University president is ‘woman on the move‘
EAST WHITELAND >> Barbara Lettiere, the first lay president of Immaculata University, has been named one of the “20 Women on the Move” by “Main Line Today Magazine.”
Lettiere began her tenure at Immaculata in July 2017. Since then, enrollment at the East Whiteland, Chester County university has increased, a student center and athletic track were built and new partnership agreements have been signed, according to a press release.
Lettiere said she is “humbled” by the recognition.
“I have the priv- ilege of represent- ing the faculty, staff and deserving students of Immaculata, who are all dedicated to moving our university forward. With our centennial approaching, it is a great time to be guiding Immaculata toward its next 100 years,” she said in the release.
Prior to taking the leadership role at the university, Lettiere served for 15 years as vice president for finance and administration at Trinity Washington University. She spent most of the early years of her professional career at Bell Atlantic Corp. holding various positions within the operations, marketing and finance sectors. In 1992, she became vice president/treasurer at Bell Atlantic before assuming the presidency of Bell Atlantic Federal Systems — a position she held for five years.
Lettiere holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Immaculata, a Master of Arts in economics and statistics from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA in decision sciences and finance from Rider University. She is also a member of the National Association of College and University Business Officers.
Nominations for the magazine’s 2019 “20 Women on the Move” were submitted by the public and the staff of the magazine.