Bowdoin vice president departs for Jackson Lab position

On Thursday, Bowdoin College President Clayton Rose announced that Bowdoin Vice President and Treasurer S. Catherine “Katy” Longley will be leaving her post in June to become vice president and chief financial officer at The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor.

"Katy is a seasoned executive with deep financial leadership experience,” said Chuck Hewett, executive vice president and chief operating officer of The Jackson Laboratory. “Her expertise in audit and budgeting, debt issuance and financial strategy combined with her broad experience and responsibilities beyond finance will be critical assets to help grow The Jackson Laboratory to its next stage.”

Longley has worked at Bowdoin since 2002 as senior vice president for finance and administration and treasurer.

In his letter announcing Longley’s resignation from the college, Rose lauded Longley for overseeing Bowdoin’s budgets, financial planning and ongoing work of the college’s master plan.

“There are many people dedicated to Bowdoin who have a hand in this success but, among them, Katy stands out as a gifted leader who has an uncommon dedication to her position and to her alma mater,” Rose wrote in his announcement of Longley’s resignation.

Rose said that the college will be conducting a national search to find Longley’s successor in the coming months.

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