Rena is a St. Francis graduate of the class of 1995 and earned a B.S. in Economics from Saint Mary’s College in 1999. She has spent the majority of her career in management and is now owner of The (A)Lyst Group — a boutique talent acquisition firm specializing in helping founders of early stage venture backed companies and hyper growth companies retain talent and manage existing talent and human resources. Rena joined the Board of Trustees in 2020 with a desire to help guide and support those responsible for carrying out the mission of St. Francis in collaborative, creative, and constructive ways.

“I believe that leadership at every level is one of the most important pillars to success. In addition I believe that it is the duty of every leader to serve: to serve their organization, employees, customers, community, and ecosystem that they operate in.”