Our Leadership

Headmaster

Fr. Edwin Leahy, O.S.B. ’63

Fr. Edwin Leahy, O.S.B. ’63

No one has impacted the lives of young people in Newark quite like Fr. Edwin, the longest serving Headmaster in St. Benedict’s Prep history. Elected Headmaster in 1972, he led the resurrection of St. Benedict’s, from its re-opening in 1973 with 89 young men to the robust K-12 Catholic serving 1,000+ students today. The 2022-23 academic year marks Fr. Edwin’s 50th year as Headmaster. He holds a B.A. in philosophy from Seton Hall University, and a master’s in divinity from Woodstock College at Union Theological Seminary. Fr. Edwin received the first Robert F. Kennedy Award for Urban School Leadership from the National Schools that Can organization in 2014. He was named a New Jersey Icon by NJBIZ in 2020.

Who is Fr. Ed?

Student Leadership

Jonathan Martinez '25

Senior Group Leader, Boys Prep Division

Benay Nwajei '25

Senior Group Leader, Girls Prep Division

Carter Anderson '29

Group Leader, Middle Division

Board of Trustees

Robert J. DiQuollo ’65 (Chair)
President
Mariner Wealth Advisors
Madison, NJ

Raphael J. Caprio, Ph.D. ’63
University Professor
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ

Rt. Rev. Augustine J. Curley, O.S.B. ’74
Abbot
Benedictine Abbey of Newark
Newark, NJ

Ronald J. Del Mauro
Chief Executive Officer (Retired)
Saint Barnabas Healthcare System
West Orange, NJ

Fr. Mark Dilone, O.S.B.
Benedictine Abbey of Newark
Newark, NJ

Terry Doan
Founder / Retired
SICOM
Doylestown, PA

Angela Doolan
Chief Strategic Advisor - Managing Partner
Davis Polk & Wardwell, LLP
New York, NY

Alan Fournier (Vice Chair)
Pennant Investors, LP
Summit, NJ

Fr. Albert Holtz, O.S.B. '60
Benedictine Abbey of Newark
Newark, NJ

Brian J. Kennedy ’87 (Treasurer)
Managing Director
Goldman Sachs & Company
New York, NY

Rev. Edwin D. Leahy, O.S.B. ’63
Headmaster
St. Benedict’s Preparatory School
Newark, NJ

Mark M. Lee, Esq. ’92
Attorney
Penn Valley, PA

Naml H. Lewis ’93
Morgan Stanley
New York, NY

Patrick J. McCarthy, Esq. ’65
Partner
Day Pitney, LLP
Parsippany, NJ

Daniel F. McLaughlin ’70
Executive Vice President (Retired)
Willis HRH
Morristown, NJ

Patrick J. Napoli ’87
CEO
Appressa, LLC
Charleston, SC

Val Philippe '02
Chief Operating Officer
Reverence Capital Partners
New York, NY

William M. Treanor, J.D., Ph.D. (Vice Chair)
Dean & Executive Vice President
Georgetown University Law Center
Washington, DC

Ted Walsh
Co-Founder
WR Capital Partners, LLC
Morristown, NJ

Peter T. Wilderotter ’72 (Secretary)
President (Retired)
Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
Short Hills, NJ

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