University Leadership
Senior Leadership
Antonio Merlo, PhD
President
Helen Y. Bowman
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating and Financial Officer, and Treasurer
David S. Brown, PhD
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Paul E. Jensen, PhD
Executive Vice President and Nina Henderson Provost
Charles B. Cairns, MD
Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs, Drexel University
Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Dean, Drexel University College of Medicine
Scott Cooper, PhD
President and CEO, Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
Donna M. De Carolis, PhD
Founding Dean, Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship
Michael J. Exler
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Daniel M. Filler
Dean, Thomas R. Kline School of Law
Josephine O. Ibironke, OD '03
Dean, Pennsylvania College of Optometry
Maisha Kelly
Vice President, Director of Athletics and Recreation
Gina S. Lovasi, PhD, MPH
Dana and David Dornsife Dean, Dornsife School of Public Health
Vibhas Madan, PhD
Dean and R. John Chapel Jr. Dean's Chair, Bennett S. LeBow College of Business
Tracy Powell
Senior Vice President, University Marketing & Communications
Melissa Richman
Deputy to the President, Office of the President
Emily Roper, PhD
Dean, College of Nursing and Health Professions
Debra Ruben
Interim Dean, Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
Subir Sahu, PhD
Senior Vice President, Student Success
Interim Senior Vice President, Enrollment Management
Aleister J. Saunders, PhD
Executive Vice Provost for Research & Innovation
Interim Executive Dean, College of Engineering & Computing
Laura Turner
Senior Vice President, Institutional Advancement
Neville Vakharia, PhD
Dean, Pennoni Honors College
Elisabeth Van Bockstaele, PhD
Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
Senior Vice Provost of Graduate Studies, Office of Graduate Studies
Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies, Drexel University College of Medicine
Megan Weyler
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Human Resources and Organizational Effectiveness
David E. Wilson
Interim Senior Vice President, Government and Community Relations
Drexel University Board of Trustees
Alfred F. Altomari ’82
Chris McKendry Andrade '90
James Bean ’91
Thomas Beeman, PhD
Gregory S. Bentley
Thomas E. “Rick” Berk ’86
Suzanne Biemiller
Ted Bryce ’93
Karen Dougherty Buchholz
Thomas A. Caramanico
Hon. Ida K. Chen
Kathleen P. Chimicles, ASA ’83
K. Blair Christie ’94, ‘99
Della Clark
Abbie Dean ’08
Nicholas DeBenedictis ’68, ’69, HD ’87
Rebecca C. Delia
Amish Desai ’03
Gerianne Tringali DiPiano
Domenic M. DiPiero III
Angela Dowd-Burton ’74, ’79
Christopher J. Ferguson ‘84
Thomas O. Fitzpatrick, Esq.
Brian R. Ford
Kenneth Fulmer, ’92, ’00
Sean J. Gallagher ’93
David R. Geltzer ’77
Bernard F. Greene III
Mauricio Gutierrez
Nina Henderson***
Nick Howley ’75
Clifford A. Hudis, MD
Patricia H. Imbesi ’69
Joseph H. Jacovini, Esq., HD ’04
Kathleen Kinslow
Thomas R. Kline, Esq.
J. Michael Lawrie ’77**
Thomas Leonard, Esq., ’68
Albert L. Lord III ’89
Jeffrey J. Lyash ’84
Jerry J. Martin ’77
Mark McAdoo ‘87
Patrick S. McGonigal '86
Antonio Merlo*
Denis P. O’Brien ’87***
Kevin J. O’Hara '83
Richelle P. Parham ’91***
Andrew J. Pennoni ‘91
A. Michael Pratt
Thomas M. Rampulla '94
Kathleen Reape, MD
Kathleen Reardon ‘96
Maria C. Renz ’90
Virginia S. Rose
Stan Silverman ’69, ’74***
Joseph P. Ujobai ’84
Stephen L. Wanner ‘92
Michael J. Williams ’80, ’83***
* President
** Chairman
*** Vice Chairman
Drexel University Board of Trustees Emeriti
Paul “Mel” Baiada ’82, ‘85
Sylvia "Sibby" Merkel Brasler ’60
Robert R. Buckley ’58, HD ’12
Randall S. Burkert ‘82
R. John Chapel, Jr. ’67
John G. "Jack" Johnson Jr. ’70, ’72
George F. Krall Jr. ’58, HD ’14
C.R. "Chuck" Pennoni ’63, ’66, HD ’92
D. Howard Pierce ’71
Charles P. Pizzi
John J. Roberts ’67, ’71, HD ’05
William T. Schleyer ’73, HD ’06
Stephen A. Sheller, Esq. HD ’17
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University Board of Trustees
Tara Acharya, Ph.D., MPH
Joshua C. Anthony, Ph.D.
Suzanne Biemiller (Chair)
Helen Bowman
Amy L. Branch (Secretary)
David Brown, Ph.D.
Scott A. Cooper, Ph.D. (President and CEO)
Maureen Craig (Vice Chair)
Suzanne Eveland
Jason Friedland (Vice Chair)
Marc E. Gold
Jean M. Hacherl, Ph.D.
Paul Jensen, Ph.D.
Sandra McLean
Antonio Merlo, Ph.D.
Allen J. Model (Vice Chair)
Jeffrey Morgan duPont Nielsen
Denis O’Brien
Gregory S. Rigdon (Treasurer)
Gerald B. Rorer
John F. Smith III, Esq.
Michael K. Tucker, Esq.
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University Board of Trustees – Emeriti
Peter A. Austen
John F. Bales III
Cynthia P. Heckscher
Edward A. Montgomery, Jr.
I. Wistar Morris III
Michael H. Reed, Esq.
Minturn T. Wright III
Salus University Board of Trustees – Emeriti
Daniel A. Abramowicz, PhD, Bensalem, Pennsylvania
Mark Boas, MS, OD ’86, Exton, Pennsylvania
Craig Cassey, OD ’86, Media, Pennsylvania
I. William Collins, OD ’47, University Park, Florida
Barry J. Farkas, OD ’71, New York, New York
Donald M. Gleklen, JD, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
Keith D. Ignotz, MBA, Charlottesville, Virginia
Carl Polsky, JD, Roslyn, Pennsylvania
Jane Scaccetti, MS, CPA, MST, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jo Surpin, MA, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Harold Wiener, OD ’50, North Arlington, New Jersey