Randall Taylor

Randall Taylor is a lifelong resident of Pittsburgh’s East End. A graduate of the Pittsburgh Public Schools and the University of Pittsburgh, majoring in both Urban Studies and History. Randall worked for the Urban League of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Coalition against Substance Abuse, and Allegheny County Treasurer’s Office before being elected to the Pittsburgh Board of Education where he served for 12 years.

Mr. Taylor was thrust back into community work when he was part of a mass dis-placement of hundreds of residents at the Penn Plaza Apartments in the East Liberty section of Pittsburgh. Randall helped to form the Penn Plaza Support and Action Coalition, which has been a leader in Pittsburgh’s Housing Justice Movement. He continues to work not only to prevent gentrification and displacement, but to advocate for affordable housing solutions in Pittsburgh.