Mark A. Cooper

Abbot Mark is the Chancellor at Saint Anselm. Previous to being elected to this role, he managed the college's finances for 33 years and was set to retire as the treasurer and vice president of financial affairs at the end of this month. Abbot Mark professed vows as a member of the Benedictine community at Saint Anselm in 1972 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1976. He earned his bachelor's degree in political science in 1971 from Saint Anselm College. He earned an M.S.A. in business administration from the University of Notre Dame. He studied at Saint John's Seminary in Boston and St. Albert's Seminary in Oakland Calif. He taught at Woodside Priory in Calif. and received an Alumni Award of Merit in 2003 for his contributions to the growth of the college.