College and Campus Executive Leadership
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CT State has one administration, the President’s Cabinet, that serves all stakeholders, campuses and locations. The President’s Cabinet is composed of executive leaders including Campus CEOs/Presidents and vice presidential roles that cover areas including academic affairs, workforce innovation, human resources, student affairs, finance and administration (public safety, compliance, IT), DEI, and enrollment management, among others.
Executive Leadership


Karen Hynick, Ed.D.
Acting Provost and Vice President, Academic Affairs, Student Affairs and Workforce Innovation.

Kerry A. Kelley
Acting President
Vice President, Finance and Administration
Chief Financial Officer




Leadership Council
B.L. Baker
Dean, Arts and Humanities
Phone: 860-612-7055
Email: bl.baker@ctstate.edu
Gayle E. Barrett, Ed.D.
Associate Vice President, Enrollment and Retention Services
Phone: 860-612-7012
Email: gayle.barrett@ctstate.edu
Salvador Bondoc, O.T.D.
Dean, Nursing, Allied Health and Human Services
Jarrod Borek, D.B.A.
Chief Information Officer
Phone: 860-932-4079
Email: jarrod.borek@ctstate.edu
John-Paul Chaisson-Cardenas, Ph.D., M.S.W.
Vice President, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Phone: 860-612-7056
Email: johnpaul.chaissoncardenas@ctstate.edu
Kamari A. Collins, Ed.D.
Campus President, Housatonic and Danbury
Christopher Chute
Chief of Police
Phone: 860-612-7065
Email: christopher.chute@ctstate.edu
Michelle A. Coach, Ph.D.
Dean, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
Phone: 860-253-3002
Email: michelle.coach@ctstate.edu
Tamika L. Davis, Ed.D.
Associate Vice President for Recruitment, Admissions and Community Outreach
Phone: 203-285-2011
Email: tamika.davis@ctstate.edu
Cheryl C. De Vonish, J.D.
Campus President, Norwalk
Chief Labor Relations Officer
Phone: 203-857-7016
Email:cheryl.devonish@ctstate.edu
Fay Godbolt
Executive Dean, Workforce Innovations and Partnerships
Phone: 860-612-7079
Email: fay.godbolt@ctstate.edu
Manuel Gomez, Ph.D.
Phone: 860-612-7024
Email: manuel.gomez@ctstate.edu
Jennifer L. Gray
Associate Vice President, Budget Analytics
Phone: 860-723-0650
Email: jennifer.gray@ctstate.edu
Karen Hynick, Ed.D.
Acting Provost and Vice President, Academic Affairs, Student Affairs and Workforce Innovations
Phone: 860-612-7006
Email: karen.hynick@ctstate.edu
Kerry A. Kelley
Acting President
Vice President, Finance and Administration
Chief Financial Officer
Phone: 860-612-7028
Email: kerry.kelley@ctstate.edu
Mary Ellen Jukoski, Ed.D.
Campus President, Quinebaug Valley and Three Rivers
Phone: 860-215-9001
Email: maryellen.jukoski@ctstate.edu
J.D. Mathewson, Ph.D.
Associate Vice President, Institutional Effectiveness and Planning
Phone: 860-612-7029
Email: jd.mathewson@ctstate.edu
Steven J. McDowell, M.B.A., FAAC®
Associate Vice President, Financial Aid Services and Title IV Compliance
Phone: 860-612-7030
Email: steven.mcdowell@ctstate.edu
Sharale W. Mathis, Ed.D.
Campus President, Capital and Tunxis
Troy A. Miller
Vice President of Enrollment Management
Office Phone: 860-612-7086
Work Cell: 860-578-6898
Email: troy.miller2@ctstate.edu
Joshua Moon-Johnson, Ed.D.
Campus President, Asnuntuck, Manchester and Middlesex
Nancy Prather-Johnson, M.B.A.
Dean, Business and Professional Studies
Darryl Reome, Ed.D.
Vice Provost, Student Affairs
Phone: 860-773-1482
Email: darryl.reome@ctstate.edu
Michael A. Rooke, Ph.D.
Campus President, Naugatuck Valley and Northwestern
Phone: 860-738-6410
Email: mike.rooke@ctstate.edu
Amy Tan, Ph.D.
Vice Provost, Academic Affairs
Shiang-Kwei Wang, Ph.D.
Campus President, Gateway
Tom Yelich
Chief of Staff
Phone: 860-612-7025
Email: tom.yelich@ctstate.edu