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Office of the President
Led by Excellence. Rooted in Community.
The Office of the President serves as the main steward of Manhattanville University’s mission to educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community. President Frank D. Sánchez, the Board of Trustees, and the leadership team work closely throughout the year to identify areas of growth, advocate for the institution’s best interests, and implement strategic approaches for a bright and bold future.
President Frank D. Sánchez, PhD
For nearly three decades, Frank D. Sánchez, PhD, has advanced higher education policy, programs, and services toward improving college completion rates and modernizing higher education systems. Dr. Sánchez became the fifteenth president of Manhattanville in July of 2023.
In his few months at Manhattanville, Dr. Sánchez has led the institution through a rebrand including University seal and logo as the college became a university. He has already made great strides raising the profile and reputation of the institution through broad outreach to alumni, investments in grant development and partnerships with local and national organizations. He has recently been appointed to the Boards of the Business Council of Westchester and the national board of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU).
Dr. Sánchez’s impressive track record as president of Rhode Island College (RIC), where he served from 2016–2022, included elevating the school’s “U.S. News and World Report” social mobility ranking to #2 among New England public institutions, significantly improving academic facilities, increasing fundraising, and dramatically growing student diversity. Dr. Sánchez advanced RIC up other national rankings, breaking the Top 100 of all public and private Masters Universities in America (2021 Washington Monthly) and made the Top 10 Best Value Colleges among all medium and small institutions in New England (2021 Money Magazine).
During Dr. Sánchez’s nearly six-year tenure at RIC, he led significant advancements for the college including: growing annual giving 200%, increasing the college endowment 65% to $43 million, while securing the largest and third largest gifts in the history of the college. In addition to completing new branding, website, and marketing campaigns, Dr. Sánchez led a renewed Building Futures campaign securing over $60 million in new capital construction funding and completing an additional $50 million to modernize several academic buildings. During his presidency, he also championed a significant increase in the racial and ethnic composition of the student body and the college’s senior leadership team.
Prior to RIC, Dr. Sánchez was Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at the City University of New York (CUNY), the nation’s largest urban public university, with 25 colleges and graduate schools. At CUNY, he led the development and implementation of the first systemwide strategic plan for student affairs, supporting more than 500,000 students. Prior to CUNY, he served as the senior student affairs officer at both the University of Colorado Denver and Adams State University (formerly college).
Dr. Sánchez has consulted, presented, and spoken at numerous national forums focusing on broad issues impacting higher education institutions. In March of 2024, Dr. Sánchez served as a moderator for the Westchester County Association (WCA) Fifth Regional Workforce Development Summit in White Plains, NY.
A native of Cheyenne, Wyoming, Sánchez holds a PhD in higher education administration with a concentration in learning, cognition and instruction from Indiana University Bloomington, and an MS in student affairs and higher education from Colorado State University. He also holds a BS in psychology with minors in communications and Chicano studies from the University of Nebraska Lincoln.
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Meet Who Guides Us
The President’s Cabinet includes interdisciplinary leaders from campus representing student life, communications, marketing, information technology, athletics, and academics. The leadership team meets regularly to discuss important initiatives and help the President make strategic decisions.
Christine Dehne
Provost and Executive Vice President
Susan D. Williams
Senior Vice President for Finance and Operational Innovation
Julene Caulfield
Associate Vice President for Athletics and Recreation
Cara Cea
Senior Communications Officer
Seann S. Kalagher
General Counsel and Chief of Staff
James Russell
Chief Information Officer and Vice President for Digital Strategy and Planning
The Advisory Council is made up of community leaders and distinguished alumni in the arts, law, finance, government, and higher education who are committed to supporting Manhattanville University’s goals and vision.
Cathy Allman MAW '01
Author
Matt Anderson
President and CEO
The Osborn
Ryan Beaudry '08
Leader/Analyst, Investor Relations
MasterCard
Jo-Una Spadafora '69
Attorney (Retired)
Cathy French '68
President
Catherine French Group
Gretchel Hathaway '79
Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Frankline and Marshall College
Rosemary B. James '91
Supervisory Attorney Advisor, Intellectual Property
Department of Homeland Security
Donna Johnson MS '12
Diversity Consultant
JAW LLC
Karen Burris Lennon ‘79
President
Karen B. Lennon Consulting LLC
Erica A. Meloe '83
Director/Owner
Velocity Physiotherapy
Patsy O'Grady '61
President
POG Information Systems
Elizabeth Adams Smith '81
Senior Associate Dean for Administration
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Maria Stolfi '15, MS '19
Chief People Officer
HMTX Industries
Katy Tucci MS '05
Vice President, Wealth Manager
BNY Mellon Wealth Management
Nicole Wadsworth DO '91
Campus Dean
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Steven Waldinger
Partner
Shapiro, Gettinger, Waldinger and Monteleone, LLP
The President Council recommends, supports, and helps implement DEI initiatives to ensure Manhattanville University is maintaining the social justice values it seeks to uphold. Members represent faculty, staff, and student perspectives.
Explore Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion commitments and initiatives at Manhattanville.
Carleigh Brower, Director, Center for Academic Writing and Composition/Center for Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship
Catherine Boozang-Hill, Director, Center for Inclusion
Cara Cea, Senior Communications Officer
Mary Coakley Fields, Assistant Professor, Literacy Department, School of Education
Valerie Daley, Associate Director, Financial Aid
Amanda Delerme, Lab and Clinical Coordinator/School of Nursing & Health Sciences
Craig Donnelly, Director, Sr. Mary T. Clark Center for Religion & Social Justice
Christine Farrugia, Assistant Provost of Institutional Effectiveness
Joseph Gaines, Director, Center for Student Accessibility
Kendra Henry, Assistant Director, Financial Aid
Dr. Susan Iverson, Professor and Director of Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership
Em Lebow, Associate Registrar
Greisi Luciano, Compliance Specialist/ School of Nursing & Health Sciences
Paula Moskowitz, Head of Library Instruction and Diverse Populations
Nayma Qayum, Associate Professor, Political Science, & Global and International Studies
Kaitlyn (Kaiti) Reid-Saunders, Associate Director, Student Life
Zoraima Rosario-Rolon, Doctoral Student representative
Samantha White, Assistant Professor, Sports Studies
Manhattanville University’s Board of Trustees are leaders in the world of finance, healthcare, technology, and media. Their expertise shapes our mission, guides our institutional goals, and oversees college leadership.
Mary O'Gorman Fay Allan '67
Grace Butler ’64
Teacher (retired), Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart
John Silva Calvao '94
Fund Principal, Arrow Global
Cathleen Collins '69
Managing Partner (Retired) Kinsella, Boesch, Fujikawa and Towle, LLP.
Stephanie Kloos Donoghue '82, Alumni Board President
President, S. Kloos Communications Inc.
Michael C. Dunn '77, Chair
Senior Vice President - Chief Marketing Officer (Retired), Georgia Pacific
CEO, James Gate Group
Sheila Falvey Finnerty ’87, Vice Chair
Executive Managing Director (Retired), Liberty Mutual Investments
Karina Frayter ‘01
Strategic Communications Executive
William H. Humphreys, Vice Chair
Business Director and Senior Vice President (Retired), Stolt-Nielsen USA, Inc.
Linda Pistecchia Kirkpatrick '99
President, North America, MasterCard
Alice D. Leahey '69
Christopher N. Lewis '97, JD
General Counsel (Retired), Edward Jones
Peter Lorenz
CEO, Unirac Inc.
H. Joseph Machicote '86
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Premier, Inc.
Joseph B. Narus '86
Senior Director, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Austin Purves, PhD
Software Engineer, Rockstar Games
Frank D. Sánchez, PhD
President, Manhattanville University
John M. Tolomer
President, Westchester Market, Valley National Bankcorp
Anthony Viceroy
Chief Operating Officer, VillageMD
June R. Wang '67
Program Manager (Retired), Raytheon
Amy Y. Zhang '93
Executive Vice President, Portfolio Manager, Fred Alger Management, Inc.
Emeritus Trustees
D.H. (Don) Callahan ‘78
Head of Operations and Technology, Citigroup Inc. (Retired)
Marcia Pearce DeWitt ‘69
President and CEO, GuilfordPare Ltd.
Dwight R. Hilson M.A.W ‘09
Managing Director, Greenwich Media Management, LLC.
Marion C. Jordan ‘70
Vice President, Verizon Communications, Inc. (Retired)
Announcements from the Office of the President
Fall 2024 - Civic Engagement Fall 2024
Fall 2024 - Welcome Letter from President Sánchez and Student Body President, Aela Mansmann
Summer 2024 - Our Commitment to Inclusive Excellence
Fall 2023 - President Sanchez Named to the HACU Governing Board
Fall 2023 - Statement from President Sánchez on Standing in Solidarity Amidst Tragedy
Summer 2023 - Greetings from President Frank Sánchez!
Summer 2023 - Statement from President Sánchez on Supreme Court Decisions
Valiant Updates for Faculty and Staff
Manhattanville Strategic Plan 2022 - 2027
Our vision, mission, and values drive us.
The Manhattanville University Strategic Plan for 2027 builds on our past accomplishments
while recognizing that our continued success is determined by a focus on student achievement,
a commitment to inclusivity and social mobility, and efforts to enhance Manhattanville's
profile.
Our vision is that Manhattanville University will be a nationally recognized higher
education institution distinguished for:
- Providing access to educational excellence and preparing our graduates for an increasingly complex global society.
- Creating transformative opportunities for all types of learners.
- Instilling the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice in all we do.
Office of the President
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M-F, 9 AM-5 PM
Annette Scapperotti
Senior Executive Assistant/Secretary of the Board
914-323-1485
presidents.office@mville.edu
Reid Castle, 2nd Floor
