Melanie M. Morey, Ed.D.

		Dr. Melanie Morey is the Senior Director for Research and Consulting, NarrowGate Consulting, a division of the Catholic Education Institute, Bronx, NY. She has worked for thirty five years in the areas of education and administration. In the past ten years, she has become a recognized and sought after researcher and consultant to Catholic institutions of higher education as well other Catholic institutions. Her main areas of expertise comprise Catholic culture, leadership, institutional identity, and governance. Dr. Morey's most recent publication in collaboration with John J. Piderit, S.J., Catholic Higher Education: A Culture in Crisis (2006), has been praised as a major contribution to Catholic higher education. Reviewers describe it as a welcome resource at a time when many institutions are struggling to maintain and define their Catholic identity.
Dr. Morey is a graduate of Smith College. She holds a Master of Education from Boston College as well as a Doctorate and a Master of Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She is the Co-Founder and Co-Director of Substantially Catholic Summer Seminar, a discipline based faculty seminar integrating the Catholic intellectual tradition. She is also a regular facilitator for the Council of Independent Colleges Summer Seminar for Presidents and Potential Presidents on the Intersection of Personal Vocation and the Office of the Presidency.

EDUCATION

1995 EdD; Harvard Graduate School of Education
Cambridge, MA

1992 EdM; Harvard Graduate School of Education
Cambridge, MA

1977 MEd; Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

1971 BA; Smith College
Northampton, MA

ADMINISTRATION

2003 - Senior Director for Research and Consulting
NarrowGate Consulting - A Division of the Catholic Education Institute
Bronx, NY
Research and Consulting in Catholic Corporate Culture, Leadership, and Organizational Effectiveness

1995-2003 Founder and Senior Associate
Leadership and Legacy Associates, Inc.
Belmont, MA

1998 -1999 Special Assistant for External Relations and Strategic Planning
Boston College Institute of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry
Chestnut Hill, MA

1993 Assistant to the President
Field Experience Internship: Revision of College By-Laws
Regis College
Weston, MA

1990 - 1991 Director of Development
The Channel Program: A Post Baccalaureate Ministry Training Program
Seattle, WA

1988 - 1990 Director of Education Program
The Channel Program: A Post Baccalaureate Ministry Training Program
Seattle, WA

1981 - 1987 Medical Education Co-ordinator
Residency Training Program in Medicine
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Newton Lower Falls, MA

1983 - 1984 Director of Religious Education
St. Ignatius Parish
Chestnut Hill, MA

1979 - 1981 Director of Studies
Newton Country Day School of the Sacred Heart
Newton, MA

1977 - 1979 Administrative Director of Residence Life
Boston University
Boston, MA

1973 - 1976 Dean of Women
The White Mountain School
Littleton, NH

1971 - 1973 Dean of Women
The Palm Beach Academy
Palm Beach, FL

TEACHING/HIGHER EDUCATION

2006 - present Co-Founder and Co-Director
Substantially Catholic Summer Seminar
Discipline-Based Faculty Seminar
Integrating the Catholic Intellectual Tradition

2005 - present Facilitator
Summer Seminar for Presidents and Potential Presidents on the Intersection of Personal Vocation and the Office of the Presidency
Council for Independent Colleges
Washington, DC

2001 - present Presenter
Summer Institute for Administrators in Catholic Higher Education
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

1998 - 2000 Adjunct Faculty
Education Department
Villanova University
Villanova, PA

1996 Visiting Research Scholar & Guest Respondent
Responsible for Responding and Critiquing Selected Works by Dr. Alice Gallin, OSU, including, Independence and a New Partnership in Catholic Higher Education [Notre Dame Press, 1996].
Saint Louis University Department of Theological Studies
St. Louis, MO

1990 Faculty
Soundings Program for Ministerial Discernment
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle
Seattle, WA

1989 Adjunct Faculty
Graduate School of Education
Seattle University
Seattle, WA

1988 - 1990 Faculty
Educational Methodology and Field Supervision
The Channel Program; a post baccalaureate ministry training program
Seattle, WA

1983 Adjunct Faculty
MBA Program
Western New England College
Springfield, MA

TEACHING/SECONDARY EDUCATION

1979 - 1981 Newton Country Day School of the Sacred Heart
Newton, MA

1973 - 1976 The White Mountain School
Littleton, NH

1971 - 1973 The Palm Beach Academy
Palm Beach, FL

CONSULTING

2007 - University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
Development of and Participation in Catholic College and University Trustee Seminars

2007 Neumann College
Aston, PA
Faculty and Staff Seminars on Catholic Identity, Culture, and Mission

2006 Marion Court College
Swampscott, MA
Board Retreat on Effective Governance

2005 St. Lawrence Catholic Center
University of Kansas
Lawrence KS
Exploration Project: Catholic Residential College for First-Year University Students

2005 - 2007 DePaul University
Chicago, IL
On-going Project: Exploring Effective Sponsorship Structures for the Future

2004 - Neumann College
Aston, PA
Exploration Project: Development of Faculty Seminars in the Catholic Intellectual Tradition

2002-2004 Hilbert College,
Hamburg, NY
Reassessment of Sponsorship Relationship

2001-2002 Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and Association of Governing Boards of Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC
Creation of a Training Program and Manual for Trustees and Congregational Sponsors at Catholic Colleges and Universities

1997-2000 Saint Anselm College, Manchester, NH
Reassessment of the By-Laws and Governance Relationship Between the College and its Founding Benedictine Monastery

1999 - 2000 Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA
The Institute of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry
Special Projects

1999 - 2000 Saint John's University, Collegeville, MN
Reassessment of Governance Relationship Between the University and the Founding Benedictine Monastery

1999 Rivier College, Nashua, NH
Annual Trustee Retreat
Sponsorship and Governance

1997 - 1999 Sisters of Saint Anne, Marlborough, MA
Reassessment of the By-Laws and Governance Relationship of the Sisters of Saint Anne and Anna Maria College

1996 Ursuline College, Pepper Pike, OH
Design and Execution of a Presidential Selection Process

1995 College of Saint Benedict, St. Joseph, MN
Assessment Process Focusing on Leadership and Congregational Legacy

1995 College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY
Trustee In-Service
The College and the Founding Congregational Legacy

1995 Archdiocese of Seattle, Seattle, WA
Exploratory Sessions Focusing on the Creation and Design of a Religious Education Policy Institute

PRESENTATIONS

2007 Catholic Health Association Annual Assembly
Chicago, IL
Presentation~ with John J. Piderit, S.J. and Rev. William Grogan
Models of Ministry in Catholic Health Care

2007 Franciscan University, Steubenville, OH
City on a Hill Conference
Invited Paper ~ with John J. Piderit, S.J.
Varieties of Catholic College and Universities

2007 Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX
University-Wide In-Service ~ with John J. Piderit, S.J.
A Day Devoted to Catholic Identity

2007 Legal Resource Center for Religious, Silver Spring, MD
Keynote Address ~ with John J. Piderit, S.J.
Beyond Legal Structures: Passing on the Catholic Tradition

2006 DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Faculty Round-Table ~ with John J. Piderit, S.J.
Catholic Higher Education: A Culture in Crisis

2005 Mt. Marty College, Yankton, SD
Annual Benedictine Lecture ~ with John J. Piderit, S.J.
Changing Cultures: A Challenge for Catholic Higher Education

2004 Neumann College, Aston, PA
Board Retreat ~ with John J. Piderit, S .J.
Presentation: The Catholic Project and Neumann College

2003 College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Board Retreat ~ with Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M..
Reassessing Sponsorship

2002 School Sisters of Notre Dame, San Jose, CA
NAMA Leadership Conference ~ with Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M..
Critical Components of Sponsorship

2001 Mount Saint Mary's College, Los Angeles, CA
Congregation, Trustee, Faculty and Administrator Convocation
Enhancing The Future of Catholic and Congregational Identity

2001 Villanova University, Villanova, PA
Catholic Colleges and Universities Forum for Institutional Research ~ with Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M.
Examining Mission and Identity in Catholic Higher Education

1999 Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA
Annual Alumni Seminar ~ with Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M..
Relationship Revisited: A National Study of Catholic Higher Education and Its Founding Religious Congregations - The Findings

1997 Trinity College, Washington, DC
Annual Meeting of the Catholic Women's College Coalition
Ties That Still Bind: Emerging Trends In The Relationship between Women's Religious Congregations and the Catholic Colleges They Founded

1997 Marywood College, Scranton, PA
All College Meeting for Faculty, Administration, and Trustees
Sponsorship as Relationship

1996 College of Mount Saint Vincent, Riverdale, NY
All College Meeting for Faculty and Administration
Catholic Identity and Catholic Higher Education

1995 University of Saint Thomas, St. Paul, MN
Summer Institute of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities
The President's Responsibility to the Founders

1995 College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY
Trustees Gathering
Religious Congregations and The Colleges They Founded

1995 Marywood College, Scranton, PA
All-College Meeting for Faculty, Administration, and Trustees
Leadership and Institutional Legacy

1995 ACCU National Meeting, Washington, DC
Neylan College Presidents' Meeting
Leadership and Legacy: Research Update

1994 ACCU National Meeting, Washington, DC
Neylan College Presidents' Meeting
Who Owns the Congregational Legacy at Catholic Colleges?

1994 Lilly Endowment, Inc. Indianapolis, IN
Division on Religion
Program Design Round Table.

AFFILIATIONS

2004 - Member, Board of Trustees
Caritas St. Mary's Center for Women and Children
Dorchester, MA

PAPERS and PUBLICATIONS

J. Hopkins, September 22, 2007