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About the Board

The Board of Trustees has fiduciary responsibility for the governance of Allegheny College and is governed by bylaws. Trustees are elected to four-year terms.

Through their work as a full Board and seven committees, Allegheny trustees supervise and monitor the College’s broad policies.

The full Board of Trustees meets three times a year. Committees meet at least three times annually, though some meet more frequently to fulfill responsibilities.

Committees of the Board of Trustees

  • Advancing Allegheny Committee
  • Allegheny Experience Committee
  • Audit and Risk Committee
  • Executive Committee
  • Finance Committee
  • Governance Committee
  • Investment Committee

Trustees Emeriti

  • Alice S. Bierer ’59 : Retired Chief Executive Officer, Essex Grain Products, Inc.
  • Willow Wilcox Brost ’74
  • Ann S. Degenhart ’71 : Retired/Community Volunteer
  • Gary Elliott ’72
  • Mary Feeley ’78 (Missy) : Retired Chief Geoscientist, Exxon Mobil Exploration Company
  • Thomas T. Frampton ’70, Esq. (Tom) : Retired Attorney/Partner, Goehring, Rutter & Boehm
  • Samuel Hellman ’55, M.D. (Sam) : A.N. Pritzker Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, University of Chicago
  • Judith Horgan ’68 (Judy)
  • Robert A. Marchman ’80 : Senior Policy Advisor, US Securities and Exchange Commission
  • Darrell B. McIndoe (Bruce) ’79 : President, McIndow Risk Advisory LLC
  • Isabelle Moss ’67 : Retired Consultant
  • Silas R. Mountsier III ’52 (Si)
  • Herbert H. Myers ’61 (Herb)
  • John H. Niles, Jr. ’59 M.D. (Herb) : Primary Care Women’s Services, President
  • Christine Scott Nelson ’73 (Chris) : Retired Managing Director and Director Emerita, CornerstoneResearch
  • Martin Pfinsgraff ’77 (Marty) : Founder/CEO, MP Alpha
  • Thomas M. St. Clair ’57 (Tom) : Retired Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Phelps Dodge Corporation
  • M. Peter Scibetta ’54, M.D. (Pete) : Retired Chief Executive Officer/Radiation Oncologist,RegionalCancer Center
  • Yvonne Seon ’59
  • Dag Skattum ’84 : Investor/Advisor
  • Thomas N. Slonaker, MBA (Tom) : Retired Executive Vice President & Chief Investment Officer, First Interstate Bancorp and Wells Fargo Bank,Former Special Trustee for American Indians, Department ofInterior
  • Robert L. Smith, Jr. ’73 MBA (Rob) : Acutec Precision Aerospace, Inc., Executive Chairman
  • Arthur Tepper ’58 (Art) : President, Tepper Associates
  • Kimberly Tillotson Fleming P ’11 and ’15 : Vice Chairman, Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc.
  • William H. Timbers ’72 (Nick) : Retired President and Chief Executive Officer, USEC, Inc.
  • Patricia Bush Tippie ’56 (Pat)</strong >
  • Alice S. Bierer ’59 : Retired Chief Executive Officer, Essex Grain Products, Inc.
  • Willow Wilcox Brost ’74
  • Ann S. Degenhart ’71 : Retired/Community Volunteer
  • Gary Elliott ’72
  • Mary Feeley ’78 (Missy) : Retired Chief Geoscientist, Exxon Mobil Exploration Company
  • Thomas T. Frampton ’70, Esq. (Tom) : Retired Attorney/Partner, Goehring, Rutter & Boehm
  • Samuel Hellman ’55, M.D. (Sam) : A.N. Pritzker Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, University of Chicago
  • Judith Horgan ’68 (Judy)
  • Robert A. Marchman ’80 : Senior Policy Advisor, US Securities and Exchange Commission
  • Darrell B. McIndoe (Bruce) ’79 : President, McIndow Risk Advisory LLC
  • Isabelle Moss ’67 : Retired Consultant
  • Silas R. Mountsier III ’52 (Si)
  • Herbert H. Myers ’61 (Herb)
  • John H. Niles, Jr. ’59 M.D. (Herb) : Primary Care Women’s Services, President
  • Christine Scott Nelson ’73 (Chris) : Retired Managing Director and Director Emerita, Cornerstone Research
  • Martin Pfinsgraff ’77 (Marty) : Founder/CEO, MP Alpha
  • Thomas M. St. Clair ’57 (Tom) : Retired Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Phelps Dodge Corporation
  • M. Peter Scibetta ’54, M.D. (Pete) : Retired Chief Executive Officer/Radiation Oncologist, Regional Cancer Center
  • Yvonne Seon ’59
  • Dag Skattum ’84: Investor/Advisor
  • Thomas N. Slonaker, MBA (Tom) : Retired Executive Vice President & Chief Investment Officer, First Interstate Bancorp and Wells Fargo Bank, Former Special Trustee for American Indians, Department of Interior
  • Robert L. Smith, Jr. ’73 MBA (Rob) : Acutec Precision Aerospace, Inc., Executive Chairman
  • Arthur Tepper ’58 (Art) : President, Tepper Associates
  • Kimberly Tillotson Fleming P ’11 and ’15 : Vice Chairman, Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc.
  • William H. Timbers ’72 (Nick) : Retired President and Chief Executive Officer, USEC, Inc.
  • Patricia Bush Tippie ’56 (Pat) : Vice President/Secretary, Tippie Services, Inc.
  • Robert A. Vukovich ’65, Ph.D. (Bob) : Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, WellSpring Stables LLC
  • John D. Wheeler ’61, Esq. : Retired Senior Vice President for Administration, Case Western Reserve University
  • Robert C. Woodworth ’69 (Bob) : Senior Advisor, Advance Publications, Vice President/Secretary, Tippie Services, Inc.
  • Robert A. Vukovich ’65, Ph.D. (Bob) : Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, WellSpring Stables LLC
  • John D. Wheeler ’61, Esq. : Retired Senior Vice President for Administration, Case Western Reserve University
  • Robert C. Woodworth ’69 (Bob) : Senior Advisor, Advance Publications



Board of Trustees

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Christian L. Allison ’83

Former Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Tollgrade Communications, Inc. (Retired 2005)
Entrepreneur-In-Residence
Business and Economics Department, Allegheny College

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Mary S. Amsdell P’23

Civic Volunteer

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Kevin Baird ’84

Chief Executive Officer
International Automotive Components Group, LLC

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Bishop Sandra Steiner Ball

Bishop
United Methodist Church

Head-shot of Edward Borkowski

Edward Joseph Borkowski ’81

Executive Vice President
Purdue Pharma

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Mark R. Campbell ’82

Founding Partner (Retired)
Ridge Policy Group

Head-shot of Carol Chlystek

Carol St. Clair Chlystek ’90

Former International Trade Specialist
Department of Commerce

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Curt Cramer ’84

Retired Global Director for Performance Excellence
Arcadis

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Jennifer R. Daurora ’99 (Jen)

Vice President
Loyalty Strategy & Platforms, PNC Bank

Head-shot of Antonio Dias

Antonio Francisco Dias ’86 (Tony)

Attorney / Partner
Jones Day

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Terrence L. Hartford ’81 (Terry)

Vice President
ATI Defense

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Aly Kassam-Remtulla, Ph.D.

Vice Provost and Chief International Officer
Princeton University

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Dusty E. Kirk ’75, Esq.

Lawyer/Partner
Reed Smith

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John Kutz ’83

National Retirement Plan Strategist
Franklin Templeton

Head-shot of Steve Levinsky

Steven D. Levinsky ’78 (Steve)

Partner
Wellesley Partners

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Victoria Lipnic ’82

Partner
Resolutions Economics

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Mark Maruszewski ’88

Partner
StepStone Group

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Bishop Cynthia Moore-Koikoi

Bishop
United Methodist Church

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Derrick B. Owens ’93

Senior Vice President of Government & Industry Affairs
WTA – Advocates for Rural Broadband

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Thomas John Sadvary ’75 (Tom)

Former Chief Executive Officer
HonorHealth (Retired, April 2017)

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Julie G. Skattum ’85

Retired Attorney
Kelley Drye & Warren

Headshot of Sue Steven

Sue Steven ’75, Ph.D.

Retired Pharmaceutical Executive
Genentech • U.S. Navy Veteran

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Hayes C. Stover ’62, Esq.

Retired Attorney
K&L Gates LLP

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John F. Sutphen ’78

Managing Partner
Sutphen Business Solutions
U.S. Navy Veteran

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Bruce R. Thompson ’86

Vice Chairman
Bank of America Corporation

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Al Trezza ’01

Investment Strategist
BNY Mellon

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Karen Ubelhart ’77

Senior Industry Analyst, Industrials
Bloomberg LP

Head-shot of Sean Ward

Sean Ward ’89

Partner
Blue Point Capital Partners

Head-shot of Jim Wible

James O. Wible ’71 (Jim)

Chairman of the Board
American Colors, Incorporated

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Sandra Wycoff ’77

CEO Chatham T Co. Inc.
DBA Chapham Clothing Bar
Chatham Kids
Bank + Main

Head-shot of Ellen Yount

Ellen M. Yount ’87

Vice President
MSI, A Tetra Tech Company

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Douglas F. Ziegler (Doug)

Retired Senior Vice President, Treasurer and
Chief Investment Officer

Erie Insurance Group

Lance Zingale Jr

Lance Zingale ’77

Executive Vice President & General Manager (Retired)
Sykes Enterprises