The School’s Executive-in-Residence (EIR) Program outlines roles for both sitting and retired leaders who have remarkable career accomplishments. EIRs can offer their expertise in a variety of capacities on either a full-time or part-time basis for specific periods of time. They can bring tremendous energy, insights, passion and value to bear in helping us develop our curricula, expand our corporate engagements and enhance student experiences and learning.

The EIR Program aligns with a strategic priority of the School: To provide transformative experiences for our students that are reflective of the real world into which they will graduate. From student research projects to outreach and relationship building to career advice for students, the School’s EIR Program brings an applied focus to student learning as well as enriched interaction opportunities with business partners. We expect to appoint several EIRs over the next few years to help with everything from program development to corporate relationship building to student mentoring and teaching. For instance, the School is recruiting EIRs for specific roles in the 2018-2019 academic year.

The School’s newest EIRs include three outstanding senior executives appointed as EIRs beginning in the 2017-2018 academic year:

Mary Jo Dressel, MBA’86

Executive-in-Residence for MBA Project Courses
Former COO for HR at BNY Mellon

Education

• B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
• M.B.A., Duquesne University
• Certificate in Six Sigma, Villanova University

Mary Jo is the former Chief Operating Officer for Human Resources at BNY Mellon. She was the co-head of the Human Resources Project Management Office for the integration of BNY and Mellon HR products and services.

Susan P. Eppley

Executive-in-Residence for International Business
Former Executive at Hewlett Packard

Education

• B.A., Edinboro University
• M.S.B.A., Robert Morris University
• Certificate in Project Management, George Washington University

Susan held a variety of leadership positions at Hewlett Packard, including in systems engineering, technical consulting, project management and international sales. Previously, Susan worked for Westinghouse in Pittsburgh as a systems analyst.

Leslie Mansfield

Executive-in-Residence for the First Year Innovation Experience
Former Senior Executive at Bombardier

Education

• B.S., Carlow College
• M.S., Carnegie Mellon University
• Women’s Executive Leadership Program, Duquesne University

Leslie has almost 40 years of experience in large-scale project management and innovation leadership roles at both Bombardier and Westinghouse