North Hills Graduates Honored with the
2018 Distinguished Alumni Award
N
orth Hills School District graduates Don Goebel and
Julia Santucci are the newest honorees to receive the
district’s annual Distinguished Alumni Award. Goebel
is a member of the Class of 1980, and Santucci is a
member of the Class of 1998.
“Mr. Goebel and Ms. Santucci have brought great pride
to the North Hills School District community,” said Dr.
Patrick J. Mannarino, North Hills
superintendent. “Their professional
and personal accomplishments
demonstrate the value of hard work
and dedication. We are proud to
have given them a solid educational
foundation for their future successes.”
Goebel is a lawyer who serves as
the chief legal officer and chief tax
officer for Maxim Crane Works, the
nation’s largest provider of cranes and
related lift and logistics services. He
has been in the legal realm for nearly
three decades and has diverse legal,
business, tax and financial experience.
Over the years, he has held leadership
positions in large, international
accounting firms, super-regional
law firms and large, sophisticated
businesses. He holds a legal degree
from Ohio Northern University
College of Law, a graduate legal
degree in taxation from the University
of Florida College of Law and an
undergraduate degree from the
University of Pittsburgh in economics
and political science.
He is an active participant on
the district’s Academy of Business
and Finance Advisory Board and a
frequent guest lecturer in the high
school’s economics and finances
courses. As well, he has been integral
in establishing scholarships for North
Hills High School students on behalf of Maxim Crane Works and
his family.
Santucci is a senior lecturer in Intelligence Studies and director
of the Hesselbein Forum Leadership Program in International
Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public
and International Affairs. Prior to her collegiate career, she
worked for the U.S. State Department as a senior advisor to the
U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global
Women’s Issues, as a leadership
analyst at the CIA and as the Director
of Egypt for National Security Council
Staff at the White House.
She holds a master’s degree in Near
Eastern Studies from the University
of Arizona and a bachelor’s degree
in history from the University of
Dayton. She has completed Intensive
Arabic Language Programs in modern
standard Arabic and the Egyptian
dialect from Middlebury College and
the American University in Cairo. She
was actively involved in advancing
U.S. policy toward Egypt that included
a strong focus on human rights as she
provided assessments and support to
President Barack Obama and senior
decision makers during the Arab
Spring in 2011. Ms. Santucci and her
husband have recently purchased a
home in West View and look forward
to finding new ways to serve our
community.
“Countless North Hills and West
View graduates have achieved
greatness in their careers and have
made significant impacts within their
community,” said Dr. Mannarino.
“They are shining example to our
students. We are honored to have this
opportunity to recognize them and
the tremendous pride that they bring
to our school district.”
2019 Distinguished Alumni Award Nominations Sought Through Nov. 15
North Hills School District officials will be accepting
nominations for the 2019 North Hills Distinguished Alumni
Award through Nov. 15. Recipient(s) will be announced in
February and recognized during High School Awards Night
that is held each spring at North Hills High School. To qualify,
nominees must be alumni of North Hills High School or the
former West View High School who graduated at least 10 years
ago. Distinguished Alumni nominations will be evaluated based
upon outstanding contributions made in nominees’ chosen
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profession, record of academic achievement, professional and/
or business accomplishments as well as community or civic
consciousness. A Distinguished Alumni wall, honoring each
inductee, is located within the high school’s main lobby. For
more information, contact Dr. Mannarino, at 412.318.1004 or
via email at [email protected]. A digital nomination form is
available on the Distinguished Alumni Award site found under
the Alumni tab on the NHSD website.