New York Life, Registered Representive

Derilyn Devlin Freeman is graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Sociology. After two years in nonprofit working with college students, she started her own business at New York Life. Derilyn Devlin Freeman has been named a member of the 2016 Executive Council of New York Life Insurance Company.  Members of the Executive Council are among the most successful of New York Life’s elite sales force, comprised of thousands of licensed agents. She believes that building a strong financial foundation allows one to worry less, enjoy life more and spend time pursuing passions with those they love.

Ernst and Young Partner, Assurance

Dominic Verdi is an Assurance services Partner with Ernst & Young in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  He has over fourteen years of experience serving numerous global companies across various industries—with emphasis in the manufacturing, energy and services industries.   Dominic has devoted his career principally to serving global SEC clients and growth oriented companies.   His multi-national experience over the years has enabled him to develop a network of effective working relationships around the globe within EY.  He regularly assists clients with SEC matters including those related to a wide variety of both 1933 and 1934 Act filings and has assisted clients with a number of business transactions including acquisitions, dispositions, spin-offs and initial public offerings. 

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Information Services at UPMC

Dean Owrey joined UPMC in February 2011 as the chief financial officer of its Information Services Division (ISD), a $450 million business within UPMC’s diversified health care enterprise. In that capacity, Dean works closely with Executive Leadership on all strategic information technology matters that advance UPMC’s strategy of leveraging smart technologies to deliver quality patient care and population health management. In addition to his leadership role within ISD, since June 1, 2014, Dean also serves as the chief financial officer of UPMC Enterprises, which drives UPMC’s strategy for commercializing its expertise, bringing world-class health care, advanced technologies, and management skills to markets extending well beyond western Pennsylvania. 

Prior to joining UPMC in February 2011, Dean was an Audit Partner with Ernst & Young, primarily serving companies in the health care, insurance, and manufacturing industry located in western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and eastern Ohio. During his 22-year career with Ernst & Young, Dean was a frequent instructor within its professional development programs and served five years as the Coordinating Partner for Campus Recruiting across Ernst & Young’s North Central region.

Dean is a 1989 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh. A committed life-long learner, Dean has recently completed the Business Intelligence and Data Analytics curriculum at Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz College.

Treasurer and Chief Administrative Officer at VBA Vision

As the Treasurer and Chief Administrative Officer for VBA, Aaron oversees the accounting,

data processing and information technology departments. Before starting at VBA in 2014,

Aaron was a Controller for BBL Fleet Leasing. He also served as a Senior Manager at

ParenteBeard LLC, a regional accounting and consulting firm. Aaron earned his Bachelor of

Science in Business Administration from the University of Pittsburgh in 2003. He went on to

receive his Master of Science in Accounting from the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of

Business in 2011. 

Human Resources Manager at Puget Sound Energy, Past: Director of Human Resources at Microsoft

Tracy Turman is a Human Resource Advisor Manager at Puget Sound Energy in Bellevue, Washington. She is responsible for managing PSE’s corporate HR Advisor strategic priorities, including the management of employee relations, labor relations, employee/management development activities and PSE's diversity strategy. Additionally, she manages HR Advisor engagement on ethics and compliance, organizational change, employee communications, and safety initiatives.

Prior to PSE, Tracy was an 18 year employee at Microsoft Corporation, where she held various positions in her career progression: Sr. Employment Law Paralegal (Corporate), Employee Relations Manager (Corporate), Diversity Manager (Corporate), Employee Relations Manager (Corporate), Group HR Business Partner (Unified Communications), HR Director (Sales and Marketing), Diversity Director (Sales and Marketing), and HR Director (Servers & Tools).

Tracy’s early career experience includes her role as a Paralegal at Davies, Roberts & Reid, a Seattle-based employment, benefits and labor law firm, and an Editorial Questions and Research Analyst at Research Institute of America (a division of Thompson Professional Publishing), a legal treatises publishing company in New York City. Hailing from Los Angeles, California and a current resident of the Bellevue, Washington, Tracy is a wife and mother of three boys.

Executive Vice President of Finance and Operations at Surefire Restaurants Group

Victor Bovalino started his professional career in the restaurant industry after graduating from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a BS in 1988. He is currently the Executive Vice President of Finance and Operations for Surefire Hospitality Group, LP.  Surefire has developed many concepts over the past 21 years and has recently focused all of their resources on the Burgatory Bar Brand. The concept has grown to eight units in and around the City of Pittsburgh since 2011.  After spending a decade as a general manager in the industry for a variety of restaurants he was asked to help a longtime friend open a small joint on the Oakland Campus called Fuel and Fuddle.  From there they expanded the Uncle Sam’s Sub Shops, created Joe Mama’s Italian Deluxe (a former well known Oakland eatery where Stacked is located today) and the aforementioned Burgatory Restaurants.  In his capacity of Executive Vice President he is directly responsible for all the accounting and financial processes, HR, regulatory compliance, and developing, maintaining and improving operations in an ever changing and highly competitive restaurant market.  e Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of

Business in 2011.

CEO- CS McKee Investment Managers

Gene Natali Jr., CFA, is the co-author of "The Missing Semester", an award winning financial guide. Mr. Natali is a Senior Vice President at C.S. McKee, L.P., a Pittsburgh based institutional investment firm. He holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Allegheny College, and an MBA with a concentration in finance from Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business. Gene also serves as a part-time lecturer for the University of Pittsburgh's College of Business Administration and serves on the board of CFA Society Pittsburgh.