President

President Susan D. Stuebner, Ed.D.

Dr. Susan D. Stuebner began service as interim president on July 28, 2025, and was appointed Simpson’s 26th president on Nov. 25, 2025.

During her first year at Simpson, President Stuebner oversaw the completion of the $3.1 million Fiterman Training Center for gymnastics, as well as the $10 million renovation of Pfeiffer Dining Hall and Lauridsen Great Hall. Under her leadership, the Simpson Fund achieved a record total and overall giving was the second highest in school history. In Fall 2026, Simpson welcomed its largest class in the past ten years.

Throughout her career in higher education, Stuebner’s professional passion has centered on ensuring the accessibility and sustainability of private, regional, liberal arts colleges. Prior to Simpson, she served as president and professor of Business and Social Sciences at Colby-Sawyer College in New London, N.H., for eight years. During her tenure, Stuebner introduced and implemented two strategic plans, doubled the endowment, achieved two of the highest fundraising years in the institution’s history, established a significant partnership with Dartmouth Health that resulted in numerous new graduate and professional programs, and guided the college through the COVID-19 pandemic. She concluded her time at Colby-Sawyer as an adviser to Interim President Dr. Laura Sykes during the 2024-25 academic year.

Stuebner also held roles as executive vice president and chief operating officer at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pa. Additionally, she spent 10 years at Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pa., where she provided key leadership through a growing breadth of senior administrative roles — culminating with her appointment as vice president for Administration and Planning. Her early career days included roles as freshman proctor for Harvard University in Cambridge, MA. and admissions counselor and head women’s basketball coach at Albright College in Reading, PA. She spent five years as a teaching fellow at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education for courses focused on financial management, qualitative research, and governance.

Stuebner also continues to serve a wide variety of vital higher education concerns at the national, regional, and local levels. She is a member of the Board of Directors for the Iowa Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (IAICU) and on the Presidents Council for the American Rivers Conference. She served on the National Collegiate Association of Athletics Division III Presidents Advisory Group and completed a term on the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) board of directors. Her previous service also includes on the Executive Committee for the New Hampshire College and University Council (NHCUC), Commissioner on the NH Department of Education Commission on Higher Education and Corporator for Mascoma Bank. She has chaired evaluation teams for New England Commission on Higher Education (NECHE) site visits and has served as a member of eleven visiting teams for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

Stuebner earned her A.B. in psychology from Dartmouth College. She completed her graduate work at Harvard University Graduate School of Education earning an Ed.M. in administration, planning and social policy and an Ed.D. in higher education.

A native of Deephaven, Minn., Stuebner is pleased to be back in the Midwest. She is a proud stepparent to Gabrielle and Tyler and “Gran Sue” to Parker and Avery. She also enjoys being an aunt and great aunt to her nieces and nephews. Outside of her professional life, Stuebner enjoys spending time with her labradoodle, Flint, and is a devoted fan of the New England Patriots.