Laurie Bernotsky is the 16th president of West Chester University, a role she assumed on July 1, 2024. She has been part of the University community since 1996, when she joined the political science faculty, and later served in leadership roles including associate provost, dean of graduate studies, provost, and executive vice president.
Before becoming WCU president, Bernotsky served Pennsylvania Western University as executive vice president and chief operating officer and later as interim president. A first-generation college graduate, she holds a master’s and doctorate in politics from the University of Oxford and a master’s in sociology from Temple University.