University Leadership
Acting President and Trustee David K. Heacock ‘83
The Clarkson University Board of Trustees appointed David K. Heacock ‘83 to serve as Clarkson’s Acting President in July 2024. A national search is underway to appoint the 18th president of Clarkson since the institution’s founding in 1896.
President's Cabinet
- Bebonchu Atems
Dean of David D. Reh School of Business
- Jennifer Ball
Professor of History & Social Documentation / Vice President for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access
- Carrie Capella
Assistant to the President
- Kelly Chezum '04
Vice President for External Relations | Assistant Secretary of the Board of Trustees
- Michelle Crimi
Dean of the Graduate School / Interim Vice Provost for Research & Technology Transfer / Professor of Environmental Engineering
- Matthew Draper '02
Vice President for Development & Alumni Relations
- Debra Drescher
Vice President for Legal Affairs and General Counsel
- Joshua Fiske '03
Vice President for Information Technology
- Brian Grant '93
Vice President for Enrollment and Student Advancement
- Jeffrey Ives
Vice President of Financial Affairs
- William Jemsion
Dean of the Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering and Applied Sciences / Collins Professor of Innovative Engineering Culture
- Lennart Johns
Founding Dean of the Earl R. & Barbara D. Lewis School of Health and Life Sciences
- Laurel Kane
Director of Athletics
- Amy McGaheran
Vice President for People Resources
Clarkson Leadership Council
The Leadership Council is inclusive of President's Cabinet and the institutes and safety.
- Erica Arnold
Environmental Health & Safety Manager / Radiation Safety Officer / Emergency Response Manager
- Kathleen Kavanagh
Director of the Institute for STEM Education / Robert A. Plane Endowed Professor of Mathematics
- William MacKinnon
Chair of the Faculty Senate / Associate Professor of Operations & Information Systems
- Susan Powers
Director of the Institute for a Sustainable Environment / Jean '79 and Robert '79 Spence Professorship in Sustainable Environmental Systems
Board of Trustees Chair Nancy D. Reyda ‘81
Nancy D. Reyda ‘81, the 24th Chair of Clarkson University’s Board of Trustees, has served as a Trustee for more than a decade and is a 2016 recipient of the Golden Knight Award for Alumni Service.
Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is the governing body of the University Corporation, managing its affairs and granting and conferring such academic degrees and honors as are permitted by the Regents of the State of New York and specifically authorized by its charter.
Board Officers
• Nancy D. Reyda '81, Chair
• David K. Heacock '83, Clarkson University Acting President and Trustee
• John S. Mengucci '84, Vice Chair
• Bayard D. Clarkson, Sr. H'74, Distinguished Vice Chair
• Lauretta M. Chrys UGC '98, Secretary
• Kelly O. Chezum '04, Assistant Secretary
• Jeffrey Ives, Vice President for Financial Affairs & Treasurer
To Contact the Board of Trustees, please write or call in care of:
Dr. Kelly O. Chezum, Vice President for External Relations & Assistant Secretary of the Board of Trustees
Clarkson University
8 Clarkson Avenue, Box 5500, Potsdam, New York 13699
Phone: 315-268-4483
Anthony B. Bouchard '85
President and Chief Operating Officer
CDM Smith, Inc.
Kathryn E. Campbell '03
Vice President/Head of US Product Strategy & Development
Franklin Templeton Companies, LLC
Simoon L. Cannon '97
President and Founder
Melanina Organics LLC
Thomas G. Capek P'15
Senior Vice President & Chief Engineer
Corning Incorporated
Amy E. Castronova '04
President
Leadership Alchemy
Lauretta M. Chrys UGC '98
Executive Vice President & COO (Ret.)
Citizens Bank
Bayard D. Clarkson Sr., M.D. H'74
Member, Molecular Pharmacology/Chemistry
Sloan - Kettering Institute
Kathleen H. Cline '85
President
KTC Construction
Karel K. Czanderna '77
President & CEO (Ret.)
Flexsteel Industries Inc.
Peter J. Devlin '80
President & CEO (Ret.)
Fish & Richardson, PC
Christina A. Dutch ’91
Partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
David K. Heacock '83
Senior Vice President & Manager (Ret.)
Texas Instruments Silicon Valley Analog
Sanjeev R. Kulkarni '84
Professor, Electrical Engineering
Princeton University
Kenneth S. Lally '79
Founder
SimuTech Group
Earl R. Lewis '66
Chairman of the Board (Ret.)
Flir Systems Inc.
Mark W. Manning '88
Partner
Blank Rome LLP
G. Michael Maresca P'18
Interventional & General Radiologist
President
St. Lawrence Radiology
John S. Mengucci '84
President and Chief Executive Officer
CACI International Inc.
Rajan Raghavan '82
Founder, President & CEO
The Fabric Net
Nancy D. Reyda ‘81
Managing Director & COO (Retired)
Bank of New York Mellon
Jean E. Spence '79
Executive Vice President (Ret.)
Mondelēz International, Inc.
David A. Walsh '67
Executive Vice President and COO (Ret.)
United Therapeutics
James F. Wood '64
Director, Energy Institute (Ret.)
Director, U.S. - China Clean Energy Research Center, Advanced Coal Technology Consortium
West Virginia University
Robert R. Ziek, Jr. '78
President
ZSource, Ltd.