Newsmaker: Robert Fragasso

Age: 63

Residence: Bethel Park

Family: Daughters, Christine Robinette, Kathleen Fertig and Vicki Fragasso; three grandchildren

Occupation: President and founder of Fragasso Financial Advisors

Education: Bachelor's degree in English and history, Duquesne University; studied accounting, finance and management at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University; certified financial planner designation from the College of Financial Planning

Background: Animal Friends board member, chairman-elect of the Board of Governors of the Rivers Club and past president of Amen Corner; serves on the La Roche College board of trustees and as advisory board chair for the Pittsburgh chapter of the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship; adviser to Homeless Children's Education Fund

Noteworthy: Fragasso, a former Marine, will receive the second annual David L. Lawrence Award from Amen Corner for his contributions to Pittsburgh. The award is given to a citizen who makes the city a better place to perform business, live, work and raise a family.

Quote: "If we don't engage for the betterment of our community, then we'll have a diminished community and each one of us will be diminished."