News Release

FORT WAYNE — The University of Saint Francis has announced the search for their next president after Rev. Eric Zimmer steps down. Lance Richey currently heads the university.

The Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration have hired the firm Ingenuity International to lead the search. Members of the search team include:

• Margaret Mary Mitchel, provincial superior, Saint Francis Board of Trustees member
• M. Lissetta Gettinger, provincial vicar, Saint Francis Board of Trustees member
• Maria Gemma Salyer, provincial councilor, Saint Francis Board of Trustees member
• Richard A. Poinsatte, Saint Francis Board of Trustees chair
• Ronald W. Turpin, Saint Francis Board of Trustees member
• Nicholas A. Yack, Saint Francis Board of Trustees member
• Dr. Michelle Fleig-Palmer, Saint Francis associate professor, master of healthcare administration program director
• Dr. David Stehlik, Saint Francis associate professor of management and leadership, business administration program director