Ebony R. Pugh is the Director of Public Relations and Media Content for Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS), overseeing external communications for the district’s 54 schools, three center programs, and 11 early childhood centers. She manages public relations efforts across traditional and digital media, including social media and website content. Ms. Pugh works to increase public understanding of PPS initiatives, accomplishments, and programs while supporting emergency brand management.
Her responsibilities include developing strategic external communications and marketing plans for district initiatives and events, leading public engagement campaigns, and managing external communications. She also oversees photography, video production, scriptwriting, the PPS Newsbreak, and hosts the #WeArePPS podcast. Additionally, she manages executive communications, serves as the district spokesperson, and leads special projects, press conferences, and special events.
Before joining PPS in July 2006, Ebony R. Pugh was a Communications Specialist with the Allegheny County Department of Human Services (2000–2006), where she managed community awareness initiatives and co-founded Project Prom, which provides formal attire for eligible high school students. Earlier, she completed two terms of service with KEYS Service Corps AmeriCorps, where she coordinated after-school programming for at-risk teens and co-developed community service events, including the Sidney Barlow Day of Peace.
Ms. Pugh earned a BA in Communications from the University of Pittsburgh and an MA in Leadership and Liberal Studies from Duquesne University. She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Pittsburgh Alumnae Chapter, serves as Corresponding Secretary for the Rankin/ Mon Valley/Pittsburgh Section of the National Council of Negro Women, and is an active member of Jerusalem Baptist Church—West End.
Her contributions have earned her numerous accolades, including recognition as a New Pittsburgh Courier Woman of Excellence, a Village Builder by the Allegheny Union Baptist Association, and induction into the Penn Hills Sports Hall of Fame. She is the proud mother of Pierce C. Pugh.
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