Bernice Marie Purcell (Lisicki)

College educator, accountant

Born Feb. 8, 1963, Philadelphia (PA), U.S.; daughter of Stephen and Alberta (Pote); married Mark Purcell.

Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) (summa cum laude), Holy Family College, 1985, Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), LaSalle University, 1991, Philadelphia.

Career: in Philaadelphia - junior accountant, Reliance Life Companies, 1985-86, Cameo Stores, 1986, financial aid counselor, Northeastern Hospital School of Nursing, 1987, computer laboratory assistant, 1987-88, computer resources coordinator, 1988-91, instructor, 1991 -, Holy Family College.

Author: editor-in-chief, Tri-Lite (college newspaper), 1984-85.

Member of: American Management Association; National Association of Female Executives; Philadelphia Area Computer Society; Data Processing Management Association; American Association for Artificial Intelligence; Association for Information Management.

Honors: Delta Epsilon Sigma; Delta Tau Kappa; Dean's List, 1981-85; Outstanding Young Woman of America, 1987-89; listed in: Who's Who Among American University and College Students, 1985, Who's Who of Women Executives, 2000 Notable American Women, Who's Who in American Education, Who's Who Worldwide, Who's Who Among Young American Professionals, Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America, Who's Who of American Women.

Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic.

Language: English.

Hobbies: reading, arts and crafts, computers.

Office: Holy Family College, Business Administration Division, Grant and Frankford Avenues, Philadelphia, PA 19114.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996.