Our Instructors
Robin Mungo
Owner
Robin Mungo is the proud owner of Cindy Cohen School of Driving! After a 25-year career as a Pennsylvania State Trooper, Robin joined the Cindy Cohen School of Driving team as a part-time instructor in 2019. Even though she was retired she continued to stay active in the community. Robin became the office manager for CCSOD in 2021 and was blessed with the opportunity to purchase CCSOD. Being an instructor, office manager and now owner has allowed Robin to continue her passion and that is driver safety. She tells her instructors everyday to be safe and have a good lesson. She strives to provide the best service with integrity and compassion. Robin is still a presenter of teen driving safety through NJM Insurance and she is a presenter for DBA Training Solutions. She is also a school board director in her hometown.
“We teach our students to be well rounded drivers”
Fred Galati aka “Driver’s Ed Fred”
Instructor/Director of CCSOD
Fred Galati, “Driver’s Ed Fred,” has taught thousands of students in the Pittsburgh area. Fred has more than 25 years of teaching experience. He loves teaching behind-the-wheel training instruction. Fred was formerly an Easy Method Driving School director for 20 years. He teaches non-credit courses of drivers education at local schools drivers education, and at the end of each course, his students receive a completion certificate from the Department of Education in Pennsylvania. This certificate can be used for a discount from your insurance company.
In addition to teaching driver’s education at local schools, Fred has worked with local police departments and large transportation companies to help them stay safe on the road. His passion is truly teaching students how to drive safely. Fred is a great asset and mentor to everyone at Cindy Cohen School of Driving. He has taught all of the instructors in the company how to teach behind-the-wheel driving lessons, and he has an ongoing program that he teaches monthly to our instructors that keeps us up-to-date on the newest laws and procedures. Fred embodies a calm and patient demeanor when working with his students, making him one of the best driving instructors in the Pittsburgh area.
Fred currently resides in Carrick PA, where he grew up and attended Carrick High School. He has one daughter and two grandchildren, and he enjoys spending time with them. Fred’s hobbies include buying and selling merchandise from the internet and being a disc jockey on his time off. He attends local flea markets in Pittsburgh in search of items to sell and refurbish. Fred has also recorded record albums.
- 20 years servicing Driver’s Education in the Pittsburgh area
- Former director of a local driving school
- Instructor Management including scheduling and training, classroom training, and curriculum development.
Susie Feldman
Instructor/Examiner
Susie Feldman has been a successful owner of Transcription PRN for the past 35 years and she has always had the desire to be a teacher. She had volunteered as a tutor in the elementary, middle, and high schools for 20 years. She has also volunteered for the Race for the Cure, been a Red Cross Volunteer at Magee Women’s Hospital, and she has served on PTO boards, booster organizations, and community outreach organizations. Susie enjoys spending time with her family, cooking, baking and playing bridge. Susie is now a Pennsylvania Approved Instructor through the PA Dept. of
Education hoping to teach new drivers how to stay safe on the road.
Lenny Plotkin
Instructor/Examiner
Lenny has lived in Pittsburgh for the vast majority of his life. He is a long-time owner of Nu Life Cleaners in Squirrel Hill, and he figured that since he had been a back seat driver all of his life, why not get paid for it. Lenny went through all of his prerequisites in order to obtain his instructor’s license, and now he is a proud member of our team.
His experience behind the counter and his years of coaching baseball and basketball make him a natural teacher and leader. Our students have found him to be helpful at relieving stress, precise in describing how to drive safely and properly, and thorough in preparing students for the driving test. Not to mention, almost every student will get at least one or two light moments in the car that will allow the lesson to proceed without the student being on edge.
When you work with Lenny to get your driver’s license, you’re sure to have a great experience!
Mike Spagnoletti
Instructor
Mike Spagnoletti served 30 years in law enforcement, which included his time as a military police officer in the United States Army, a police officer in Brackenridge Borough, and over 25 of those years as an Allegheny County Police officer. Prior to retiring from the Allegheny County Police Department in 2018, Mike worked on patrol, in the horse mounted unit, in the motorcycle unit, and as a Senior Patrol Officer in the community relations/crime prevention division. During his career in law enforcement, he was a nationally Certified Child Safety Seat Technician, an FBI Certified police instructor, and held numerous other safety and training certifications. He has taught pedestrian and driver safety programs to thousands of children, teens, adults, and senior citizens during his career. Mike also spent 18 years teaching various classes to police recruits at the Allegheny County Police Training Academy.
Mike holds a master’s degree in criminal justice administration and is currently an adjunct professor in the Criminal Justice & Criminology department at the Community College of Allegheny County. He is still very active working within the community throughout Allegheny County and currently serves as the president of the Allegheny County Camp Cadet Program. Mike and his wife Kelly have four daughters, two grandchildren and two more grandchildren on the way. He and his wife enjoy traveling on his motorcycle and babysitting their grandchildren. Mike joined the Cindy Cohen School of Driving team in 2023 as a part-time driving instructor.
Brittany Steck
Instructor
Brittany is married with 2 children. Before coming on board at CCSOD, she was a traveling caregiver. She enjoys being outside and spending quality time with her family and friends. Brittany likes meeting new people and finds being a driving instructor very rewarding in helping students gain their independence.
Lawrence Capozzolo
Instructor
Lawrence is married with an upcoming college graduate in the family. He has a history of decades in I.T., customer service. Working in customer service with CCSOD, he looks forward to continuing his career in that field. He has side careers of photography and sound engineering.
Ronnie Morrison
Instructor/Examiner
Ronnie is recently married and a father of three beautiful kids! He also worked for a national youth organization for more than 30 years. Ronnie is a NASCAR fan (Dale Earnhardt Sr. #3), and he also enjoys reading, bowling, and baking. He can also entertain you with card tricks, origami, and brain teasers.
Noua Coleman
Instructor/Examiner
Noua moved back to his hometown of Pittsburgh, PA a couple of years ago from New York City. In NYC he was self-employed for more than 25 years in International film and TV. He served overseas in the Navy and is a Gulf War Veteran, and while overseas he learned to speak Japanese. Noua also studied Fine Arts at Parsons School of Design in New York City.
Mary Lang
Office Administrator/Examiner/Instructor
I have many years of experience in customer service. I like working and interacting with people. I also enjoy helping people become the best-informed drivers they can be; I find it very rewarding. I love spending time with my family; playing with my 5 soon to be 6 grandsons brings me great joy!
Connie Nicholson
Instructor
Connie is married with 3 adult children and the grandmother of 3. She has been driving school bus for five years and drove a truck for 20 years for Fred Bartsch Greenhouse. Worked as a teacher assistant at Doodlebugs prior to joining CCSOD.
“I highly enjoy teaching students the rules and safety of driving”
Wendy Brown
Driving Instructor
Wendy was born and raised in Williamsport, PA. She moved to Pittsburgh in 1991, shortly after graduating from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree in Criminology. In December 2020, after a nearly 30-year career in law enforcement, Wendy retired from the U.S. Federal Probation Office. She began working for CCSOD in May 2022.
Wendy’s hobbies include, but are not limited to cooking, indoor gardening, and listening to various genres of music. She especially enjoys traveling and spending time with family, friends, and her daughter Lena.
Cathy Bly
Asst. Office Manager/Examiner
Previously I was a Client Care Coordinator, scheduling in home care.
I have worn many “hats”. I was a Community Home Supervisor, I did direct care with IDD/ Individuals with Intellectual and Development Disabilities, I supervised Direct Care staff and residential homes, I am trained as a Medication Administration Trainer, a Certified Investigator, and a Risk Assessor.
I am very involved with Allegheny County Camp Cadet and hold a position on the Executive Board as Treasurer.
I currently live in Sharpsburg, have 2 beautiful grown daughters and 2 grandchildren. I enjoy spending time with family and friends, taking walks and relaxing.
Mike Mazik
Driving Instructor
Mike is a native of Western Pennsylvania, but his career took him to Virginia.
Mike retired from Fairfax County Police in 2016. While serving in VA he was a driving instructor at the Police Academy. He also worked with teen drivers who attended the Youthful Driver Improvement program. Students learned vehicle dynamics, emergency maneuvers, and vehicle limits as well as their own limitations. Mike earned his private driving instructor’s certificate at Northern Virginia Community College. He has worked at private driving schools in VA and PA. Mike tried being retired but couldn’t resist getting back in the saddle when the opportunity came along with CCSOD. Mike will make every effort to help drivers become safe and competent behind the wheel. He enjoys classic cars with his wife Mary Pat, his son Andrew and two very spoiled Bichons Frises named Liberty and Belle. While Mike takes driver safety very seriously, he has a silly sense of humor. Be prepared for “Dad” jokes.
Sue Fazio
Office Administrator