Alumni Awards

Cheryl Colleluori '05
Wong Moss Outstanding Alumni Award
Nick's Mom and President, HEADstrong Foundation

Cheryl Colleluori is Nick’s Mom and President of the HEADstrong Foundation (https://headstrong.org/), whose mission is to improve lives affected by cancer in memory of its founder, her son Nicholas.  Cheryl has relentless passion to change the equation for those battling cancers.  She is a compassionate leader and public voice for the HEADstrong Foundation and in her own words, “Being a family that has walked in the shoes of the population of people we are supporting, we have a full understanding of the hardships that people are going through on a daily basis.  Whether financially, emotionally, or physically we are there as a resource to provide support and love.  We value the importance of family support network and the contribution of being a positive for patients and their families during a time when they feel alone in the world.”

Since 2007, the HEADstrong Foundation has raised over $9.1 million supporting 13,172 patients and their families.  They operate “Nick’s House” which provides complimentary lodging for out of town patients and their families who are undergoing cancer treatments in the Philadelphia metro area and recently secured a second location which will open later this year. They have several strategic partnerships with NCAA collegiate lacrosse and related vendors. In 2014, she was appointed to the Abramson Cancer Center Advisor Board for Penn Medicine.   Cheryl is a credit graduate of the College, majoring in Business Management before transferring to Cabrini College where she graduated with a Bachelors of Arts in Organizational Leadership.     

Francis Shields '80
Alumni Professional Achievement Award
Owner, Executive, Advisory Services

Francis (Fran) Shields is an independent advisor to senior executives serving in a variety of roles, including executive coach, strategic advisor and involvement in thought leadership initiatives. Prior to his current consulting business, Fran was with Accenture for over 20 years as a Managing Partner and member of the global leadership team.  He works predominately with the energy and utility sectors, and is also involved in the growing trend toward renewable energy, energy management and smart homes. Over the course of his career he has presented to various energy industry initiatives, authored or co-authored several published papers addressing competitive energy markets and invented two patents relating to the electricity markets. Fran graduated with honors from the College in 1980 with an associate’s degree in Business Administration and then from Tempe University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting, also with honors.  Fran is involved in the community by volunteering with The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Media Upper Providence Free Library and Habitat for Humanity in Delaware County.

Patrick Viesti '08

Order Execution Manager, Data Center and Infrastructure Build, Cloud Infrastructure Services, Products and Innovation at SAP. SAP Autism at Work Advocate and Team Member; Panelist, United Nations World Autism Day 2015.