News Release
August 2006
Bethlehem, Pa., August 31, 2006—Julie Del Giorno recently joined
Moravian College as executive assistant to incoming president Christopher Thomforde,
who will began his tenure at Moravian earlier this month
Del Giorno previously was employed at East Stroudsburg University where
she served as executive assistant to the president and as interim vice president
for student affairs since 2001. “Julie will bring significant leadership
experience and administrative expertise, as well as a strong reputation for accessibility
and collaboration—much of it developed in a higher education setting—to the
president’s office and our campus,” said Jon Conrad, director of human recourses
at Moravian. Del Giorno replaces Mike Seidl, who served as executive assistant to president
Rokke from 1997 until July, 2006.
As executive assistant to the president at East Stroudsburg from
2001 to 2005, Del Giorno was an
active member of the President’s Council and chief coordinator of its collective
activities. She performed as the principal liaison to the governing Board,
and as the primary proponent of presidential initiatives and actions throughout the university. During
her career, Del Giorno also was employed as a coach, advisor, or administrator
of undergraduate athletic programs at East Stroudsburg University, the University of
Central Arkansas, and the U.S. Military Academy. From 1986 to 1995, she served
as a commissioned officer on active duty in the U.S. Army.
Del Giorno holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the U.S. Military
Academy and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Central Arkansas. Currently
she is a doctoral student in Human Development/Higher Education Administration at
Marywood University in Scranton.
Moravian College is a private, coeducational, selective liberal
arts college located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Tracing its founding to 1742, it is
recognized as America's sixth-oldest college. Visit the Web site at www.moravian.edu.
