Carnegie Museums hires vice president for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility

McKeesport native Gina Winstead has been hired by Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh to fill its newly created position of vice president for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA). Winstead will join the organization July 1.

She had previously worked for Vibrant Pittsburgh, a regional leader in workplace diversity, as assistant vice president of membership development and external relations.

Winstead said there had been a sense in the past that some patrons of the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh didn’t always feel as welcome and included as others.

There will be an emphasis, she said, on the retention of underrepresented employees and the “elevation of them.”

“This is an organization that has deep roots in Pittsburgh,” said Winstead. “… This role will do a lot of work to make sure that the community is engaged, and that those that have been doing that work already are supported by a leader who has some accountability, to make sure that inclusion is baked into the foundation of the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh.”

Steven Knapp, president and CEO of Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, called Winstead the “ideal” person to serve in this new role.

“I am grateful to the staff who make up our IDEA Council for recommending the creation of this position, and I look forward to the progress I know we will make with the benefit of Gina’s thoughtful and inspirational guidance,” Knapp said.

Winstead is a University of Pittsburgh graduate and attended Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business.

She sits on the boards of the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership and the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. She was a founding board member of the 412 Black Jewish Collaborative and a member of the Allegheny Conference’s Talent Committee.