Four Elected to Allegheny College Board of Trustees

MEADVILLE, Pa. – Allegheny College has announced that the college’s board of trustees has added four new members, all of whom have earned degrees from the college. Their four-year terms began July 1. The new trustees are:

Carol St. Clair Chlystek served as an international trade specialist for the U.S. Department of Commerce. She and husband Marty are two of seven Allegheny graduates in the family, which include Carol’s parents Sally Stewart St. Clair and Thomas St. Clair, a trustee emeritus. Carol and Marty are strong philanthropic partners and proudly represent the college as class agents at reunions.

Victoria Lipnic is a partner in Resolutions Economics, a dispute, investigation, and advisory firm. A nationally recognized expert on employment and workforce, she previously served as a commissioner on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and as the U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment Standards. Lipnic is an active alum, engaged in institutional advancement at regional events and reunion committees.

Al Trezza is an investment strategist at the Bank of New York Mellon. He and wife Megan Adaire Trezza created the Anthony J. Lo Bello Scholarship & Student Support Fund and are consistent annual leadership donors. Trezza was a member of the Allegheny Gators football team and Phi Gamma Delta. He regularly attends Pittsburgh alumni events and is involved with the institutional advancement team.

Sean Ward is a partner with Blue Point Capital Partners, a global private equity firm, where his career has spanned more than 30 years. He is a board member of several local charities that focus on education for those with special needs including the Achievement Center for Children. His support of the college includes funding the Ward Family Scholarship and serving as the lead donor for the Summer on the Cuyahoga experience, an immersive summer internship.

The Allegheny College Board of Trustees is the governing body elected to oversee the college. The board’s primary responsibilities relate to policy-making and sound resource management of the college.

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