Dr. Reap, IHM, joined Yaffe & Company in 2007 as a Senior Consultant. She is the President Emerita of Marywood University after serving as President for 19 years. The University is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Her numerous professional affiliations include board of director memberships as well as committee roles. She has served on both national and state boards of educational associations and was named one of the Top 25 Women in Business by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Business Journal in 2003. She is currently serving as President of the Middle States Association and frequently serves on evaluation teams for other colleges and universities. Mary's recent honors include honorary doctorate of humane letters from Kings College, Allentown College of Saint Francis de Sales and the University of Scranton.
In 2007, the Marywood University Board of Trustees named the Reap College of Education and Human Development in honor of her accomplishments.
She frequently writes and lectures about Catholic and general higher education issues and has delivered a number of lectures and commencement addresses.
Mary received a bachelor's degree from Marywood College, a master's degree from Assumption College and a Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University.
She resides in Scranton, Pennsylvania.