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Queens Announces New Leadership
Lori Ann Summers Named VP of Advancement
Denise Rotondo
New Dean of McColl School of Business
Denise M. Rotondo, Ph.D., brings more than two decades of visionary leadership experience to Queens University of Charlote as the new dean of the McColl School of Business. Rotondo plays a key role in carrying out the school’s bold vision — a key component of Queens’ path to becoming the national private university of Charlote.
The move marks a return to North Carolina for Rotondo, whose first dean position was at Meredith College in Raleigh, where she also served as senior vice president for academic administration. She’s also held leadership positions as the dean of SUNY Geneseo’s business school and, most recently, as the dean of the Wehle School of Business at
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Canisius University in New York. Along with her leadership roles, Rotondo has had a distinguished faculty career as a professor of management.
Rotondo has a strong history of strategic planning, building relationships, hiring and supporting a diverse faculty, and building nationally ranked academic programs.
Rotondo holds a Ph.D. in business administration and an MBA from Florida State University, and she earned her undergraduate business degree from the University of Florida.
Matt Packey Named New CFO and VP for Administration
Packey has been appointed as the chief financial officer and vice president for administration following his exemplary
Lori Ann Summers
service as interim CFO since June 2023.
Packey’s contributions to Queens span over 13 years, during which he has held various leadership roles including CFO, counsel to the president, and most recently, associate vice president for sustainability and institutional planning.
As CFO and VP for administration, Packey will continue to oversee all aspects of the university’s financial operations, many of Queens’ administrative and facilities functions, and provide strategic oversight for Queens’ sustainability initiatives that aim to transform the university into a greener, more sustainable campus. Packey will continue to guide the university’s commitment to making informed and conscious decisions that positively impact the environment.
Summers has spent more than two decades in higher education fundraising at institutions in the Carolinas and across the country. She comes to Queens from Newberry College in South Carolina where she served as the vice president for institutional advancement and president of the Newberry College Foundation.
Prior to Newberry, Summers served as the senior leader for all advancement operations within the University of South Carolina’s six health sciences schools and colleges, overseeing an annual fundraising total of $20 million. Summers also spent time in leadership roles at Auburn University and Colorado College, where she had a history of increasing alumni engagement and giving.
Summers earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in higher education business from the University of South Carolina. She’s expected to earn her Ed.D. in higher education leadership later this year.
—Anna Pomaro QUEENS MAGAZiNE
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