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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 |
Dexter Hamilton, '83 | Member, Cozen O’Connor |
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 | Partner, Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel, LLP |
Richard L. P. Tan '09H | Founder and President, Pacific Millennium Group |
Dave Velazquez, '81 | President & CEO, PECO |
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