Mercy College Announces New Member of the Board of Trustees
DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (PRWEB) December 18, 2018 -- Mercy College Board of Trustees Chairman Bruce J. Haber announced that Gary A. Bernstein has been re-elected to the Board of Trustees. Bernstein spent more than 30 years with IBM in various roles and previously served as a member of the Mercy College Board of Trustees from 2007-2013.
“The Board and I are looking forward to working with Gary to help further Mercy College’s vision and provide opportunities to the students we all care so much about,” said Haber. “Gary will play an instrumental role on our Academic and Student Affairs Committee and the Endowment Management Committee.”
“I am honored to be rejoining the Mercy College Board of Trustees,” said Bernstein. “I am deeply committed to helping the College achieve its mission of providing an education to all students.”
Mercy College President Tim Hall said, “I am excited that Gary has been re-elected to the Board of Trustees. He has been an important member of our community for more than 20 years and his experience, loyalty and knowledge will be a great asset to the Board and to Mercy College.”
Bernstein began his career at Price Waterhouse and went on to spend more than 30 years at IBM, most recently serving as Vice President of Finance Transformation and Talent Development. For the past several years, Bernstein has been a full-time Assistant Professor in the School of Business MBA program and has been an adjunct business professor for more than 20 years at Mercy College. He received the Mercy College Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2018 Trustees’ Scholarship Dinner.
A Certified Public Accountant, Bernstein earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Drexel University and Master of Business Administration from the University of Pittsburgh. He has been married to his wife, Susan, for more than 40 years, and has two daughters, a son and a granddaughter.
About Mercy College
Mercy College is the dynamic, diverse New York City area college whose students are on a personal mission: to get the most out of life by getting the most out of their education. Founded in 1950, Mercy is a coeducational and nonsectarian college that offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate degree and certificate programs within five schools: Business, Education, Health and Natural Sciences, Liberal Arts and Social and Behavioral Sciences. With campuses in Dobbs Ferry, Bronx, Manhattan and Yorktown Heights, the vibrancy of the College culture is sustained by a diverse student body from around the region.
Laura Plunkett, Mercy College, http://www.mercy.edu, 914.674.7736, [email protected]
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