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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
Executive Committee of the Board
| Paul S. Beideman ’79, ‘14H | Chair | Retired Chairman & CEO, Associated Banc-Corp and Retired President & CEO, Avenue of the Arts, Inc. |
| James J. Mack III ‘85 | Vice Chair and Chair, Audit, Compliance, and Risk Assessment Committee | Partner, Eisner Advisory Group |
| Cynthia H. Sarnoski, PhD ‘74 | Vice Chair | Retired Senior Vice President, Global Compliance & Quality Systems, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals |
| Nancy G. Hesse ‘80 | Treasurer and Chair, Finance and Administration Committee | Healthcare Executive and Chief Nursing Officer |
| Eugene D. McGurk Jr., Esquire ‘78L | Secretary | Partner, Raynes & Lawn |
| 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 | |
| Domenic C. Colasante '10 | Chair, Student Engagement and Transformation Committee | CEO & Co-Founder, 2X |
James J. Hargadon | Chair, Academic and Civic Engagement Committee | Retired Executive Vice President & CFO, Oki Data Americas, Inc. |
| Antoinette (Tonie) Leatherberry | Chair, Trusteeship Committee | Retired Principal, Deloitte & Touche, LLP |
| Douglas M. Wolfberg, Esquire '96L | Chair, Advancement Committee | Founding Member, Page, Wolfberg & Wirth, LLC |
Board Members
| Domenic C. Colasante '10 | CEO & Co-Founder, 2X |
| Maritza Garcia ’26 | Student Trustee |
| Dexter Hamilton, '83 | Member, Cozen O’Connor |
| James J. Hargadon '75 | 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 |
| Antoinette (Tonie) Leatherberry | Retired Principal, Deloitte & Touche, LLP |
| Christian Nascimento ‘97 | Vice President of Product Management, Comcast Business |
| 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) |
| Scott Reid, Esq. ‘02 | 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 |
| Min S. Suh, Esquire '95L | Partner, Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel, LLP |
| Richard L. P. Tan '09H | Founder and President, Pacific Millennium Group |
| Douglas M. Wolfberg, Esquire '96L | Founding Member, Page, Wolfberg & Wirth, LLC |
| Marcia Zaruba-O’Connor ‘90 | President & CEO, The O’Connor Group |
Honorary Board Members
| Thomas H. Bown II '67 |
| Michael G. DeFino, Esquire '75 |
| Ira Harkavy, PhD |
| Jack Schmutz, Esquire |
| Ronald S. Stead, PhD |
| Vito R. Verni '61 |
| Karol M. Wasylyshyn, PsyD '82 |
| Stephen M. Wynne '77, '09H |
| Peter B. Zacharkiw '72, '77 |
updated 5/3/24