Until 2004 Reverend Thomas Patrick Finney was the President of Gotham School of Theology. His strategy, focused on increasing enrollments and programs offered, did not have the expected impact: the operating deficit did not decrease and the Board of Trustees was concerned about the quality of the programs and the school's public image. Father Donald Healy must meet these challenges when, in December of 2004, he is elected to succeed Finney as president of the school.