McDaniel College 

Leadership

Executive Administration

College President Joan Develin Coley
Provost and Dean of the Faculty Thomas M. Falkner
Dean and Vice President of Student Affairs Beth R. Gerl
Vice President, Enrollment Management and Dean of Admissions, Florence W. Hines
Vice President, Institutional Advancement, Richard G. Kief
Vice President, Administration and Finance, Ethan A. Seidel

McDaniel College is led by the president, Joan Develin Coley, and a board of trustees.

Current Trustees

Richard D. Adams (1997)Mercantile Investment & Wealth Management Division
Severna Park, Md.

George R. Benson Jr. (1996)
Annapolis, Md.

William K. Blanchet (2007)
Managing Member
Brundage-Bone & Blanchet, LLC
Severna Park, Md.

Carol A. Carter ’69 (1993)
Vice President, Advancement
The Keating Center
Anna Maria, Fl.

Wayne K. Curry ’72 (1990)
Member of The Murphy Firm
Upper Marlboro, Md.

William B. Dulany ’50, L.L.D. ’89 (hon.) (1976)
Managing Partner
Dulany, Leahy, Curtis & Williams L.L.P.
Westminster, Md.

Mary Lynn Durham ’71 (2003)
Mary Lynn Durham LPA Co.
Shaker Heights, Ohio

William Elliott ’70 (2000)
President, Elliott & Associates
Chicago, Ill.

Philip G. Enstice ’71 (2005)
Senior Vice President
Mercantile-Safe Deposit and Trust Company
Ellicott City, Md.

Jerome H. Fader ’56 (1997)
President & COO,
Atlantic Automotive Corp.
Baltimore, Md.

Nupur P. Flynn '94 (2007)
Managing Director/Co-Director of Marketing
Brown Capital Management, Inc.
Baltimore, Md.

Ralph O. Frith '84 (2007)
District Manager
Spectrum Brands
Woodbine, Md.

J. Elizabeth Garraway L.L.D. ’84 (hon.) (2003)
President Emerita
Maryland Independent College and
University Association
Annapolis, Md.

Kenneth R. Gill ’61 (2002)
Chairman, Gill Group, Inc.
Severna Park, Md.

Otto J. Guenther '63 (2006)
Vice President & General Manager
Northrop Grumman (ret.)
Fairfax Station, Va.

Kevin F. Hanley ’72 (1993)
Orthopedic Surgeon
Davidsonville, Md.

Martin K. P. Hill (1993)
President
Hill Development Group, LLC
Lineboro, Md.

Steven D. Kesler (1997)
CFO
Chesapeake Realty Partners
Reisterstown, Md.

Marjorie R. Kimble, M.Ed. '86 (2007)
Media Specialist (retired)
Westminster, Md.

Carolyn P. Landis (1993)
Managing Member
Catalyst Partners, LLC
Princeton, Nj.

Sharon A. Manning '65, Lh.D. '79 (2006)
President
ECCI.
Nashville, Tn.

James I. Melhorn (1993)
President/CEO
EMA, Inc.
Baltimore, Md.

Julie Mercer (2007)
Managing Director
Columbia Consulting Group
Baltimore, Md.

Albert J. Mezzanotte Jr. ’78 (1997)
Managing Partner
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston L.L.P.
Sykesville, Md.

Charles E. Moore ’71 (1993)
Davidsonville, Md.

Chitrachedu Naganna (2007)
Cardiovascular Specialist
Westminster, Md.

Carol S. Parham (1997)
Professor of Practice
University of Maryland College Park
Annapolis, Md.

Caryl E. Peterson ’58 (1992)
Professor of Biology Emerita
Towson University
Lutherville, Md.

Bruce H. Preston ’75 (1995)
Preston Realty, LLC
Baltimore, Md.

Diane Rehm D.Journ. ’92 (hon.) (1994)
Host and Executive Producer
The Diane Rehm Show
Bethesda, Md.

Donald M. Rembert '61 (2007)
President
Rembert, Pendleton & Jackson
Reston, Va.

R. Christine Royer ’48 (1994)
Vice President of Public Affairs (Retired)
Barnard College
New York, N.Y.

Carolyn L. Scott ’67, M.L.A. ’76 (1996)
Community Leader & Columnist
Carroll County Times
Westminster, Md.

Robert W. Smith Jr. (2003)
Partner, Corporate & Securities
DLA Piper US LLP
Hunt Valley, Md.

Dolores J. Snyder M.Ed. ’63, L.H.D. ’89 (hon.) (1980)
Educator (Retired)
Westminster, Md.

Ferenc Somogyi (1994)
Hungarian Ambassador to the U.S.

Barbara A. Thomas ’70 (2005)
Okatie, S.C.

Constance M. Unseld (1999)
Educational Director, Unselds’ School
Baltimore, Md.

George F. Varga ’61, H.H.D. ’92 (hon.) (1989)
Former President and CEO, Tungsram Co., Ltd.
Boston, Ma.

Nancy C. Voss ’54 (1981)
Educator (Retired)
Denton, Md.

Robert E. Warfield (2004)
Executive Vice President, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage & President of G&W Realty, Inc.
Ocean City, Md.

Michael E. Weinblatt ’71 (1994)
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director of Clinical Rheumatology
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Waban, Mass.

William J. Westervelt, Jr. '71 (2005)
Partner, Ashby Point Captial
Arnold, Md

Leslie A. Wiley (1999)
Partner
Ashby Point Capital
Arnold, Md.

James H. Yates ’72 (2003)
President/CEO
N.H. Yates & Company, Inc.
Phoenix, Md.

Emeriti Trustess

Mary B. Bryson ’35 (1967)
Community Leader
Westminster, Md.

William S. Keigler L.H.D. ’91 (hon.) (1980)
President (Retired)
The C. M. Kemp Mfg. Company
Naples, Fla.

Catherine S. Kiddoo ’46 (1982)
Community Leader
Naples, Fla.

Wilbur D. Preston Jr. ’44, D.C.L. ’75 (hon.) (1967)
Senior Counsel, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston, L.L.P.
Naples, Fl.

Alleck A. Resnick ’47, D.C.L. ’81 (hon.) (1972)
Attorney
Baltimore, Md.

M. Lee Rice ’48, Sc.D. ’83 (hon.) (1980)
Business Consultant
Winchester, Va.

Rebecca G. Smith ’37 (1976)
Educator (Retired)
Easton, Md.

Lloyd B. Thomas (1980)
President (Retired)
Thomas, Bennett and Hunter, Inc.
Sykesville, Md.

Honorary Trustees

Dorothy P. John (2002)
Berlin, Md.

Ann K. W. McCool ’38 (1988)
Retired Educator and Owner/Manager
Walls' Apartments
Rehoboth Beach, Del.

Margaret Lee Tawes ’32 (1994)
Community Leader
Crisfield, Md.

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