Franklin Pierce University Promotes Sandra Quaye to Vice President for Finance and Administration
Sep 3, 2014
Franklin Pierce University has promoted Sandra M. Quaye to the position of Vice President
for Finance and Administration, effective immediately. Quaye has served as the Director
for Finance and Accounting for the University for the past 14 years. She has also
served as the interim CFO on three separate occasions during her time at Franklin
Pierce (2000, 2007, and 2009-2010), and brings a wealth of experience and expertise
to the position of CFO.
A graduate of Fitchburg State, Quaye has a Bachelor’s degree in Business with a concentration
in Accounting. She worked in public accounting and then at Fallon Healthcare System
in Worcester, Mass., before coming to Franklin Pierce in 2000. Quaye has enjoyed being
the support person and second-in-command in the Finance Department, because she also
wanted to be as available as possible to her three young children. With a daughter
in college and her two sons in high school now, Quaye says they are more self-sufficient
and she can devote herself fully to the role of CFO.
“I have served as the ‘number two’ over so many years and am able to see how we can
make changes and create efficiencies,” Quaye said. “I have worked very closely with
all of the CFOs over the years as their right-hand person, so I won’t have as much
of a learning curve in my new position. I’m able to step right in and move things
forward to allow the University to be more financially secure.”
Quaye noted that there has been very little turnover in her Department, and she has
an excellent team. “When you stay in one place so long,” said Quaye, “you get to love
the place, the people, the students, and being part of a community. The work we do
here is important. I have worked with many wonderful students and watched them go
on to succeed; I feel a great sense of accomplishment in knowing we have had a part
in making that happen. There is good work being done here, and it’s good to be part
of that.”
President James Birge said, "Sandra has served the University so well over the last
14 years. On three occasions she has agreed to serve as the interim Vice President
for Finance and Administration, and so she knows the work very well. I am grateful
for her commitment to Franklin Pierce."
