Newton's Boston College Welcomes New Board Of Trustees Members

NEWTON, MA — The Boston College (BC) Board of Trustees has elected eight new members for the upcoming academic year, said the school in a news release Monday.

The new trustees include Michael C. Ascione, Jaqueline P. Canney, Sandra M. Edgerley, René F. Jones, Michelle A. Knight, Patricia Lipoma Kraft, Kevin E. Pearson, and Bijan Sabet, who all come from various professional background and have connections to BC as graduates or parents.

The new board members will begin their four-year terms in September, said the college. They succeed trustees Steven M. Barry, Michael E. Engh, S.J., William J. Geary, Kathleen Powers Haley, Daniel S. Hendrickson, S.J., Peter K. Markell, Navyn Datoo Salem, and Rev. Nicholas A. Sannella.

In addition, current board members D. Scott Brown, William C. Connell, Leo J. Corcoran, Janice Gipson, Douglas W. Marcouiller, S.J., Denise M. Morrison, Robert F. Morrissey, and Marianne D. Short were reelected for four-year terms, and David Griffith was elected for a one-year term.

The board also reelected John F. Fish as chair, Philip W. Schiller as vice chair, and Susan Martinelli Shea as secretary.

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