Directory

Board of Trustees 

Chair of the Board

James M. Norris ’85, Managing Director (Retired), Vanguard International

Vice Chair

John D. Zook '71, Founder,  Zook Dinon PA

Members

Michael A. Bantom '73, Head of Basketball Development, National Basketball Association

John P. Borneman, PhD, ’80, ’83 (MS), ’87 (MBA), USP’07 (PhD), Founder & Principal, Oak View Point Partners

Eileen K. Cardile '87, '91 (M.S.), Senior Consultant, Numerof & Associates

Mark A. Casale ‘86, President and CEO, Essent

Doneene K. Damon, Esq. ’89,  Director & President, Richards, Layton & Finger

Brian Duperreault '69, Executive Chairman, American International Group

Timothy G. Fallon ’76, Senior Operating Partner, Arbor Investments, LLC

Kristy W. Fercho ’00 (MBA), Head of Home Lending, Wells Fargo & Company 

Kelly Flanagan ’06, ’12 (MBA), Executive Vice President Business Planning, Jacksonville Jaguars 

James J. Fleming, S.J., Executive Director, Campion Conference and Renewal Center

Daniel P. Gallagher '94, '99 (MS),  Managing Director, Exude, Inc.

Eugene M. Geinzer, S.J., Superior Arrupe, Jesuit Community;  Adjunct Professor, Saint Joseph's University

Michael J. Hagan '85, Managing Partner, Hawk Capital Partners

Michael C. Hemsley, Esq. ’72, Senior Advisor, Juniper Advisory

Margaret K. Hondros, Co-founder Kinney Center for Autism Education and Support ,Saint Joseph's University

Peter R. Kowey, M.D. ’71, William Wikoff Smith Chair, Cardiovascular Research Lankenau Heart Institute

Edgardo A. Mercadante, USP’79, H’17 ,Founder & CEO, MediTelecare

Susan La Monica P'20, Chief Human Resources Officer, Citizens Financial Group

Christopher D. McIsaac '97, Managing Director International Operations, Vanguard Group, Inc.

Michael J. Nesspor ’80, Managing Director (Retired), Pershing, LLC

Sharon R. O'Brien '76, Civic Volunteer 

Maureen A. O'Connor '86, Civic Volunteer 

Adele Cirone Oliva '87, Founder, 1315 Capital

Lori N. Peruto, Esq. ’83, General Counsel, Philadelphia Suburban Development Corp.

Maryanne F. Post, Esq. ’07, Controller and Human Resource Manager, Post Precision Castings, Inc.

Joseph D. Regan ’81, Chief Executive Officer, Alphadyne Asset Management

James M. Shea, S.J., Chaplain, Georgetown University Medical Center

Michael J. Sofia, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer & Co-Founder ,Arbutus Biopharma Corporation

Stephen V. Sundborg, S.J, President (Retired), Seattle University

Jeffrey P. von Arx, S.J., Superior and Director, John LaFarge House, Jesuit House of Studies; Visiting Professor of the History of Christianity, Boston College School of Theology and Ministry

Raymond G. Washington, Jr., M.D. '91, General Surgeon ,Pinehurst Surgical Clinic

Joseph J. Wolk '88, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Johnson & Johnson

Administration

President: Cheryl A. McConnell, PhD

  • Associate Vice President and Chief of Staff: Sarah F. Quinn, M.B.A.
  • Vice President and General Counsel: Tracey S. Pachman Esq

Academic Affairs

  • Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs: Jay Carter, Ph.D.
  • Director for Administrative Operations, Academic Affairs: Melissa McClory, M.Ed.
  • Director, Institutional Effectiveness: Jill Dougherty Cleary. M.B.A, Ed.D
  • Associate Provost, Faculty and Academic Support: Peter Norberg, Ph.D.

  • Associate Provost for Research & Graduate Administration/Policy: Jean-Francois Jasmin, Ph.D.
  • University Registrar: Deanna Daly, M.S.
  • Director, Honors Program: Jason Powell, Ph.D
  • Director, Faith Justice Institute: 
  • Director, Office of Teaching and Learning: Usha Rao, Ph.D.
  • Director, Undergraduate Fellowships Program: Mark Reynolds, Ph.D

Vice President for Enrollment Management: Karen Pellegrino, M.S.

  • Associate VP Enrollment Management: Robert McBride, M.A.
  • Director, Undergrad Admissions: Maureen Mathis, M.Ed.
  • Director of Enrollment Management Systems and Analytics, Michael Payne, M.A.
  • Director of Financial Aid: Elizabeth Rihl Lewinsky

 Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences: 

  • Associate Dean for Strategic Planning and Assessment: 
  • Associate Dean for Curriculum and Advising: James Caccamo, Ph.D.

Dean of the Haub School of Business: Joseph DiAngelo, Jr., Ed.D.

  • Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies: 
  • Associate Dean: Vana M. Zervanos, M.Ed., M.B.A.
  • Associate Dean: Natalie Wood, Ph.D.

Dean of the School of Education and Human Development: Joshua Power, EdD ’05 ’16 (EdD)

  • Associate Dean for School of Education and Human Development: 

Dean of the School of Health Professions: Sinclair Smith, Sc.D. 

  • John Wyeth Dean, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Associate Dean School of Health Professions: Edward Foote BS ’87, PharmD ’91

University Librarian: Anne Krakow, M.L.S.

Scholarly Press, Director: Carmen Croce, A.B.

Mission

  • Vice President for Mission and Ministry: Daniel R.J. Joyce, S.J. ’88,
  • Director of Campus Ministry: Thomas Sheibley, M.A.

Student Life

  • Vice President for Student Life/Associate Provost: 
  • Associate Vice President for Student Life: Ross W. Radish, J.D.
  • Director of Student Transitions: Nancy Komada, Ph. D.
  • Director of Public Safety and Security: 
  • International Programs, Director: Thomas Kesaris, B.A.
  • Director of the China Program: Juan Yu, Ph.D.
  • Assistant Vice President of Student Success and Educational Support: Kim Allen-Stuck, Ph.D.
  • Director of Athlete Center for Enrichment: Taylor Weidensaul
  • Director of Learning Resources: Kris Goldberg, M.S.
  • Director of Students with Disabilities: Christine Mecke, Ed.D.
  • Director of Student Success and First Year Experience: Daniel McDevitt, M.B.A., Ed.D. 
  • Executive Director, Career Center: Patricia Shafer, M.A.
  • Director of Counseling & Psychological Services: Gregory Nicholls, Ph.D.
  • Director of Student Health Center: Eileen Bevilacqua
  • Director of Student Outreach and Support: Marci Berney, M.S.
  • Assistant Vice President for Student Life: Kiersten White, Ed.D.
  • Assistant Vice President for Student Campus Life: John Jeffery, Ed.D.
  • Director of Residence Life: Jessica Moran-Buckridge, M.A.
  • Director of Student Leadership and Activities: Beth Hagovsky, Ed.D.
  • Director of Inclusion and Diversity Achievement: Natalie Walker, M.S.
  • Director of International Students and Scholars, Meryl Halpern, M.A.

University Operations

Vice President for Human Resources

Vice President and Chief Information OfficerFrancis J. DiSanti ’79, M.S.

Vice President and Athletics Director: Jill Bodensteiner, J.D., M.B.A

  • Senior Associate Athletics Director/Student Experience: Renie Shields, M.A.
  • Senior Associate Athletics Director for External Affairs: Robert Sullivan
  • Associate Athletics Director: Allen Pendleton, M.Ed.
  • Associate Athletics Director for Business Operations and Facilities: Amanda Hall
  • Assistant Athletics Director  for Campus Recreation: Alexandra Kissinger
  • Head Basketball Coach, Men: William Lange
  • Head Basketball Coach, Women: Cindy Anderson-Griffin, M.B.A

Senior Vice President for Finance & Administration and Treasurer​: David R. Beaupré, MBA

  • Assistant Vice President for Budget and Financial Planning: Lauren Goldsmith, CPA, '10, '17
  • Assistant Vice President and Controller: April Lee, B.S., EMBA '08
  • Director of Procurement: Deborah Tavera
  • Director of Financial Information Systems: Bryan Witkowski

Associate Vice President for Administrative Services: Timothy McGuirman, M.Ed.

  • Executive Director of Facilities Management: Ken Ogawa
  • General Manager of Print Services: Randy Kehl
  • Director of Health & Safety/Environmental Compliance Officer: Mary Healy
  • Director of Conferences  and Aux Operations: Kathleen Sinnott
  • Business Manager: Joseph Ferry  

Senior Vice President for University Relations: Joseph Kender, MBA

  • Associate Vice President for Advancement Principal Gifts: Martin Farrell, M.S. 88’
  • Associate Vice President for Advancement Operations: Thomas Chaves
  • Associate Vice President for Advancement: Katie Shields, M.S.
  • Assistant Vice President for Government and Community Relations: Wadell Ridley, Jr.

Vice President of Marketing and Communications​: Liz Kennedy Walsh

  • Associate Vice President of Marketing and Communications: Gail Benner
  • Executive Director of Communications: Kelly Welsh

Emeriti and Emeritas

Concha Alborg (1982) B.A., 1975, Georgia State University; M.A., 1977, Emory University; Ph.D., 1982, Temple University Professor Emerita of Modern and Classical Languages

Mary DeKonty Applegate (1983) B.S., 1964, Evangel College; M.A., 1972, Eastern Michigan University; Ed.D., 1978, Temple University Professor Emerita of Education

John G. Berberian (1973) B.S., 1963, University of Massachusetts; Ph.D., 1968, Brown University Professor Emeritus of Chemistry

Anthony J. Berret, S.J. (1982) B.A., 1964, M.A., 1967, Fordham University; M.Div., 1971, Woodstock College; Ph.D., 1981, Johns Hopkins University Professor Emeritus of English

Judith G. Chapman (1988) B.A., 1971, St. Bonaventure University; M.A., 1975, St. Bonaventure University; Ph.D., 1987, Syracuse University Professor Emerita of Psychology

Nancy M. Childs (1991) B.A., 1972, Duke University, M.S., 1977, California Institute of Technology, Ph.D., 1993, Century University, Professor Emerita of Marketing

Corolyn E. Clark (1977) A.B., 1965, St. Mary’s College; M.B.A., Temple University; 1978, Ph.D., 1985, Temple University; CFP®, 2003. Professor Emerita of Accounting

Eileen Z. Cohen (1968) B.S., 1953, University of Maryland; M.A., 1958, University of Maryland; Ph.D., 1965, University of Maryland. Professor Emerita of English

John J. Costello (1957) B.S., 1954, Saint Joseph’s University; M.A., 1956, University of Virginia. Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Science

Christopher Coyne (1978) B.S. 1967, Saint Joseph’s University, M.B.A., 1973 Temple University, Ph.D. 1986, Temple University, Professor Emeritus of Finance

Thomas J. Donahue (1965) B.A., 1964, Saint Joseph’s University; M.A., 1967, University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., 1973, University of Pennsylvania Professor Emeritus of Modern and Classical Languages

George W. Dowdall (1982) A.B., 1965, College of the Holy Cross; A.M., 1969, Brown University; Ph.D., 1972, Brown University Professor Emeritus of Sociology

Joseph E. Dragonette (1967) B.S., 1958, Saint Joseph’s University; M.A., 1966, George Washington University; Ph.D., 1974, University of Pennsylvania Associate Professor Emeritus of Economics

Joseph J. Feeney, S.J. (1971) A.B., 1958, Fordham University; M.A., 1961, Fordham University; Ph.L., 1959, Woodstock College; S.T.B., 1964, Woodstock College; S.T.L., 1966, Woodstock College; Ph.D., 1971, University of Pennsylvania Professor Emeritus  of English

Gérard A. Férère (1964) Bachelier ès Lettres, 1948, Haiti; Ensign, 1953, Naval Academy, Venezuela; M.A., 1966, Villanova University; Ph.D., 1974, University of Pennsylvania. Professor Emeritus of Modern and Classical Languages

Gerald F. Finnegan, S.J. (1980) A.B., 1960, Boston College; M.A., 1961, Boston College; Lic, 1968, Sankt Georgen Hochscule; M. Div., 1975, Union Theological Seminary; Ph.D., 1978, Union Theological Seminary. Professor Emeritus of Theology

Paul L. Foster (1979) B.S., 1950, Northwestern University; M.B.A., 1963, George Washington University; D.B.A., 1969, University of Virginia. Professor Emeritus of Finance

Richard W. Fredrickson (1967) A.B., 1951, University of Kansas; M.A., University of Kansas; 1954, Ph.D., 1961, University of Kansas. Professor Emeritus of Biology

Vincent J. Genovesi, S.J. (1973) A.B., 1962, Fordham University; M.A., 1966, Fordham University; Ph.L., 1963, Woodstock College; M. Div., 1969, Woodstock College; Ph.D., 1973, Emory University Professor Emeritus of Theology and Religious Studies

Richard J. George (1973) B.S., 1967, Saint Joseph’s University; M.B.A., 1969, Harvard University; Ph.D., 1979, Temple University Professor Emeritus of Food Marketing

Lewis W. Gordon (1982) B.S., 1962, Temple University; M.S., 1970, Juilliard School; M.A., 1974, Rutgers University; D.M.A., 1980, Temple University. Professor Emeritus of Performing Arts

Spenser O. Gowdy (1965) B.S., 1963, West Chester State University; M.A., 1965, Villanova University; Ph.D., 1971, Temple University Professor Emeritus of Mathematics

Bart P. Hartman (1996) B.S., 1966, University of Wisconsin; M.B.A., 1967, Northern Illinois University; D.B.A., 1975, University of Kentucky. Professor Emeritus of Accounting

John L. Haverty (1976) B.S., 1969, Saint Joseph’s University; M.B.A., 1973, University of Chicago; CPA, 1975, Pennsylvania; Ph.D., 1985, Temple University Professor Emeritus of Accounting

Jonathan P. E. Hodgson (1985) B.A., 1963, Trinity College, Cambridge University; M.A., 1967, Trinity College, Cambridge University, Ph.D., 1967, Trinity College, Cambridge University Professor Emeritus of Computer Science

Raymond A. Horn (2004) B.S., 1969, Millersville State College; M.S., 1994, West Chester University; Ph.D., 1998, Pennsylvania State University Professor Emeritus of Education

Anthony James Joes (1969) A.B., 1965, Saint Joseph’s University; M.A., 1967, University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., 1970, University of Pennsylvania Professor of Political Science, Professor Emeritus of Political Science

Thomas J. Kane, Jr. (1982) B.S., 1966, Georgetown University; M.A., 1969, Georgetown University; Ph.D., 1978, Indiana University. Professor Emeritus of Political Science

John K. Kearney (1970) A.B., 1962, Marquette University; M.A., 1964, Villanova University; Ph.D., 1972, Bryn Mawr College. Professor Emeritus of Philosophy

Richard A. Kipphorn, Jr. (1960) A.B., 1957, Franklin and Marshall College; M.A., 1962, University of Pennsylvania. Professor Emeritus of Modern and Classical Languages

Patrick J. Kirschling (1983) B.S., 1968, Saint Joseph’s University; M.S., 1972, Rutgers University; Ph.D., 1982, Purdue University. Professor Emeritus of Food Marketing

William A. Kriner (1965) B.S., 1953, West Chester State University; Ph.D., 1959, University of Pennsylvania. Professor Emeritus of Chemistry

Francis Graham Lee (1970) A.B., 1966, Boston College; Ph.D., 1970, University of Pennsylvania Professor Emeritus of Political Science

William J. Leonard (1957) B.S., 1956, Saint Joseph’s University; M.A., 1959, University of Notre Dame. Professor Emeritus of Economics

John B. Lord (1975) B.S., 1971, Saint Joseph’s University; M.B.A., 1975, Drexel University; Ph.D., 1985, Temple University Professor Emeritus of Marketing

Deborah Lurie (1998) B.A., 1969, Temple University; M.A., 1971, Temple University; M.S., 1976, Temple University; Ph.D., 1981, Temple University Associate Professor of Mathematics

Martin S. Meloche (1997) B.S., 1981, Walsh College; M.A., 1983, Central Michigan University; D.B.A.,1988, University of Kentucky Professor Emeritus of Food Marketing

Thomas E. McDuffie, Jr. (1972) A.B., 1965, Merrimack College; M.S., 1969, Temple University; Ed.D., 1973, Temple University Professor Emeritus of Teacher Education

Vincent P. McNally, Jr. (1976) B.A., 1971, Saint Joseph’s University; M.A., 1972, Villanova University; Ph.D., 1979, Temple University Professor Emeritus of Political Science

Francis J. Morris (1961) A.B., 1958, Saint Joseph’s University; M.A., 1960, Columbia University; Ph.D., 1977, University of Pennsylvania. Professor Emeritus of English

John P. Mullen (1950) A.B., 1950, Saint Joseph’s University; M.A., 1953, University of Pennsylvania. Professor Emeritus of English

Catherine S. Nash (1948) A.B., 1939, Goucher College; M.S., 1950, Ohio State University. Professor Emerita of Biology

John J. Newhouse (1998) B.A., 1965, Temple University; M.Ed., 1970, Temple University; Ed.D., 1976, Temple University; M.S., 1997, University of Pennsylvania Professor Emeritus of Health Administration

Robert H. Palestini (1990) B.S., 1963, Saint Joseph’s University; M.A. 1967, Saint Joseph’s University; Ed.D., 1980, Temple University Professor Emeritus of Educational Leadership

George A. Prendergast (1956) B.S., 1955, Saint Joseph’s University; M.A., 1960, University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., 1972, University of Pennsylvania Professor of Economics, Chair, Department of Economics

Agnes M. Rash (1968) A.B., 1963, Holy Family College; M.S., 1966, University of Notre Dame; Ph.D., 1974, University of Pennsylvania Professor Emerita of Mathematics

Douglas F. Riddle (1978) A.B., 1950, University of Illinois; M.S., 1952, University of Michigan; D.A., 1977, Carnegie-Mellon University. Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Science

Nicholas John Robak (1972) A.B., 1965, University of Pennsylvania; M.A., 1969, University of Pennsylvania; M.A., 1971, University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., 1972, University of Pennsylvania Professor Emeritus of Decision & System Sciences

Eileen F. Sabbatino (2002) B.S., 1972, State University of New York; M.Ed., 1991, University of New Mexico; Ed.D, 2001, Wilmington College Professor Emerita of Special Education

Patrick Samway, S.J. (2001) B.A., 1963, Fordham University; M.A., 1965, Fordham University; Ph.L., 1965, Fordham University; M.Div., 1969, Woodstock College; Ph.D., 1974, University of North Carolina Professor Emeritus of English

Claire A. Simmers (1996) B.A., 1972, University of Maryland; M.B.A., 1990, West Chester University; Ph.D., 1996, Drexel University Professor Emeritus of Management 

Phillip T. Smith (1978) B.A., 1964, University of Texas, El Paso; M.A., 1969, Indiana University; M.Phil., 1975, Columbia University; Ph.D., 1976, Columbia University Professor Emeritus of History

Elizabeth Sherman Swing (1978) B.A., 1949, Radcliffe/Harvard University; M.A., 1952, Radcliffe/Harvard University; Ph.D., 1979, University of Pennsylvania. Professor Emerita of Education

W. Richard Sherman (1989) B.A., 1971, University of Pennsylvania; J.D., 1975, University of Pennsylvania; M.B.A., 1982, Temple University; CPA, 1989, Delaware; Ll.M., 1991, Villanova University Professor Emeritus of Accounting

Paul M. Tefft (1983) B.S., 1974, Illinois State University; M.S., 1978, Illinois State University; Ph.D., 1984, Southern Illinois University Associate Professor Emeritus of Biology

Ahmet Tezel (1985) B.A., 1964, Academy of Commerce, Istanbul, Turkey; M.B.A., 1968, University of California, Berkeley; Ph.D., 1973, University of California, Berkeley  Professor Emeritus of Finance

John C. Traupman (1951) A.B., 1948, Moravian College; M.A., 1951, Princeton University; Ph.D., 1956, Princeton University. Professor Emeritus of Classics

Martin R. Tripole, S.J. (1972) A.B., 1957, Fordham University; M.A., 1965, Fordham University; M.A., 1968, Woodstock College; S.T.D., 1972, Institut Catholique, Paris. Professor Emeritus of Theology

John J. Tudor (1977) B.S., 1967, University of Kentucky; M.S., 1970, University of Kentucky; Ph.D., 1977, University of Kentucky Professor Emeritus of Biology

Carl von Zemenszky (1966) Ph.D., 1943, Franz Joseph University; Dr. Habil, Sociology, 1944, Budapest University; J.S.D., 1946, Queen Elizabeth University. Professor Emeritus of Sociology

James J. Watrous (1972) B.S., 1964, University of Dayton; M.S., 1969, University of Dayton; Ph.D., 1972, Georgetown University Professor Emeritus of Biology

George H. Webster, Jr. (1980) B.S., 1964, Seton Hall University; M.B.A., 1969, Seton Hall University; M.A., 1973, State University of New York, Binghamton; Ph.D., 1981, State University of New York, Binghamton Professor Emeritus of Finance

Dennis W. Weeks (1977) A.B., 1971, Saint Joseph’s University; M.F.A., 1975, School of the Art Institute of Chicago Professor Emeritus of Art

Ronald C. Wendling (1972) A.B., 1962, Fordham University; Ph.L., 1963, Fordham University; A.M., 1965, Fordham University; Ph.D., 1970, Case Western Reserve University. Professor Emeritus of English

Dagmar Wienroeder-Skinner (1992) M.A., Rutgers University; M. Phil., 1987, Rutgers University; Ph.D., 1991, Rutgers University Professor Emeritus of Modern and Classical Languages.

Faculty

College of Arts and Sciences

Haub School of Business

School of Education and Human Development 

School of Health Professions