About the Board of Directors

The SVC Board of Directors Chair and Vice Chair

Mr. Arthur J. Rooney II, Chair

Art Rooney II is President of the Pittsburgh Steelers and currently serves as Chairman of the NFL’s Workplace Diversity Committee. He also serves on additional NFL committees including the Legislative Committee, the Management Council Executive Committee, the International Committee, Health & Safety Advisory Committee, and the NFL Foundation.

He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1978 and then from Duquesne University’s School of Law where he earned his law degree in 1982.

Mr. Rooney began his law career at the predecessor firm to Buchanan Ingersol & Rooney. He became Managing Partner at a young age. During his tenure as Managing Partner he helped reorganize the firm and expanded with offices in Harrisburg and Philadelphia, which were all assumed by Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney at the time of the merger.

Mr. Rooney is also very active in the Pittsburgh community. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of St. Vincent College, Chairman of the Board of the Chuck Noll Foundation for Brian Injury Research, and he serves on several other non-profit boards including United Way of Southwest Pennsylvania, the Board of Trustees for the University of Pittsburgh, and the Board of Trustees of Pittsburgh Public Theater.

Kimberly M. Colonna, Esq., Vice Chair

Kimberly (Kim) M. Colonna, Esq., graduated from Saint Vincent College with highest honors in 1994, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in English with a minor in education. She went on to earn her juris doctorate from the Dickinson School of Law. A member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys, Colonna is a former president of the Program for Female Offenders. She was twice recognized as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer and was the 2015 recipient of the Local Legal Leaders Award. In 2023, she was named to Saint Vincent College’s 40 Women for 40 Years list.

As an education law attorney with McNees, Wallace and Nurick LLC in Harrisburg, Colonna represents universities, colleges, school districts, charter schools and other providers of educational services. She regularly provides counsel on matters involving student and faculty rights and compliance with federal and state laws. She assists educational institutions with policy development and contract review and provides training on liability risk avoidance and legal compliance topics.

Colonna’s litigation practice focuses on litigation of claims against educational institutions, as well as business disputes and estate and fiduciary matters. She represents education clients in due process hearings, governmental investigations and state and federal courts, including defense of Title IX claims and civil rights claims.

Currently serving on the Saint Vincent College Board of Directors as the vice chair, Colonna also chairs the Fred Rogers Institute Committee of the Board.

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