The Pittsburgh Foundation
Mark Briski is an experienced IT and AV Support Specialist currently working at The Pittsburgh Foundation since October 2023. Previously, Mark has held various roles at Chatham University, including User Services Specialist from 2016 to 2022 and Senior Tech at the Eden Hall campus from 2022 to 2023, where responsibilities included directing IT support services and supervising operations across multiple buildings. Mark also provided technical support at the Shadyside campus and implemented system procedures for organizing IT project tasks. In addition to academic roles, Mark has worked as a freelance videographer and editor, showcasing creative projects, and has experience in patient care and customer service from earlier roles at UPMC, Allegheny General Hospital, and Dakota Watch Company. Mark holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in TV Media Arts from Robert Morris University, earned in 2008.
The Pittsburgh Foundation
Established in 1945, The Pittsburgh Foundation is one of the nation’s oldest community foundations and is the 15th largest of more than 750 community foundations across the United States. As a community foundation, our resources comprise endowment funds established by individuals, businesses and organizations with a passion for charitable giving and a deep commitment to the Pittsburgh community. The Foundation currently has more than 2,200 individual donor funds and, together with its supporting organizations, assets of more than $1.2 billion. The Foundation's grants benefit a broad spectrum of community life within Pittsburgh and beyond The Foundation has strengthened its focus on community and the positive impact it strives to achieve through its grantmaking, the engagement of its donors in critical regional issues and its activities around convening and leadership in collaboration with funding and civic partners.