Manhattanville University has announced the appointment of two new Board of Trustees members: Francisco (Frank) J. Leija, a private company advisor with nearly three decades of executive leadership experience, and Karen Burris Lennon.
“I am delighted to welcome Frank Leija and Karen Burris Lennon to our Board of Trustees,” said Michael Dunn, chair of the Manhattanville Board of Trustees. “Frank has decades of executive leadership experience, has volunteered extensively and cares deeply about issues such as the Latino community and education. Karen, a distinguished alumna of the class of 1979, has significant experience working with large not-for-profit organizations and has demonstrated effective leadership as an executive and as a consultant. She is an active volunteer with many local causes. Both will be significant assets to our board.”
Manhattanville University President Frank D. Sánchez, Ph.D., also praised the new board members.
“We are fortunate to have an outstanding and very dedicated Board of Trustees at Manhattanville,” said Sánchez. “Frank and Karen will be wonderful additions to the Board. They both have a wealth of professional experience as well as a passion for helping people. I am grateful that they have agreed to help guide Manhattanville into the future as we continue to educate the next generation of students.”
Manhattanville University (formerly Manhattanville College) is a private liberal arts institution dedicated to academic excellence, purposeful educatio, and social responsibility. For three years in a row, “U.S. News and World Report” has ranked Manhattanville the number one private, nonprofit institution in New York among Top Performers of Social Mobility in Regional Universities North. The university has been recognized among the best colleges in The Princeton Review for close to 20 years.
