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GIVING FROM THE HEART, FOR THE FUTURE OF COMMUNITIES
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Pittsburgh Theological Seminary is a wonderful place to be employed. Just ask Ellen Frisco, who is in her 41st year in the Seminary’s Business Office. As the assistant controller, she manages student billing, payroll, housing, accounts payable, endowment and gift reporting, and the financial audit—all with the help of her talented colleagues.
“In all my years at the Seminary, taking care of employees has always been very important to the administration, which I have appreciated. They have always worked hard to come up with great affordable benefits, and considered our needs and well-being, which makes PTS a great place to work,” Ellen says.
Her duties in the Business Office are a seldom seen yet essential part to keeping the Seminary operating and thriving. Ellen’s story at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary began in 1982 while she was working at a car dealership and studying accounting and business management at Robert
Morris, and she applied for an open position in the Business Office at PTS. She has stayed because she believes in the significance of the Seminary’s work as it prepares students for ministry in communities near and far. And that’s why she is not only a PTS employee, but also a donor.
“I believe the world today needs people to teach the Word of the Lord,” she says. “What Pittsburgh Seminary does to educate and bring our communities together is vital. The Seminary depends on gifts which allow us to continue our work.”
Being here for four decades has given her an appreciation for that mission. That’s why she gives to the
Seminary. Handling endowment and gift recording and reporting reminds her daily that it’s only through the generosity of others that Pittsburgh Seminary continues to operate and thrive.
She’s excited about the future of PTS, and enjoys contributing toward that future with both her work and her giving, alongside others who donate. Ellen appreciates all who support the Seminary, and we at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary appreciate Ellen!
