University Leadership
Board of Trustees
Voting Members
Mr. Anthony Abrantes
Mr. Eric Brophy
Mr. Modia Butler
Mr. Leonard Carr
Ms. Tara Colton
Ms. Mary Comito, Secretary
Dr. Francis M. Cuss
Ms. Michelle DeAngelo Bucceri
Ms. Marie-Marthelle Guervil
Dr. Tracy Higgins
Ms. Sheila Rostiac
Mr. Kent Sluyter, Chair
Mr. Quentin Ocampo, Student
Ms. Arlene Quiñones-Perez
Non-voting Members
Dr. Jonathan Koppell, President
Mr. Jameson Klinsky, Student
Faculty Representative
Dr. Mary English
Trustee Emeritus
Mr. George J. Hiltzik
Officers of the University
Jonathan GS Koppell
President
Keith Barrack
Vice President for External Relations and Chief of Staff
Joseph A. Brennan
Vice President for Communications and Marketing
Althea Broomfield-Michel
University Counsel
Suresh Murugan
Interim Chief Information Officer
Shawn M. Connolly
Vice President for University Facilities
Benjamin Durant
Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration
Meredith Gatzke
Chief Human Resources Officer
Fatma Mili
Interim Provost
Tara Morlando-Zurlo
Acting Vice President of Enrollment Management
Adam Rathbun
Vice President for Finance and Treasury
Dawn Meza Soufleris
Vice President for Student Development and Campus Life
Rita Walters
Vice President for Development and Alumni Engagement
Academic Deans
Ron Werner-Wilson, PhD
Dean, College for Community Health
Vincent C. Alfonso, PhD
Dean, College for Education and Engaged Learning
Lora Billings, PhD
Dean, College of Science and Mathematics
Stefanie Brachfeld, PhD
Interim Dean, The Graduate School
Margaree Coleman-Carter, PhD
Dean of Students
Daniel A. Gurskis, MFA
Dean, College of the Arts
Kimberly Hollister, PhD
Dean, School of Business
Fatma Mili, PhD
Interim Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Denise O’Shea, MLS
Dean, University Libraries
Keith Strudler, PhD
Dean, College of Communication and Media
Janice Smolowitz, DNP, EdD, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, DCC
Dean, School of Nursing
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