United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley Recognizes Outgoing Board Members for Their Many Years of Service and Leadership
United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley extends our gratitude to Trisha Higgins, CPA and Donald Outing, Ph.D. for their time, service and deep commitment as members of our Board of Directors. Their leadership and dedication have helped guide our mission and strengthen our work across the region.
Trisha Higgins, CPA
Trisha Higgins serves as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation, where she oversees all financial and operational administration. A Certified Public Accountant and long-time nonprofit finance professional, she previously worked in public accounting with a focus on auditing nonprofit organizations.
Throughout her tenure on the Board, Higgins chaired the Audit Committee and served on the Executive Committee, lending her financial expertise and steady leadership. She has also been deeply involved in her community through prior roles with the Estate Planning Council of the Lehigh Valley, United Way of Carbon County’s Allocation Committee and youth organizations in Lehighton, where she lives.
Donald A. Outing, Ph.D.
Dr. Donald Outing is the Vice President for Equity and Community at Lehigh University, where he leads the institution’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. He brings extensive experience in DEI strategy from his previous leadership at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and the Department of Mathematical Sciences, where he directed national STEM outreach efforts.
As Chair of the Board’s DEI Committee and a member of the Executive Committee, Dr. Outing provided thoughtful, value-driven leadership. A veteran and longtime federal servant, he is widely recognized as a national leader in higher education and equity work.