Mary Harper Hagan operates in the dual capacity
of Chief Human Resources Officer and leader of the University’s
strategic planning processes, including oversight of the current
2011-2014 Strategic Repositioning Plan and the institutional
research function. Ms. Harper Hagan assumed responsibility
for Strategic Planning in 2002 and has led the University’s
planning committees through the successful completion of the
2004-2008 and 2008-2013 Strategic Plans. Her role in HR includes
responsibility for all employee benefits and compensation programs
as well as for creating a climate that encourages the recruitment,
development and retention of talented people aligned with the
University’s Mission.
Prior to joining St. John’s in 1999 as the Vice President for
Human Resources, Ms. Harper Hagan had been Vice President and HR
Executive for Small Business Financial Services at JP Morgan Chase
and in various human resources leadership positions for the
previous 15 years. Ms. Harper Hagan is a graduate of Trinity
University in Washington, D.C., where she earned a B.A. degree in
English literature, a year of which was spent at the University
College Cork in Ireland. She also completed course work toward a
master’s degree at Cornell’s Industrial Labor Relations program
offered through Baruch College in New York City. Mary resides
between Manhattan and the Jersey shore with her husband, Dennis,
and has three step sons.