Stacy Volnick

Life

According to Volnick, she moved from Poughkeepsie, New York to South Florida at nine years old and grew up near the campus of Florida Atlantic University (FAU). She completed a bachelor's degree in communications and a master's degree in educational leadership at the FAU. She completed a Ph.D. at FAU in 2022. Her dissertation was titled, Women University Presidents Who Break Through the Glass Ceiling: At What Price?. In August 2022, Volnick was promoted to chief operating officer and vice president of administrative affairs. On September 19, 2022, the FAU board of trustees selected Volnick as the interim president. Her selection as confirmed by the Florida Board of Governors on November 9, 2022. In February 2025, it was announced that Adam Hasner had been voted the next president of FAU and that Volnick would continue as interim president until his first day in office. He officially took office and replaced Volnick on March 10, 2025. Volnick continued to serve as an administrator at FAU. , she was the school's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.