On June 28, 2022, Emmanuel College announced the appointment of Mary K. Boyd, Ph.D., as its 13th President. Dr. Boyd will begin her tenure at the start of the Fall 2022 semester. The announcement marked the conclusion of a national search for a successor to Sister Janet Eisner, SNDdeN, following her historic 43-year tenure as President. Led by a Presidential Search Committee, the initiative sought to identity a dynamic leader committed to advancing the College as a transformative force in the lives of students and in our society. For further background on the search process, see below.
The position description for the President of Emmanuel College reflects the input of the Search Committee and the College community.
The purpose of the committee is to lead and manage the search process and, with the assistance of the College’s consultant partners from AGB Search, to identify, recruit and recommend to the Board of Trustees the strongest possible candidates for the presidency. The members of the Presidential Search Committee are broadly representative of the Emmanuel College Community.
Nancy Kleniewski, Ph.D. ’70 | Co-Chair of the Search Committee and Trustee; President Emerita, State University of New York at Oneonta |
Margaret L. McKenna ’83 | Co-Chair of the Search Committee and Chair of Board of Trustees; Senior Advisor, Fidelity Investments |
Christopher Borges, Ph.D. ’10 | Trustee; Senior Principal Scientist, Cell and Genome Engineering, Sanofi |
Sister Mary Farren, SNDdeN ’69 | Trustee; Provincial Leadership Team, Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur – East-West Province |
Josef Kurtz, Ph.D. | Vice President of Academic Affairs |
Sheilah Shaw Horton, Ph.D. ’81 | Trustee; Vice President and Dean of Students, Wellesley College |
Thomas J. Hynes, Jr | Vice Chair of Board of Trustees; Co-Chairman, Colliers International |
William Leonard, Ph.D. | Associate Professor of History |
Eileen Milien | Class of 2022 |
Erin Farmer Noonan | Vice President of Human Resources, Risk Management and Compliance; Title IX Coordinator |
Ana Otero, Ph.D. | Senior Lecturer of Biology |
Candace A. Race | Trustee; Marketing Executive |
Kathy Soles, M.F.A. '73 | Professor of Art |
The College has partnered with AGB Search to assist in identifying and recruiting presidential candidates.
Following a comprehensive nationwide search, Mary K. Boyd, Ph.D., has been named the 13th president of Emmanuel College. The College’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to appoint Dr. Boyd, who has decades of experience in academic leadership, including at Catholic and mission-driven institutions such as Berry College, the University of San Diego and Loyola University Chicago.
The Board of Trustees, following a national search, has unanimously elected Mary K. Boyd, Ph.D., to serve as the next President of Emmanuel College.
An update on the Presidential Search from Committee Co-Chairs Margaret L. McKenna ’83 and Nancy Kleniewski, Ph.D. ’70.
An update on the Presidential Search from Committee Co-Chairs Margaret L. McKenna ’83 and Nancy Kleniewski, Ph.D. ’70.
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