Inside Lebo

Barb Saunders discusses her new role as executive director of Outreach Teen & Family Services and reflects on more than 20 years in youth mental health. The conversation focuses on expanding community support, listening to families and youth and addressing evolving mental health challenges across the South Hills.

This episode features resident and Mt. Lebanon Magazine contributing writer Mia McPherson, who discusses the inspiration behind the Lebo Legacy Project and the importance of preserving community wisdom for future generations. Inspired by the Cornell Legacy Project and the book “30 Lessons for Living,” the initiative invites longtime residents to share memories, lessons and perspectives about life in Mt. Lebanon.

“Inside Lebo: Voices of the Class of 2026” features Mt. Lebanon High School seniors Cole Gibbons and Katherine “Kat” Walters discussing leadership, service, athletics and balancing busy schedules as graduation approaches.

Mt. Lebanon’s Community Service Award recipient Ron Block discusses his decades of volunteer work restoring native woodlands in local parks and the lasting impact of those efforts. In this episode of “Inside Lebo,” Block shares how planning, collaboration and long-term stewardship have transformed natural spaces for future generations.

Public Information Officer Laura Pace Lilley and Director of Public Works Rudy Sukal discuss how the Arbor Day celebration brings students, educators and municipal leaders together while reinforcing Mt. Lebanon’s long-standing Tree City USA designation, awarded by the Arbor Day Foundation.