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Chuck has been at Siena College since 1996. On December 2, 2022, the Board of Trustees appointed Chuck as the 13^th President of Siena College. He assumed the office on June 1, 2023. He is a professor in the Management Department and served as the dean of the school of business from 2014 – 2022, interim vice president for academic affairs from 2019 -2020 and founder and executive director of the Institute for Leadership Development at Siena College from 2009 – 2014. Chuck holds a BA in Economics from the University at Buffalo, an MBA in Finance from Sage Graduate School, and a Ph.D. in Organizational Studies from the University at Albany. His teaching and research interests include: leadership effectiveness; enhancing multisource feedback programs, influence strategies, corporate governance, and applied statistics. His work has also been published in over 20 peer-reviewed journals. Several of the journals are ranked as the most influential journals in the field including; Leadership Quarterly, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Organizational Behavior, and Organizational Research Methods. He has presented his research at over 35 regional, national, and international conferences.

Chuck has worked as a leadership consultant for several public and private organizations. His consulting has been largely focused on enhancing the effectiveness of the organizations’ leaders. He has also been invited to present on the topics of leadership, ethics, strategy, assessment, and enhanced teaching methods to numerous organizations ranging from General Electric to Franciscan Friars.

Prior to joining Siena College, Chuck held several positions in banking and finance. As a banker, he worked in branch operations, was a branch manager and vice president of commercial lending. Following his banking career, he was chief financial officer of the Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce. 

Chuck also actively serves the community. At his church, he is an elder, served as clerk of session, teaches Sunday school, and was treasurer. He currently serves on the board of the Council of Independent Colleges and Universities as secretary, a trustee for the Re-Igniting our Faith Foundation, and Chatiemac Club in the Adirondacks. Previously he has served on board positions for the University Club in Albany, the Diocese of Albany task-force on addressing clerical sex abuse, St. Anne’s Institute, served on the NYS affiliate board for the American Heart Association and was president of the Rensselaer County board of the American Heart Association. 

Chuck lives in Ballston Spa with his wife Debbie. They have two adult children. They love to spend time together in the Adirondacks and on Cape Cod.

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