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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Jun 2, 2022 5:59:54 GMT -5
Effective June 30. She has led 1.5 capital campaigns, which helped raise over $500 million. My sense is that she felt this was a good time to step down,
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Post by HC92 on Jun 2, 2022 6:53:57 GMT -5
Her husband also recently stepped down as swimming coach so I suspect this was not a surprise to the College.
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Post by sader1970 on Jun 2, 2022 6:54:11 GMT -5
Didn't her husband retire as an HC coach? Her son left to pursue his baseball? Tracy certainly did a very good job unlike some who recently retired in other departments. I hope Christine Riendeau gets serious consideration as Tracy's successor. [edit: 92 is younger and types faster than I do!  ] |
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Post by HC92 on Jun 2, 2022 7:00:40 GMT -5
Didn't her husband retire as an HC coach? Her son left to pursue his baseball? Tracy certainly did a very good job unlike some who recently retired in other departments. I hope Christine Riendeau gets serious consideration as Tracy's successor. [edit: 92 is younger and types faster than I do! ] I’m on a roll this week. On Tuesday, I got off the elevator at work and a woman next to me said, “Didn’t you work at x [in the late 1990s]?” When I told her I did, she said she did too. When pressed, she agreed I look exactly the same. She was masking so I had a good excuse for not recognizing her. |
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Jun 2, 2022 7:04:17 GMT -5
Arrived at HC about ten years ago. Started out at Colgate in this career field in 1986. She is graduate of Colgate, majored in English. 36 years. I expect she would be very successful as a consultant. My sense is that college presidents only undertake one capital campaign during their tenure, and probably the same for those charged with leading a capital campaign at a particular institution.
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Post by longsuffering on Jun 2, 2022 10:48:27 GMT -5
Arrived at HC about ten years ago. Started out at Colgate in this career field in 1986. She is graduate of Colgate, majored in English. 36 years. I expect she would be very successful as a consultant. My sense is that college presidents only undertake one capital campaign during their tenure, and probably the same for those charged with leading a capital campaign at a particular institution. Do people in Tracey's position receive "incentive laden" contracts to borrow a term from the sports world? |
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Post by alum on Jun 2, 2022 13:17:12 GMT -5
Didn't her husband retire as an HC coach? Her son left to pursue his baseball? Tracy certainly did a very good job unlike some who recently retired in other departments.
I hope Christine Riendeau gets serious consideration as Tracy's successor. [edit: 92 is younger and types faster than I do!  ] If they are going to promote from within, I would think that they would choose someone with more connections to the leadership and principal giving prospects than the head of the Annual Fund but you never know. Stars can be found in lots of places in an organziation. |
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Post by princetoncrusader on Jun 2, 2022 14:13:25 GMT -5
Two things struck me about this release: 1) the word "retire" does not appear in it; 2) the usual tag line about a "national search for her successor" is not included. I am wondering if she secured a big job at another academic institution.
In my limited interactions with her, I found Tracy to be quite pleasant as one would expect. Obviously, she had bigger fisher to fry than me. She once told me that her baseball playing son earned a master's from Wake in data analytics or some such similar area. I wish her and her family well.
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Post by DFW HOYA on Jun 2, 2022 16:18:15 GMT -5
It is not unusual for advancement officials to leave a college or university at the conclusion of a capital campaign and move on to other endeavors. Compensation for advancement execs come at a premium (she was listed among the highest paid employees in the College, per Form 990 online documentation) and some schools may consider an advancement VP position to be subject to change when a campaign is not underway.
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Post by sader1970 on Jun 2, 2022 17:01:21 GMT -5
I have not yet seen any official announcement. What's the source of this information?
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Post by matunuck on Jun 2, 2022 17:04:10 GMT -5
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Post by sader1970 on Jun 2, 2022 17:10:14 GMT -5
The most recent IRS 990 (2019) shows no bonus paid to her but there was "other reportable compensation" which I suspect might be her son's tuition (room & board). Considering what she accomplished, she was well worth what they paid her.
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Post by mm67 on Jun 2, 2022 17:23:53 GMT -5
I am grateful for her service to Alma Mater. Obviously she is a star. No doubt she will be a tough act to follow. Excelsior.
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Post by Pakachoag Phreek on Jun 3, 2022 18:12:13 GMT -5
Two things struck me about this release: 1) the word "retire" does not appear in it; 2) the usual tag line about a "national search for her successor" is not included. I am wondering if she secured a big job at another academic institution. In my limited interactions with her, I found Tracy to be quite pleasant as one would expect. Obviously, she had bigger fisher to fry than me. She once told me that her baseball playing son earned a master's from Wake in data analytics or some such similar area. I wish her and her family well. Tracy was hired shortly after Fr. B. became President. Fr. B. became President because Fr, McF did not want to lead a capital campaign. I suspect that her true replacement won't be hired until the College is ready for another capital campaign. HC could promote from within, with the understanding that a person with more experience in organizing a capital campaign, i.e., soliciting rich donors before the campaign is officially announced, will be hired when that person is needed.. |
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Post by longsuffering on Jun 3, 2022 19:05:44 GMT -5
Two things struck me about this release: 1) the word "retire" does not appear in it; 2) the usual tag line about a "national search for her successor" is not included. I am wondering if she secured a big job at another academic institution. In my limited interactions with her, I found Tracy to be quite pleasant as one would expect. Obviously, she had bigger fisher to fry than me. She once told me that her baseball playing son earned a master's from Wake in data analytics or some such similar area. I wish her and her family well. Tracy was hired shortly after Fr. B. became President. Fr. B. became President because Fr, McF did not want to lead a capital campaign. I suspect that her true replacement won't be hired until the College is ready for another capital campaign. HC could promote from within, with the understanding that a person with more experience in organizing a capital campaign, i.e., soliciting rich donors before the campaign is officially announced, will be hired when that person is needed.. Insightful Analysis. My one interaction with Fr. M. indicated to me he was Pastoral and looked at the students as his flock. He was a reluctant glad hander so the transition to Fr. B. worked out well. You could also see that Tracy had Fr. B's confidence. PVR brought in his own chief of staff from BC Law. Maybe he has a person in mind for this important position. |
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Post by sader1970 on Jun 17, 2022 14:51:11 GMT -5
I had what turned out to be a much longer conversation with Tracy than I thought. We were just passing by and I thought it would be a quick "hello and goodbye" conversation but ended up being 15-20 minutes just to the side of PPAC. She confirmed what I had heard from other staff that when Vince was hired she offered him a year to 1.5 years to help him in transition but that she recognized that he would likely want to build his own leadership team. She said even if there was no new president, she probably would have only wanted to stay about the same time (campaigns are exhausting). With her son out of HC and her husband retired, it seemed a good time to leave. She was very complimentary about Holy Cross and her staff and the College and her staff were the "best" of all the places she had worked. She's not sure where or what she'll do but doesn't think she's finished working. She also confirmed Fr. Boroughs will be taking a pastorship in the Northwest which I told her that is what he said to some of us as what he'd like to do after taking some time off. So the Jesuits basically have given him what he wanted. You can tell Tracy has much fondness for Fr. B. I told her that my email, which she remembered getting, was sincere that I was thankful for all she had done for Holy Cross and wished her much success at whatever her next challenge happens to be. We can only hope Vince brings in someone who will be able to fill her shoes (I told Tracy, "I just hope it's not someone from BC!"  ) |
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