Advisory Board

The Center is in the process of restructuring its advisory board. The former advisory board consisted of experts from academia, public service, and industry. Board member William Fishlinger and his wife Joan generously provided the Center’s start-up funding.

FY 2015-2020 Advisory Board

Directors (James Donius, 2015-2019; Matthew Archibald 2019-present)

Karen Chaplin, M.Ed.
Educator, Community Activist, and Nonprofit Board Member

William J. Fishlinger
Founder, Chairman and CEO, Gramercy Risk Holdings LLC

Alexandra Fishlinger-Calame
President and Founder, Rack-It-Up

Vincent Fitzgerald, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Communication, College of Mount Saint Vincent

Charles L. Flynn, Jr.
President, College of Mount Saint Vincent

Anthony Foleno
Senior Vice President for Strategy and Evaluation, Ad Council

Howard Gershowitz
Senior Vice President, Mktg., Inc.

Guy Lometti, Ph.D. (Advisory Board Chair)
(Retired) Provost and Dean of the Faculty, College of Mount Saint Vincent

Donna A. Lopiano, Ph.D.
President, Sports Management Resources

Joseph Russo 
COO, Omnicom Public Relations

David Schliecker
Vice President, Food Network/Cooking Channel Brand Research (Scripps Networks Interactive)

FY 2020-present Advisory Board

Matthew Archibald (Director)
Assistant Professor of Sociology, College of Mount Saint Vincent

Omar Nagi, Ph.D. (Director Undergraduate Research Program)
Associate Professor of Sociology, College of Mount Saint Vincent

Susan R. Burns, Ph.D.
President, College of Mount Saint Vincent

Lynne Bongiovanni, Ph.D.
Provost and Dean of the College, College of Mount Saint Vincent

Charles L. Flynn, Jr.
President Emeritus, College of Mount Saint Vincent