About our Vice President

Torre Meringolo, Vice President for Advancement and University Relations

Salvatore “Torre” M. Meringolo, Vice President for Advancement and University Relations, is responsible for the planning and direction of philanthropic initiatives and alumni affairs for the university, and overseeing the institution’s external relations and communication programs.

Prior to his arrival, Torre served as the vice president for Development at St. Mary’s College of Maryland and the associate dean of the University Libraries at The Pennsylvania State University. He previously held positions at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and Iona College. Active in his community, Meringolo is a member of the board of directors of Southern Maryland Navy Alliance, a business organization that lobbies for federal and state support for the Patuxent River Naval Air Station. In addition, he served as vice president of the Patuxent Partnership, a community organization that represents U.S. Naval Aviation at Patuxent River, and is a member of the St. Mary’s County Economic Development Commission.

Meringolo holds a bachelor’s degree in history from the State University of New York at New Paltz, a master’s degree in library science from the State University of New York at Albany and a master’s degree in business administration from Iona College, Hagan School of Business.