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As the university’s governing body, Widener University’s Board of Trustees is entrusted with the institution’s long-term success. The Board monitors and oversees critical aspects of the university, including educational quality, financial strength, mission, and the student experience.
Board of Trustees
Officers of the Board
| Paul S. Beideman ’79, ‘14H | Chair | Retired Chairman & CEO, Associated Banc-Corp and Retired President & CEO, Avenue of the Arts, Inc. |
| Cynthia H. Sarnoski, PhD ‘74 | Vice Chair | Retired Senior Vice President, Global Compliance & Quality Systems, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals |
| Doug Wolfberg, '96L | Vice Chair | Founding Member, Page, Wolfberg & Wirth, LLC |
| Dexter Hamilton, '83 | Secretary | Member, Cozen O’Connor |
| Nancy G. Hesse ‘80 | Treasurer and Chair, Finance and Administration Committee | Healthcare Executive and Chief Nursing Officer |
| John H. Tilelli Jr. ’63, ‘96H | Past Chair | General, U.S. Army (retired), Chairman Emeritus, Cypress International, Inc. |
| Stacey M. Robertson, PhD | President, Widener University |
Board Members
| Domenic Colasante '10 | CEO & Co-Founder, 2x |
| Damon Edwards II, Rising 2L | Student, Delaware Law School |
| Jack Dwyer '78 | Founder and CEO of Capital Funding Bancorp, Inc. and CFG Bank |
| James. J. Hargadon | Retired Executive Vice President & CFO, Oki Data Americas, Inc. |
| J. Matthew Hartley, PhD | Deputy Dean & Professor, University of Pennsylvania |
| James W. Hirschmann III '82 | President & CEO, Western Asset Management Company |
| Susan Larkin, '88 | Executive Vice President & President of Core Commercial Markets, Independence Health Group |
| Antoinette Leatherberry | Retired Principal, Deliotte & Touche, LLP |
| Christian Nascimento ‘97 | Vice President of Product Management, Comcast Business |
| Marcia Zaruba-O’Connor ‘90 | President & CEO, The O’Connor Group |
| Miguel O. Peña '99, '14 | President & CEO, Tenex Technologies, LLC |
| Iraklis Prokopakis | Senior Vice President, Treasurer, Chief Operations Officer, Vice Chairman of the Board, Danaos Shipping Company |
| Catherine Pulos '84 | Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer, Wawa, Inc. (retired) |
| Honorable Scott W. Reid, ‘02L | Magistrate Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania |
| Louis Rodriguez Jr. '91 | President and Founder, Rodriguez Consulting, LLC |
| Timothy Speiss, '83, '89 | Partner, Eisner Advisory Group (retired) |
| Min S. Suh '95L | Member, Eckert Seamans |
| Richard L. P. Tan '09H | Founder and President, Pacific Millennium Group |
| Dave Velazquez, '81 | President & CEO, PECO (retired) |
| Kevin Wiggins, '95 | Chief Financial Officer, Power Home Remodeling Group |
Honorary Trustees
| Thomas H. Bown II '67 |
| Ira Harkavy, PhD |
| Eugene D. McGurk Jr. ‘78L |
| Ronald S. Stead, PhD |
| Vito R. Verni '61 |
| Karol M. Wasylyshyn, PsyD '82 |
| Stephen M. Wynne '77, '09H |
| Peter B. Zacharkiw '72, '77 |
updated 5/9/25