Tressel named to Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber board

YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State University President Jim Tressel will take a seat on the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber board of directors effective Oct. 1, Peter J. Asimakopoulos, board chairman, said today.

The board voted to approve Tressel as a new member earlier this summer.

Tressel officially took over the post of YSU president on July 1 and was installed Aug. 18.

“He will be a vital cog in the chamber’s work of developing a better educated and trained workforce for our growing economy,” said Asimakopoulos, who is executive vice president of Small Business Banking and Youngstown Market president, First National Bank.