Executive Cabinet
Edward J. Bishof ’80/M.B.A. ’88 was appointed Interim Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer in February 2024. He has responsibility for Division of Finance and the Department of Information Technology. Prior to joining the Seton Hall community in this role, Ed provided vision and direction to budgeting and financial affairs units at highly complex organizations for more than four decades.
He began his career in higher education with six years at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (now Rutgers School of Biomedical and Health Sciences). He then spent 33 years at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, most recently as Senior Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer from 2016 to 2021.
In that role, Ed and his team created the financial model for NJIT’s 2020 Vision strategic plan, resulting in $136.2 million being allocated in support of NJIT's priorities. He also drove dramatic improvement in treasury and cash management that resulted in interest income of $3.6 million annually. He worked to increase the market value of NJIT’s endowment from $95.8 million at the end of Fiscal Year 2015 to $153.4 million in 2021.
Immediately before arriving at Seton Hall, Ed worked as a budget/finance/business strategic planning consultant and Interim Chief Financial Officer at La Salle University in Philadelphia.
After 10 years in the banking industry, including the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Borowick joined Seton Hall in 1999. He established the Department of Government Relations, helping to shape higher education legislation and securing over $90 million for university priorities since then.
He has served as the presiding officer for the association of Private College and University Alumni Directors (PCUAD), has been a frequent presenter and conference chair for the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and has been quoted in CASE Currents and other higher education publications. He has consulted nationally and internationally.
Previously, Borowick served as Seton Hall’s interim vice president of the Division of University Advancement with responsibility to lead Seton Hall’s advancement services, alumni relations, development, marketing, communications, and government relations.
He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics and MBA in Finance, both from Seton Hall.
Prior to Seton Hall, Monica has held roles as an Advising Dean (Columbia University), Assistant Director of Admissions and Financial Aid (Columbia University School of Journalism), Admissions & Academic Affairs Coordinator (University of California, Berkeley), and Managing Associate Director of Admissions (The Art Institute of California- San Francisco). She received her B.S. in human development from the University of California, Davis, her M.A. in Postsecondary and Higher Education from Columbia University - Teachers College, and her Ph.D. in higher education leadership and management from Seton Hall University. She was born and raised in San Francisco, CA.
Paul has been pivotal in the University's digital transformation, overseeing the development of innovative teaching and learning environments, including the advanced medical simulation center at the Interprofessional Health Sciences campus in Nutley. He played a key role in expanding Seton Hall's online course portfolio and was instrumental during the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring uninterrupted operations and facilitating remote education. His leadership contributed to Seton Hall's recognition as an Adobe Creative Campus in 2022. Additionally, Fisher is actively engaged in EDUCAUSE, a nonprofit advancing higher education through technology, and has been a faculty member at the Educause Learning Technology Leadership Institute for five years.
After four years of service in the military and seven years of contemplative life in a Carthusian monastery, he completed his studies at Immaculate Conception Seminary and was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Newark.
Father Kay served in parish ministry and in high school chaplaincy before being appointed Director of Campus Ministry at Seton Hall, where he focused on the pastoral and spiritual needs of students, staff and faculty on the South Orange campus. In the Office of Mission and Ministry, Father Kay seeks to ensure, promote, and support the mission of Seton Hall in the University’s ministry outreaches and in all its many efforts.
In 2015, he transitioned to the South Orange campus, taking on the role of Associate Provost for Academic Projects. More recently, he held the position of Associate Provost for Strategy and Finance. In this capacity, Lillquist centered his attention on academic administration, delving deep into University policy, budget and finance, human resources, and long-term strategic planning. Notably, he spearheaded the implementation of Responsibility Centered Management (RCM) budgeting, championed the Seeds of Innovation initiative, and played a crucial role in enacting significant revisions to the Faculty Guide, among various other initiatives.
Lillquist has played a pivotal role in enhancing academic spaces at Seton Hall. Due to his persistent efforts, the university's learning and communal areas have seen significant upgrades over the past five years.
Erik holds a B.A. and a B.S. from Stanford University and a J.D. from the University of Virginia. He and his wife reside in Montclair and have three grown children.
Patrick G. Lyons was named Executive Vice President, Chief of Staff and Chief Operations Officer on July 1, 2024 after serving as Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff since June of 2019. He oversees Athletics; Facilities and Operations; and Office of the President.
Prior to his appointment, Mr. Lyons served for eight years as the University’s Vice President for Athletics and Recreational Services. In that role, he led the University through a period of remarkable success in competition, academics, infrastructure growth and conference realignment, thereby enhancing the college experience for Seton Hall's 14 NCAA Division I athletics programs and the student body as a whole.
Lyons transformed Seton Hall’s athletic facilities through the Pride & Excellence Campaign, a fundraising initiative of the Pirate Blue Athletic Fund, that directly led to new state-of-the-art spaces, including an academic center, fitness center, sports medicine center, varsity weight room, film room, golf lab, locker rooms for all varsity sports and a new lobby in the Richie Regan Athletic and Recreation Center that features the interactive Seton Hall Athletics Hall of Fame.
Seton Hall student-athletes' collective grade-point average reached an all-time high, and they enjoyed renewed success on the field while competing in the BIG EAST, one of the most historic and successful conferences in the nation.
Mr. Lyons arrived at Seton Hall after spending seven years as Iona College's Director of Athletics, establishing its department as one of the top programs in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. He was the chief administrator for the Gaels' 21 NCAA Division I athletics programs.
In 1999, he earned his master's degree in teaching from Iona and earned an M.B.A. from the Hagan School of Business in 2004. Lyons has also served as an adjunct professor in the biology department at Iona and the Sports Business Management program at Manhattanville College.
Mr. Lyons is married to the former Rachel Cintolo, who is a member of the faculty at Rutgers University.
During Dr. McCloud’s tenure she has led Seton Hall to tremendous enrollment success, resulting in a 20% increase in undergraduate enrollment and several of the largest incoming classes in university history. Simultaneously, the University has raised its SAT average over 100 points while continuing to attract a diverse student body that is nearly 45% students of color, 30% Pell eligible and 35% first-generation.
Dr. McCloud is an active member of the Enrollment management community has served on the College Board's Admissions Advisory Board, has provided executive management training for University CFOs through the NACUBO leadership program as well as future Enrollment leaders as part of the College Board’s Leadership Academy. Dr. McCloud created the model financial aid shopping sheet that was adopted state-wide by the state of New Jersey and was praised for creating a transparent financial aid experience for students. She has presented at numerous conferences, written articles relating to college admission that have been featured in the Huffington Post and Private Colleges and Universities Magazine. She has been featured in many media outlets, appearing on Fox Business, Good Day New York and with citation in the Star Ledger, Wall Street Journal and New York Times.
Dr. McCloud previously served as vice president for enrollment at Drew University and Felician College. Prior to these positions, she served as director of the office of admissions and international programs at Seton Hall. Prior to this she worked for Webster University in Bangkok Thailand assisting to open the first American University in Thailand and at the Council on International Educational Exchange in New York and Bangkok, Thailand.
She holds a B.A. in humanities with a concentration in philosophy from Antioch College, as well as two graduate degrees from Seton Hall, an M.A.in corporate and public communications (2004) and a Ph.D. in higher educational leadership, management and policy (2009).
Amy holds an A.B. in history from Duke, a J.D. from the University of Notre Dame, and a master's degree from Seton Hall. Her deep affection for Seton Hall was inspired by her father, who earned his undergraduate and law degrees here. Amy and her husband reside in New Providence and are proud parents of three grown children.
Prior to Seton Hall, Jon served as the Vice President for Philanthropy and CEO UNSW Foundation at UNSW Sydney in Australia, with Caltech (the California Institute of Technology), with Marquette University in Wisconsin and with Community Counseling Co., LLC in New York.
Jon is an active volunteer for CASE serving as chair and a member of faculty for the CASE APIEF Institute in Melbourne, Australia.
Jon came to philanthropy following an eight-year service with the US Marine Corps. Jon holds a BA from Seton Hall University. He is a fluent Greek speaker and emigrated from Greece at the age of 18 to the United States.
She arrived at Seton Hall in June 2020 as Provost and Executive Vice President. In that capacity, she was an influential voice in the development of Harvest Our Treasures, the University’s strategic plan. Leading Academic Affairs, she advanced a strategic focus on research and academic innovation that elevated academic programs and strengthened the faculty.
A noted leader in Catholic higher education, she was elected to the Administrative Board for the International Federation of Catholic Universities in 2022. In this role, she represents all of North America in what has been called the United Nations of Catholic higher education.
Lisa Metz was named Executive Director of Presidential Affairs in May 2024, beginning her service
in 1998. Lisa supports the President’s leadership and strategic initiatives, closely
coordinating with Executive Cabinet members and various University departments to
implement the President’s vision, ensuring that the Office of the President operates
at its highest potential.