Student Affairs made two hiring announcement this summer for heads of the University Counseling Center and Office of Inclusion and Belonging.
Counseling Center
Following a national search, Ashlee Wolfgang was selected as executive director of the University Counseling Center, effective Aug. 12.
Wolfgang has trained and worked in university counseling for more than 16 years, including at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, Carnegie Mellon University, Ohio State University, and, since 2019, here at Pitt.
She joined the University Counseling Center as a staff psychologist in 2019 and has since served in a range of clinical and leadership roles, including interim assistant director of clinical services and associate director of clinical services since 2021. She also served as acting executive director (2022–2023) and as interim executive director since July 2025.
Wolfgang helped lead the development and implementation of our Higher Education Assessment and Response Team (HEART), a co-response crisis team that partners with university police to support students in crisis — one of the first three programs of its kind in the nation. She also developed and oversees Next STEP, a bridging program that provides intensive care to students as they transition to their next level of treatment in the community.
She also serves as adjunct faculty in Pitt’s psychology department and at Carlow University, and is an active contributor to numerous campus committees, including the Multicultural Care Team, Trauma Care Team, and the HEART Advisory Committee.
Wolfgang holds a PsyD in counseling psychology from Carlow University, an M.A. in mental health counseling from Bowling Green State University, and a B.A. in psychology from Hiram College in Ohio. She is a licensed psychologist in Pennsylvania and is board certified in telemental health.
Inclusion and Belonging
Linda Williams-Moore has been appointed executive director of the Office of Inclusion and Belonging, effective Aug. 20, after serving as the interim director.
Since joining the University of Pittsburgh in 2007, and since then has developed and led initiatives focused on strengthening student engagement, cultivating inclusive communities, supporting student success, and creating opportunities for students to build meaningful connections and experience a sense of belonging.
In addition to her roles in Student Affairs, Williams-Moore has received the Creating a Just Community Award, and in 2025 she received the Creative Changemaker Award during Pitt’s Black History Month celebration, recognizing her commitment to create meaningful change and strengthen community.
Beyond her life at Pitt, Williams-Moore is an ordained minister with the AME Church and a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She holds a BS in communications from Southern Connecticut State University and an MA in higher education administration from Iowa State University.