Board of Trustees
The bylaws of Mercyhurst College require that the number of college trustees be no fewer than 30, no more than 40; and that at least five of the trustees be members of the religious congregation of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas. (Section 3.04). Currently, the active roster includes 33 voting trustees. One other trustee is on leave of absence, and five others are Trustee Emeriti (non-voting). Seven of the board members serve by virtue of office, as required by the bylaws under Section 3.06 (a).
Term trustees are elected for an initial four-year period that is renewable upon the recommendation of the Committee on Trustees to the Executive Committee/Nominating Committee, and then voted by the full board of trustees.
Elections and renewals usually take place once a year at the annual June meeting.
Term Trustees (voting)
Officers
Chair of the Board
Marlene D. Mosco '68
Regional president, PNC Bank - NWPA Region
Erie, Pa.
Current term expires: June 2012 as trustee
Current officer term expires: June 2010
Vice Chair
Richard A. Lanzillo, Esq. '83
Partner, Knox McLaughlin Gornall Sennett PC
Erie, Pa.
Current term expires: June 2011
Current officer term expires: June 2010
Secretary
Robert S. Miller
Chairman, NE Foods Inc.
North East, Pa. and Anna Maria, Fla.
Current term expires: June 2013 as trustee
Current officer term expires: June 2010
Assistant Secretary
Sister JoAnne K. Courneen, RSM '64
Leadership Team
New York, Pennsylvania, Pacific West Community
Buffalo, N.Y.
(Serves by virtue of office)
Current officer term expires: June 2010
Second Assistant Secretary of the Board
Mary Ellen Dahlkemper '73
Chief Administrative Officer, Stairways Behavioral Health
Erie, Pa.
(Serves by virtue of office)
Current officer term expires: June 2010
Other Term Trustees (voting)
Members
Phillip J. Belfiore
Chair, College Council, Mercyhurst College
Erie, Pa.
(Serves by virtue of office)
Terrence W. Cavanaugh
President/CEO, Erie Insurance Group
Erie, Pa.
Current term expires: June 2013
Vernon D. Dobbs
Retired director, Erie County Assistance Office
Fairview, Pa.
Current term expires: June 2012
Rosemary D. Durkin, Esq. '77
Shareholder, Stark and Stark Law Firm
Princeton, N.J.
Current term expires: June 2013
Sister Mary Felice Duska, RSM '64
Sister of Mercy, New York, Pennsylvania, Pacific Community
Manager, Mercy Terrace Apartments
Erie, Pa.
Current term expires: June 2011
Thomas J. Gamble, Ph.D.
President, Mercyhurst College
Erie, Pa.
(Serves by virtue of office)
David C. Hyland
President, Faculty Senate
Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pa.
Current Term expires: April 2011
(Service by virtue of office)
Elizabeth M. Greenleaf '52
(Mrs. Walter Greenleaf)
Mercyhurst alumna
Meadville, Pa.
Current term expires: June 2012
Myron Jones
Retired and former owner, JET Broadcasting Corp.
Erie, Pa.
Current term expires: June 2011
Charles G. Knight
Managing Principal, Schaffner, Knight, Minnaugh & Co.
Erie, Pa.
Current term expires: June 2010
William G. Lewis
Vice president of business development, Bay Valley Foods - North Coast Plant
North East, Pa.
Current term expires: October 2010
Michael A. Malpiedi '81
President, Mercyhurst College Alumni Association
Vice president of sales, Connoisseur Media
Erie, Pa.
(Serves by virtue of office)
Dennis R. Marin
President/CEO, Wedgewood Investors Inc.
Current term expires: June 2011
Robert Mazza
President, Mazza Wineries
North, East, Pa.
Current term expires: October 2010
Owen J. McCormick
President/CEO, Joseph McCormick Construction Co.
Erie, Pa.
Current term expires: June 2010
Desmond J. McDonald
CEO/President, MVS Saegertown
Saegertown Pa. and Erie, Pa.
Current Term expires: June 2012
Marco A. Monsalve
President, McManis and Monsalve Associates
Erie, Pa. and Holmes Beach, Fla.
Current term expires: June 2011
Bruce H. Raimy
Chair, Welders Supply Co.
Erie, Pa. and Naples, Fla.
Current term expires: June 2012
Gary W. Renaud
President, Renaud-Peck Custom Builders
Fairview, Pa.
Current term expires: June 2010
Kathleen C. Rohm
President, Bright Skies Properties, Inc.
Mayville, N.Y.
Current term expires: June 2013
Mary Ellen H. Ryan '64
(Mrs. David Ryan)
Alumna of Mercyhurst College
New Albany, Ohio and Naples, Fla.
Current term expires: June 2013
Dinorah Sanchez '10
President, Mercyhurst Student Government
Baytown, Texas
Current term expires: April 2010
Sister Mary Ann Schimscheiner, RSM
Sister of Mercy Local Leader - Buffalo New York, Pennsylvania, Pacific West Community
Buffalo, N.Y.
Current term expires: June 2011
William C. Sennett, Esq.
Of counsel, Knox McLaughlin Gornall & Sennett, PC
Erie, Pa. and Stuart, Fla.
Current term expires: June 2012
Sisters Maura Smith, RSM '48
Outreach coordinator, Sisters of Mercy - New York, Pennsylvania, Pacific West Community
Erie, Pa.
Current term expires: June 2012
Monsignor L. Thomas Snyderwine
Pastor, St. Luke Roman Catholic Church
Erie, Pa.
Current term expires: June 2012
Jane Theuerkauf
President, Jane Theuerkauf Designs
Erie, Pa. and Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
Current term expires: June 2012
Frank B. Victor '87
Chair, FRALO Industries Inc.
Erie, Pa.
Current term expires: June 2012
On Leave
F. Brady Louis
Erie, Pa.
Trustee Emeriti (non-voting)
Charles H. Bracken
A. James Freeman
George H. Metcalf
James A. Zurn
Barrett C. Walker
Contact
Mary Daly, President's Liaison to the Board of Trustees
Phone: (814) 824-2285
E-mail: mdaly@mercyhurst.edu
