Summary : Michael Dunn, a retired senior vice president and chief marketing officer from Georgia-Pacific, a global manufacturing company, is a 1977 graduate of Manhattanville, which is at 2900 Purchase St. His new appointment comes as the school embarks on a new strategic plan to both embrace its liberal arts college roots and expand in new areas, such as its Center for Design and School of Nursing and Health Sciences. “The pandemic created challenges, but it also created opportunities for us to reinvent ourselves, keeping the best of our traditions while exploring new ways to attract students and expand our offerings.” The American Marketing Association Effie Award winner, who retired from Georgia Pacific in 2019 and started his own advising company, the James Gate Group, which advises firms on marketing, strategy, innovation development and execution, wants to use his background to help the school reach further success.
Michael Dunn, a retired senior vice president and chief marketing officer from Georgia-Pacific, a global manufacturing company, is a 1977 graduate of Manhattanville, which is at 2900 Purchase St. Dunn has been on the board of the college since 2015 and most recently served as vice chair of Manhattanville’s executive committee. His new appointment comes as the school embarks on a new strategic plan to both embrace its liberal arts college roots and expand in new areas, such as its Center for Design and School of Nursing and Health Sciences.”Manhattanville College is in its moment,” Dunn said in a statement. “The pandemic created challenges, but it also created opportunities for us to reinvent ourselves, keeping the best of our traditions while exploring new ways to attract students and expand our offerings.” The American Marketing Association Effie Award winner, who retired from Georgia Pacific in 2019 and started his own advising company, the James Gate Group, which advises firms on marketing, strategy, innovation development and execution, wants to use his background to help the school reach further success.
“I’m excited to use my energy and my skills in management and marketing to lead
us through this sea of change and promote all that we have to offer as a top liberal arts college,” Dunn said. Also joining the board are four other Manhattanville alumnus, John Calvao (1994), Cathleen Collins (1969), Stephanie Kloos Donoghue (1982) and June R. Want (1967).Together, the new board members have decades of professional experience in nonprofit leadership, law, finance, telecommunications, marketing and communications, according to the school. As the school goes in a new direction, it has also hired Louis Feroe as its new interim president.”Manhattanville is poised to move confidently into the future.” Feroe said in a statement. “Our incoming class this fall will show the largest year-over-year increase for decades so we know we are headed in the right direction. Under Michael’s leadership we can continue to build a college that engages its students and gives them the tools they need to make a difference in
