Release: MCCC Board of Trustees Elects 2012 Officers

The Board of Trustees at is pleased to announce its 2012 slate of officers, as elected unanimously on Jan. 23 during the Board’s monthly meeting. The officers for 2012 are as follows:

Chair: Michael J. D’Aniello, Esq. (Worcester Township)

Vice Chair:Andrew B. Cantor (Cheltenham Township)

Treasurer: Regina Lowrie (Whitpain Township)

Secretary: Gertrude Mann (Lower Gwynedd Township)

Assistant Secretary: Lea S. Bramnick (Philadelphia)

Michael J. D’Aniello, Esq. was appointed to the College’s Board of Trustees in 2001, and he served as the Board’s treasurer from 2004-2010 before being elected chair in 2011. A graduate of MCCC, he was inducted into its prestigious Alumni Hall of Fame in 2003 for outstanding service to the community. D’Aniello has practiced law since 1983. He a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, The Royal Order of Barristers, andVisitation B.V.M. CYO Board. He is also a Managing Member of First RepublicAbstract, LLC. In addition to an A.S. from MCCC, D’Aniello holds a B.S. in Accounting from Villanova University and a J.D. from Widener University School of Law.

Andrew B. Cantor served as the Board’s vice chair in 2011 and as secretary from 2003-2010. He recently retired from Wisler, Pearlstein LLP after 48 years of practice, and he is active with a variety of organizations, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Albert Einstein Hospital and Montgomery Hospital and as secretary of the Board of Trustees for New Regional Medical Center. He previously served as the president of the Montgomery County Bar Association, the Montgomery County Trial Lawyers Association, and the Board of Trustees for the Hedwig House, Inc. Cantor holds a B.A. from Trinity College and an L.L.B. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Regina Lowrie joined the Board of Trustees in 2010, and was first elected as treasurer in 2011. She has been a member of the College’s Foundation Board of Directors since 2003, serving as chairperson of the Courage to Create Capital Campaign in support of the Fine Arts. She is the President of Vision Mortgage Capital a Division of Continental Bank in Plymouth Meeting and has more than 29 years of mortgagebanking experience. Lowrie served as the 2006 Chairman of the national Mortgage Bankers Association, becoming the first woman to do so in the organization’s 94-year history. In 2000, Lowrie was honored by Governor Tom Ridge as one of Pennsylvania’s “Best 50 Women in Business."

Gertrude Mann was first elected as secretary of the College’s Board of Trustees in 2011. She previously held the position of assistant secretary 2002-2010, and she has served as the past chair the Foundation’s annual Scholarship Scramble golf event. Mann has held the positions of chairperson of the Board and human resources representative for PM Fasteners, Inc. She is a member of the Ambler Kiwanis Club and is active in politics. She holds a B.S. from Penn State University.

Lea S. Bramnick Lea Bramnick recently retired as the executive director of the Macula Vision Research Foundation in Conshohocken. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Jeffrey Berger Research Scholarship Fund of the Scheie Eye Institute, is a member of the Lower Merion Township Commission Library Committee, and associate chairman for the Philadelphia Antiques Show. Bramnick is a volunteer for the KEYS Program at the College. She has authored books and materials for parents and children to use together. She holds a M.Ed. from Temple University and certification in Fundraising from the University of Pennsylvania.  

The 15-person Board of Trustees is the policy and governing body of Montgomery County Community College. Trustees are appointed by the Montgomery County Commissioners to six-year, renewable terms. The Board sets policies to advance the College’s mission and affect student access, curriculum, and the administration of the College, including approving and monitoring an annualoperating and capital budget, setting tuition and fees, and hiring and evaluating the President.  

The Board meets monthly in public session from September to June, and uses a committee structure to consider issues in areas around finance/audit, physical plant, curriculum and personnel.