Patricia Vaccaro

Patricia Vaccaro (University of Scranton ’00)                                   

Patricia has served in the role of the Director of the Center for Service and Social Justice at the University of Scranton since 1987.  She has a deep commitment to creating service opportunities for students, staff, and faculty. She works with 120 non-profit organizations in the Scranton Community matching student interests and gifts to the needs of the agency partners.  In her years at Scranton, Pat has created a number of service opportunities including the FIRST (First-years Involved in Reflective Service Together), a summer program with at-risk youth, an end-of-year collection drive, tutoring programs, a food pantry and the creation of food insecurity programs. Prior to coming to the University, Pat was a teacher in Scranton's Diocesan schools. She also was the Volunteer Director and Senior Center Manager for Meals on Wheels of Lackawanna County. Pat was a founding member of the Habitat for Humanity of Lackawanna County Chapter and was on various boards including Voluntary Action Center of NEPA and Catholic Social Services.