Presidential Search Committee
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 |
Search Firm
The College has partnered with AGB Search to assist in identifying and recruiting presidential candidates.
Communications and Updates
June 28, 2022
Emmanuel College Names Mary K. Boyd, Ph.D., as Next PresidentFollowing 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.
June 28, 2022
Message from Search Committee Co-Chair: Mary K. Boyd, Ph.D. Named PresidentThe Board of Trustees, following a national search, has unanimously elected Mary K. Boyd, Ph.D., to serve as the next President of Emmanuel College.
June 1, 2022
Presidential Search Progress Update from Search Committee Co-ChairsAn update on the Presidential Search from Committee Co-Chairs Margaret L. McKenna ’83 and Nancy Kleniewski, Ph.D. ’70.
April 26, 2022
Presidential Search Update from Search Committee Co-ChairsAn update on the Presidential Search from Committee Co-Chairs Margaret L. McKenna ’83 and Nancy Kleniewski, Ph.D. ’70.
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