind Institute, a think-and-do tank committed to advancing policies, practices, and programs that are kind to urban people and environments. Through collaboration with community and nonprofit organizations, local government, and research institutions, UrbanKind works to address the goals and priorities of residents in marginalized and disinvested neighborhoods.
Dr. Bey is an original member and organizer of Pittsburgh's Water Equity Task Force, a pioneering initiative undertaken in collaboration with PWSA, the US Water Alliance, and several community partners. This initiative is dedicated to propelling equitable water investment practices, affordability, workforce development, public health, and trustworthiness of water quality.
He is an influential champion of a "One Water" agenda, advocating for integrated and equitable water management practices in drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, and natural water sources.
Dr. Bey works with Tree Pittsburgh and the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy to develop education and engagement materials that feature the role of healthy community and urban forests in managing stormwater. He also serves as the Director of Research at Pittsburgh THRIVES, an initiative of Children’s Hospital that’s committed to removing barriers to childhood thriving. He is the founder of the Black Environmental Collective, a network of more than 100 Black environmental justice and climate advocates, researchers, and concerned residents. This team is currently working to better understand the connection between stormwater backups, damp basements, and children’s health.
Jamil earned his doctorate and master’s degree in geography from Penn State University. In 2022, he was honored by his alma mater as a 125th Anniversary Fellow and, in 2023, he received the prestigious President's Medal of the Geological Society of America for his groundbreaking work applying earth sciences to address contemporary justice issues.