Marjorie Chiafery '69 of Andover, MA, Elected to Potsdam College Foundation Board of Trustees
Potsdam College Foundation Welcomes Marjorie Chiafery '69 of Andover, MA, to Board of Trustees
Potsdam, NY (12/21/2021) — The Potsdam College Foundation Board of Trustees welcomed a new member at its fall meeting. Marjorie Chiafery '69 of Andover, Mass., was named to the board and will work with her fellow alumni to help the foundation foster giving in support of their alma mater, SUNY Potsdam.
Trustee Marjorie Chiafery '69 retired in 2019, having had a career in education that spanned 50 years. Chiafery was a school administrator in the Merrimack, N.H., School District since 1978. During her 41-year tenure there, Chiafery served as an assistant principal at the elementary level, principal at the elementary and middle school levels, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, and finally as superintendent of schools from 2001 to 2019. Prior to being an administrator, she was a teacher of grades K-3 in Fairport, N.Y., and Topsfield, Mass.
Her professional commitments have included leadership roles on the boards of directors for the New England Association of School Superintendents, New England School Development Council, New Hampshire Public Risk Management Exchange, New Hampshire School Administrators Association, Southeastern Regional Education Center, and on the New Hampshire Technical Institute Education Advisory Board and New Hampshire Scholars Advisory Board.
Chiafery has fulfilled her volunteer role as both a member and past president of the Rotary Club of Merrimack, N.H., and as a current trustee and secretary of the Rotary Club of Merrimack Scholarship Trust Fund. She is the former chair and current member of the governing board of New Hampshire Public Broadcasting and current vice chair of the Institute for New Hampshire Civics Education.
During the time that Chiafery served as a system leader, she received three significant awards. She was the first recipient of the New Hampshire School Administrators Association Outstanding Service Award when she was an assistant superintendent. Chiafery was also named New Hampshire Superintendent of the Year in 2007, and was honored as one of 25 extraordinary women by the Nashua Telegraph newspaper in 2015.
Chiafery resides in Andover, Mass., with her supportive husband. They celebrated an anniversary of 46 years in August 2020.
About the Potsdam College Foundation:
Established in 1968, the Potsdam College Foundation is a non-profit corporation dedicated to stewarding the continued growth of private giving in support of SUNY Potsdam. Its mission is to secure and manage private financial support and other gifts that build a sustainable future for SUNY Potsdam. To learn more, visit http://www.potsdam.edu/giving/pcf.
About SUNY Potsdam:
Founded in 1816, The State University of New York at Potsdam is one of America's first 50 colleges -- and the oldest institution within SUNY. Now in its third century, SUNY Potsdam is distinguished by a legacy of pioneering programs and educational excellence. The College currently enrolls approximately 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Home to the world-renowned Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam is known for its challenging liberal arts and sciences core, distinction in teacher training and culture of creativity. To learn more, visit http://www.potsdam.edu.
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Marjorie Chiafery ’69 was recently elected to the Potsdam College Foundation Board of Trustees.