Chuck Maniscalco of Shelburne has been named Vice President, Strategic Initiatives by Champlain College President David F. Finney. He began work on July 28. Initially, his focus is to take on the leadership of the Continuing Professional Studies Division, an important growth vehicle for the college over the next several years. This role is expected to last through the academic year. Additional accountabilities will be added as his role evolves over the next several months. Maniscalco moved to Vermont in 2009 to be the CEO of Seventh Generation in Burlington. Prior to that he worked for PepsiCo for six years where his last position was as President and CEO of one of its major divisions overseeing 10,000 employees and managing accounts of $10 billion. He worked for Quaker Oats, Inc. for 21 years prior to its merger with PepsiCo. In his various corporate roles he has had an intense focus on marketing and branding as well as solving complex organizational and management issues. He is also a leadership coach focusing on helping others become genuine leaders.
Since 1878, Champlain College has provided career-focused education to students from its hilltop campus in Burlington, Vt. Champlain's distinctive educational approach embodies the notion that true learning only occurs when information and experience come together to create knowledge. Champlain offers traditional undergraduate and online undergraduate courses, along with online certificate and degree programs and eight master’s degree programs. Champlain offers study abroad programs at its campuses in Montreal, Quebec and Dublin, Ireland. Champlain College will be included in the Princeton Review’s “best colleges” guidebook, The Best 376 Colleges: 2012 Edition. Champlain was named a "Top-Up-and-Coming School" by U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges and was ranked in the top tier of 2011 Regional Colleges in the North. To learn more about Champlain College, visit www.champlain.edu.