Wilkes University Welcomes Newest Trustees

Susan Davis graduated from Wilkes with a bachelor’s degree in nursing and earned a master’s degree in healthcare administration from the University of Maryland Global Campus. Davis is currently a senior vice president of asset management for Cascade Capital Group and oversees a large portfolio of healthcare facilities in multiple states. She is also certified in rehabilitation nursing (CRRN). Davis held leadership roles as senior vice president of clinical operations and as chief nurse executive before she transitioned into operations and healthcare real estate.

She has served as a mentor to both nursing and business students at Wilkes since 2011. Davis has taught a Personal and Professional Development 101 class for several semesters. She joined the Dean’s Executive Advisory Board for the Sidhu School of Business and Leadership in 2017 and chaired the Board from 2018-22. Davis joined the Board of Trustees in 2022 and currently chairs the Marketing, Communications, Branding and Engagement Committee.

Heather McRay is an attorney who began her career in Wilkes-Barre as a law clerk on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals for Judge Max Rosenn. She then practiced law in New York City at Davis Polk & Wardwell. Since retiring from Davis Polk, McRay has helped lead several prominent cultural and civic institutions, including NYCIFF, the country’s preeminent children’s film festival, Citizens’ Committee for Children and the Rosenn Lecture Series. Since 2021, she has run The Vital Kitchen, a home cooking consulting business. McRay earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Cornell University, a JD from the University of Michigan and an LLM from New York University. She is also a 2021 graduate of the Institute of Culinary Education.

Joanne Schoonover graduated from Wilkes with a bachelor’s degree in biology. She has 15 years of experience as an educator and administrator in higher education and retired as the vice president of Defense Acquisition University. Previously, Schoonover served 26 years in the United States Air Force. She initially served as a flightline aircraft maintenance officer and later ran several major space programs, including the Inertial Upper Stage and the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System. Schoonover holds a master’s degree in systems management from the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering and was a fellow at the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government for Senior Executives.

J. Bruce Weinstock graduated from Wilkes with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and finance. In 1974, Weinstock began his distinguished career in the financial services industry. He specializes in the public education market, assisting many members of the Pennsylvania State Education Association to find solutions to their savings and retirement needs. Weinstock is a registered representative of GWN Securities, Inc., an independent registered broker-dealer. He has served on the Dean’s Executive Advisory Board for the Sidhu School of Business and Leadership, is an active volunteer in his local community of Kingston, Pennsylvania, and serves on several boards of directors for nonprofit organizations. Weinstock has been an active basketball and soccer official for many decades.