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 trustees. Thirty-two voting and one non-voting, the non-voting trustee is the president of the college. One other trustee is on leave of absence, and five others are Trustee Emeriti (non-voting). Six of the board members serve by virtue of office.
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 May meeting.
Trustees
Last updated January 17, 2012
Officers (July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012)
Chair of the Board
Marlene D. Mosco '68
Vice Chair
Richard A. Lanzillo '83
Vice Chair
Sister JoAnne K. Courneen '64
Secretary
Robert S. Miller
Assistant Secretary
Mary Ellen Dahlkemper '73
Assistant Secretary
Owen J. McCormick
Board of Trustees Roster
Academic Year 2011-2012
Members
Sister Mary Ann Bader, RSM ‘73
President
Mercyhurst Preparatory School
Erie, Pa.
Phillip J. Belfiore
Chair, College Council
Mercyhurst College
Erie, Pa.
Terrence W. Cavanaugh
President/CEO
Erie Insurance Group
Erie, Pa.
Sister JoAnne K. Courneen, RSM ’64
Leadership Team
Sisters of Mercy
New York, Pennsylvania, Pacific West
Community
Buffalo, NY
Mary Ellen Dahlkemper ‘73
Chief Administrative Officer
Stairways Behavioral Health
Erie, Pa.
Vernon D. Dobbs
Retired Director, Erie Office,
Department of Public Welfare
Fairview, Pa.
Rosemary D. Durkin ‘77
Shareholder
Stark and Stark Law Firm
Princeton, N.J.
Sister Mary Felice Duska, RSM
Executive Director, Mercy Terrace Apartments
Erie, Pa.
Michael P. Federici
President, Faculty Senate
Mercyhurst College
Erie, Pa.
Thomas J. Gamble
President, Mercyhurst College
Erie, Pa.
Elizabeth M. Greenleaf ‘52
Alumna of Mercyhurst College
Meadville, Pa.
Meghan E. Hess
President, Mercyhurst Student Government
West Seneca, N.Y.
Charles G. Knight
Managing Principal
Schaffner, Knight, Minnaugh & Co.
Erie, Pa.
Richard A. Lanzillo ‘83
Partner
Knox McLaughlin Gornall & Sennett
Erie, Pa.
William G. Lewis
Vice President of Business Development
Bay Valley Foods - North Coast Plant
North East, Pa.
Robert Mazza
President
Robert Mazza Inc.
North East, Pa.
Owen J. McCormick
President
Joseph McCormick Construction Co.
Erie, Pa.
Desmond J. McDonald
CEO/President
Solenoid Solutions Inc.
Saegertown, Pa
Robert S. Miller
Chairman
NE Foods Inc.
North East, Pa. and Anna Maria, Fla.
Marco A. Monsalve
President/CEO
McManis & Monsalve Associates
Erie, Pa. and Holmes Beach, Fla.
Marlene D. Mosco ‘68
Chair of the Board
Regional President
PNC Bank Northwest Pennsylvania
Erie, Pa.
Joseph G. NeCastro '78
Chief Financial Officer and Chief
Administrative Officer
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc.
Knoxville, Tenn.
Bruce H. Raimy
Retired Executive
Erie, Pa. and Naples, Fla.
Matthew Robaszkiewicz ‘88
President
Mercyhurst College
National Alumni Association
Washington, D.C.
Kathleen C. Rohm
President
Bright Sky Properties Inc.
Mayville, N.Y.
M. Ellen H. Ryan ‘64
Retired
Petoskey, Mich. and Naples, Fla.
Sister Mary Ann Schimscheiner, RSM
Sister of Mercy
Local Leader - Buffalo
New York, Pennsylvania, Pacific West Community
Buffalo, N.Y.
William C. Sennett
Of Counsel
Knox McLaughlin Gornall Sennett PC
Erie, Pa. and Stuart, Fla.
Sister Maura Smith, RSM ‘48
Outreach Coordinator
Sisters of Mercy
New York, Pennsylvania, Pacific West Community
Erie, Pa.
Msgr. L. Thomas Snyderwine
Pastor, St. Luke Roman Catholic Church
Erie, Pa.
Jane L. Theuerkauf
President
Jane Theuerkauf Designs
Erie, Pa. and Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
Frank B. Victor ‘87
Chair, FRALO Industries Inc.
Erie, Pa.
Patrick J. Weschler ‘88
Partner
Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs LLP
Akron, Ohio
On Leave of Absence:
F. Brady Louis
Erie, Pa.
Trustee Emeriti (non-voting)
A. James Freeman
Retired CEO
Lord Corporation
Long Boat Key, Fla.
Myron Jones
Retired Broadcast Executive
Erie, Pa
George R. Metcalf
Retired CEO
Erie Malleable Iron
Naples, Fla.
Barrett C. Walker, DDS
Retired Dentist and Investor
Erie, Pa.
James A. Zurn
Consultant
Small Businesses; Governance
Washington, D.C.
Contact
Mary Daly, President's Liaison to the Board of Trustees
Phone: (814) 824-2285
E-mail: mdaly@mercyhurst.edu
