Contact
Phone: 860-773-1482
Email: darryl.reome@ctstate.edu
Dr. Darryl Reome assumed the office of Campus Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Tunxis Community College (TXCC) (now CT State's Tunxis campus) in May 2019, following a nationwide search.
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.
