Frank J Macchiarola

St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, announced that its chancellor, past-president and alumnus, Frank J. Macchiarola ’62 died on Tuesday, Dec. 18 2012, after an extended illness. He was 71. Dr. Macchiarola returned to his alma mater, St. Francis College, as its president in 1996. The college flourished under his 12-year tenure. Dr. Macchiarola also served five years as dean of Yeshiva University’s Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, where he also taught. He was also a professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business and at City University of New York (CUNY) for more than 20 years. He served as president and CEO of the New York City Partnership, Inc., and deputy director of the N.Y.S. Emergency Financial Control Board for New York City. Mayor Michael Bloomberg appointed Dr. Macchiarola to serve as chair of the New York City Charter Revision Commission. He mediated the 2003 strike of Local 802 Musicians Union against the League of American Theaters and Producers; chaired the NYC Districting Commission, which drew City Council District lines for the 1991 election; and acted as special referee in the case that drew N.Y.S. congressional lines for the 1992 election.