ASEC: Our Team
Sr. Carol Jean Vale, SSJ, Ph.D. (Board Vice Chair)
Charter Member of the Board of DirectorsRepresenting Chestnut Hill College
President, Chestnut Hill College
Areas of Expertise: higher education leadership, historical theology, english
Sr. Carol Jean Value, SSJ, Ph.D. has been president of Chestnut Hill College for over 25 years. She was unanimously reappointed for her sixth 5-year term, effective July 1, 2017. She has an A.B. in English from Chestnut Hill College, a M.A. in Theology/Spirituality from Fordham University and a Ph.D. in Historical Theology from Fordham University. She is a member of the following organizations:
- African Sisters Education Collaborative (ASEC), Chair
- Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU), Past Chair
- Institute for Administration in Catholic Higher Education, Advisory Board
- Association of Colleges of Sisters of Saint Joseph (ACSSJ), Past Board Chair
- Neylan Commission, Past Board Chair
- SouthEastern Pennsylvania Consortium for Higher Education (SEPCHE), Past Chair
- Catholic Theological Society of America
- American Teilhard Association
- National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU)
- American Council on Education
- Association of Governing Boards and Council of Independent Colleges