Special Events Committee
Once an application is received and logged, it moves on to the vetting process via the Special Events Committee. The Special Events Committee is a group of representatives from various City departments, including Public Safety, Public Works, Parks & Recreation, Emergency Management, and Pittsburgh Regional Transit. This group meets every Tuesday morning to review the applications received the previous week, and to continue discussion on any applications that have been held over from the previous week.
The job of this committee is to review each application and determine if the proposed event is viable, make sure the dates and locations requested are available, ensure that proper procedure is being followed, and that any needed City resources are properly allocated and not over-booked.
If necessary, the committee may request that an organizer attend a committee meeting to further discuss their proposed event, and to work one-on-one with department representatives to iron out any needs from the respective departments.
The members of the Special Events Committee are:
| Lee Schmidt | Public Safety Director | Dept. of Public Safety |
| Takeena White | Assistant Director, Operations and Policy | Dept. of Public Safety |
| Alisha West | Executive Assistant to the Public Safety Director | Dept. of Public Safety |
| Brian Katze | Manager, Office of Film & Event Management | Office of Film & Event Management |
| John J. Chapman | Film & Event Permit Coordinator | Office of Film & Event Management |
| Anna Boekenhauer | Film & Event Permit Coordinator | Office of Film & Event Management |
| Jen Lemasters | Film & Event Administrator | Office of Film & Event Management |
| Bill Crean | Streets Superintendent | Dept. of Public Works |
| Joe Rush | Parks Operations Manager | Dept. of Public Works |
| Allison Botti | Permits Office | Dept. of Public Works |
| Sergey Brodskiy | Project Engineer | Dept. of Mobility & Infrastructure |
| Aaron Travers, MCP | Construction Plans Examiner | Dept. of Permits, Licenses, & Inspections |
| Alan Hausman | Emergency Management Planner | Emergency Management & Homeland Security |
| Lisa Epps-Cuda | Master Firefighter & Inspector | Bureau of Fire |
| Richard Linn | Division Chief | Emergency Medical Services |
| Ray Rippole | Commander | Bureau of Police – Planning Unit |
| Chuck Henderson | Lieutenant | Bureau of Police – Planning Unit |
| Robert Plata | Police Officer | Bureau of Police – Planning Unit |
| Eric Tatusko | Police Officer | Bureau of Police – Planning Unit |
| Chuck Rompala | Road Operations | Pittsburgh Regional Transit |
| Darnise Demery | Special Services, Events, & Detours | Pittsburgh Regional Transit |
| Jessica Delaney | Special Services, Events, & Detours | Pittsburgh Regional Transit |
| Jonathan Furman | Lead Park Ranger | Dept. of Public Safety |
| Susan Lucas | Communications Specialist | Dept. of Parks & Recreation |
