Ed became Vice President for Business & Finance and Treasurer of Rollins College, Winter Park, FL., in June 2018.  His responsibilities include oversight of Finance and Accounting; Human Resources, Risk Management; Campus Safety; Facilities Management; Information Technology; and Commercial and Residential Property Management.  He served as the Vice President for Finance and Administration at Davidson College, Davidson, NC, from 2010 to 2018. He was Controller and Director of Business Services at Davidson from 1990 until 2010 as well as President of the Davidson College Development Corporation from 1997 to 2008. Prior to Davidson, Mr. Kania worked for the audit practice of Coopers & Lybrand for six years and was controller of an international architectural firm.

Mr. Kania is a presenter, teacher, and mentor though NACUBO and other professional organizations. He is the recipient of the 2019 Service to NACUBO Award. Mr. Kania serves on the boards of the Mayflower Retirement Community in Winter Park, FL; the Pines at Davidson, an independent, not-for-profit, continuing care retirement community located in Davidson, NC; and the Private College 529 plan. He received his B.S. in accounting from Saint Joseph's University.