The Allentown Art Museum is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members to its Board of Trustees. Greg L. Butz, president and CEO of Alvin H. Butz Inc., and Thomas J. Scalici, CFP, CEBS, AIF, cofounder and CEO of Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management LLC and Cornerstone Institutional Investors, began a three-year term effective January 2019.
“We are excited to welcome Greg and Tom to the Museum Board at the start of a year that will see our organization reach new audiences and have an increased impact on our community,” said Michelle R. Stringer, the Chair of the Museum’s Board of Trustees. “Their leadership, business expertise, and proven commitment to community will contribute greatly to our success in meeting our goal of enriching people’s lives through art.”
The Board expansion is happening as the Museum enters its eighty-fifth year of service to the Lehigh Valley as a cultural and educational resource. The Museum was founded in 1934 by teacher, painter, and critic Walter Emerson Baum.
New Board members are elected on a rolling basis throughout the year on the recommendation of the Museum’s Governance and Nominating Committee.
About Greg L. Butz
A native of Allentown, Pennsylvania, Greg Butz graduated from Lehigh University in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. In 1981 he obtained an M.B.A. from Lehigh. His career in the construction industry began during his high-school days in his grandfather’s construction management firm, Alvin H. Butz Inc. He has been employed at the firm as a construction laborer, assistant field superintendent, project manager, senior project manager, and vice president.
In 1995, Greg succeeded his father, Lee Butz, as President of the firm when Lee assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer. In 2007, Lee undertook an advisory role, naming Greg President and CEO of the company. Greg is the third generation Butz in the company’s history, following in the footsteps of his father and his grandfather.
Serving the community, Greg is a member of United Way’s de Tocqueville Society, on the Board of the President’s Council at DeSales University, serves as a trustee emeritus of Muhlenberg College, a member of the Carpenters’ Company of Philadelphia, a board member of the Lehigh Valley Partnership, and a board member of Lehigh Valley Contractors Association. He is a founding member of United Way’s Young Leaders Society.
About Thomas J. Scalici, CFP, CEBS, AIF
Tom Scalici is a cofounder of Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management LLC and Cornerstone Institutional Investors LLC. He began his career in financial services in 1986 and served as Cornerstone’s CEO since 2002. Tom’s primary responsibilities include strategic planning, business development, and employee selection and mentoring. Tom has more than thirty years of experience working predominantly with qualified retirement plans.
Tom has been recognized by Plan Sponsor magazine and the American Society of Pension Professionals & Actuaries as one of the top retirement-plan advisors in the country. In addition, he has spoken at several national industry conferences and was chosen by Lehigh Valley Business magazine as the 2014 Executive of the Year. Throughout his career Tom has been active in the community and serves or has served on several boards and committees.