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OPERATING STRUCTURE

OPERATING STRUCTURE

Operating Structure

JUDY D. OLIAN, PHD PRESIDENT OF QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY, MAAC PRESIDENT

JOHN D’ARGENIO VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS AT SIENA COLLEGE, CHAIR - COMMITTEE ON ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION

has expanded the University’s reach to learners of all ages, emphasizing: innovation, the launch of new graduate and professional programs, and the fostering of industry and community partnerships to strengthen the University’s reputation as a leader in contemporary higher education. In particular, since 2018 Fairfield has launched successful online graduate programs in business, nursing, education, engineering and the arts and social sciences to complement its on-campus programs. In addition, Fairfield has expanded to provide business graduate programs to students in China and India, and recently opened a satellite campus in Austin, Texas to provide graduate nursing programs to meet a regional nursing shortage in that area. Under Dr. Nemec’s stewardship, the University’s Ignatian commitment to provide access to education to traditionally underserved communities has also expanded. In addition to significantly increasing need-based financial aid, the University’s Company Scholars program offers full funding and enhanced programing to a select first-generation, Jesuit high school and Cristo Rey graduates. And in partnership with the Diocese of Bridgeport Fairfield has established Fairfield Bellarmine, a campus in Bridgeport that offers no-cost associate’s degree program for traditionally underserved high school graduates, offering a pathway to a four-year degree. President Nemec also led the largest capital campaign in University history, exceeding an original goal of $160 million to raise a total of $218 million to benefit the University. The fulfillment of a University master plan to enhance the campus environment under his stewardship has brought new, and has included the completion of the Charles F. Dolan School of Business facility, the School of Engineering and Computing Innovation Annex, the Barnyard Townhouses and the Leo D. Mahoney Arena amongst others. A graduate of Loyola High School, Jesuit College Preparatory in Los Angeles, President Nemec earned a BA in English from Yale, where he was an All-Ivy League rugby player. He received an MA in education and a PhD in political science from the University of Michigan. Early in his career, he taught American politics as a visiting assistant professor at Davidson College, and as an instructor at the University of Michigan. Prior to joining Fairfield, Dr. Nemec served as the dean of the Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies at the University of Chicago. Before joining the University of Chicago, Dr. Nemec served as president and chief executive officer of Eduventures, a Boston-based information services firm providing research and advice to the higher education community. He previously had been a member of the executive team of Forrester Research, a provider of similar services to the technology industry. Dr. Nemec is the author of Ivory Towers and Nationalist Minds: Universities, Leadership, and the Development of the American State (University of Michigan Press, 2006), and a contributor to The Educational Legacy of Woodrow Wilson (University of Virginia Press, 2012). Dr. Nemec serves as Chair of the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges and Vice Chair of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Council of Presidents. He also serves on the Educational Resources Committee of Loyola High School, and is a fellow of Timothy Dwight College of Yale University. For his and the university’s commitment to educational access, he has been honored with Brooklyn Jesuit Prep’s Sister Thea Bowman Award, Cristo Rey New York’s Ensuring our Future Award as well as the Archdiocese of Bridgeport’s Foundations in Education Award.

NCAA Women’s Basketball Albany Super Regional in March 2024. D'Argenio currently serves as the chair of both the MAAC Committee of Athletic Administration (COAA) and the MAAC Men’s Soccer Committee, and is also a member of the MAAC Strategic Planning Committee and the MAAC Marketing & TV Committee, as well as the Albany County Sports Commission. He has previously served as the chair of the MAAC Baseball and Men’s Basketball Committees, as well as a member of the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee and the NACDA I-AAA ADA Executive Committee. D'Argenio earned a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Dayton in 1982 and a master's of science degree from North Dakota State University in 1985. He is a native of Rome, N.Y.

Judy D. Olian, PhD, became the 9th president of Quinnipiac University in 2018. With expertise in management and leadership, she has held leadership positions in higher education institutions including most recently at UCLA, and prior to that at The Pennsylvania State University. Born and raised in Australia, Olian received her BS in psychology from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, and her MS and PhD in industrial relations from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She

John D'Argenio was appointed director of athletics on April 21, 1993, after serving as the acting director of athletics for the 1992-93 academic year. He is the second longest tenured athletic director in Division I at the same institution as of December 2023, trailing only Joe Sterrett of Lehigh University (33 years). On January 27, 2014, he was promoted to Vice President at Siena College and asked to join the President's Cabinet. Many new initiatives have been set forth and much progress has been made in the athletic department during D'Argenio's tenure.

JAMIE FOGARTY SENIOR ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR/SENIOR WOMAN ADMINISTRATOR AT IONA UNIVERSITY, VICE CHAIR - COMMITTEE ON ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION

In 1996, D'Argenio was instrumental in negotiating Siena's agreement with the County of Albany and Times Union Center (formerly Pepsi Arena) to move all of the College's men's home basketball games to the downtown facility. The move to the state-of-the-art downtown Albany facility culminated in Siena and the Arena signing a five-year contract and most recently an extension through 2025. Since the move, the men's basketball team has seen its attendance rank inside the top-100 nationally for the past 25 seasons and consistently rank as one of the top Northeast mid-majors and one of the top schools in the state of New York. Siena posted its highest attendance average in 11 seasons (6,415) during the 2022-23 campaign. Athletics is one of four pillars in the College's newest strategic plan: Leading The Way – which was rolled out in 2022. Recent athletic improvements overseen by D’Argenio in order to fulfill initiatives laid out by Siena’s strategic plan included a large-scare renovation of the then-Alumni Recreation Center and the construction of an enclosed 8,360 square foot practice court for the men’s and women’s basketball programs. Siena Athletics announced a naming rights deal with UHY Advisors in 2021 to brand the department’s on-campus playing facility as the “UHY Center”. The Department’s newest significant on-campus addition is the Bob Guido ’68 Athletic Academic Center: a 2,200 square foot state-of-the art facility located in the Marcelle Athletic Complex that provides an enhanced learning environment for Siena’s student athletes, which opened in May 2022. Siena teams have enjoyed conference-wide as well as regional and national success. The Saints have won 47 MAAC team championships under D'Argenio's direction, the most recent coming when both men’s golf (fifth) and men’s tennis (first) took home MAAC titles on April 23, 2023. Individually, Siena’s cross country and track programs combined for six individual championships over three seasons during the 2022-23 school year, while Siena Swimming & Diving’s Talia Spenziero captured the 2023 MAAC One-Meter Diving Championship. In 1995, D'Argenio served as Tournament Director for the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship First and Second Rounds at Knickerbocker Arena. He again assumed those duties in March of 2003, as Siena served as the host institution for the men's basketball East (Albany) Regional at Pepsi Arena after co-hosting the NCAA wrestling National Championships in March of 2002. Siena joined with the MAAC to play host to NCAA Women’s Basketball Regionals in 2015, 2018 and 2019. The Saints have hosted numerous NIT and Women's NIT games as well, including a remarkable six in 2003. Recently, D’Argenio served at the Tournament Director for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship’s return to Albany to First and Second Rounds at MVP Arena in 2023, and will hold the same capacity during the 2024

chaired AACSB, the premier accrediting body for business schools globally, and is currently a member of several non-profit boards serving the State of Connecticut, healthcare, and marginalized students, and is also on the boards of publicly traded companies. She has been at multiple universities where Division I sports flourish.

Jamie Fogarty enters her 29th year as a member of the Iona University athletics department in 2023-24. It is her 29th year as an administrator and 17th as Senior Woman Administrator and chief compliance officer. In her role as a zSenior Associate Athletic Director, Fogarty oversees all NCAA, MAAC, and institutional policies and regulations. She is responsible for the scheduling of Iona's athletic contests and oversees the distribution of financial aid for the student-athletes and determines their initial and continuing eligibility.

MARK R. NEMEC, PHD PRESIDENT OF FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY, MAAC VICE PRESIDENT

On July 1, 2017 Mark R. Nemec, PhD, became the 9th Ignatian and first lay President of Fairfield University. Working with his senior leadership team, constituents across campus, and the University’s alumni and civic communities, President Nemec has positioned Fairfield to be a modern, Jesuit Catholic University of national prominence — committed to lifelong learning, holistic formation, expansive partnership and advancing educational access. Under President Nemec’s leadership, Fairfield has renewed its commitment to the nearly 500-year-old traditions of

In addition to her compliance work, Fogarty also oversees the performance and development of Iona's Student-Athlete Academic Center located in the Hynes Center East. During the 2023-24 school year, Fogarty serves her second stint (2005-06) as a vice chair of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Committee on Athletic Administration. She has also served as the on-site administrator for several MAAC Championships that have been hosted at Iona University. As senior women's administrator, Fogarty is responsible for overseeing all of the women's athletic programs and serves as an advisor and mentor to the women's coaching staffs. A 1995 graduate of Iona, Fogarty was a student-worker in the athletics department before being awarded a graduate assistantship in the academic advisor's office. She received her master's degree in education from Iona in 1997 and was immediately hired as the Academic Advisor for Student-Athletes. While she worked in the academic advisor's office, she helped steward the almost 400 Division I student-athletes through the rigors of academic life.

Jesuit pedagogy, with an emphasis on care for the whole student. This values based, student-centric, outcomes-focused approach is designed to form men and women who will live and work for and with others, in pursuit of societal stewardship and productive citizenship. At the same time, he has led the University through a course of expansion and innovation designed to meet the challenges of the 21st century, and

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