Administration - University

Robert A. Clark is a Maine native from Albion and graduated from Lawrence High School in Fairfield. He earned a B.A. in Spanish, a B.S. in Business Administration, and an M.B.A. from the University of Maine. He was awarded the Ph.D. in Finance from Purdue University and also earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) professional designation.

Prior to the Husson presidency, Clark served as the Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Dean of the Schroeder Family School of Business Administration at the University of Evansville in Indiana. He also was the founding executive director of the University's Institute for Global Enterprise in Indiana. He has held academic appointments as a faculty member in Finance and Global Business at Butler University, the University of Tampa, and the University of Vermont.

In addition, he has experience as a United States Army Administrative Officer, Consultant, Pension Administrator and Controller. Clark has served as a Fulbright Scholar at the Norwegian School of Management and as a guest faculty member at the Business and Economics University in Vienna. He has published articles on securities market regulation and emerging markets in a number of refereed academic journals, authored major grants from the Lilly Foundation, U.S. Department of Education, and the Kemper Foundation, and currently serves on the Bloomberg Businessweek's Academic Advisory Panel.

President Clark is married to the former Patricia McGarry, a graduate of Bangor High School and the University of Maine, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Music Education and a Master in Music. The Clarks are the parents of two children, Sarah, a high school mathematics teacher in Hillsborough County, Florida, and Elizabeth, a nursing student at Husson University.

Dr. Mary Ann Haas, Chief of Staff, received her Ph.D. in Physical Education from the University of Iowa. Dr. Haas began her career at Missouri State University (now Truman University) and then on to Wayne State University, the University of Nebraska, graduate education at the University of Colorado and came to the University of Maine in 1965. She retired as Associate Chancellor of the University of Maine System and began her tenure as a Husson Fellow 2005. She currently serves as Chief of Staff.

Paul joined Husson in 1976 as Director of Admissions. Later he served as International Student Advisor, responsible for International Admissions and Recruiting. He also served as Director of Alumni Affairs. He is a former member of the Husson Board of Trustees before coming to work full time for the University. Currently has responsibilities as an archivist, historian, and for special projects with alumni and development.

John Rubino began his tenure at Husson in 1982 when he was appointed Associate Dean for the Office of Student Affairs. He later served as Director of Student Life, Dean of Students, Dean of the College and was appointed Vice President in 2010. He has general responsibilities for the leadership and administrative oversight for planning and directing the University