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Board members
Barbara Black, DPS, is currently the executive director of Lower Hudson Valley Catholic College and University Consortium, a nine member consortium working to maximize use of institutional resources. Prior to that she was vice president for Institutional Initiatives and interim VP for Finance and Administration at Georgian Court University. She has worked at several colleges including Fordham and Molloy. She has served on several boards, including Middle States, College Board, and NACUBO.
Dr. Michael James is the Executive Director of the Center for Catholic Education at Boston College, a position he has held since 2006. He is also the President of Saint Columbkille Partnership School Corporation in Boston and the Editor of Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice. Prior to these positions, he served as Vice President of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU) and in various administrative roles at Mount Marty College in South Dakota, at Indiana University, and at the University of Notre Dame. He lectures and consults widely in the fields of Catholic higher education in America, faith and the intellectual life, Catholic mission and identity, and Catholic Social Thought. He is also a musical artist, recording several albums in instrumental sacred music. Jacqueline Marie Kieslich, RSM, PhD Marie Kieslich, PhD, is currently co-chair of the Integration Team for the Reconfiguration of the Sisters of Mercy of America. Previously Marie served at Trinity College of Vermont where she held various positions, including educator, vice president for academic and student affairs, and president. She led the divestiture of the college in 2003. Her board experience includes St. Michaels College, Gailer School Board, Vermont Catholic Charities, and Mercy Connections. She was active in the Mercy Higher Education Colloquium and served on the executive committee. Ms. Milbauer is the consultant to Development for the Sisters of Mercy, Regional Community of Detroit, a post she assumed in 2008. Prior to this position, she served as Director of Development for the Sisters of Mercy, as Vice President for University Advancement, as Vice President for Administration and Institutional Planning –both at the University of Detroit Mercy, as well as in other administrative roles within higher education. She brings to her role as a CMHE Board member over twenty-four years in higher education administration, particularly in the leadership of development, alumni, and public relations programs. She volunteers in the William Beaumont Hospital Hospice Program. Mark O’Neil, MBA, is COO of Catholic Health East and prior to that was EVP Mid Atlantic Region and before that president and CEO of Mercy Health System of Southeastern PA all within Catholic Health East. Mark was selected to participate in the Collaborative Sponsor Formation Program developed to prepare lay leaders for greater responsibility within ministries. His experience on boards includes banks, health agencies, and other civic and health-related organizations. Mary Aquin O’Neill, Ph.D. is the founding director of Mount Saint Agnes Theological Center for Women and Community. She has taught at Loyola College-Baltimore, Salve Regina University and the University of Notre Dame. From 2000-2004 she served as a member of the extended team, Baltimore Regional Community; she was board of Mercy Higher Education Colloquium and is a member of MAST and Catholic Theological Society. Mary Aquin has written and presented extensively on a wide variety of theological topics.
Barbara Person, JD, is an attorney who served the College of Saint Mary for several years including chair 2002-04. She is active in professional legal societies and lectures frequently. Her law practice includes nonprofit organizations, tax exemption, and health related matters. Maureen Reardon, PhD., is currently chair of the board of the Conference for Mercy Higher Education and serves as vice president for mission services at Mercy Community Health. Maureen has been on the board of the Conference for Mercy Higher Education since the beginning. Previously she had worked at Saint Joseph College in various capacities including dean of enrollment, special assistant to the president, and EVP. Her prior service includes the Archdiocese of Hartford where she was assistant superintendent of secondary schools. Maureen’s board experience includes Mercy Community Health, the Mercy Higher Education Colloquium, several schools and academies. Roch Rocklage, MHA, served as a member of the Conference for Mercy Higher Education from 2002-2005 and is currently chair of the Sponsor Council of the health system of the Sisters of Mercy-Saint Louis which she founded in 1986. Roch has held numerous leadership and board appointments, served as preceptor at Washington University and St. Louis University, and is a consultant on healthcare to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Roch served as consultant to the task force which ultimately created the Conference for Mercy Higher Education. Maureen Scott, PhD, is assistant director of graduate programs in public service at DePaul University where she has held several other positions, including vice president and dean of faculty. Her prior experience includes Saint Xavier University and Barat College. Her experience includes service on the boards of several secondary schools and North Central Association of Schools and Colleges. Mary Siegel, MS, is an alum of Misericordia University and owner of a construction company in Pennsylvania. In addition to her master’s degree in educational psychology, she earned a masters in theology from Aquinas Institute, St. Louis. She has considerable board experience including Mercy Health Partners, Catholic Social Services, and the Luzerne Foundation. She was awarded the Top 25 Women in Business. Pat Smith, PhD, is currently serving on the leadership team of the Regional Community of Baltimore. She is a theologian and has taught in seminaries, colleges, novitiates. She has contributed to theological associations, including Catholic Theological Society, the Catholic Health Association theology and ethics. Her board and professional service includes Mercy High School, St. Vincent’s Academy, NCEA, and others. She has published widely on a variety of theological topics, including Catholic identity, Mercy charism. Joseph M. Stevenson, Ph.D. is the founding director of the Executive Ph.D. program and the Jake Ayers Institute for Research in Urban Higher Education at Jackson State University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Oregon and has been a fellow of the Kellogg Leadership Program. He is also a Professor in the College of Education and Human Development. He has served as a provost at several colleges and is a much sought after lecturer in modern knowledge management, organizational learning and investing in human capital. Dr. Zane has served as the President of Hilbert College in Hamburg, New York since 2006. During this time, she has led the development of an inclusive strategic planning process for the College as well as the development of a Campus Master Plan. Prior to her position as President, she served as the Chief Academic Officer and Dean of the Faculty of the College of Mount Saint Joseph in Cincinnati, Ohio, as the Dean of the College of Health Professions and the McAuley School of Nursing at the University of Detroit Mercy, and, early in her career, as a member of the faculty of the School of Nursing at Saint Xavier College in Chicago. She is actively engaged in numerous community boards, associations, councils, and institutes, many related to issues of healthcare.
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