NEWS BRIEF: New Board of Trustees members and officers announced
September 3, 2019
Marywood’s Board of Trustees will be welcoming six new members. University President Sr. Mary Persico, IHM, Ed. D. announced in a press release that the following trustees had been elected to the board:
- Sr. Mary Elaine Anderson, Scranton, Pa.
- Michael E. Bugno, New York, N.Y.
- Flora Keating Karam, Waverly, Pa
- Robert J. Lynett, Scranton, Pa.
- Sr. Kathleen Lunsmann, Washington, D.C.
- Sr. Kelly Quinn, Manhasset, N.Y.
Persico also announced the following trustees were elected to serve as board officers for the 2019-2020 school year:
- Board Chair Lisa A. Lori, Esq., Philadelphia, Pa.
- Vice Chair Pia Ferrario, New York, N.Y.
- Secretary Susan Cognetti, Clarks Green, Pa.
- Treasurer James G. Gavin, M.S.W., Scranton, Pa.
According to Marywood Public Relations Coordinator Sherry Frable, the following members have been rotated off the board this year:
- Col. Lorraine T. Rupp Breen
- Sr. Suzanne Delaney
- Frank Epifano
- Sr. Nancy Hawkings
- William R. Lynett
Sr. Mary Ellen Merrick was also rotated off the board after she passed away in April.
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