Board Members

Renee Zehel, Ph.D.

Renee Zehel, Ph.D.

About

Renée Gregori Zehel, Ph.D., is a Marywood University and Misericordia University alumna who has spent the last two decades advocating for – and securing over $100,000,000 in investment in – local higher education institutions.

After working in the health care industry for seven years, Zehel returned to Northeast Pennsylvania in 1998 and served in a number of leadership roles at Misericordia and Marywood, most recently as vice president of university advancement at Marywood. In her role as an adjunct professor, she has taught courses in both online and in-person formats at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Dedicated to improving the lives of others, Zehel has served on numerous nonprofit boards across the region and volunteers as secretary at the Marywood Parish Pastoral Council

She and her husband, Shawn Zehel, reside in Scranton and have two children.