Leadership
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WilmU’s Organizational Leadership Program Empowers Forward-Thinking Leaders
When Macy’s executive Paul Seiverd wanted to improve his productivity, he turned to Wilmington University. As a senior manager who leads over 800 employees, he chose the university for its flexible schedules and ability to transfer credits from his previous institution seamlessly. But he also was attracted to the university’s new Bachelor’s in Organizational Leadership…
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Is It The Humidity, Or Are You Stuck In An Energy Drain?
Your attitude- positive or negative- affects your energy level. It makes sense, right? If you go into a situation with positive thoughts, you will have more energy to put into the task. In order to develop a positive attitude, it’s important to become aware of what drains your energy or what causes you to think…
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Delaware County Leadership: Michael Rounds, President of Williamson College of the Trades
Delaware County Leadership: Michael Rounds, President of Williamson College of the Trades Michael Rounds, President of Williamson College of the Trades, spoke with DELCO Today about growing up in Minnesota, his interest in music and football, his decision to go to West Point, and finally become the president of Williamson College of the Trades, a…
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Delaware County Leadership: Bud Hansen, President and CEO, Normandy Farm Hotel & Conference Center
Bud Hansen, president and CEO of Normandy Farm, spoke to BUCKSCO Today about his close relationship with his dad and how he learned to love golf from an early age. He also talked about sharing a love of sports with his wife and kids, and why their house is where their kids love to hang…
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5 Thoughts for Keeping Your Motivation on Hazy, Hot, and Humid Days
“Our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers.” M. Scott Peck – The “Road Less Traveled”.…
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Delaware County Leadership: Anne M. Prisco, President, Holy Family University
Anne Prisco, the president of Holy Family University, spoke with DELCO Today about growing up in Brooklyn and how being the daughter of a first-generation immigrant has shaped her life. Her love for Home Economics took her to the University of Arizona on a scholarship, but after college, she returned to New York City and…
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Tuesday with Michael: 4 Simple Steps to an Ideal Life
Assemble an ideal week. Start by finding blocks of time for your family, High Payoff Activities (HPA’s) and for planning. Add and arrange other blocks of time to your schedule until you have identified an ideal week that allows you to enjoy personal time as well as time to spend on your most important goals. …
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Tuesday With Michael: Where is Your Wheel of Life Taking You?
In his book, The Unheavenly City, Dr. Edward Banfield described one of the most profound studies on success and priority setting ever conducted. He said that men and women who were the most successful in life and who were the most likely to move up economically were those who took the future into consideration with…
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Penn State Great Valley Names Interim Chancellor
Colin Neill, professor of software and systems engineering and director of engineering programs at Penn State Great Valley, has been named the school’s interim chancellor, dean, and chief academic officer. He will take over for James Nemes, who will retire on July 1. Neill has served as director of engineering programs for over a decade, overseeing the…
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Nether Providence Police Chief Brings High Standards to His New Role
David Splain, the police chief of Nether Providence, hopes he can make a difference as the new president of the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association, writes Dann Cuellar for 6abc. Splain has 37 years of experience in law enforcement, including nine years as Nether Providence police chief. “What motivated me to get into law enforcement…
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Delaware County Leadership: Deanne H. D’Emilio, JD, President of Gwynedd Mercy University
Deanne H. D’Emilio, President of Gwynedd Mercy University, spoke with DELCO Today about having hit the “parent jackpot” as a child growing up in suburban Pittsburgh; her interest in music and tennis; and her decision to attend Westminster College, Bowling Green State University, and Pitt for nine consecutive years. D’Emilio also discussed the people who…
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Firstrust Bank CEO Richard J. Green Delivers Anti-Hate Message at ADL Event: ‘Be That Somebody’
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) event that honored Firstrust Bank Board Chairman and CEO Richard L. Green became an opportunity for the corporate leader to decry society’s alarming rise in hate. Green’s comments came during his acceptance speech for the ADL’s Americanism Award. The Americanism Award recognizes individuals or companies in the financial services industry for…
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Delaware County Leadership: Jim Brexler, CEO of Doylestown Health
Jim Brexler, CEO of Doylestown Health spoke with DELCO Today about growing up in St. Louis County, Missouri; taking Chevy Chase–style vacations to Southern California to visit his mother’s family when he was a kid; learning basic leadership skills at the age of six by playing catcher on a little league baseball team coached by…
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Former Wayne Resident Now Back Home in War-Torn Ukraine
Dasha Andrienko, who was an Au Pair in Wayne from 2016 to 2017, woke up about a month ago at 5 a.m. to the sound of fireworks. Looking out of her Kharkiv, Ukraine apartment, she saw the first attack on her home city. The war had started. Andrienko stayed in Ukraine even as the Russian…
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Delaware County Leadership: Roger Zacharia, CEO of Ambler Savings Bank
Roger Zacharia, the CEO of Ambler Savings Bank, spoke with DELCO Today about growing up in Huntingdon Valley as the son of hard-working immigrants; playing baseball and becoming passionate about the strategy of the sport; and being drawn to the immensity of Penn State after graduating high school in a class of just 60 students.…
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Delaware County Leadership: Marc Lucca, President of Aqua Pennsylvania
Marc Lucca, the President of Aqua Pennsylvania, spoke with DELCO Today about growing up in South Philly; being motivated to work at an early age; bussing tables at restaurants his father managed throughout the city; and the lessons he learned from the many part-time jobs he had when he was younger. Lucca also discussed how…
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Delaware County Leadership: Chris Powell, SVP of Global Field & Partner Marketing at Qlik
Chris Powell, the Senior Vice President of Global Field & Partner Marketing at Qlik, a King of Prussia company delivering end-to-end, real-time data integration and analytics cloud solutions to close the gaps between data, insights and action, spoke with DELCO Today about growing up in King of Prussia, which looks much different today than it…







































