SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION: Senior Staff David G. Carter, Chancellor |
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David G. Carter has served as the chancellor of the Connecticut State University System since February 2006. He is responsible for seeing that the policies, directives and decisions of the Board of Trustees are carried out. He also is responsible for providing oversight for the management and operations of the Connecticut State University System, which includes four universities - Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic, Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven and Western Connecticut State University in Danbury. Prior to being named chancellor, Carter served as the fifth president of Eastern Connecticut State University. Appointed in April 1988, he was the first African American president of a four-year institution of higher education in Connecticut. Click here for more information about Chancellor Carter. Contact: Carmen Diaz, administrative assistant. Phone: 860-493-0011. Fax: 860-493-0009. DiazC@so.ct.edu
Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs Dr. Louise H. Feroe joined the Connecticut State University System on July 1, 2008. Most recently, she served as President of Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, New York, a multi-campus institution which includes five sites and a fully on-line campus. Trained as a philosopher, Dr. Feroe possesses a unique blend of the philosopher's wisdom and the social scientist's pragmatism. She graduated from Wheaton College, Norton, MA with a BA in philosophy Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude, and earned a Ph.D. in Philosophy, Graduate Faculty of Political and Social Science, at New School University in New York City. During her tenure as Provost and President at Mercy, Dr. Feroe focused on ensuring that students from all academic and social backgrounds were given the opportunity to transform their lives through higher education. Dr. Feroe also led Mercy College through a process to reunite the college with its core mission, assuring the quality and effectiveness of all academic programs and support services and implementing an ongoing and integrated planning and assessment process. Her tenure also was highlighted by tremendous growth in the College’s e-learning on-line education offerings. Academic affairs leads, creates and coordinates policies, initiatives and services that pertain to planning, research, student advocacy and learning that ranges from kindergarten to high school to college and beyond. The department's activities are designed to ensure: accountability to CSUS customers and stakeholders; customer satisfaction; efficient allocation of scarce resources; effective decision making; lifelong learning; and continuous quality improvement. Contact: Judy Nosal, administrative assistant. Phone: 860-493-0073. NosalJ@so.ct.edu
Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Pamela J. Kedderis has been CSUS’ chief financial officer since 1998. She joined CSUS in 1997 as executive officer for finance and then assumed additional duties as interim chief financial officer following the former CFO's retirement. Before joining the Connecticut State University System, she had a successful career in the insurance and banking industries. She came to CSUS after 14 years with the CNA Insurance Companies, where she held numerous financial management positions, most recently that of vice president and chief financial officer for the Marine, Pools and Warranty Group, a $900-million division of CNA. Kedderis holds an M.B.A. degree with a finance concentration from the University of New Haven and a bachelor's degree from Assumption College. She is a certified management accountant and is certified in financial management. As the current vice chancellor for finance and administration, she has system-wide responsibility for accounting, reporting, financial systems, planning and budgeting (operating and capital), accounts receivable/payable, purchasing, receiving, payroll, inventory control, and capital projects and facilities management. She also provides oversight of yearly financial audits and establishes and promulgates financial policies and procedures system-wide. Kedderis works closely with the board of trustees, CSU’s senior staff members and external agencies. She also oversees the periodic sale of revenue bonds through the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority (CHEFA) bonds to finance auxiliary services construction. Kedderis also serves on the State Insurance and Risk Management Board, which is responsible for all non-employment related insurance matters for the State of Connecticut.
Chief of Staff Yvette Melendez joined the Connecticut State University System as chief administrative officer in 1998. She has a long and established career in public policy development, having served in a variety of administrative positions within the Connecticut state government. She was appointed chief of staff in 2006, and advises the chancellor on administrative and policy matters. Previously, as a consultant to Connecticut’s education commissioner, she launched Connecticut’s charter schools, establishing 17 public charter schools across the state. She has served as acting commissioner of Connecticut’s Department of Public Health and Addiction Services and as deputy commissioner for public health, where she oversaw the department’s finance, human resources and regulatory functions. Prior to that she was with the Connecticut Department of Income Maintenance (now known as the Department of Social Services), where she served as chief of staff to the commissioner. Melendez also has served on numerous policy initiative and legislative committees. In the administration of Gov. Lowell Weicker, she helped shape public policy for his Urban Initiative and state reorganization efforts. She was part of the state Education Department’s initial desegregation efforts and has served as a trustee of the State’s Retirement Commission. She holds a master’s degree in management from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a bachelor’s degree from Brooklyn College, City University of New York. Contact: Susan Matterazzo, administrative assistant. Phone: 860-493-0099. MatterazzoS@so.ct.edu
Chief Information Officer George Kahkedjian has extensive information technology leadership experience in higher education. Prior to joining the System Office he served as CIO at Eastern Connecticut State University. In that role, he developed and led strategic information technology planning efforts at Eastern. Previously, Kahkedjian served as vice president for information technology at Columbus State Community College in Columbus, Ohio. At Columbus State, he supervised a division that was comprised of more than 75 full-time staff and had responsibility for planning and research, information technology and the Educational Resource Center/Library. Kahkedjian received his bachelor of science in computer science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a master of education and a master of public affairs from the University of Connecticut, and is currently an ABD in the Ph.D. in political science program at UConn. Contact:
Associate Vice Chancellor for Government Relations/Communications Jill E. Ferraiolo was appointed to her current position in March of 2006. Prior to joining CSUS, she had a nineteen year career in Connecticut state government working with the legislative and executive branches. After beginning her career in the Legislative Office of Fiscal Analysis, she served in the administrations of State Treasurers Frank Borges and Joseph Suggs, State Comptroller Nancy Wyman and most recently State Treasurer Denise Nappier as the agency legislative liaison. She was designated as the Treasurer’s designee on three state oversight boards in Bridgeport, West Haven, and Waterbury. A graduate of UCONN with a BA in political science and a Master’s in Public Administration (MPA), Ferraiolo remains active in a number of public service activities. The governmental relations office seeks to affect legislation and regulation in ways that are favorable to the CSUS mission of education and academic excellence. Its activities include: advising the chancellor on legislative and regulatory matters; serving as CSUS' advocate before federal, state and local legislative bodies to enhance the formulation and application of laws and regulations affecting CSUS; analyzing and developing strategies for affecting and influencing public policy and legislation impacting the system. Contact: Patricia Mulcahy, administrative assistant. Phone: 860-493-0014. Fax: 860-493-0120. Mulcahyp@so.ct.edu
Associate Vice Chancellor for Human Resources and Labor Relations David P. Trainor joined the Connecticut State University System in 2000 as associate vice president for human resources at Eastern Connecticut State University. He was appointed to his current position in June 2006. At CSUS, Trainor directs the labor relations function and develops and administers the human resource management policy, while serving as adviser to the Chancellor and Board of Trustees on human resources and collective bargaining issues. Trainor has many years of public sector human resources and labor management experience in the municipal, public schools (PK-12) and higher education sectors. A graduate of Holy Cross with a BA in history and the New England School of Law, he is active in a number of public and private public policy activities. Human resources provides long-term planning and coordination in the development of human resource management policies and practices for the CSU System. Its activities include: developing, recommending and implementing programs, policies and procedures to assist in the effective management of each university's human resources; providing labor relations services for the CSU System and its universities; performing System Office human resources administration; administering the System Office affirmative action policy and coordinating system-wide affirmative action administration. Contact: Theresa Robbins, administrative assistant. Phone: 860-493-0034. Fax: 860-493-0085. Robbinst@so.ct.edu
Associate Vice Chancellor for Strategic Planning, Institutional Research, Market Research and Analysis William J. Gammell was appointed to his current position in October 2006. Previously, he served as planning officer and director of institutional research at Eastern Connecticut State University for four years. Gammell served for many years at the start of his career at The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research and the Institute for Social Inquiry at UCONN before transitioning to private industry both as a director of market research for CIGNA and a private consultant for many Fortune 500 organizations. He holds a B.S and M.Ed. from the University of Massachusetts (Amherst) and is A.B.D. in Ph.D. program in Higher Education Administration, Research and Evaluation, Organizational Behavior program at UCONN. This position’s principal role is in the collection, analysis, and refinement of research data for use by senior management in strategic planning and decision-making. Its scope also includes market research and institutional research as bases for comprehensive long-range planning and continuing assessment of the effectiveness of the System’s and the universities’ efforts to meet the educational needs of their many public constituencies. The position plays a collaborative role with the associate vice chancellor for governmental relations/communications and the assistant vice chancellor for public relations, sharing in important information in these critical areas as well as developing joint strategies for promoting the long-term interests of the entire Connecticut State University System. Contact: William J. Gammell, associate vice chancellor for strategic planning, institutional research, market research, and analysis. Phone: 860-493-0003. Fax: 860-493-0080.
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs Bernard L. Kavaler joined the Connecticut State University System as assistant vice chancellor for public affairs in January 2007, after a 26-year career in Connecticut government, spent primarily on the executive staff of four of the state’s constitutional officers, serving in communication, policy and program positions in the Offices of Lieutenant Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of the State and Treasurer. He holds a masters degree in public administration from the University of Hartford, where he received the Public Management Award, and a bachelors degree in mass communication. The public affairs, marketing and communications office is responsible for public and media relations, advertising and marketing, publications, outreach, internal and external communications, strategic communications planning, web design, and the coordination of special events and activities, promoting the efforts of the Connecticut State University System and in support of the work of Central, Southern, and Western Connecticut State Universities and the system Board of Trustees. Contact: Patricia Mulcahy, administrative assistant. Phone: 860-493-0014. Fax: 860-493-0120. Mulcahyp@so.ct.edu
Director of Internal Audit D. Mitch Knight was appointed to his current position in May 2003. He joined CSUS after a distinguished audit and compliance career in private industry on the staff of organizations ranging from Hartford Hospital to Aetna and National Grange Mutual Insurance to Ernst & Young. Knight is a veteran of the U.S. Army Security Agency, a summa cum laude graduate of UCONN with a B.S. in accounting, and holds the professional distinctions of Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). The internal audit unit independently appraises CSUS activities to assist the Board of Trustees and its exceptive committee in fulfilling the board’s fiduciary responsibilities. Internal audit also helps managers discharge their responsibilities effectively, efficiently and economically. Internal audit further assists staff and managers in identifying deficiencies within their operations. In summary: the internal audit staff reviews financial and operating activities, analyzes internal control structures and procedures, and recommends corrective measures to both administrators and operating managers. Contact: Mitch Knight, director of internal audit. Phone: 860-493-0173. Fax: 860-493-0120. KnightM@so.ct.edu |
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