Congratulations to Janet Steinmayer on being named Lesley University's seventh president

City of Cambridge O-16 ORIGINAL ORDER IN CITY COUNCIL April 29, 2019 VICE MAYOR DEVEREUX MAYOR MCGOVERN WHEREAS: It has come to the attention of the City Council that Janet L. Steinmayer has been named Lesley University’s seventh president, effective July 1, 2019; and WHEREAS: Janet Steinmayer is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College and the University of Chicago Law School, and enjoys a longtime association and familiarity with Lesley University, as both a 10-year member of the Board of Trustees and the parent of a Lesley alumnus; and WHEREAS: Janet’s educational leadership has also included service on the Board of Trustees for Bryn Mawr College for the past 15 years and service on the Board of Visitors of the John F. Welch School of Business at Sacred Heart University, and throughout her career she has held critical management roles with large organizations and corporations, from general counsel to president and CEO; and WHEREAS: Janet is currently president of Mitchell College in New London, Connecticut, where she led during a transformational period in which the college built a strong financial foundation, clarified its distinct mission and developed a campus master plan that illuminates the history of the campus and addresses the future; and WHEREAS: While president of Mitchell, Janet fostered and developed an ability-driven educational experience and strong community partnerships to give students opportunities to learn skills and abilities relevant to today’s workplace; and WHEREAS: Janet is uniquely qualified to lead Lesley into its next chapter and to spearhead the implementation of the Lesley 2030 vision; now therefore be it RESOLVED: That the City Council go on record in congratulating and welcoming Janet L. Steinmayer as Lesley’s next president; and be it further RESOLVED: That the City Clerk be and hereby is requested to forward a suitably engrossed copy of this resolution to Janet L. Steinmayer on behalf of the entire City Council.