Acting President
Professor of Old Testament |
| A.B., M.A., S.T.L., Ph.D. (Harvard University)
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President's Office
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| rclifford@wjst.edu |
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| Acting President. Besides teaching introductory and advanced level courses in Old Testament, he does research on biblical languages, ancient Near Eastern religion and culture, and the literary and theological appreciation of biblical texts. Professor Ordinarius in the Ecclesiastical Faculty. |
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| Academic Dean and Assoc. Prof. of Systematic Theology |
| A.B., M.A., M.Div., Dr. Theol. (Tubingen)
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Academic Affairs
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| jrsachs@wjst.edu |
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| Rev. Sachs joined the faculty as a member of the Historical-Systematic Theology Department in 1986 and became Academic Dean in 1999. Teaching and research areas include pneumatology, theological anthropology, the theology of creation, and eschatology. Particular interest in the thought of Karl Rahner and Hans Urs von Balthasar. |
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Dean of Students,
Director of Spiritual and Ministerial Development |
Academic Affairs
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| jregan@wjst.edu |
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| Jacqueline Regan graduated cum laude from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA, with a B.A. in History. Competing four years for Holy Cross, Ms. Regan became a five-time All-American in cross-country and track and field and was the third woman inducted into the HC Athletic Hall of Fame. Prior to coming to Weston in 2004, Ms. Regan worked in educational ministry for 19 years. She taught social studies and theology, and was the Director of Campus Ministry at St. Mary's Jr-Sr High School in Lynn, MA, and later served as Pastoral Associate for Religious Formation at St. John the Baptist Parish in Peabody, MA. Ms. Regan earned her M.Div. at Weston Jesuit in 2001 and a Master of Arts in Spiritual Direction in 2004. She lives in Salem, MA with her two teenagers, Maureen, 14 and Tom, 13. |
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Vice President,
Special Assistant to the President & Assist. Academic Dean |
Academic Affairs
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| jstachniewicz@wjst.edu |
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| John Stachniewicz joined the Weston administration in 1996. He has an A.B. from Vassar College and an M.A. from Tufts University. Prior to Weston Jesuit, Mr. Stachniewicz was Assistant Academic Dean at Newbury College. He taught Dramatic Literature at Bradford College, Newbury College, and Northern Essex Community College, and also taught acting at The Hotchkiss School. |
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| Chief Financial Officer |
Finance
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| phood@wjst.edu |
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| Peter Hood became Chief Financial Officer at Weston Jesuit in April 2004. Until February 2004, Mr. Hood was Chief Financial Officer of a data storage software company he joined in May 2000. He was previously owner and CEO of a custom molder and manufacturer of plastic parts from 1993-2000. He was also co-founder of a business involved in consolidating independent distributors of industrial gas and welding supplies from 1985 to 1993. From 1965 to 1985, Peter was with the accounting firm of Ernst & Young, becoming a Partner in 1976 and specializing in corporate finance, mergers, and acquisitions.
He received his bachelor’s degree from Northeastern University, and is a Massachusetts CPA and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Massachusetts Society of CPAs. Mr. Hood lives in Needham with his wife of 41 years, Janet. They have five children and eight grandchildren. |
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Director of Enrollment Management,
Director of Admissions and Financial Aid |
Academic Affairs
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| ggarzon@wjst.edu |
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Gus Garzón completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and at the Pontifical Bolivariana University in Medellin, Colombia, where he graduated with a B.A. in Spanish.
He received his M.A. in Higher Education from the Boston College Lynch School of Education. Prior to working in the university setting, Mr. Garzón taught English as a Second Language in South America, Florida, and Boston for five years. He has been working in higher education for 15 years and has held various admissions, career development, and academic affairs positions at UPB, MIT, Boston College, and Babson College. |
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| Director of the Library and Information Services |
Library
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| egriswold@edswjst.org |
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| Esther Griswold has been an academic library administrator since 1985 and has served as the Director of Library and Information Services for the joint Episcopal Divinity School/Weston Jesuit School of Theology Library since 2001. She holds a B.A. in English and German from Calvin College; an MA in German Language and Literature from the University of Cincinnati, and a Master's Degree in Library Science from Simmons College. |
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| Editor, New Testament Abstracts and Associate Research Professor of New Testament |
| A.B.,M.Div., Th.M., TH.D.
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Academic Affairs
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| cmatthews@wjst.edu |
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| While a doctoral student at Harvard, Christopher Matthews came to Weston Jesuit in 1986 to fill in as managing editor of New Testament Abstracts. He received his degree in New Testament and Christian Origins in 1993. Since 1995, Dr. Matthews has offered courses in Weston Jesuit’s New Testament curriculum and is currently adjunct associate professor of New Testament. He is a member of the Catholic Biblical Association and the Society of Biblical Literature.
He is the author of Philip: Apostle and Evangelist and Configurations of a Tradition, which appeared in the Supplements to Novum Testamentum series (Leiden: Brill, 2002). He also served as co-editor of The Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles: Harvard Divinity School Studies (Religions of the World; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Center for the Study of World Religions, 1999), and contributed the essay “Articulate Animals: A Multivalent Motif in the Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles.” |
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| Director of Continuing Education |
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Academic Affairs
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| godonnell@wjst.edu |
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| Sister O’Donnell began her work at Weston Jesuit in 2000 when she served as Spiritual Director and Facilitator of Colloquuium for the sabbatical program. She is also the Director of Young Professed for the Society of the Sacred Heart, U.S. Province. Sister O’Donnell has seved the Society of the Sacred Heart in a number of capacities over the years, including Area Director, Director of Religious Development, and as a member of the International Formation Team, for which she lived and worked in Rome, Italy. She has taught English as a Second Language in both Boston and Seoul Korea. She holds a B.A. from Newton College of the Sacred Heart (now Boston College), a M.A. from Manhattanville College, and a M.Div. from Weston Jesuit. |
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| Director of Advancement |
Advancement
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| atippett@wjst.edu |
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| Anne Tippett graduated from Boston College with a B.A., magna cum laude, in French and Spanish. She also received her J.D. degree from Boston College Law School. She has been working in advancement for 12 years and has held various fundraising positions at Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Boston, Boston Public Library Foundation, and Wentworth Institute of Technology. She is a member of Women in Development of Greater Boston (WIDGB) and the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP). |
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