Board and Advisors
David Bear
President
Founding president of The Westinghouse Legacy; initial organizer of the Westinghouse Park 2nd Century Coalition; and a 40-year resident of Point Breeze North, Bear has spent his professional life as a writer. He was the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette travel editor for 10 years and the creative force behind The Traveler’s Journal, a series of “audio postcards” heard daily for a decade on public radio stations across the country. During a fellowship at CMU’s Studio for Creative Inquiry, Bear conceptualized and organized the High Point Pittsburgh Investigation. In addition to stints at Ketchum Public Relations and his own agency, American Information Marketing, Bear’s eclectic resume includes time as a travel agent, a tour guide, a sales executive for a European travel company, and, a long time ago, a member of the Loch Ness Investigation Bureau.
Lee Ann Draud
Secretary
Lee Ann is a copyediting manager for a medical publisher. She has graduate degrees in anthropology and political science and is also the publications director for the American Coaster Enthusiasts. Lee Ann volunteers in the Detre Library and Archives at the Senator John Heinz History Center, where she researches Westinghouse questions and other topics for library patrons. While living in Philadelphia, Lee Ann was the former board president, cook, and meal coordinator for the University City Hospitality Coalition, a nonprofit that provides daily meals for the poor and homeless.
Harry Levinson
Treasurer
President and CEO of Skibo Energy, Harry comes to The Westinghouse Legacy with decades of technical and management experience on large software projects for both government and industry customers. He began his career with 25 years at a small data communications company focused on high-speed hardware and software for Fortune 500 customers. His ability to view both the macro and micro systems engineering challenges then led to a successful 15 years at Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute. Harry’s appreciation of George Westinghouse and his contributions to the world we live in grows every day as he rides his bike around Pittsburgh, discovering parks, memorials, buildings, and existing companies that would not exist without the legacy of George Westinghouse.
Matthew Falcone
William Huber
John Hartman
A member of The Westinghouse Legacy since 2023, John has been the owner of a historic house renovation business in Pittsburgh for more than 33 years. He has also worked in operations at the Allegheny County District Attorney’s Office and the Heinz History Center, as well as owning several restaurants and bars in the area.
Anne Watzman
Communications Chair
Anne is the retired Director of Media Relations for the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University, a post she held from 1990 to 2009.
Prior to that she was a free lance writer for McGraw-Hill World News, covering a variety of industries for their stable of magazines, including chemicals, coal, oil, and engineering. She was also a stringer for Business Week Magazine. Anne began her career as an editorial assistant for Chemical Week Magazine in their Pittsburgh bureau. She holds a bachelor of Arts degree from Penn State University.
Advisory Board
Westinghouse Family
George Westinghouse
Selena Lawrie
Brian Lawrie-Munro