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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 |
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 | 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 |
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President, Widener University |
Board Members
Domenic C. Colasante '10 | CEO & Co-Founder, 2X |
Dexter Hamilton, '83 |
Member, Cozen O’Connor |
James J. Hargadon '75 |
Retired Executive Vice President & CFO, Oki Data Americas, Inc. |
J. Matthew Hartley, PhD |
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs & Professor of Education, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania |
Maritza Garcia ’25 | Student Trustee |
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, and member of the Board of Directors of Danaos Shipping Company |
Catherine Pulos '84 | Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer, Wawa, Inc. |
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 |
Honorary Board Members
Harry B. Bissell, Jr. |
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 7/1/22