Our leadership team members are committed to the success of every student. They make sure our academic programs meet high standards, so that students, families, and employers value a Lesley degree. They work to keep costs down, so that tuition goes further. They’re dedicated to an open and diverse campus, so that everyone feels welcome.
It takes a lot of talented people to lead a university. If you’re wondering who’s in charge of what, here’s the breakdown:
Board of Trustees
As a nonprofit institution, Lesley University is governed by a Board of Trustees that meets four times a year. The trustees make decisions about academics, budgets and finances, and campus policies. They also plan for the future.
President
The president reports to the Board of Trustees and oversees all areas of the university and its administration. She also represents us to the larger community.
Senior Staff
The senior staff includes the provost (the chief academic officer), deans, vice presidents and other leaders who are critical to our academic and operational success.
Janet L. Steinmayer, President
President Steinmayer brings a wealth of experience in higher education and in business.
- Jonathan Jefferson
Chief Academic Officer and Provost - Darryl "DJ" Jelley
Chief Marketing Officer - Veronica Jorge-Curtis
Vice President for Advancement - Diane Kimball
Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer - Joanne Kossuth
Chief Information Officer
- Mary-Jane McLaughlin
Chief Human Resources Officer - Nathaniel Mays
Dean of Student Life and Academic Development - Jonathan "JP" Paul
Executive Director, Center for Human Arts Innovation - Shirin Philipp
Vice President and General Counsel
President's Welcome
Lesley formally meets new president Janet Steinmayer
- Hans D. Strauch, Chair
- Hal Belodoff, Vice Chair
- Juanita James, Vice Chair
- Barbara Weinstein Russell, Vice Chair
- Art Bardige
- Karen Cotton Chaplin
- Susan Luick Good
- Veronica Ohanian Heath
- Nina Houghton
- Karen A. Kames
- Roger Lowenstein
- David I. Newton
- Michelle Nadeau O'Brien
- Georgette Chapman Phillips
- Allene Russell Pierson
- Deborah Schwartz Raizes
- Thomas N. Riley
- Lynda-Lee Sheridan
- David B. Smith
- Loring Low Stevens
- Janet L. Steinmayer, President
- Doris B. Held
- Michael D. Holmes
- Carol C. Moriarty
- Donald M. Perrin
- Patricia R. Squire
- Janet L. Steinmayer
2019– present - Richard S. Hansen
2018–2019 (Interim) - Jeff A. Weiss
2016–2018 - Joseph B. Moore
2007–2016
- Margaret A. McKenna
1985–2007 - Don Orton
1960–1985 - Trentwell Mason White
1944–1959
- Marguerite Franklin
1943 - Edith Lesley Wolfard
1909–1943