July 2022 | The Dunmorean

Kimberly Santarsiero, an investment executive with Santarsiero Investment Group at LPL Financial, Dunmore, has been reappointed as treasurer of the Moses Taylor Foundation, a private foundation with a mission to improve the health of people in Northeastern Pennsylvania, for the 2022-23 fiscal year. The officers were elected at the Foundation’s annual meeting in June and will assume their roles beginning this month.

Santarsiero has contributed her time and expertise to many local nonprofit organizations, including St. Joseph’s Center and Dress for Success Lackawanna. At Santarsiero Investment Group she has provided financial planning and investment management services for individuals, businesses, pension funds, foundations, and endowments for the past 20 years.

Other board officers are William R. Lazor, CPA/PFS, CFE, who has been elected Chair of the Board; Maria Marsili, Esq., has been elected as Vice Chair of the Board and will also Chair the Governance Committee, and Mary F. Sewatsky, M.D., has been re-appointed as the Foundation’s Secretary.

Moses Taylor Foundation’s officers hold their positions for a one-year term and may be re-elected.

Marywood University has been recognized nationally for its high-impact approach to education and its honorable commitment to engaged, experiential education by Colleges of Distinction, a one-of-a-kind guide for college-bound students. As an institution whose primary goals are based on student success and satisfaction, Marywood confirms its honor as one of the renowned Colleges of Distinction.

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Marywood University, which is partially located in Dunmore, earned special recognition nationally among Catholic Universities and statewide among Pennsylvania Universities. Individual accolades include Colleges of Distinction’s national endorsements of Marywood’s academic programs in Business, Education, and Nursing, as well as its exceptional student support initiatives in Career Development and Military Support.

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