The Youngstown State University Foundation announced the appointment of two new trustees to its Board of Trustees Friday. 

Alexa Sweeney Blackann and Kevin Helmick are the latest additions to the board for three-year terms that began in late May. The board has 42 members.

Alexa Sweeney Blackann is the former president of Sweeney Chevrolet and Sweeney Buick GMC. In early 2023, Blackann sold the business to #1 Cochran from Pittsburgh and continues to work with the dealership as a consultant. 

Blackann's grandfather Robert Sweeney also served as a YSU Foundation Trustee from 1992 to 2001, and her father Doug Sweeney served as a YSU Foundation Trustee from 2014 to 2023. 

She also serves on other boards including the Youngstown Warren Regional Chamber, BRITE Energy Innovators, the Better Business Bureau, and Akron Children’s Hospital Foundation.  

President and CEO of Farmers National Banc Corp. Kevin Helmick has worked for Farmers National Bank for more than 25 years and has held various positions and titles, including Investment Advisor, and Vice President, Director of Retail Services & Wealth Management.

Helmick serves as a board member for Akron Children’s Hospital Foundation, the Better Business Bureau and the YSU Foundation.