PITTSBURGH — Bradford native Melanie Songer Lucht, senior manager for disaster recovery and business continuity, has been appointed to the newly established position of assistant vice president for Enterprise Risk Management at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, effective Aug. 1.
Rodney McClendon, CMU’s vice president for operations, said the Enterprise Risk Management program will help the university proactively manage and mitigate the many inherent risks associated with operating a global institution of higher education. He also said the program will help to bolster ongoing efforts to keep the campus community safe and resilient.
Lucht joined CMU in 2013 to head the university’s efforts in disaster recovery and business continuity. She also is currently serving as interim director of Environmental Health and Safety. Previously, she was vice president for Enterprise Business Resiliency at PNC Financial Services and has an extensive background in the insurance industry.
A master business continuity professional and certified insurance counselor, Lucht has earned national certification in incident management and command from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Lucht earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and a master’s degree in administration of justice from Mercyhurst College. She is the daughter of Dan and Cindy Songer of Bradford.
