Lisa Beale Powlison M'08, P'05
Assistant to the President
802.654.2212
lpowlison@smcvt.edu
Lisa serves as the interface between the President and all internal constituencies at Saint Michael’s College, providing high-level support across a broad range of administrative tasks. She is a member of the Cabinet and manages the President’s Office. Currently, Lisa also serves as the institution’s Accreditation Liaison Officer for the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) and is a member of the Saint Michael's Self-Study Steering Committee, which is preparing for the institution's re-accreditation in 2010.
Prior to joining the President’s staff in November 2000, Lisa was Executive Assistant at Associates in Rural Development, Inc. (ARD), an international consulting firm based in Burlington, Vermont. She earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1974 from Alma College, located in Alma, Michigan; pursued graduate study in general experimental psychology at Dartmouth College from 1976-1978; and received a master's degree in administration in 2008 from Saint Michael's. In 2002-2003, Lisa participated in the Management Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration, a series of five two- and three-day seminars conducted by Higher Education Resource Services (HERS-New England) at Wellesley College.
Marilyn E. Cormier P'11
Director of Government and Community Relations
802.654.2215
mcormier@smcvt.edu
Marilyn is the liaison between the President and a wide range of external organizations, including various professional, government, charitable, business, arts, health care and religious groups at the local, regional and national levels. In her role as Secretary of the Board, she serves as a link between the President and Board of Trustees. In addition, she is on the Board of Directors for Saint Michael’s College Fire and Rescue, the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce, Vermont Symphony Orchestra and Greater Burlington YMCA. In 2006, Governor Douglas appointed Marilyn to the Lake Champlain Quadricentennial Commission, where she is chairing the Commemorative and Events Committee. She is also Immediate Past President of the Colchester-Milton Rotary, which was Rotary Club of the Year in 2007-2008, and was named the 2004 Colchester Rotarian of the Year. In 2006, she received the Vermont Women in Higher Education's Sr. Elizabeth Candon Distinguished Service Award. Marilyn completed the Emily Post Institute's "Train the Trainer Program" in 2008.
A native of Sri Lanka and a naturalized American citizen, Marilyn has been with Saint Michael’s since 1982, serving first as Executive Secretary to the Vice President for Academic Affairs and then as Assistant to the President before moving into her present position in 2000. Through June 2005, she chaired Saint Michael’s Centennial Committee and was in charge of coordinating the College’s centenary celebrations. Before coming to Saint Michael's, Marilyn was Executive Secretary to the President of Lockheed Aircraft International A.G. in Saudi Arabia.
Louise H. Luchini
Administrative Assistant
802.654.2211
lluchini@smcvt.edu
Louise provides full-time administrative support in the Office of the President and has been a member of the President’s Office staff since 1991. This represents a continuation of her professional experience in educational settings, including service as Administrative Assistant to the Public Relations Director at Champlain College as well as part-time and temporary positions in several other offices on their Burlington campus. Louise also received an associate’s degree from Champlain in 1970. She is a native Vermonter and grew up in Shrewsbury.