YR Executive Board

Chairman - Tom Baker

Tom Baker is the Executive Director of Healthy Teens, Inc. and the Board President of the Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Project (PUMP). He is the President of Baker Leadership and is author of the newly released “Get Involved! Making the Most of Your 20s and 30s.” Tom is an elected Republican State Committeeman, an elected Allegheny County Republican Committeeman, is Secretary of the 5th Council District Republican Committee in Pittsburgh and Secretary of the PA Young Republicans. Tom’s previous professional experience includes serving as a Family Recruiter at Three Rivers Adoption Council, as a Career Counselor at Carnegie Mellon University’s H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management and as Director of The Learning Ladder Child Development Center in Lancaster, PA. Tom has been a member of several boards for local non-profit organizations including the Greenfield Organization, Pittsburgh Cares, Life Span, Inc. (Secretary), Coro Alumni Advisory Council, Pittsburgh Singles Volunteer Network (Vice President) and National Student Partnerships. Tom is a proud member of Homestead-Amity-McCandless Lodge 582 of Free and Accepted Masons.

Treasurer - Christa Meeder

Christa began her political career as a Legislative Aid for State Senator Jane Clare Orie in 2000. In 2003, Christa worked at Communifax, a Marketing Firm in Cranberry, with their Regional Marketing Team. Following Communifax, she assisted the 2004 Bush re-election by helping coordinate Beaver County’s 72 Hour Program and assisted in the North Hills Victory Center. Christa’s political break began when she became Scheduling Director for Swann for Governor campaign, where she organized Lynn Swann and Jim Matthew’s schedules and their advancement teams, working hand in hand with the State’s County Chairmen and local leaders to increase public awareness and name recognition, while still overseeing and managing the campaign’s financial & volunteer software program. In 2007, Christa managed the re-election campaigns of three Allegheny County Council members; Jan Rea, Vince Gastgeb & Sue Caldwell.  In 2008, she managed Jason Davidek’s campaign for State Representative, almost unseating a 18 year Democrat incumbent by 500 votes.  During off political times, she continues to build her freelance marketing, event planning & political clientele base.

Secretary - Courtney Curotola

Courtney is the Vice President of Curotola Insurance Group, Inc., a family owned and operated full service insurance agency with Nationwide Insurance. Courtney holds a B.A in Political Communications from Seton Hill College. In addition to recently being elected secretary of the Young Republicans of Allegheny County, Courtney is also the secretary of Pittsburgh Urban Magnet Project (PUMP), an active member of South Side Community Council, National Student Partnership Local Advisory Board, and the City Theatre’s Greenroom Committee. Originally from Southwestern Pennsylvania, Courtney grew up in Finleyville and currently resides in the South Side.