Board of Trustees

Melva Exner ’77 P’11 opened her own firm, Law Office of Melva M. Exner, LLC, 在此之前，他在公司内部担任过各种法律职务，主要是一家意大利飞机制造商美国子公司的法律部门负责人. 她的专长是为各种规模的企业家和企业提供实用的法律建议. A graduate of Saint Joseph’s University and Temple University School of Law, Melva is admitted to the bar in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Melva served on the GMAHS Advisory Board from 1998 to 2001, the GMA Alumnae Association since 1985, and has been both the President and Vice President of the Alumnae Board since 2006. Melva received the Margaret Beirn Barger ’35 Distinguished Alumna Award in 2017.

Melva was elected Chair of the Board of Trustees effective July 1, 2023.

Bethanne Mascio Connolly 2003年毕业于葛底斯堡学院，拥有英语文学和语言以及宗教学士学位. Bethanne began her career in Catholic education in 2007 working at St. Joseph's Preparatory School. She earned her Master's in Education from St. Joseph's University in 2012. In 2014, Bethanne加入了Gwynedd-Mercy学院小学的团队，担任招生管理主任. 

Bethanne has been a longtime volunteer leader for GMAHS. 从2006年至今，她是校友会董事会的成员，也是最近的前任主席. In 2016, Bethanne began the process of discernment, 经过一年的信仰培育课程，与仁爱修女会立约，成为仁爱会的会友.

Marissa Simone Costonis ’87, the owner of Change Bites LLC, 是综合营养研究所的认证健康教练，在埃森哲从事变革管理咨询工作已有十多年, leading a variety of transformation initiatives around the world.  她拥有维拉诺瓦大学的金融学士学位，以及综合营养研究所的健康和营养咨询认证.

Locally, Marissa有效地担任了ancillaesumpta学院家长委员会主席，确保所有活动都与学校的使命和愿景保持一致, 还曾担任维拉诺瓦大学Kappa Kappa Gamma的慈善顾问.  She also volunteers as a lector at St. Alphonsus Church in Maple Glen and a speaker and presenter at GMAHS. 

Mike DeCandido P’09, 16 是CE3 Solutions的联合创始人、现任管理合伙人兼首席运营官, LLC, 一家专门从事运营风险管理和组织的精品管理咨询公司, process improvement, customer experience strategies, global outsourcing, business growth, human resources, and logistics. Mike还曾在花旗银行担任反洗钱/KYC运营董事总经理和全球联络中心运营董事总经理.  Prior to Citibank, he worked for Comcast Corporation as Senior Vice President, Contact Center Operations, and for Bank of America where he was the Customer Service & Solutions executive for eChannels & Contact Centers.

Passionate about greater equity in our society, Mike is co-founder and Board Chair of Common Bondz, a non-profit organization focused on bias against African Americans, and what actions can eliminate inequity in our society. 他还担任Teach for America-Philadelphia地区董事会成员, and as a member of Beacon, a network of business leaders in the Philadelphia region. 此前，他曾在Southeastern PA的Junior Achievement的董事会任职, the United Way and InRoads, Inc. in Albany, NY, and Junior Achievement of Central NY.

Mike, currently the interim vice chair of the Board of Trustees at GMAHS, also chairs the Student Experience Committee and the Strategic Planning Committee, and previously served on the Advancement Committee during his Board tenure.

他拥有纽约州立大学奥斯威戈分校工商管理学士学位.

Francis X. Fee, husband of Kathleen (Toots) Cattie Fee ’61, joined the Board after managing large, 复杂的组织，如美国会计总署(GAO)，在那里他晋升为业务助理总审计长, then the international law firm of Morgan, Lewis and Bockius LLP as its Executive Director (COO), responsible for the business and administrative operations of the 1,600 lawyer firm and its 25 offices in the US and around the world.

Fran也担任那不勒斯科利尔县扫盲志愿者保管委员会的主席, FL.

Andrea Geppert ’05 is currently the Head of Global Marketing at Krystal Biotech, 一家专注于为罕见病患者开发和商业化基因药物的生物技术公司. Andrea在制药和医疗保健行业工作了近15年, with a passion for serving rare disease communities.In 2019 she was named an “MM&M Women to Watch” and received the PM360 Award for “Launch Expert”.

Andrea在圣约瑟夫大学(Saint Joseph 's University)获得制药营销学士学位，在德萨莱斯大学(DeSales University)获得医疗系统管理工商管理硕士学位. 此前，她是医疗保健商业女性协会的成员，并担任中大西洋地区“女性医疗保健回馈”团队的联合主席. 自2009年以来，她一直是校友委员会的成员，现在是她的第二任期.

Jennifer Lyn Herron ’87 是一位经验丰富的全球生物技术领导者，在专业产品的开发和商业化方面拥有30多年的经验, particularly in oncology. 

Jennifer于2019年加入Gwynedd Mercy Academy高中领导委员会，并于2021年加入董事会.

Kathleen Haley Hunsicker, Esq.,’81 became a member of the Board of Trustees in 2015. 她的母亲和三个姐妹也毕业于格温妮德学院，因此她在格温妮德学院的渊源又深又广, 海利家族还赞助了一项年度奖学金，颁发给在声乐艺术方面表现出色的学生.

Kathleen earned a BS from the Pennsylvania State University and a J.D. from Villanova University. 她通过各种志愿者和当选职位一直是社区的积极成员. Elected twice as Lower Gwynedd Township supervisor, she has served four years as Vice-Chair and four years as Chair. 

Raymond Hyer, III P’16 served as senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Gardner-Gibson, a full line manufacturer of roof, driveway and waterproofing coatings, caulks, spackles, 在北美拥有13个生产和分销设施, until the company was sold in 2021. Prior to this, he currently served as the President of Roof Coatings Manufacturing Association, a Board Member of the Talamore homeowners Association, and a Board Member of the Parkside Homeowners Association.

A graduate of Villanova University where he met his wife Anne ’88, a GMAHS alumna, Ray has been involved with CYO Coaching and served on the St. Alphonsus CYO Board.

Dr. 艾丽西亚·琼斯是华盛顿特区美国大学的校友，她在那里获得了生物科学学士学位. 大学毕业后，艾丽西亚被研究所吸引，并继续在哥伦比亚大学和匹兹堡大学学习，直到她认为她对社区的影响最好是作为一名医生. 她曾就读于费城骨科医学院，在那里她还获得了老年医学的奖学金，主要研究服务不足的少数民族人口的医疗保健差异. 她开设了自己的诊所，并直接与社区和当地政界人士合作了大约5年, she wanted her impact to increase, 所以她搬到了华盛顿特区，开始在联邦医疗市场——CMS工作, HHS, DoD, VHA.

艾丽西亚最近在华盛顿的博斯艾伦汉密尔顿咨询公司担任首席助理, 在不断变化的促进健康的环境中，侧重于促进保健政策和保健质量管理的各种联邦合同. 最具体地说，她负责在病毒高峰期为退伍军人管理局追踪COVID-19大流行危机. Currently, Dr. Jones is an entrepreneur launching her own consulting firm, Vitus Consulting, 其重点是通过利用创新技术为所有人提供医疗保健服务，无论其经济地位如何.

Denise Corkery Marbach ’72, P’05, ’09, the President of Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School, has over a 50-year history with Gwynedd as student, alumna, parent of two graduates, and previous chair of the Board of Trustees.

As head of the school, Denise serves as an agent of change and innovation by overseeing Marketing, Advancement, Admissions and Finance, all key areas that contribute greatly to the school’s financial health.

丹尼斯是普华永道(PwC)的合伙人，在那里她从事高等教育工作, healthcare, and nonprofit industries for 38 years. A certified public accountant, she was the first woman partner at Coopers & Lybrand (C&L) Philadelphia’s office in its 90 year history.  Price Waterhouse and C&L后来合并为普华永道，丹尼斯在美国主要的律师事务所开展并发展了几项新的业务.S. cities.  She retired from PwC in June 2015.

An active member of the community, Denise是Inglis董事会成员，也是the Forum for Executive Women的成员. She earned a BA in Accounting from Saint Francis University in 1976.

Del Markward P’12, 第二次在校董会担任设施委员会联席主席及财务委员会委员. Del一直并将继续积极参与学校的重大建设项目.

Del, owner and president of Markward Group, Inc., 一家专注于写字楼租赁和销售的商业房地产经纪公司, industrial warehouses, manufacturing, and retail spaces; he also owns Caracor, LLC, a real estate development company.  Del, 他是著名的工业和办公室房地产经纪人协会的全球前任主席，也是前全球财务主管, continues to sit on the SIOR’s Performance Committee.

Sister Marta McDonnell, RSM, currently employed at Mercy Career and Technical High School, 志愿担任助理校园部长，并为申请入学的西班牙语家长和监护人担任翻译.  他是罗得岛州萨尔维里贾纳大学退休的神学教授，已经工作了18年, 她还在GMA担任了12年的神学教师和社区服务协调员，带领三分之二的学生自愿参加每周访问老年人和直接服务费城无家可归者的活动.  GMA卓越的学术成就以及在严格的志愿服务基础上的杰出承诺和参与，在1991年赢得了蓝丝带卓越学校奖.

Sister earned her Doctorate of Ministry from Catholic University of America, her Master of Arts in Religious Studies from St. Charles Seminary, her Master of Arts in Spanish Literature from The University of San Diego, and her Bachelor of Arts in Humanities from Gwynedd-Mercy College—now University.

Sister Honora Nicholson, RSM has served as a Sister of Mercy for over 50 years as an educator in elementary, secondary, and high education and has ministered as a pastoral assistant at St. 他是曼哈顿弗朗西斯·泽维尔教区的牧师，也是伯克利应用神学学院的精神导师, California, and a pastoral Consultant for RENEW International, which works to revitalize parishes in the United States and beyond. 妹妹也曾担任梅里恩社区领导团队和慈悲姐妹会的成员, Mid-Atlantic community Leadership Team.

Sister Honora has served on various Boards including Mercy Health System, Cranaleith Spiritual Center, Waldron Mercy Academy, and HOPE Partnership for Education.  In addition, Sister has held membership in the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, the Leadership Conference of the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, the National Religious Formation Conference, and the Spiritual Directors International.

妹妹的教育背景包括代顿大学神学研究硕士学位, a BS in Education from Gwynedd Mercy University, and certificates in Canon Law for Religious Institutes, Sacred Scripture, and Theological Studies. 

Sandy Pfeffer O'Connell ’92, 他是德勤大费城地区的市场领导者，也是德勤多个金融服务客户的客户领导者, oversees over 2,100 professionals and is responsible for the strategy, business development, corporate citizenship, and other strategic initiatives across the region. Sandy的大部分职业生涯都在为金融服务和酒店业的客户提供服务, primarily public companies on key strategic initiatives. 

An advocate for her community, 她任职于德勤大费城企业公民委员会和多元化股权 & Inclusion Council, 担任大费城和新泽西州南部联合之路妇女联合会主席，以及女童公司的积极赞助商和冠军. of Greater Philadelphia & Southern NJ.

他是美国注册会计师协会和宾夕法尼亚注册会计师协会的成员, Sandy holds a B.B.A. 他是一名注册会计师，在宾夕法尼亚州和新泽西州执业.

Mike O’Malley P’16 and ’20, 他是一位经验丰富的高管和技术架构师，在有线电视和电信行业具有管理和技术专长, founded a well-respected professional services company, specializing in system integration, consultation, project management, and support.  He has travelled all over the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia providing support to clients such as Comcast, Verizon, Ericsson, AT&T, Charter, Decomo (Japan) among others.

Mike served as President of the Fathers’ Club from 2017 -2020.

Kathleen Roeder, MD ’60, P’92, ’92, GP’14, ’25, a graduate of Temple University Medical School, 开始了她的医疗生涯，专门在附近医院的急诊室工作.  她成为Doylestown医院急诊科的医疗主任和医务人员执行委员会的积极成员, 也是“安·西尔弗曼社区健康中心”最早的医生志愿者之一,” a free medical clinic for the underserved residents of Central Bucks County. 

Following college and medical school, Dr. 罗德协助管理校友会，并自1970年以来断断续续地在董事会任职.  An esteemed alumna, 她曾于1998年获得Margaret Biern Barger奖，并于2005年获得Trocaire奖.

In retirement, Dr. Roeder has used her medical expertise, traveling on Medical Missions to overseas countries, promoting the development of clean water and Micro-loans for enterprising women.

Therese McFadden Wells P’13, ’18 Prior to retiring from Johnson & Johnson as Director of Global Implementation, Therese implemented global procurement processes and systems for J&J business, headed global talent governance, and directed a global executive supplier engagement forum.

Other positions held at J&J include Director of Transformation, Director of Sourcing, Director of Procurement External Supply, and Director of External Manufacturing.  Therese拥有Villanova University的工商管理硕士学位和Penn State University的工业工程学士学位.

Christine Oliver Wiegand, Esq. ’91 is the Vice President and Associate General Counsel, IQVIA in Plymouth Meeting, pa是一家人类数据科学公司，为生命科学公司提供创新和最大化机会的解决方案，以推动人类健康成果向前发展.  她还担任蒙哥马利县儿童发展基金会董事会主席, 为帮助有特殊需要的儿童最大限度地发挥他们的能力并达到他们的目标的组织提供支持和资源的PA.

Christine received her BA in English from Dickinson University in 1995, a J.D. from Villanova University in 1998, 2003年获得宾夕法尼亚大学非营利组织筹款证书.