The next Staff Council Spotlight presentation will focus on topics near and dear to Pitt employees’ hearts — parking, construction and Pittsburgh Regional Transit.

The talk will be online from noon to 1 p.m. Nov. 21. Register through the University Calendar. During the registration process, you also can submit a question for the panel.

Slated to speak are Jonathan J. Pearson, Pitt’s director of mobility; Julie Bannister, assistant vice chancellor, auxiliary services; and Amy Silbermann, Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s chief development officer.

Pearson has been director of mobility at Pitt for six years. He has been involved with parking, transportation and mobility for more than 20 years, beginning as a valet in downtown Pittsburgh. He has managed parking and transportation across North America for corporate clients, municipalities, higher education and special events. His event resume consists of numerous PGA and LPGA tournaments, Formula 1, Moto Gran Prix, music festivals, and presidential inaugurations. 

Bannister oversees housing assignments and leasing, Panther Central, mobility, and dining services units of Business, Hospitality, and Auxiliary Services. Her duties include oversight of all campus parking, shuttles and sustainable transportation initiatives. 

Silbermann oversees the planning & service development, transit amenities, transit scheduling, and engineering functions within the Planning & Service Development Division of PRT in 2013 as a data analyst in the Scheduling Department. She is a certified planner with the American Institute of Certified Planners.