Erin Purcell '24: Helping People on their Worst Days
For career inspiration, Erin looked no further than her family of first responders and their calling to “help people on their worst days.”
Dear Members of the Emmanuel College Community,
Since Sister Janet Eisner, SNDdeN, announced her intention to conclude her 43-year tenure as President of Emmanuel College, the Board of Trustees has begun a national search for her successor. This appointment is among the Board’s most important responsibilities, and we are committed to ensuring a search process that is thoughtful, thorough and inclusive.
To advance these aims, the Board has established a Presidential Search Committee comprising individuals from across the Emmanuel College community. The purpose of the committee is to lead and manage the search process and, with the assistance of our consultant partners from AGB Search, to identify, recruit and recommend to the Board the strongest possible candidates for the presidency.
We are pleased to announce the following members of the committee:
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; 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, 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, Senior Lecturer of Biology
Candace A. Race, Trustee; Marketing Executive
Kathy Soles ’73, Professor of Art
We are grateful to the members of the Presidential Search Committee for the time, care and energy they will devote to this vital initiative.
We will continue to keep the College community updated as the search proceeds. Meanwhile, questions, nominations and expressions of interest may be sent to EmmanuelPresident@agbsearch.com.
Sincerely,
Margaret L. McKenna ’83
Chair, Emmanuel College Board of Trustees
Co-Chair, Presidential Search Committee
Nancy Kleniewski, Ph.D. ’70
Trustee
Co-Chair, Presidential Search Committee
