Holy Family University Board of Trustees Names Dr. Anne Prisco as Sixth President

William Strecker, Chair of the Holy Family University Board of Trustees noted, “We are delighted to welcome Dr. Prisco to Holy Family University. Her depth of experience, character, and collaborative spirit will not only ensure the continuance of the University’s Mission, but will enable an innovative and forward-looking path for the future.”Dr. Prisco has dedicated herself to advancing higher education and student success. Over the course of her impressive career, Dr. Prisco has served as an administrator, faculty member, researcher and consultant. From 2012-2020, Dr. Prisco served at Felician University (then Felician College), where she was also their first lay leader.  Dr. Prisco successfully led Felician University through a transformational period. Felician University is now thriving with record-breaking increases in enrollment and improvements in student success, a focus on inclusive excellence, shared governance, new partners, programs, growing net revenue and continued facilities enhancements.

“It is an honor to have been selected to lead Holy Family University into the next chapter of its history. I look forward to getting to know the community and to building upon the impressive foundation that has been set forth by President Sister Maureen McGarrity, the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth and all who have helped to create an environment of educational excellence,” stated Dr. Anne Prisco. “I am especially drawn to Holy Family University’s pledge, teneor votis – I am bound by my responsibilities. This pledge is so relevant at this time when our shared humanity and responsibility to each other is ever more heightened.”

Prior to the presidency at Felician, Dr. Prisco served in a number of higher education institutions, including as a Vice President at Loyola Marymount University, a faculty member at St John’s University, and a policy researcher at New York University.

Dr. Prisco holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Arizona with highest distinction, an MBA in Finance from Fordham University, and a PhD in Economics and Education from Columbia University. She is the recipient of numerous academic, leadership, and service awards including a public policy fellowship from Columbia University, named a Top 50 Business Women in New Jersey, and the Wise Woman award from the National Organization for Italian-American Women.

Dr. Prisco is frequently invited to speak on higher education policy, leadership and transformational change.  She has served on both state and national boards.

Dr. Prisco is currently on the Board of both DePaul University and DeSales University, and a contributing faculty at Pepperdine University’s School of Graduate Education and Psychology.

“My spouse, Stephen Sergi and I are excited to be moving to Philadelphia. We have a deep respect for its history, culture, and diversity—and of course, the food!”

NCEA Names Lincoln Snyder as New President/CEO

Arlington, VA – The National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) Board of Directors is pleased to announce Lincoln Snyder, current superintendent and executive director of schools for the Diocese of Sacramento, as president/CEO of NCEA effective July 1, 2021. Interim president/CEO, Kathy Mears, will continue in that role until Mr. Snyder assumes the role in July. Ms. Mears will resume her position as NCEA Chief Program Officer.

Bishop Gerald Kicanas, NCEA Chair of the Board of Directors said of the new president, “Lincoln deeply values Catholic schools and is excited now to be able as president/CEO to serve all of our Catholic pre-school, grammar and high schools. He appreciates the service NCEA provides to strengthen, enhance and advocate for our Catholic schools. He brings many gifts foremost of which is an eagerness to work with the staff, partners and board of directors to serve our Catholic school community in every way possible. He looks forward to engaging everyone who might contribute to the excellence of our Catholic schools.”

“I am humbled by the opportunity to serve Catholic education in this role,” said Mr. Snyder. “As the nation’s premier education association, NCEA is indispensable in connecting its members to the people and resources they need to flourish as teachers, principals and superintendents. I look forward to helping NCEA and its members thrive.”

Prior to his appointment at NCEA, Mr. Snyder has served as the superintendent and executive director of schools for the Diocese of Sacramento since 2015. He has been the chair of the California Catholic Schools Superintendents Conference since 2019. Before his assignment as superintendent, he was a teacher and board chair at Christian Brothers High School in Sacramento. Mr. Snyder also has served as vice chair of the NCEA NESBECS Council (NNC) and has been a member of several Catholic school boards.

Mr. Snyder achieved notable accomplishments during his tenure as executive director. Three stand out for him: the transition of diocesan elementary schools to a unified governance model under three regional school boards and two high school boards, resulting in a consistent system with stronger schools; the introduction of a virtue-based character curriculum, Disciple of Christ / Education in Virtue, across all elementary schools of the diocese; and the successful stewardship of diocesan schools through crises like the Camp Fire and the COVID-19 pandemic. He also implemented innovative programs in K-8 schools, including Dual Language Immersion, Project Lead The Way (STEM), and autism inclusion in preschools.

Mr. Snyder holds a bachelor’s degree in international politics from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. He received a master’s degree in Lasallian Leadership from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota. His business experience includes international work as a global key account and project manager for Can-Pack SA, in Krakow, Poland, and domestic work in facilities and development as vice president of Snyder Commercial Real Estate.

Mr. Snyder is married to Aga Snyder, Ph.D., a board-certified behavior analyst. They have three sons.

 

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Siena College Names Dr. Chris Gibson as Their 12th President

Former U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson ’86 Ph.D.  – scholar, author, and decorated military veteran – has been named the 12th president of Siena College.

Dr. Gibson’s five-year term will begin July 1, and he will be formally inaugurated in a campus ceremony this fall.

Dr. Gibson’s appointment was approved unanimously by the College’s Board of Trustees in a special session.

“I am deeply grateful to the Board for the high privilege of serving as Siena’s next president, and I am sincerely humbled to have been appointed as the College’s first permanent lay leader,” said Dr. Gibson, who graduated from Siena in 1986 with a B.A. in history. “Siena played an instrumental role in shaping my values and ideals, and I am forever indebted to the faculty and staff, including the many friars who have been so influential in my life. The connection I developed to the Franciscan tradition as an undergraduate inspired my personal calling to servant leadership. The Franciscan tradition sets Siena apart, and it will inform every decision as I work with the Siena community to advance the legacy of my predecessors and promote the mission of Siena College.”

“On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I congratulate Dr. Gibson on his appointment as Siena’s 12th president,” said John F. Murray Jr. ’79, chairman of Siena’s Board of Trustees. “The entire campus community looks forward to working with him to build on the College’s current successes and move strategically into the future. His dedication to liberal arts education and Siena’s Franciscan values, coupled with his leadership experience as an elected member of Congress, military officer, and respected scholar will be tremendous assets as a higher education executive.”

“Our committee received more than 75 applications from outstanding scholars and higher education executives across the country. This is a testament to the strong academic and financial reputation of our College,” said Thomas J. Baldwin, Jr. ’81, vice chairman of Siena’s Board of Trustees and chairman of the presidential search committee. “We’re delighted to wish Dr. Gibson all the best as he prepares to assume the office of president.”

The announcement of Dr. Gibson’s appointment and his in-person introduction as Siena’s next president was made today at a gathering in Siena’s Sarazen Student Union with faculty, staff, and students.

Dr. Gibson is currently the Stanley Kaplan Distinguished Visiting Professor of American Foreign Policy at Williams College. He is a member of the Hoover Institution’s Working Group on the Role of Military History in Contemporary Conflict, a visiting fellow with the Catholic University’s Center for the Study of Statesmanship, and a member of the Editorial Advisory Committee of the Bipartisan Review, a project with Cornell University’s Institute of Politics.

Dr. Gibson served district NY-19 in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011-2017. He finished first among all House representatives of both political parties in the inaugural report of the Lugar Policy Center Bipartisan Index in 2014, and served as one of the co-chairs of the bi-partisan caucus “No Labels.”

He is the author of two books, including his most recent work Rally Point: Five Tasks to Unite the Country and Revitalize the American Dream. He is a 29-year decorated military veteran who rose to the rank of colonel in the U.S. Army. He commanded the 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Brigade, leading them to Haiti on a humanitarian relief operation after the 2010 earthquake. He served four combat tours in Iraq and was part of the NATO peacekeeping mission in Kosovo.

In addition to his history degree from Siena, Dr. Gibson holds an M.A., M.P.A. and Ph.D. in government, all from Cornell University. He resides in Kinderhook, N.Y. with his wife, Mary Jo, and their three children.

He succeeds Margaret E. Madden, Ph.D. who has been serving as interim president since the 2019 death of Siena’s 11th president, Br. F. Edward Coughlin, O.F.M., Ph.D. Dr. Madden will continue her service to the College in a leadership role.

“I thank Dr. Madden for her strong, steady, and compassionate leadership in these challenging times as our institution remembers the unimaginable loss and exceptional tenure of beloved Br. Ed,” said Dr. Gibson. “I take inspiration in their servant-leadership example and look forward to working with our entire community as we serve our students and take Siena to new heights in the years to come.”

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