Elms College names Kenney-Rockwal MBA Program head

Date: 1/30/2014

CHICOPEE – Elms College announced the appointment of Kimberly N. Kenney-Rockwal, MBA, SPHR, as director of MBA Program.

Kenney-Rockwal comes to Elms College having served as director of Human Resources at Health New England of Springfield since 2006. In addition to healthcare, her business background includes executive human resources positions in electronics manufacturing, marketing and retail.

Kenney-Rockwal has well-established ties to Elms College. A Chicopee resident for more than 20 years, she served as a member of the MBA Adjunct Faculty at Elms College, teaching the business dynamics of healthcare, managing human capital in healthcare and strategic human resources. She has also served on the Elms College Executive Advisory Council.

“We are extremely pleased have Kimberly in this position,” Walter Breau, Ph.D., vice president of Academic Affairs at Elms College, said. “She brings an very strong skill set with which to grow our MBA program and is a tremendous representative of the college.”

Kenney-Rockwal received her Master in Business Administration from Western New England University and is past president of the Human Resource Management Association of Western New England, among other professional affiliations.