By North Callahan, Senior Director of Marketing, Concordia College
Oct. 7, 2015: Concordia College announces the hiring of Dr. Lisa Decker as vice president for student development. Decker will oversee the areas of student, residence, and spiritual life, athletics, student activities, career development, and international programs.
Decker is an accomplished educational entrepreneur with experience in grant writing, fundraising, and project development. Her background includes work with faculty and students in distance learning at the University of Georgia, as well as experience at Hunter College, where she helped grow the largest distance-learning program among all of the CUNY campuses.
Most recently, she was the associate dean of graduate studies at Dominican College, where she led numerous student-focused projects, including the launch of new technology initiatives and development of the graduate student association.
"We are blessed to have Lisa join the Concordia community. Her proven dedication and advocacy for students is the perfect fit with our mission of transforming the lives of our students," said Dr. Sherry Fraser, provost of Concordia.
Dr. Decker holds bachelor's and master's degrees from Kent State University and earned her PhD at Virginia Commonwealth University. A member of Village Lutheran Church, she resides in the Edgemont area of Scarsdale with her husband, Jim, and two children.
Pictured here: Dr. Lisa Decker.
Photo courtesy Concordia College