Board of Trustees

Rider is fortunate to have a dedicated volunteer Board of Trustees. Trustees are senior-level executives and entrepreneurs in the public and private sectors – professionals in the fields of business, technology, health care, education, law and the arts, among others. They bring to the table their expertise, an abiding commitment to Rider’s mission and vision and an affection for the University which many call their alma mater.

Meet the Rider University Board of Trustees

Mr. Joseph McDougall ’93
Chair of the Board
Partner
Trive Capital

Ms. Michele Powers ’84
Vice Chair of the Board
Retired Senior Operations Executive
MetLife

Mr. James P. Bush ’80
Vice Chair of the Board
Retired President, Global Network and International Consumer Services
American Express

John R. Loyack
President
Rider University

Mr. Julio R. Abreu ’75
President and Publisher
A+ Media, Inc.

Ms. Suzanne Borgos
Senior Vice President, Strategy & Business Development
Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell

Ms. Jill Hammer Canastra ’72
Retired Guidance Counselor

Mr. F. Christopher Carothers ’91, ’94
FCC Consulting Services, LLC
President

Mr. Carlos Dortrait ’00
Senior Vice President, US Immunology
Bristol Myers Squibb Company

Mr. Neil Gerard ’89
Tax Partner Leader – NJ
CohnReznick, LLP

Ms. Patricia Hartpence ’78, ’86
Assistant Vice President, Corporate Giving
New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Group

Dr. Deborah Haskins ’81, ’84
Owner, MOSAIC Consulting and Counseling Services, LLC
President, Maryland Council on Problem Gambling

Mr. Warren Hirschhorn ’73
Retired Vice Chairman
Duff & Phelps

Ms. Meghan A. Holohan ’99, ’01

Mr. Thomas J. Lynch ’75 
Chairman of the Board
TE Connectivity, Ltd.

Mr. Joseph J. Maggio, DMD
Dental Director
Aetna Better Health of New Jersey

Hon. Marc A. McKithen ’96
Chief Judge
City of Trenton Municipal Court

Mr. Thomas M. Mulhare ’70
Retired Partner
EisnerAmper LLP

Mr. Gary Neubeck ’76, ’82
Retired Managing Director, Derivatives Products Group and President of Prudential Global Funding LLC
Prudential Investment Company

Mr. Christopher Nikolich ’92
Head of Glide Path Strategies (US)
AllianceBernstein

Mr. Mark S. Nurse
Managing Director
The Glenmede Trust Company, N.A.

Ms. Sherise Ritter ’84
Managing Director, The Mercadien Group
Principal, Mercadien, P.C., CPAs

Mr. William Rue ’69
Trustee Emeritus
President
Rue Insurance Company

Hon. Mark S. Schweiker ’83
Senior Vice President/Corporate Development Officer
Renmatix, Inc.

Mr. Wright Señeres ’97
Engineering Communications Specialist
Princeton University School of Engineering & Applied Science

Revised 08.20.25