Board of Trustees
Helping Adelphi gain Momentum and stay on mission. Adelphi is a private institution governed by a Board of Trustees, which is composed of business, public service, education and community leaders who care deeply about Adelphi; nearly 80% of them are alumni. Our board reflects the gender and cultural diversity of Adelphi itself; our belief in the importance of diversity is evident at the highest levels of leadership.
Through their service on nine standing committees, these trustees play a crucial role in ensuring Adelphi continues to provide a transformative education.
University Leadership: Where the Board Fits In
The Board of Trustees delegates operational authority to the president as the University’s chief executive officer. This responsibility comes with expectations of transparency, accountability, performance, collaboration and service as the face and voice of Adelphi. The president and an executive team of leaders work together to establish and achieve institutional priorities. This organizational structure provides continuous review of progress against goals, facilitating data-driven decision making.
Meet Our Board
Adelphi’s president serves as an ex officio member of the board and, along with the chair, is a member of all committees. Additionally, because the student voice matters in these high-level planning processes, nonvoting students—representatives of the Student Government Association—serve on the board’s Academic Affairs/Student Life Committee.
Officers
Ronald B. Lee, BA ’67
Chair, Board of Trustees
Founder and Chairman Emeritus
Lee, Nolan and Koroghlian, LLC
Susan Murphy, PhD
Vice-Chair, Board of Trustees
Vice President Emerita
Cornell University
Marc S. Strachan, BBA ’81
Vice-Chair, Board of Trustees
ADCOLOR
Lois C. Schlissel, JD
Secretary, Board of Trustees
Secretary of Board of Trustees
Of Counsel
Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C.
Christine M. Riordan, PhD
President, Adelphi University
Ex-Officio
Meet Our President
Trustees
Leonard C. Achan, BS ’99, MA, RN, ANP
President, Innovation Institute
Hospital for Special Surgery
Michael A. L. Balboni, BS ’81
President and Managing Director
Redland Strategies, Inc.
Loretta Cangialosi, BBA ’80
Retired Senior Vice President and Controller
Pfizer, Inc.
William Fuessler, BBA ’79
Partner and Vice President, Global Leader, Finance, Risk and Fraud
IBM Global Business Services
Charles Fuschillo, BBA ’83
President and CEO
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America
Suhit Gupta, BS ’00
Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer
General Atlantic
Dottie Herman
CEO
Douglas Elliman Real Estate LLC
Steve Jones, BA ’89
President and Chief Operating Officer
Skyview Networks
Laurence Kessler, BA ’65
Founder and Co-owner
Kessler Restaurants
Tomislav Kostadinov, BBA, BS ’10
Vice President, Goldman Sachs
Emily Ladau, BA ’13
Founder, Words I Wheel By Disability Communications
Dennis McDonagh, BA ’78
Retired Senior Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, Real Estate
The Blackstone Group
Curtis O. Minnis, BA ’77
Retired Managing Director of Global Sales
FedEx
Monika Mohacsi, BS ’14, BS
Associate
Jaros Baum & Bolles
Sylvia Moss, BA ’64
Retired Senior Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, The Park Hill Group, The Blackstone Group
Carmen M. Ortiz, BBA ’78, JD, LLD ’12 (Hon.)
Partner
Anderson & Kreiger LLP
Hilda Perez, BA ’11
COO and Vice President
Salud by Dr. Rigo
Humera Qazi, BBA ’93, MBA
Managing Director
Morgan Stanley
Paul Salerno, BBA ’76
Retired Managing Partner, Melville Office
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Michael J. Tiedemann, BBA ’89
Managing Director
Wells Fargo Securities
Joseph Westphal, BA ’70, PhD
Ambassador (R)
Chang Sun Professor
Joseph H. Lauder Institute of Management and International Studies
Senior Fellow
The Leadership Center
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Chair Emeriti
Michael J. Campbell, BA ’65
Chair Emeritus, Board of Trustees
Retired Chairman
Dominick & Dominick | Division of Wunderlich Wealth Management
Steven N. Fischer
Chair Emeritus, Board of Trustees
Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Mechanical Technology Inc.
Steven L. Isenberg, DHL ’00 (Hon.)
Chair Emeritus, Board of Trustees
Former Publisher
New York Newsday
Thomas F. Motamed, BA ’71, JD
Chair Emeritus, Board of Trustees
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
CNA Financial Corporation
Robert B. Willumstad, LLD ’05 (Hon)
Chair Emeritus, Board of Trustees
Partner
Brysam Global Partners
Trustee Emeriti
- Frank Angello, BBA ’77, MBA
- Richard C. Cahn, JD
- Joan S. Girgus, PhD
- Jeffrey R. Greene, MBA
- Palmina R. Grella, MBA ’73
- Gerry House, EdD
- Angela M. Jaggar, BS ’62, MA ’65, PhD
- Michael L. Lazarus, BBA ’67
- Lindsey Kupferman Levine, MA ’02, PhD ’06
- Leon M. Pollack, BA ’63
- Helene Sullivan, BBA’79
- Barry T. Zeman
Meeting Schedule
- Sunday, March 14, 2021 and Monday, March 15, 2021
- Friday, June 11, 2021
- Sunday, October 3, 2021 and Monday, October 4, 2021
- Monday, December 13, 2021
- Sunday, March 6 and Monday, March 7, 2022
- Friday, June 3, 2022
- Sunday, October 2 and Monday, October 3, 2022
- Monday, December 12, 2022
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