DIRECTORS
Brandi Tedesco
J&R Associate Director, JCC Director of Programming & Recreation
Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Brandi has over 15 years of education and youth programming experience working with multiple schools and organizations around the Pittsburgh area. In addition to the Program Director at J&R, Brandi manages our Sport & Recreation department at the JCC, overseeing all of our basketball leagues and youth and adult sports. Brandi holds a Bachelor’s degree in Health and Physical Education from Slippery Rock University and a Master’s in Health and Physical Activity from the University of Pittsburgh. Brandi lives in Shaler with her husband, Vince and daughter Madelyn.
Brandi Tedesco , 412-697-3532
Kathy Wayne
Director, Performing Arts Camp
Kathy’s skill, creativity and care have inspired kids in dance and musical theater at the JCC, where she is a long-time director of the year-round JCC School of Dance program, Performing Arts Camp and the annual Middle School Musical. A graduate of Point Park College with a B.A. in dance, her professional credits include Tokyo Disneyland, Caesar’s Atlantic City and many productions with the Pittsburgh Playhouse.
Kathy Wayne, 412-339-5414
Emma Litwak
South Hills Day Camps Director and Director of Children and Family Services
Emma will lead the South Hills JCC in providing high-quality, impactful programming for the youngest members of our South Hills community and their families.
Deeply connected to the JCC movement and her local Jewish community, Emma has spent the majority of her life to this point participating in or professionally supporting a wide variety of JCC programs, including having attended J&R Day Camp in Monroeville and J Day Camps of the Mandel JCC in Cleveland, Ohio. Emma is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, where she earned her degree in psychology and holds certificates in nonprofit-management and Jewish studies.
Emma Litwak, 412-419-7824
elitwak@jccpgh.org