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OTA Military Family Appreciation Day

OTA is excited to continue the annual Military Family Appreciation Day! This year’s event will once again will be held at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium. Click here to get your tickets now!

Military Family Appreciation Day honors the spouses, children, and loved ones who stand behind our deployed service members every day. Operation Troop Appreciation invites all area military service members and their family members to join us for a day at the zoo!

Not a family member of a military service member? You can join us as well. Your presence shows our military families they are seen and appreciated.

We have discounted admission tickets for all attendees plus a lunch buffet, raffle prizes, and a small animal meet and greet for the kids.

Enjoy the zoo on your own for the entire day beginning at 9:30 AM and join us for our special events at 11:30 AM.

We expect that tickets will sell out this year so please act fast if you plan to join us!

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Date

Aug 01 2026

Time

9:30 am - 5:30 pm

Location

Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium
7370 Baker Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Website
https://www.pittsburghzoo.org/
Phone
(412) 665-3640

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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.