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Sister Maureen Geary, O.P., accepted the Board鈥檚 invitation to serve as Interim President on April 7, 2025, and was appointed President on July 7, 2025.

A longtime leader at Aquinas and a well-known Dominican sister of Grand Rapids, Geary brings more than four decades of experience in higher education, public accounting, law, financial administration, social justice advocacy, and congregational leadership to her new role leading the nationally ranked liberal arts institution.

A leader within the Dominican community and a much-loved presence on campus, Sister Maureen brings strong faith, deep understanding, solid expertise, and the compassion needed to lead our campus at this pivotal time.

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About Sister Maureen Geary, O.P. 

For many years, Sister Maureen has been a true friend to our campus and a faithful presence representing the Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids with our students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

As both a Certified Public Accountant and an attorney, Sister Maureen brings a twin set of skills that will serve our community particularly well at this time. She has already done so, contributing much to the College鈥檚 success in her roles on the faculty, as a member of the staff, and on our Board. Sister Maureen has served Aquinas as:

• An assistant professor teaching business law and accounting.
• Vice president of finance and controller for six years.
• A trustee for 12 years. During this time, she was also active on the finance, investments, benefits, and Dominican heritage committees of the board.

鈥淚t鈥檚 been an incredible honor to be a part of Aquinas鈥� growth over the years, and I鈥檓 deeply humbled and blessed to have been selected by the trustees to serve as our College鈥檚 10th president,鈥� Geary said. 鈥淎fter spending many wonderful decades building relationships both on and off campus, I feel uniquely called to lead Aquinas and keep our forward motion as we build our next chapter 鈥� together.

鈥淎s I step into this new role, I remain committed to leading with faith, deep listening, and an unwavering passion to ensure Aquinas can continue to thrive as a Catholic liberal arts institution guided by our Dominican pillars of prayer, service, study, and community.鈥�

A native of Grand Rapids, she was educated by the Dominican Sisters ~ Grand Rapids at Immaculate Heart of Mary and Catholic Central High School. She then went on to earn a bachelor鈥檚 degree from the University of Notre Dame, a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Michigan, and a master鈥檚 degree from Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. In 2018, she was awarded an honorary doctor of laws degree from Aquinas College. 

Sister Maureen has held many leadership roles within the Dominican Sisters, including Prioress from 2012 to 2018, Vicaress, Treasurer, and Councilor for Finance from 2006 to 2012, and Treasurer and Councilor from 2018 to 2024.

Geary is a member of the Michigan Bar Association and a CPA in the state of Michigan.

To learn more about Sister Maureen, visit

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Sr. Maureen on "Tuesdays with Terry" 

Get to know Sr. Maureen better by watching her visit with Provost Terry Keller on "Tuesdays with Terry" where she talked about her life leading up to Aquinas.