University of Scranton Names New Trustees

Jacquelyn Rasieleski Dionne, Liz Murphy and Vincent R. Reilly, Esq., were named to The University of Scranton’s Board of Trustees.
Jacquelyn Rasieleski Dionne, Liz Murphy and Vincent R. Reilly, Esq., were named to The University of Scranton’s Board of Trustees.
Jacquelyn Rasieleski Dionne, Liz Murphy and Vincent R. Reilly, Esq., were named to The University of Scranton’s Board of Trustees.

The University of Scranton has named three individuals to its Board of Trustees: Jacquelyn Rasieleski Dionne ’89, Westport, Connecticut; Liz Murphy '83, Southport, North Carolina; and Vincent R. Reilly, Esq., ’80, P’05, ’08, ’11, ’14, Philadelphia.

A native of Scranton and University of Scranton alumna, Dionne became a registered nurse upon graduating from Community Medical Center in 1986. She received a bachelor’s degree in health administration from the University in 1989. She began her career as a trauma intensive care nurse in Scranton and continued as a cardiothoracic nurse in Boston and the New Hampshire Heart Institute. She recently returned to a medical setting, working as an RN with elderly and Alzheimer’s patients.

She is active in numerous charitable organizations, including having served as a vice president for the National Charity League, Westport Chapter, as well as Horizons Organization of Bridgeport Connecticut, Meals on Wheels and several other nonprofit organizations. Dionne previously served on the University’s board from 2011 through 2017. During that time, she chaired the advancement committee, served on the executive committee, and on both the presidential and provost search committees. In 2015, she was instrumental in the creation of the Kania School of Management’s Business Wall of Fame. In 2013, she and her husband, John D. Dionne ’86, were co-recipients of the University’s President’s Medal, an honor presented by the President’s Business Council. In 2008, the University named its newly created green at the heart of its campus in honor of her and her husband.

Murphy, who graduated in 1983, is chair of the board and chief evangelist for CampusWorks, Inc., a higher education professional services company. She has more than 35 years of experience in higher education, having first served as an institutional fundraiser for both a university and a community college foundation. For more than 21 years she worked at Datatel, an enterprise software provider to higher education, serving in marketing and professional services leadership roles, before advancing to the position of chief client officer there. She then served as chief executive officer of CampusWorks for more than six years.

Murphy serves on the boards of Oohlala, Quality Matters and the Alliance for Innovation and Transformation. She also served as director and chair of the board of the Lupus Foundation of America, D.C., Maryland and Virginia Chapter.

She is married to University of Scranton alumnus and former University Trustee Justin Murphy ’76.

Reilly, who graduated from The University of Scranton in 1980 and Villanova University School of Law in 1983, has been active in civil litigation in the state and federal courts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. On Jan. 1, 2000, along with Tracey McDevitt ’93, he founded the law firm of Reilly, McDevitt and Henrich, where he serves as managing partner of the firm with offices in Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware. Reilly serves on the advisory board of the Friends of St. Malachy Inc., a nonprofit corporation assisting St. Malachy Parish in North Philadelphia. He previously served as a University trustee from 2011 to 2017 He is married to Eileen O’Neil, who graduated from the University in 1982. Four of their five children, Brigid ’05, Peggy ’08, Brendan ’11 and Colin ’14, graduated from The University of Scranton. Their son Tim graduated from the University of Delaware in 2009.

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