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Board of Trustees Term and Composition Listing:  2025-202<\/strong>6<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Trustee<\/th>Election Date<\/th>Renewal Date<\/th>Current Term<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Sean M. Willett, Board Chair<\/td>2018<\/td>2027<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Lawrence E. Christ, Board Vice Chair<\/td>2020<\/td>2026<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
Teresa M. Majors, CPA, Board Treasurer<\/td>2018<\/td>2027<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Jeffrey Rubin, DMD, Board Secretary<\/td>2019<\/td>2028<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Bassam M. Deeb, Ph.D.<\/td>2012<\/td>ex-officio member<\/em><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Sister Mary Ann Dillon, RSM<\/td>2023<\/td>2026<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
Michael L. Draves<\/td>2024<\/td>2027<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
Sister Nancy Hoff, RSM \u201965<\/td>2023<\/td>2026<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
Lisa M. Kirisits, CPA<\/td>2019<\/td>2028<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Barbara S. Kuppel<\/td>2024<\/td>2027<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
Preston Lewellen<\/td>2023<\/td>2026<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
Tracey A. Mason \u201992<\/td>2025<\/td>2028<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
Sister Lisa Mary McCartney, RSM, Ph.D.<\/td>2018<\/td>2027<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Jeffrey Mullin, MD<\/td>2024<\/td>2027<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
G. Aaron Santarosa<\/td>2025<\/td>2028<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
Sister M. Jeanne Thomas Danahy,
RSM \u201967<\/td>		2021<\/td>2027<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
Joelle M. Toal \u201914<\/td>2024<\/td>2027<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
Sister Rita Marie Valade, RSM, Ph.D.<\/td>2023<\/td>2026<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Board of Trustees Composition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Total Board Members: <\/strong> 19 members (14 Lay Members \/ 5 Religious Members)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Board of Trustees Committees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE<\/strong>
Chair:<\/strong> Sean M. Willett*
Lawrence E. Christ
Sister M. Jeanne Thomas Danahy, RSM ’67
Bassam M. Deeb, Ph.D.
Lisa M. Kirisits, CPA
Preston Lewellen
Teresa M. Majors, CPA
Jeffrey Rubin, DMD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AUDIT<\/strong> COMMITTEE<\/strong>
Chair:<\/strong> Sister M. Jeanne Thomas Danahy, RSM ’67*
Lisa M. Kirisits, CPA
Preston Lewellen
Michael L. Draves<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(*) Indicates Committee Chair<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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EDUCATIONAL ENTERPRISE <\/strong> COMMITTEE<\/strong>
Chair:<\/strong> Preston Lewellen*
Sister Mary Ann Dillon, RSM
Barbara S. Kuppel
Joelle M. Toal
Sister Rita Marie Valade, RSM, Ph.D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FINANCE & INVESTMENT<\/strong> COMMITTEE<\/strong>
Chair: <\/strong>Teresa M. Majors, CPA*
Lisa M. Kirisits, CPA
Preston Lewellen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Trustee Emeriti<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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PRESIDENT EMERITUS
<\/strong>Sister Barbara Ciarico, RSM*
Sister Mary Carmina Coppola, RSM*
Paul B. Hurley, Jr., Ph.D.
Sister Mary Paracleta Shalloe, RSM*
Sister Mary Vincentia Vossler, RSM*<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BOARD CHAIR EMERITUS
<\/strong>Thomas E. Baker*
Richard A. DiVita, Sr.
George J. Eberl
Sister Mary Richard Embser, RSM*
Sharon L. Hanson
Jeffrey R. Hughes
Lisa M. Kirisits, CPA
Elizabeth N. Kolber
Mary Catherine Paladino
Urban J. Pauly *
Jean C. Powers, Esq.
Michael M. Reilly
John L. Schaughnessy*
M. Joseph Schroeder*
Siobhan Smith
Jonathan T. Swiatkowski, CPA
Nicholas D. Trbovich,  Sr., Ph.D.*
Thomas H. Waring, Jr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(*) Indicates Deceased<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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TRUSTEE EMERITUS
<\/strong>Mary K. Bennett, M.D.
John Burgess
Beatrice Connelly, M.D.*
Honorable Nelson H. Cosgrove
Sister JoAnne Courneen, RSM
Sister Sharon Erickson, RSM \u201962
Sister Elaine Franz, RSM*
John T. Frizzell, Esq.*
Sister Patricia Gilbert, RSM \u201963*
Sister Peggy Gorman, RSM \u201964
Ellen E. Grant, Ph.D.
Mark E. Hoffman
Sister Catherine Hunt, RSM
Linda Kaumeyer, Esq.
Michael R. Lawley
Robert S. McDow
Michael R. Moravec, Esq.
Sister Eileen O\u2019Connor, RSM
Charles J. Palisano*
Judith Nolan Powell
Anne T. Prezio
Thomas Quatroche, Jr., Ph.D
Sister Geraldine Rosinski, RSM
Bernadine M. Savarino*
Sister Mary Ann Schimscheiner RSM, \u201967
Richard F. Sheehan, D.D.S.*
Keith M. Stolzenburg*
Lisa M. Wheeler \u201995
Maureen A. Winnert<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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