Gloria Cordes Larson, JD, a public policy expert, lawyer and business leader, assumed the presidency of Bentley University in July 2007. She joined Bentley from the leading law firm Foley Hoag, where she co-chaired the Government Strategies Group. The practice she managed covered a broad array of federal, state and local regulatory and business development issues. Widely influential in economic policy, Larson led a business advisory cabinet for Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, and co-chaired his transition team. Her contributions also include chairing the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority. Under her leadership, the organization oversaw renovation of the MassMutual Center in Springfield and construction of the $800 million Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. In the administration of former Massachusetts Governor William Weld, she served as Secretary of Economic Affairs (1993 to 1996) and Secretary of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation (1991 to 1993). Prior to that, Larson managed business and regulatory issues as a senior official with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). She was an attorney adviser to the FTC Commissioner from 1981 to 1988, and the agency's Deputy Director of Consumer Protection from 1990 to 1991.
In January 2005, Larson was appointed to the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy Board. Boston Mayor Thomas Menino tapped her to serve on the city's Host Committee for the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Larson is a director of Unum Group Corporation and lead director of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts. She is also a board member for several prominent professional and community organizations. These include the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, for which she is the newly elected chairman of the board; Boston Center for the Arts; Roger Williams University School of Law; Massachusetts Women's Forum; Rosie's Place; and Dimock Community Health Center. She is a member of the Massachusetts, Virginia and Boston bar associations. Larson received a BA with honors from Vassar College and a JD from the University of Virginia School of Law. She received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Northeastern University in 2005 and from Mount Wachusett Community College in 2003. She is married to attorney Allen Larson.
Paul Clemente is responsible for the business and financial functions of the university, including financial operations, treasury, facilities management, purchasing, administrative and campus services and the conference center. Before coming to Bentley in 2001, Clemente was the chief financial officer at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for six years. Prior to that position, he was at Boston University for 15 years, serving as associate vice president for financial affairs, comptroller and associate comptroller. He earned a BS/BA from Northeastern University and an MS from the McCallum Graduate School of Business at Bentley University and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Marilyn Durkin has been at Bentley University since 1989 and was named dean of Arts and Sciences in 2009. Prior to becoming dean, she served as associate dean beginning in 2003 and as chair of the Mathematical Sciences Department from 1996 to 2003. Her primary efforts are in the integration of business and liberal arts concepts in research and curricula. As associate dean she was involved in investigating possibilities of integration within and across arts and sciences and business disciplines, concentrating on the conceptualization and implementation of the Liberal Studies Major, a distinctive optional second major that is paired with a business major and makes thematic use of General Education and elective requirements. She continues with this and similar initiatives in her position as dean, presenting Bentley's distinctive approach at national and international venues. Her mathematical interests are focused on discrete dynamical systems. She has given numerous talks and workshops on related topics and has published in journals such as International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, American Mathematical Monthly, and Journal of Difference Equations and Applications. Her published works also address chaos and fractals and their integration into undergraduate and secondary education. She has a PhD in Mathematics from Boston University.
Appointed to her position in 2003, Sandra King is responsible for all aspects of the institution's marketing, including market research, advertising and media relations, publications, an integrated web presence, and the management of external agencies and vendors. She came to Bentley after three-and-a-half years as vice president for university relations at Northeastern University. King held corporate positions at Arthur D. Little, Digital Equipment Corporation and Wearguard Corporation before joining Babson College in 1990 as vice president for marketing. She earned a BA from Elmira College and an MBA from Northeastern University.
Appointed to her current position in 2007, Traci Logan oversees the division of Information Technology, the Academic Technology Center and Bentley Library, Academic Operations and Human Resources. Her oversight comprises many units -- Systems, Networks, Telecommunications, Management Information Systems, Client Services, the ATC and library, Registrar's Office, and Academic Administrative Operations including the Budget, Sponsored Programs and Academic Contract Administration -- and reflects the college's belief that the work of IT is thoroughly intertwined with the work of academic affairs. Traci will continue to serve as the college's CIO, with college-wide responsibility for IT. Under Logan's leadership, Bentley received the 2001 EDUCAUSE Award for Excellence in Campus Networking -- an honor bestowed by a national association of 1,800 leading colleges, universities, and educational organizations. Logan came to Bentley in 1985 and has held positions of increasing responsibility in virtually every area of information technology, most recently as vice president. She earned an MS in accounting from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Judith Malone, JD, an accomplished counselor and advocate with broad experience representing clients in higher education and other nonprofit activities, joined Bentley as General Counsel in March 2008. Previously Malone was a partner at national law firm Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP (formerly Palmer & Dodge LLP) since 1990 where she practiced in the areas of labor and employment law and litigation. Prior to joining Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP, Malone was a Teaching Fellow at Boston College Law School and previously worked as an associate at Arent, Fox, Kinter, Plotkin & Kahn in Washington, DC and at Bowker, Elmes, Perkins, Mecsas & Gerrard in Boston. Malone was named the Leading Massachusetts Lawyer in Employment each year from 2002-2007 by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly and was chosen one of America's Leading Business Lawyers by Chambers USA each year from 2003-2008. She is also a member of the Massachusetts and American Bar Associations. Malone received her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, magna cum laude, from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and earned her juris doctorate from Boston College Law School, magna cum laude, where she served as articles editor for the Boston College Law Review.
Appointed to her current post in 2003, Joann McKenna oversees the offices of Undergraduate Admission, Financial Assistance, pre-collegiate outreach, Institutional Research, enrollment planning and systems. McKenna most recently served as dean of undergraduate admission and financial assistance. She joined Bentley in 1993 as director of undergraduate admission. Previously, McKenna has held enrollment positions at Siena College, LeMoyne College, and John Carroll University. She earned a BS from LeMoyne College.
John Mosser is responsible for leading Bentley University's fund-raising, corporate and alumni relations programs. Before coming to Bentley in 2009, Mosser served as director of Major Gifts at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y. Prior to his service at Cornell, Mosser served as vice president for Institutional Advancement and head of the college foundation at SUNY Cortland in Cortland, N.Y. During the decade prior to this, Mosser served Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Penn., in various roles including director of major gifts, interim vice president for university relations, and special assistant to the president and director of principal gifts. Mosser earned a BS in Business Administration from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, a Master of Public Administration from Northern Illinois University, and a PhD in Higher Education Administration from The University of Michigan In Ann Arbor. John is an active member of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and The Association for Fund-Raising Executives (AFP).
Michael Page, PhD, joined Bentley University as dean of Business and the McCallum Graduate School in May 2008. He was named vice president for academic affairs in July 2009. Page came to Bentley with an extensive background in international business and more than two decades of academic experience. An advocate of diversity and inclusion, his international relationships span the globe, with strategic alliances on every continent. Prior to joining Bentley, Page served as the dean of Post-Experience Programs of Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) Erasmus University and as executive director of the Rotterdam School of Management (RSM) B.V., The Netherlands. Previous roles at RSM include dean of Erasmus Graduate School of Business and dean of Academic Affairs. He has also held appoint-ments at the Graduate School of Business of the University of Cape Town. A native of South Africa, Page holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Natal University in South Africa. He served in the South African Navy, and worked as a construction and design engineer before earning an MBA and PhD from the University of Cape Town. He spent a number of years as an investment professional and portfolio adviser for Investec Asset Management (South Africa and UK) and has authored numerous peer reviewed articles in the fields of marketing, finance and business.
Under Kathleen Yorkis' leadership, student affairs provides a comprehensive set of student services and programs within a student development framework. Her areas of responsibility include student activities, health services, counseling and student development, residence life, multicultural center, international student services, dining services, judicial affairs, spiritual life, campus police and associate and assistant deans. Appointed to her current position in 2001, she joined Bentley in 1986 as dean of students and most recently served as chief student affairs officer. She earned a BS from SUNY Geneseo, an MS from SUNY Albany, and an EdD from the American University.
