Allegheny College, one of the nation’s oldest and most innovative four-year colleges, with an emphasis on multidisciplinary learning, announced that the College’s Board of Trustees has added four new members:
- Carol St. Clair Chlystek ‘90 of Elmhurst, Illinois
- Victoria Lipnic ‘82 of Arlington, Virginia
- Al Trezza ‘01 of Wexford, Pennsylvania
- Sean Ward ‘89 of Hudson, Ohio
Their four-year terms began on July 1, 2024.
New Trustees
Carol Chlystek
Carol St. Clair Chlystek served as an international trade specialist for the Department of Commerce. She and husband Marty ‘89 are two of seven Allegheny graduates in the family, which include Carol’s parents Sally Stewart St. Clair ’59 and Thomas St. Clair ’57, a Trustee Emeritus. Carol and Marty are strong philanthropic partners and proudly represent the College as class agents at reunions, as Gator Greetings Writers, and attend Chicago-area College and alumni events.
Victoria Lipnic
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. Victoria is an active alum, engaged in institutional advancement at regional events and reunion committees. She is a class ambassador and advisor to Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.
Al Trezza
Al Trezza is an investment strategist at the Bank of New York Mellon. He and wife Megan Adaire Trezza ‘02 created the Anthony J. Lo Bello Scholarship & Student Support Fund and are consistent annual leadership donors. Al 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, including Career Education.
Sean Ward
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 is generous and far-reaching, most recently having funded the Ward Family Scholarship and serving as the lead donor for the college’s participation in the Summer on the Cuyahoga experience, an immersive summer internship.
About the Allegheny College Board of Trustees
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.
About Allegheny College
Allegheny College, founded in 1815, is one of the nation’s oldest and most innovative four-year colleges where multidisciplinary learning breaks the conventional mold.
It is one of the few colleges in the United States with a unique requirement to choose both a major and minor for graduation, to provide students with a cross-disciplinary path in the sciences and humanities for educational depth and intellectual growth.
Located in Meadville, Pennsylvania, Allegheny College is one of 44 colleges featured in Loren Pope’s “Colleges That Change Lives.” In its 2022 rankings, U.S. News & World Report recognized Allegheny College as one of the country’s top 100 national liberal arts colleges — and one of the top 25 best for undergraduate teaching.
