Classroom Cheer
Birthday Party Fun
Baby Shower Celebrations
Boutique Shopping Smiles
One simple goal - to celebrate children and families.
Every child, regardless of personal, or financial circumstances deserves to be celebrated. Beverly’s Birthdays provides birthday cheer for children experiencing homelessness and families in-need. Our Beverly's Babies division provides critical baby care items and life sustaining resources for expecting parents and new babies. From the “birth” to the 18th birthday, and special milestones in-between, we spread cheer 365 days a year!
A Decade of Cheer - 2022 Annual Report
The Beginning
A life-changing question
In 2011, our founder, Megs Yunn, met a young girl named, Beverly, at a local afterschool program. Megs was helping her with her reading homework and Beverly had to use the word accustomed to in a sentence. Not knowing the meaning of the word, Ms. Megs asked, “Beverly, at birthday parties, people are accustomed to eating what?” Beverly responded that she had never had a birthday party of her own or even a slice of her own birthday cake. Inspired by this interaction, Megs decided to start the nonprofit, Beverly’s Birthdays, to provide meaningful birthday celebrations for children experiencing homelessness and families in need. Since 2012, the organization has supported thousands of birthdays, and expanded its mission to celebrate the “birth”day through a variety of baby and parent support initiative including, The Greater Pittsburgh Infant Formula Bank.
OUR PARTNERS
Partnerships to support families.
Beverly’s Birthday has partnerships with over 150 social service agencies, 58 low-income schools, and is a contract provider with Allegheny County DHS and Washington County CYS. We are also proud to be a program provider with all Family Support Centers in Allegheny County.
CHECK OUT OUR AGENCY LISTOur Leadership
Meet our birthday cheerleaders
Each member of our energetic, dedicated, and compassionate leadership team and board believes whole heartedly in Beverly’s Birthdays mission and the inherent value in celebrating others.
Leadership
Megs Yunn
Executive Director/Founder
Kristeen Ballas
Sr. Director of External Relations
Lisa Catanzarite
Director of Programming
Jordan Craig
Sr. Director of Inventory & Operations
Darla Sherlock
Director of Beverly's Babies
Christine Diamond
Accounting & Office Manager
Emma Myers
Beverly's Babies Program Associate
Cheryl Robinson
Program Associate
Rachael Phipps
Party Facilitator
Laura Farra Myers
Party Facilitator
Ann Yarosik
Program Associate
Alyssa Newman
Party Facilitator
Megs Yunn
Executive Director/Founder
Kristeen Ballas
Sr. Director of External Relations
Lisa Catanzarite
Director of Programming
Jordan Craig
Sr. Director of Inventory & Operations
Darla Sherlock
Director of Beverly's Babies
Christine Diamond
Accounting & Office Manager
Emma Myers
Beverly's Babies Program Associate
Cheryl Robinson
Program Associate
Rachael Phipps
Party Facilitator
Laura Farra Myers
Party Facilitator
Ann Yarosik
Program Associate
Alyssa Newman
Party Facilitator
Board Members
President
Kristin Ash
Vice President, Executive and Strategic Communications, Highmark Health
Miltiadis Constantine
Program Manager, Strategy and Operations, Meta
Lisa Fox
Chief Executive Office, The Bradley Center
Amy Gonzalez
Senior Community Advisory, Equitrans Midstream Corporation
Kate (Bonn) Grumley
Project Engineer, FedEx Ground
Secretary
Sara Holzer
Senior Director of Business Engagement, Allegheny Conference on Community Development
Danielle Harshman
Executive Director, Ironworker Employers Association of Western PA, Inc.
Kolleen Johnson
Vice President of Operations, Chief Operating Officer, PathWays of SWPA
Aleksandra Kocelko
Founding Member, BOK Law & Mediation Services, PLLC
Treasurer
John Markwell
Head of Commercial Management and Trading, Exus Management Partners
Aparna Nemlekar
Intellectual Property Attorney, Dick's Sporting Goods
Vice President
Regina Vitti-Lyons
Senior Director, KPMG
Taneshya Williams
Manager of Employee Engagement, Vincentian Collaborative System
Kyona Newsome
Director of Programs, Hearth
David Dawkins
Talent Aquisition Strategy, Google
Julie Travaglini
Sr. Director of Education & Curriculum, Allegheny Land Trust
Phil Sweeney
Senior Advisor
Sara Hussey
Executive Director, Allegheny County Medical Society Foundation
Lori Bodnar
Director IT, Sentric
Robert Najim
Director, Obelesik Consulting
