MARCINE PICKRON-DAVIS, PHD
Chief Campus and Community Partnerships Officer
Marcine Pickron-Davis, PhD, is a high-performing senior executive in academic medicine
and health care currently serving as Chief Campus and Community Partnerships Officer.
She brings 20+ years of executive leadership experience and is a results driven leader
with a proven track record of executing and delivering change management strategies
within large organizations. Dr. Pickron-Davis delivers an inclusive engagement strategy
and has successfully led higher education stakeholders and non-profit organizations
in the creation of organizational change management strategic plans. Dr. Marcine Pickron-Davis
is widely recognized as a thought leader for her ability to build consensus and align
decision-makers with organizational mission and vision. Dr. Pickron-Davis has cultivated
and sustained a broad network of strategic partners and collaborators around health equity and community outreach.
Prior to her arrival at PCOM, Dr. Pickron-Davis served as the inaugural chief community
engagement officer at Widener University from 2003 through 2016. In this position,
she served as a strategic leader to advance the university's commitment to civic engagement.
During her tenure, she raised Widener's civic engagement profile among the national
higher education community, implemented civic engagement initiatives resulting in
sustainable partnerships between the university and the Chester community; and led
the development of innovative programs and initiatives to promote a culture of “giving
back.” Dr. Pickron-Davis' accomplishments resulted in institutional and cultural change
in policies and practices at Widener University.
She has received several awards recognizing her accomplishments as a change agent
in academic medicine. In May 2025, she will be recognized as a Woman of Impact by
the American Heart Association. She completed her bachelor’s degree from The Pennsylvania
State University and her masters of social work degree from Temple University's School
of Social Administration. She earned her doctor of philosophy degree in educational
leadership at the University of Pennsylvania.
- Pennsylvania State University - Bachelor's degree
- Temple University's School of Social Administration - Master of Social Work
- University of Pennsylvania - Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership
- Modern Healthcare's Top Diversity Leaders in Healthcare, 2023
- Philadelphia Business Journal's Diversity in Business Award, 2023
- Philadelphia Tribune's Women of Achievement Award, 2021
- LGBTQ+ Ally - National Diversity Council, 2021
- Woman of Achievement Award - Philadelphia Tribune, 2021
- Dorothy James Community Service Award, 2015
- Spirit of Excellence Award - Friends of Delaware County Women's Commission, 2014
- Woman of the Year - CHOICES, Inc., 2013
- Community Impact Award - United Way of Southeast Delaware County, 2009
- Community Service Award - Family and Community Service of Delaware County, 2008
- Agent of Change - Chester YWCA, 2008
- Helen C. Bailey Outstanding Alumnus Award - University of Pennsylvania's Graduate
School of Education, 2005
- National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education
- Association of Black Women in Higher Education
- Forum of Executive Women
- National Association of Health Services Executives
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.