Paul R. Whiteside of Pittsburgh has been appointed as Director of Development for Saint Vincent Archabbey and Seminary.

He returns to Saint Vincent after completing his undergraduate work at Saint Vincent College in mathematics and psychology. He also holds a Master’s in Business Administration degree from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh.

He has served as Business Manager within the Global Cash Management Department of Mellon Bank, N.A., where he was involved with product development, training programs, marketing programs and sales campaigns. Prior to his past seven years as Business Manager, his twenty-one year career with Mellon Bank also included appointments as Senior Product Manager for Electronic Treasury Products, as Systems Project Manager and as a Programmer Analyst/Systems Analyst.

Mr. Whiteside also previously worked with PPG Industries as a Systems Analyst and with Schneider Consulting Engineers, Pittsburgh, as a Stress Analyst/Scheduling Engineer.

Mr. Whiteside is currently on the Board of Directors of Best Buddies of Western Pennsylvania, and has just been elected to the Alumni Council for Saint Vincent College. His past volunteer work has included being a youth soccer coach for eleven years and treasurer of the Upper St. Clair Athletic Association for five years. Mr. Whiteside also served as a Eucharistic Minister for St. John Capistran Church.

He was a dean’s list student at Saint Vincent College, and served as his class president in 1981-1982. He also earned the Highest Achievement/Mathematics Award from Saint Vincent in 1982.