Presley Gillespie ‘84 – After successful banking and community development careers in Youngstown, he was selected as the inaugural president of Neighborhood Allies, a Pittsburgh-based community development intermediary that supports people, organizations and partnerships committed to creating and maintaining thriving neighborhoods.
After 18 years in banking, he was named the founding executive director of Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp., the first such city-wide corporation. He is a nationally recognized leader in community and economic development. To read the full story from The Sharon Herald, click here.