Three Distinguished Leaders with Ties to Allegheny College Appointed to Administrative and Transition Advisory Committee Posts by Pennsylvania Governor-Elect Josh Shapiro
Three distinguished leaders with ties to Allegheny College — Larry Hailsham, Jr., Mark Campbell, and James H. Mullen, Jr. — have been appointed to key administrative and transition advisory committee posts by Pennsylvania Governor-Elect Josh Shapiro.
Larry Hailsham, Jr., Allegheny Class of 2015, has been appointed as executive deputy chief of staff by Shapiro. Hailsham, who previously served as political director with Shapiro’s gubernatorial campaign, has extensive experience in government affairs across Pennsylvania. He previously held positions with the Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce and campaigns for President Joe Biden and Senator Bob Casey. Earlier this year, Hailsham was named to the 2022 Pennsylvania Forty Under 40 list by City & State PA.
In addition, Mark Campbell, Allegheny Class of 1982, and Allegheny President Emeritus James H. Mullen, Jr., have each been named to a transition advisory committee by Shapiro and Lieutenant Governor-Elect Austin Davis. The committees include a diverse and experienced team of leaders and policy experts to advise the transition on a wide array of different policy areas.
Campbell, a partner with the government relations firm Ridge Policy Group, will serve on the Advisory Committee for Economic Development. Campbell has extensive experience in politics, public policy, and government decision-making in both Harrisburg and Washington, D.C., and he served as a congressional chief of staff and as chief of staff to Pennsylvania Governors Tom Ridge and Mark Schweiker. Campbell is a member of the Allegheny Board of Trustees, which he previously chaired.
Mullen, who served as Allegheny’s president from 2008 to 2019, will serve on the Advisory Committee for Education and Workforce. During Mullen’s tenure as president, Allegheny celebrated its bicentennial and also publicly launched the largest comprehensive fundraising campaign in College history. Mullen has served as chair of the board of directors of the American Council on Education and the board of directors of the Great Lakes College Association, among other leadership roles in national organizations.
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.