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PRESIDENTS OF MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS

Frank Fuller Murdock, Principal, 1896-1921
Roy Leon Smith, A.B., Principal, 1921-1932
Albert Gould Eldridge, M.A., 1932-1936
Grover Chester Bowman, Ed.D., L.H.D. (hon.), 1937-1954
Eugene Lawrence Freel, Ph.D., 1955-1966
Andrew Sinclair Flagg, M.Ed., 1966-1969
James Thomas Amsler, Ed.D., 1969-1979
William Paul Haas, Ph.D., D.D. (hon.), LL.D. (hon.), L.H.D. (hon.), D.B.A. (hon.), 1979-1983
Catherine Anne Tisinger, Ph.D., LL.D. (hon.), 1984-1991
Thomas David Aceto, Ed.D., LL.D. (hon.) 1991-2002
Mary K. Grant, Ph.D., 2002-

MASSACHUSETTS BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Stephen P. Tocco, Chair, Boston
Aaron D. Spencer, Vice Chair
G.L. Peter Alcock, Jr.
Jeanne-Marie Boylan
John C. Brockelman
David P. Driscoll
Kathleen A. Kelley
Amanda Lacouture, Student Member
Ann Reale, Ex-officio
Richard Taylor
Karl E. White

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Richard C. Lamb, Chair, Williamstown
Jane B. Allen, Vice Chair, Williamstown
John W. Chandler, Williamstown
Stephen Crowe, Williamstown
Stephen E. Fix, Williamstown
Matthew C. Harris, Williamstown
Benjamin Lamb, Student Member
Eugene W. Leibowitz, M.D., Pittsfield
John F. Marcus, Walpole
Joelle McDonough, Esq., North Adams
Jennifer Thompson, Williamstown
Mary K. Grant, Ph.D., President, Ex-officio

PRESIDENT
Mary K. Grant
B.A., North Adams State College, 1983
M.S., University of Massachusetts, 1986
Ph.D., Brandeis University, 2000

VICE-PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Stephen A. Green
B.A., City College of the City University of NY, 1967
Ph.D., City University of New York, 1978

VICE-PRESIDENT FOR ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE
James A. Stakenas
B.M.E., Central Michigan University, 1975
M.M., Central Michigan University, 1979
Ph.D., University of Nebraska, 1985

VICE PRESIDENT FOR ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS
Denise Richardello
B.S., North Adams State College, 1977
M.Ed., North Adams State College, 1981

ALUMNI AND DEVELOPMENT
Marianne Drake, Chief Advancement Officer
R.N., Mercy Hospital, 1972
B.A., Smith College, 1993

DEAN OF STUDENTS
Charlotte F. Degen
B.A., North Adams State College, 1973
M.Ed., Springfield College, 1974
CAGS, University of Massachusetts, 1994

DEAN OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Monica Joslin
B.S., University of Oslo, Norway
M.S., University of Oslo, Norway, 1978
Ph.D., State University of New York, Albany, 1983

ASSOCIATE DEAN OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Peter H. Allmaker
B.A., Williams College, 1974
M.Ed., Framingham State College, 1980

ASSOCIATE DEAN OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES
Allen S. Morrill
B.A., Hanover College, 1983
M.L.S., Indiana University School of Library
Information Science, 1985

ASSOCIATE DEAN OF CONTINUING EDUCATION
Nicolas A. Spina
B.A., University of Hartford, 1977
M.B.A., Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute, 1993

ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
Christine M. Duignan, Executive Assistant to the President
B.S., Ithaca College, 1999

ADMISSION/ENROLLMENT SERVICES
Steven P. King, Assistant Dean of Enrollment Services, Director of Admission
B.A., University of Tennessee, 1981
M.Ed., University of Tennessee, 1996

ALUMNI AND DEVELOPMENT
Janice G. Messer, Executive Director of Alumni
Relations & Development
B.S., Chestnut Hill College, 1961
M.S., Antioch New England Graduate School, 1991

ATHLETICS
Scott F. Nichols, Director of Athletics
B.S., Boston College, 1978
M.S., California State University at Fullerton, 1988

BURSAR
James T. Cozzaglio, Bursar
B.S.A., Bentley College, 1969

CAREER SERVICES
Sharron L. Zavattaro, Director of Career Services
B.S., North Adams State College, 1985
M.Ed., Springfield College, 1988

COMPUTER SERVICES
Richard J. Blevins, Director of Computer Services
B.S., Mississippi State University, 1989
J.D., University of Arkansas School of Law, 1992
M.S., University of South Alabama, 1997

COUNSELING SERVICES
Erica S. Forrest, Coordinator of Counseling
B.A., Goddard College, 1966
M.S.W., Simmons School of Social Work, 1969
A.C.S.W., Simmons School of Social Work, 1971
LIC.S.W., Simmons School of Social Work, 1981

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
Reynolds Thompson, Director of Facilities Management
B.A., Princeton University, 1964
M.A., Harvard University, 1968
M . of Architecture, Mass. Institute of Technology, 1968

FINANCIAL AID
Elizabeth Petri, Director of Financial Aid
A.A., Berkshire Community College, 1977
B.S., North Adams State College, 1979
M.Ed., Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, 1998

HEALTH SERVICES
JoAnn Tierney, Director Health Services/Nurse Practitioner
A.S., Berkshire Community College, 1990
B.S., University of Massachusetts, 1992
M.S., Family Nurse Practice, Sage Graduate School 1997


HUMAN RESOURCES & PAYROLL SERVICES
Marilyn C. Truskowski, Director of Human Resources/ Affirmative Action
A.S., Becker Junior College, 1970
B.S., North Adams State College, 1984

INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH & GRANTS
Joseph P. DeOrdio, Director of Institutional Research & Grants
A.B., M.Ed., University of Rochester, 1964, 1968
Ph.D., Kansas State University, 1971

LEARNING SERVICES
Theresa R. Miller, Director, Learning Services
B.S., M.Ed., North Adams State College, 1976, 1978

LIFELONG LEARNING
Daryl K. Callirgos,
Acting Assistant Director of Lifelong Learning
B.A., S.U.N.Y. Cortland, 1973

PUBLIC RELATIONS
Karen H. Gardner, Communications Specialist
B.A., Brigham Young University, 1982

PUBLIC SAFETY
Joseph W. Charon, Director
B.A., Anna Maria College, 1998
A.S., Berkshire Community College, 1996

REGISTRAR
Andrea DeMayo, Director of Student Records and Registrar
B.A., Elms College, 1988
M.Ed., Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, 2003

RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS & SERVICES
Dianne Manning, Director of Residential Programs & Services
B.A., M.Ed., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1977, 1980

TREASURER
Gerald F. Desmarais, Treasurer
B.S., North Adams State College, 1974
M.Ed., North Adams State College, 1977
M.B.A., American International College, 1994

WOMEN’S CENTER
Susan Birns, Director of Women's Center
B.A., Kenyon College, 1973
M.A., Miami University, 1975
Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1997

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