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About AQ

Board Members

2021-2022 Board of Trustees

The Aquinas Institute Board of Trustees oversees the operation of Aquinas Institute. The Board ensures and provides the spiritual tone and direction of Aquinas Institute consistent with the purposes and traditions of Roman Catholic educations. The Board of Trustees also has final responsibility to direct and manage the business affairs of Aquinas Institute.

Jay Wegman ’96, P ’22, ’24, ‘26

Board Chair
CEO, Wegman Companies, Inc.

Nicholas Dobbertin, CPA ‘01

Board Vice Chair
Sr. VP, CFO, Genesee Regional Bank

James Brennan, CPA ‘88

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Dr. Anthony Cook ‘99

Ex Officio, President & Secretary, Aquinas Institute

Theresa Conroy Ross, Esq. P ’09, ‘16

Partner, Harter Secrest & Emery LLP

Dr. Jeannine Dingus-Eason ‘89

Dean of the School of Education, Rhode Island College

Fr. Paul English, CSB

University Chaplin, University of St. Thomas

Mario Fallone, Esq. ‘92, P ’25, ‘27

Partner, Harter Secrest & Emery LLP

Edward Fiorentino ‘76

Chairman and CEO, TerSera Therapeutics

Samuel Guerrieri ‘83

Treasurer
Executive VP, Canandaigua National Bank

Fr. John Huber, CSB ‘81

Director of Basilian Network for Education & Evangelization

Dr. Megan Lasaponara ‘01

Medical Director, Newborn Nursery at Unity Hospital

John Majors ‘91

VP, Brinshore Development, LLC

Theodore Mancini ’88, P ‘26

Ex Officio, Principal, Aquinas Institute

Sr. Mary Ann Mayer, SSJ

Councilor, Sisters of Saint Joseph Congregation

Eugene Oberst, P ’01, ’03, ‘05, ’08, ‘11

Ex Officio, Faculty, Aquinas Institute

Robert N. Porretti, CPA ‘64

Founding Partner, EFPR Group, LLP

Raymond Shea ‘66

Retired

Jacqueline Thomas, Esq. ‘85, P ’20, ‘22

Partner, Lacy Katzen LLP

Dr. Monica Weis, SSJ

Sisters of Saint Joseph Congregation

Fr. Robert Werth ‘63

Parochial Vicar, St. Francis Xavier Cabrini Parish

2021-2022 Foundation Board

The Aquinas Institute Foundation serves as a philanthropic resource for the Aquinas Institute of Rochester. Established in 2001 as a non-profit and tax-exempt organization, the Foundation's primary mission is to help preserve and enhance excellence in secondary education by providing private financial support for programs and activities that strengthen Aquinas Institute and build an endowment for the future.

Paul Roland ’77, P ’06, Chair

President Owner, QCI Asset Management, Inc.

Patrick O’Donnell ‘77

Vice President, Retail, Diebold Nixdorf

Dr. Anthony Cook ‘99, Secretary

President, Aquinas Institute

Brian McDermott ‘75

Senior Vice President, Northern Trust Wealth Management

Peter Noto, CFP® ‘81

Senior Vice President - Complex Manager, Wells Fargo Advisors

Robert Porretti ‘64

Chairman, EFPR Group, LLP