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Roberts Wesleyan College (RWC) and Northeastern Seminary (NES) administrators are pleased to announce that Laurie J. Leo will join the College and Seminary leadership team as chief financial officer, effective Jan. 19. She brings with her more than 25 years of strategic and financial experience in public and privately owned companies, in addition to her own consulting practice. Prior to joining Roberts, Leo held financial roles at large multinational companies, including Xerox Corp. and Bausch & Lomb, as well as several small companies and nonprofit organizations. Most recently, she served as chief financial officer at First American Equipment Finance, a subsidiary of City National Bank.
In this new role, Leo will develop and implement the business and fiscal services necessary to support the missions of Roberts and Northeastern. She will also be responsible for providing accurate information for both short- and long-range planning, implementing streamlined systems and processes, and participating in key decisions with College and Seminary leadership. As CFO, she will also provide strategic leadership for vital campus departments, including, but not limited to, finance, facilities, risk management and contract service.
“Laurie’s strategic thinking, breadth of knowledge, experience and alignment with our mission make her an ideal fit for our team and an institutional asset,” President Deana L. Porterfield said. “We are fortunate to have someone of this caliber joining our leadership team.”
Leo is an active member of the community, often volunteering her time and talents to local organizations. She is an executive committee member (and immediate past board chair) of The Children’s Agenda, is active in Fairport Young Life and has served on the Nazareth College Board of Trustees. She holds a B.S. in accounting from Nazareth College and an M.B.A. in finance and economics from the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business at the University of Rochester. Leo resides in Fairport with her family.
About Roberts Wesleyan College
With an enrollment of 1,762 students and a tradition of excellence since 1866, Roberts Wesleyan College is a leader among liberal arts and professional studies colleges with a Christian worldview. Striving for higher learning with a higher purpose, the College offers more than 60 undergraduate programs taught by high-quality, caring faculty and graduate programs in business, education, health administration, healthcare informatics administration, marketing, nursing, school counseling and school psychology, and social work. Innovative undergraduate degree-completion programs are also available for working professionals in criminal justice administration, health administration, nursing, organizational management and teacher education.
About Northeastern Seminary
Since opening its doors in 1998, Northeastern Seminary on the campus of Roberts Wesleyan College has continued to grow in prominence as a significant resource for the church community in upstate New York. Northeastern Seminary is a multi-denominational graduate school of theology offering five academically and professionally accredited degrees: Master of Divinity, Master of Arts of Theological Studies, Master of Arts in Theology and Social Justice, Master of Arts in Transformational Leadership, and Doctor of Ministry. The student body is comprised of more than 30 different Christian faith traditions represented among 180 students and 350 graduates ministering around the nation and world. For more information visit www.nes.edu or call 585.594.6800.
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