ABOUT ACH CLEAR PATHWAYS
Mission
To nurture creativity through the visual and performing arts by providing an opportunity to youth and family within the arts.
Vision
To serve as an artistic hub by providing artists and community a place to thrive in the arts.
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Tyian Battle
Executive Director
Tyian Battle, founder of ACH Clear Pathways, received her associate degree in Business Administration from Duff’s Business Institute in 1999 and her bachelor’s degree in Business Science, Organizational Leadership from Point Park University in 2009. Ms. Battle’s previous work experience includes positions with the YWCA Child Care Information Service and in the Speech and Language Department with Allegheny Intermediate Unit 3.
For her efforts, Battle has been Nominated for 2020 Athena Award of Greater Pittsburgh and honored with the 2020 Onyx Women Leadership Award. 2019 she
was honored with the following awards. Healthy Neighborhood Celebration Quality of Life Award, Pittsburgh Business Choice Charitable Organization Award, The WST Legacy Builder Award, and the G.O. Girls, On Your Mark, Get Set, G.O. Award!
Ms. Battle also has been honored with the Entrepreneur Award at the fifth annual Passion Meets the Road ceremony in September 2018. She was the recipient of the Strong Women Strong Girl 2016 Strong Award for Community Leadership and the 2016 New Pittsburgh Courier Women of Excellence Award. She also successfully completed and received a certificate of achievement from Leadership Pittsburgh XXXIII, a highly selective initiative geared toward established leaders, designed to examine critical community issues, enhance civic-engagement, and empower participants to impact their business and the regional agenda at a
leadership level.
In February 2015, Baden Academy Charter School awarded Ms. Battle with the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dream-Makers Award. On July 21, 2011, the City of
Pittsburgh issued a proclamation honoring Ms. Battle and ACH Clear Pathways declaring it “ACH Clear Pathways Day.” Point Park University has also highlighted Ms. Battle’s achievements as an alumna success story on their website.
Ms. Battle, as founder and executive director of ACH Clear Pathways, plans to expand programming to other City of Pittsburgh communities. Ms. Battle initiated a capital campaign and successfully raised $3.5 million dollar which funded the acquisition and renovation of the Kaufmann Center, that is now the artistic hub of ACH Clear Pathways. This community arts center will serve not only youth, but families, adults, senior citizens, and individuals with disabilities.
Get Involved
The staff, teaching artists, and volunteers of ACH Clear Pathways are committed to making every child feel special and provide them with what they need to move forward in life.
Volunteer as a foster grandparent, join a fundraising committee or help with our City of Pittsburgh Proclamation Day on July 21st.
Apply for an undergraduate or
graduate-level internship to get the "real world" experience you're looking for outside the classroom.
ACH Clear Pathways welcomes teaching artists who are great in their respective fields to apply to our growing program.
Board Members
Board Chair: Alison Smith Esq.
PNC Bank Senior Counsel Legal Department National Association
Board Chair Elect: Frank Rapp Esq.
Senior Counsel; Feldstein, Grinberg, Lang, McKee Law Firm
Vice Chair: Dr. Jessica Mann
Director of The Center for Community Engagement, Teaching, and Research
Treasurer: Antoine Smalls
Chief Compliance Officer, Senior VP
CIM Investment Management Inc.
Secretary: Deanna Fracul
Faculty Development Program
Manager Center for Community-Engaged Teaching and Research
Jake Wheatley Jr.
Pa House Representative
Kimberly Slater-Wood
Alcosan Manager of Municipal Relation & Outreach
Evelyn Foster
Management Science Associates Inc.
Senior Accountant
Melvena Daniels
Assistant Project Manager University of Pittsburgh,
NRG Oncology Statistics and Management Center
Linnette Booker
Vice President, Diversity and Inclusion Communications
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
Sheena Shannon
Title Volunteer Service Coordinator
Anthony Kane
Director of Diversity and Inclusion
Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Stanford Grandy
Group Sales Consultant #1 Cochran Dealership
Foster Grandparents
Mary Tompkins
Elizabeth Anderson
Julia Solomon
Susan Howard
Cheryl Coleman