To: Mercy College Campus
Mercy College Board of Directors
Robert Ritz, MercyOne Chief Executive Officer
From: Emily McAllister, Search Committee Chair, Board Vice Chair
Date: November 15, 2021
Re: President Search Update
As previously announced, the Board of Directors has begun the search for a new President for Mercy
College. After a series of interviews, the Board has selected Hyatt-Fennell Executive Search to assist us
with this important search. Hyatt-Fennell has a long history of successfully assisting institutions like Mercy
College in identifying qualified applicants.
The Board is in the process of forming the Search Committee. The Search Committee will include Board
Members and campus representatives. Hyatt-Fennell will be working closely with our Search Committee
to conduct a national search. In anticipation of the identification of candidates, we are in the process of
developing our advertising campaign, finalizing the position description, and completing a position profile.
This information will be available for review on the Hyatt-Fennell website (www.hyattfennell.com). I
encourage you to visit this site to learn about our partners in this search and details about our process.
If you have any ideas, comments, or questions at this time, please feel free to contact Dr. Jack P. Calareso
at Hyatt-Fennell. He can be reached at 724-242-0476 or at MCHS@hyatt-fennell.com. Dr. Calareso is a
Senior Consultant at Hyatt-Fennell and will be the College's primary contact. Ms. Cheryl Hyatt and Dr.
Marylouise Fennell, RSM, will be assisting with our search as well.
There will be subsequent communications with the campus community as the process proceeds in the
coming months. The goal is to complete the search in Spring, 2022.
Thank you for your interest in this important search. We appreciate your prayers and support as we begin
this important process for the future of the College.
Blessing for a New Leader
Loving God,
in Your love for us You sent Your Son
to be our Shepherd and Leader,
our Brother and our Lord.
We ask you to continue showing Your love for us
by sending us a new President to care for Mercy College.
Bless them to take up the responsibility
of our mission.
Guide them in the work of our vision.
Fill them with kindness, reverence, integrity, compassion, and
excellence, and give them a heart like Catherine McAuley’s.
We ask You, in your great Mercy, to hear this our prayer. Amen.
Adapted from Catholic Health Association’s “Blessing for a New Leader”