The Mount Saint Mary College board of trustees has appointed the Rev. Kevin E. Mackin, OFM, S.T.D., as the fifth president of the college. Mackin will succeed Sr. Ann Sakac, O.P., Ph.D., who will retire June 30 after 31 years as president. “I am proud to announce that Father Kevin Mackin will be the next president of Mount Saint Mary College,” said Carl E. Meyer, chair of the board of trustees. “I am confident that Father Mackin will be able to build on the legacy of Sr. Ann, who has dedicated her life to the Mount. “Father Mackin is a proven leader and educator and possesses strong administrative skills and a dynamic, engaging personality. Under his leadership we will move the college toward increasing levels of educational excellence and financial sustainability, while continuing to nurture the Dominican values embodied in our mission.”