STUDY - Key Persons

Alison Williams

al..@ctstate.edu

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Campus Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives

Anna Krupitskiy J.

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Vice President of Human Resource S

Striving for the continuous commitment to public service and policy, social justice, and diversity, equity and inclusion in employment and education, Anna has built a varied and rewarding professional career. She has over twenty years of professional experience in human resources, compliance, legal and financial services, nonprofit management, and higher education. She most recently served as the Vice President for Human Resources at Hudson County Community College, a position that engaged and continuously worked with the Jersey City community partners and the greater Hudson County, New Jersey. With upbringing from the Ukraine, spending most of her young adulthood in Brooklyn, New York, and various global travels, she considers herself a citizen of the world. Her academic pursuits include a BBA in Marketing and an MPA in Nonprofit Management from Pace University, a JD from New York Law School, and an LLM from the University of Essex in the United Kingdom. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. Most proudly, she is a mom of two.

Bess Lewis

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Program Coordinator

Cheryl C. De Vonish

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Chief Executive Office, Norwalk / Chief Labor Relations Officer
Chief Executive Officer, CT State Norwalk
Chief Executive Officer, Norwalk / Chief Labor Relations Officer
Community College 's ( Now CT State - Norwalk ) Chief Executive Officer

Cheryl De Vonish was appointed as Norwalk Community College's (now CT State-Norwalk) Chief Executive Officer on July 1, 2019. Before that, she served as the Chief Operating Officer, which included the roles of Dean of Administration and Director of Human Resources, Chief Diversity & Equity Officer, Special Advisor to the President's Office and has taught as an adjunct faculty member at the college. De Vonish attended SUNY Binghamton, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and subsequently received her Juris Doctorate from Albany Law School. She's been admitted to practice law in New York and Connecticut and brings over ten years of experience in public service. Before joining Norwalk, she worked as an attorney for the City of New York and served on the Department of Youth and Community Development Advisory Board. Through her academic, professional and volunteer work, De Vonish remains committed to issues of equity, social justice and partnership with community organizations to advance diversity and inclusion at the college. She's partnered with Connecticut Students for a Dream to promote the Unafraid Educators Initiative and worked with Fairfield County's Community Foundation Fund for Women and Girls to support the launch of Norwalk's Sister Circle initiative. In 2015, De Vonish gave the Women of Distinction keynote address. In May 2017, Norwalk Community College's Student Government Association awarded her the Campus Community Award for her work with and commitment to the college's students. De Vonish has served as a volunteer attorney for the Connecticut Veterans Legal Center and is on the board of directors for several organizations, including the Family & Children's Agency, the Greater Norwalk Chamber of Commerce, the Maritime Aquarium and Stamford Health.

Christopher Chute

ch..@ctstate.edu

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Chief of Police

Colette Rossignol

co..@ctstate.edu

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Director of Educational Technology / Media Services

Daniel Long

da..@ctstate.edu

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Professor, Visual Fine Arts Program

Dr. Darryl Reome

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Chief Executive Officer ( CEO
Chief Executive Officer, CT State Tunxis
Chief Executive Officer, Tunxis

Dr. Reome has over 23 years of experience in higher education, 18 of which have served the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) system. He is a focused-driven leader with a proven history of success in community relations, strategic planning, finance and administration, student success, and first-generation student retention and graduation. After this first year as CEO, Dr. Reome's accomplishments earned him the esteemed honor of receiving the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Paragon Award for New Presidents. Paragon awards are given to new college presidents who have shown strong support of student success by recognizing academic achievement, leadership, and service among high-achieving students at their institution. During his tenure as CEO, Dr. Reome helped to create, pilot, and implement the Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI) on the TXCC campus. This office is the first of its kind on the campus and is only one of a few in the Connecticut Community College system. The success of the OEI pilot led to it becoming the model and framework for additional DEI work on multiple campuses across the CSCU system. Before he was appointed CEO, Dr. Reome served as interim Dean of Student Affairs at Tunxis Community College; he also served as the acting Dean of Academic Affairs, collaborating with faculty to help guide the college's teaching and learning efforts while also managing the college's academic advising, counseling, and retention efforts through programming and platforms that focused on academic success, improving student retention, and increasing the college's graduation rates. Dr. Reome has worked with numerous student groups, including helping student Veterans and Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) honors students to create the college's student ambassador program. Additionally, he helped create an online early alert referral system for faculty that allowed for better communication and support for those students that demonstrated a likelihood of withdrawing from or failing their classes. He has taught First-Year Experience (FYE) and Public Speaking courses as an adjunct professor. Dr. Reome has served on several CSCU committees, including the Guided Pathways recruitment architecture subgroup and as Chair of the Dean of Student Affairs Council. He has been a member of several regional and national student affairs and academic advising-related associations, including the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) and Achieving the Dream (ATD). Since 2005, Dr. Reome has held a variety of roles within the CSCU system, including Associate Dean of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management at Northwestern Connecticut Community College (NCCC), Director of Academic Advising, and Acting Director of Admissions and Adjunct Professor for Lifespan Development at Middlesex Community College (MxCC). Outside the CSCU system, Dr. Reome has enjoyed working as the Registrar and Academic Advisor for the prestigious HARTT School at the University of Hartford and as the Assistant Director of Annual Giving at Trinity College. He also served as the Assistant Director of Admission and Transfer Admission Coordinator at Simmons University and the Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions at Pine Manor College. In 2008, Dr. Reome was awarded the Governor's Service Award recognizing exemplary service from Connecticut State Agency employees. In 2012, he was selected as a summer fellow at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College Professional Institute for Senior Academic & Enrollment Services Professionals. A Connecticut native and first-generation college student, Dr. Reome has spent his career in higher education helping students and their families overcome adversity and navigate the complexities that often define the college experience. His published doctoral dissertation examined factors supporting first-generation college students' college attainment. Dr. Reome began his career in higher education at the University of Rhode Island as an admissions officer. Dr. Reome earned his Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and Higher Education Administration from Johnson & Wales University. He holds a master's degree in Educational Leadership from Central Connecticut State University and a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Sacred Heart University.

Dr. O. John Maduko

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President of Connecticut State Community College

Dr. O. John Maduko is the inaugural President of Connecticut State Community College, leading Connecticut's largest institution of higher education, the largest community college in New England, and the primary driver of access and post-graduate success for more than 70,000 students across multiple campuses and training facilities throughout Connecticut.

Fay Godbolt

fa..@ctstate.edu

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Executive Dean, Workforce Innovations and Partnerships

G. Duncan Harris

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Chief Executive Officer, Capital

Gayle E. Barrett

ga..@ctstate.edu

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Associate Vice President, Enrollment and Retention Services

Gennaro DeAngelis

ge..@ctstate.edu

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Associate Vice President, Budget Analytics

J.D. Mathewson

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Associate Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness and Planning

Jarrod Borek

ja..@ctstate.edu

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Interim Associate Vice President, Information Technology

Jennifer L. Gray

je..@ctstate.edu

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Associate Vice President, Budget Analytics

Jimmy Adams

ji..@ctstate.edu

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Dean, School of Business and Hospitality

John-Paul Chaisson-Cardenas

jc..@commnet.edu

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Vice President of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Dr. Chaisson-Cardenas serves as the prominent thought leader and strategist responsible for guiding efforts to understand and operationalize equity and inclusion throughout all aspects of CT State. He provides transformative leadership, vision and direction for critical diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. In his role, he assists in assessing the political, social, economic and institutional environments for recommending and implementing system policy. Dr. Chaisson-Cardenas was a national executive fellow at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (a Smithsonian partner), where his research focused on resistance, pushback and backlash to institutional diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. He has over 20 years of experience developing, supporting, and evaluating programs throughout the United States and Latin America. He has been recognized nationally for transforming large multimillion-dollar systems towards equity. Dr. Chaisson-Cardenas holds a PhD in Education Leadership and Policy and an MSW from the University of Iowa. As a young adult, he began his organizing career while working in meatpacking plants in Kansas. Since then, he's organized local, state and national efforts on behalf of immigrant and refugee communities.