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Highly qualified, with deep educational expertise. Committed to helping young men live Jesus. And they make time to talk and laugh with students every school day.

Get to know the leaders who’ll remember your name.

Thomas A. Kardish, Ed.D.

President
Thomas A. Kardish, Ed.D. has served as president of Salesianum School since July 2021. He is just the fifth president in the nearly 125-year history of the school. Tom earned an AB magna cum laude from Harvard University, an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and Ed.D. in Leadership and Innovation from the Steinhardt School of New York University.
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Mr. Kevin Burke

Principal
Kevin Burke brings more than two decades of experience as a teacher, coach, academic leader, and principal to Salesianum School as the 18th principal in the school’s history. Before joining Salesianum, he served as the Principal of Holy Ghost Preparatory School in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, and previously held several leadership positions at St. Augustine Preparatory School in Richland, New Jersey.
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Our Board of Trustees

Robert J. Byrne '80
Source 2, Executive Chairman
Hon. Andre G. Bouchard '79
Vice Chairman Chancellor, Delaware of Chancery (retired
Daniel H. Bathon, Jr. ‘72
Executive Chairman, Vinebrook Homes
Neil Casey '00
Writer & Television Producer
Roderick L. Carey, Ph.D. '00
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Human Development & Family Sciences University of Delaware
John Cusick, P ’07, ‘10, ‘12
Enterprise Sales & Marketing Leader W.L. Gore & Associates (Retired)
Dominick J. D'Eramo '82
Great Gray Trust Company, Chief Investment Officer
Rev. John I. Extejt, OSFS
Director of Formation, Oblates of St. Francis de Sales Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Georgetown University
Helen R. Foster, JD, P '20
Small Business Enterprise Coordinator, New Castle County
Thomas A. Kardish, Ed.D.
President, Salesianum School
Kevin Keegan '88, P '22
Senior Vice President & Regional Director, Siegfried Group
Joseph Krauss '74
Hogan Levells US LLP (Retired)
V. Rev. John Kolodziej, OSFS
Provincial, Oblates of St. Francis de Sales
Carl Krienen, AIA ’85, P’ 15, ’21, ‘25
Principal, ABHA Architects
Steven D. Leach, MD ‘78
Director, Norris Cotton Cancer Center Dartmouth University
Trisha Medeiros Ed.D., P '26
President, Ursuline Academy
Michael Migliore '92, P '20
Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Sallie Mae Bank
Rev. Kevin Nadolski, OSFS
Chief of Staff, Vice President for Mission DeSales University
Rev. Edward Ogden, OSFS
Pastor, St. Margaret of Scotland
Victoria K. Petrone P'24
Partner Brockstedt Mandalas Federico, LLC
Maritza Poza-Grise P' 03, '06
Vice President, Human Resources DuPont (retired)
Brian Pryor, Ph.D. P '18, '23
Chief Executive Officer Neurothera and B&W Tek Medical
Patricia G. Scott Ed.D., P ’17
President, Padua Academy
Mark L. Reardon, Esq. ’78, P ’08
School Counsel