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Angela M. Reynolds, PhD

CEO, YWCA Greater Pittsburgh

Angela Reynolds, Ph.D., has served as Chief Executive Officer of YWCA Greater Pittsburgh since 2020. YWCA aims to eliminate racism, empower women, and is committed to advance educational opportunity and financial stability, particularly for girls and women of color.

A native of New Haven, CT, Dr. Reynolds holds a B.A. in Mathematics (Bryn Mawr College, Sociology Minor), M.S. in Statistics, and Ph.D. in Policy Analysis (both from Carnegie Mellon University). She previously served as an Assistant Professor at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh, as an instructor in statistics and housing policy, specifically affordable housing and fair housing. Prior to joining YWCA Greater Pittsburgh, she was Senior Director of United for Families and 2-1-1 at United Way of Southwestern PA.

Dr. Reynolds was the 2024 commencement speaker at LaRoche University where she received an honorary doctorate of Humane Letters. She is a 2023 recipient of the Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh Ronald H. Brown Civic Leadership Award, the 2020 ATHENA award recipient (Pittsburgh), a 2022 New Pittsburgh Courier Woman of Excellence, 2021 Pittsburgh Business Times Woman of Influence, Pittsburgh Smart 50 Class of 2020, member of the PA Long Term Care Council, member of the Board of Directors for Sustainable Pittsburgh and Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation, Adagio Health Advisory Board, and Highmark Western Region Advisory Board, and has received other awards and served on several other boards.

Dr. Reynolds, a married mother of four and caretaker for her mother, is an Associate Pastor of her church.