University Leadership

University Leadership

Innovation derives from collaboration and the exchange of ideas. At Clarkson, we recognize the importance of strong connections that matter for building a sense of community, driving discoveries and ensuring a world-relevant technological education with a phenomenal return on investment for our students.  

 

We are governed by a Board of Trustees and shared governance, and led by the President, who is also a member of the Board, and by the President’s Executive Council and Clarkson Leadership Council.  Together, with the Clarkson community, we continue to advance the mission, vision and values of the University. 

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.

Learn More About Acting President and Trustee Heacock

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.

Learn More About Chair Reyda

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. 

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