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OTA Veterans Program Lead, Darlene Scalese, is featured for her work with OTA’s “Welcome Home” program

operationtrdev on May 1, 2015

As a military mother, Darlene Scalese counts her blessings that her son Casey returned home from Iraq and Afghanistan healthy and whole. “He has no issues, he is 100 percent, blessed, safe and going to college.”

Mrs. Scalese, 55, of West Mifflin, took those blessings and started giving them away through her work with Operation Troop Appreciation. She volunteers 30 hours a week…Read Article on Post Gazette

Help OTA Provide Household Items For Returning Veterans

operationtrdev on November 1, 2013

Operation Troop Appreciation is launching a new veteran-support program called ?Welcome Home?, which will help veterans with legitimate needs to defray the costs associated with establishing a new home.

According to the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, young male veterans (18-24) who served after 9/11 have an unemployment rate of 29.1%. Full Story

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David leads the build-out of First Commonwealth’s advisory talent, with a particular emphasis on retirement and estate planning, and customized investment solutions. He is committed to providing a culture of customization and flexibility, ensuring superior service to the client.  

Before joining First Commonwealth, he served as Senior Vice President and Managing Director at FNB Wealth Management, responsible for the organization’s wealth management sales strategy, revenue retention efforts, investment agency accounts, employee benefit plans, foundations, endowments and trustee relationships. He also spent time at Federated Investors and PNC Wealth Management earlier in his career.  

David is a Certified Public Accountant, earning his Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from John Carroll University in Ohio and received his MBA from Robert Morris College in Pittsburgh.

Lesley brings over 25 years of experience in financial services, focusing on Insurance & Annuity marketing, product and distribution. Before Joining GBU, Lesley served as the CMO and Head of Distribution for Knighthead Annuity & Life Assurance Company, as founding leader driving the company’s growth to over $2 Billion in assets under management. Lesley spent 20 years with Prudential Financial as SVP, Relationship Management for Prudential’s annuity business, responsible for the management, business development, sales, and marketing for the firm’s 300 institutional clients. She grew sales from under $10 billion a year to over $21 Billion, becoming the largest distributor of annuities in the industry.

As a senior executive, Lesley’s passion is around growing, developing, and evolving businesses, while leveraging the strengths that already exist in the business. She works to understand the culture, the business framework, and the people, shaping her determination to build high-performance teams and successful organizations. Lesley holds B.A. In Economics & Political Science from Dickinson College in Carlisle, PA.