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Pat Jennette of North Fayette Township owns and operates Allegheny West Magazine. A consistent award-winning professional, she has utilized her 30 years of experience in journalism, business and educational public relations, community and business marketing, and publishing to provide the community with these quality publications. Pat launched the first magazine in 1999 as a spin-off of her company, Jennette Communications Group, which she began in 1997 to provide marketing and public relations services to educational and small business clients.

Since all residents received good news from the school district by free, direct mail through the school newsletter, Pat believed that residents could be empowered with the same good news about all other aspects of the communities where they lived and worked. Thus, the first magazine was born.

She launched the first edition serving the communities in the West Allegheny School District (Clinton, Findlay, North Fayette, Imperial, Oakdale, Sturgeon, and part of McDonald), tapping from her background as a public relations director for the school district of the same name. She also used the knowledge she gained from her previous experiences as a regional and local newspaper reporter and as a public relations consultant for numerous public schools and small businesses.

In 2003, the second edition serving the Montour School District communities of Kennedy, Ingram, Pennsbury, Robinson, and Thornburg debuted. She launched the third edition serving the Moon Area School District communities of Moon and Crescent in November 2005.

Combined, the three editions of Allegheny West Magazine reach into the homes and businesses in 14 communities across Allegheny County’s western suburbs surrounding Pittsburgh International Airport, with an estimated 100,000 + readers (based on 2.5 readers per household).

This full color, glossy, high quality publication is mailed to residents’ homes and businesses bi-monthly.

The company adheres to its motto, “Good News Always, Mailed and Delivered Free, Every Time.”

Allegheny West Magazine employs only local  freelance writers and photographers that bring diversity and experience from the industry and have a connection to the area the magazine serves in one capacity or another.

Over the years, the company has been the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions.

Pat uses her 30-year background in marketing, public relations, and communications to produce the magazines and to build relationships with businesses, community groups, and individuals that use the magazines to communicate.

Allegheny West Magazine is proud to be a liaison between the communities and the audiences that it serves by acting as “storytellers” for its neighborhoods.