Pittsburgh Linxx

About Our Chapter

NCL, Inc., Pittsburgh Linxx Chapter is a group of mothers and daughters who have come together in a commitment to community service, leadership development and cultural experiences.
Members shall reside in Allegheny County, Beaver County, Butler County, Mercer County, Washington County, and Westmoreland County. Like all NCL, Inc. Chapters, Pittsburgh Linxx aims to foster the mother-daughter relationship by serving its communities together.

Join Our Chapter

Interested in joining our chapter? Membership opportunities are dependent on chapter openings.

Please complete the Membership Inquiry Form so we can contact you directly. If you know a current chapter member, feel free to reach out to them as well to learn about getting started.

Membership Inquiry Form

For any questions regarding Membership, requests for transfers or assistance with connecting as a Sustainer, email us.

Mothers and their daughters (grades 7-12) participate in a program that embraces:

Community Service

We understand and serve communities in partnership with local and national nonprofits. Each NCL, Inc. chapter promotes social awareness by considering the local community’s needs and selecting appropriate non-profit organizations to support through different volunteer activities.

We work with the following philanthropies:

  • Allegheny Health Network
  • Always B Smiling, Inc.
  • Alzheimer’s Association
  • Amen to Action
  • American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
  • American Heart Association
  • American Red Cross
  • Beads of Courage
  • Breakthrough T1D (Previously JDRF)
  • Brother’s Brother Foundation
  • Concordia of Wexford
  • Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
  • Distinguished Young Women of PA
  • Feeding America
  • Foster Love Project
  • Glade Run Lutheran Services
  • Global Links
  • Harvest Street Mission
  • Hearth
  • Highmark Caring Place
  • Honor Flight
  • Legacies Alive
  • Little Lake Theater
  • Mario Lemieux Foundation
  • Meals on Wheels – North
  • National Kidney Foundation
  • National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC)
  • North Hills Community Outreach
  • Open Up Pittsburgh
  • Operation Gratitude
  • Pittsburgh Cultural Trust
  • Pittsburgh Marathon
  • Play it Forward Pittsburgh
  • Reading Ready Pittsburgh
  • Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC)
  • Shepherd’s Heart Fellowship
  • South Hills Interfaith Movement
  • Special Olympics
  • St. Barnabas Health System
  • St. Luke the Evangelist Parish – Good Samaritan/Saints John and Paul

Leadership Development

We build capable, courageous leaders through opportunities to learn, reflect and develop. Our leaders become successful in their education, career and communities by learning the necessary skills during their NCL experience.

Examples of skills developed include:

  • Confidence
  • Consensus building
  • Team building
  • Conflict resolution
  • Event planning
  • Parliamentary procedure

Our Chapter Board of Directors:

  • President: Heather Rayburg-Smith
  • President Elect: Lisa Riley
  • Secretary: Andrea Synowiec
    Claire Cook
  • Treasurer: Amy Riley
    Leyton Carlson
  • Parliamentarian: Jill Kolesar-Kaufman
    Leslie Butera
  • Vice President Communications: Amanda Smith
    patricia khalil
  • Vice President Membership: Sadie Chirdon
  • Vice President Philanthropy: Laura Carlson
    Laurie Schmitz
  • Vice President New Members: Amanda Laubenthal
    Anne Bernacki
  • Vice President Ticktockers: Jennifer Martindale
    Tanisha Lydic
  • Vice President Chapter Engagement and Inclusion: Meghan Kalmar Stevenson
    mia eldaher

Cultural Experiences

We preserve National Charity League traditions and core values, while appreciating the growth that comes from connecting with different communities and cultures. We continually strive to build stronger ties with our communities and the individuals within them. It is through this understanding that we grow and develop broader worldviews that will shape and support our lives.

  • Traditions – We celebrate the richness of our history through traditions that honor the past while serving the future.
  • Values – We embrace values that make us strong as an organization of mother-daughter leaders.
  • Community Connections – We build connections through experiences that impact our communities.
  • Etiquette – We encourage and mentor kind, respectful and gracious social conduct.