About Quinnipiac
Leadership
The mission, strategy and operations of Quinnipiac University are led by a highly qualified team – including the president, the president’s management committee, academic deans, leadership council and the Board of Trustees.
President Judy D. Olian
President Olian is widely recognized as an innovative leader in higher education. She became Quinnipiac University’s 9th president in July 2018.
Prior to joining Quinnipiac, she served as dean of UCLA Anderson School of Management and John E. Anderson Chair in Management for 12 years. Her tenure at UCLA was highlighted by bold achievements. Under her leadership, more than 60% of Anderson’s faculty were hired, she expanded the school’s prestigious Board of Visitors, directed the launch of four research centers, and led fundraising efforts that generated over $450 million for student and faculty support, innovative programming, and capital improvements. Before serving at UCLA Anderson, she was dean and professor of management at the Smeal College of Business at the Pennsylvania State University. Before that, Olian served as a professor and senior associate dean at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.
Olian has a bachelor's degree in psychology from The Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and MSc and PhD degrees in industrial relations from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
President’s Management Committee
Tom Ellett, PhD
Chief Experience Officer (CXO)
Debra J. Liebowitz, PhD
Provost
Daryl Richard, BA
Vice President for Marketing and Communications
Donald C. Sawyer III, PhD
Vice President for Equity and Inclusion
Associate Professor of Sociology
Todd Sloan, BS
Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs
Elicia Pegues Spearman, JD
General Counsel and Vice President for Human Resources
Mark Varholak, MBA
Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Bethany Zemba, EdD
Vice President and Chief of Staff
Academic Deans
Jennifer Gerarda Brown, JD
Dean of the School of Law
Janelle Chiasera, PhD
Dean of the School of Health Sciences
Anne M. Dichele, EdM, PhD
Dean of the School of Education
Justin Kile, PhD
Dean of the School of Engineering
Bruce M. Koeppen, MD, PhD
Dean of the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine
Lisa G. O'Connor, MSN, EdD
Dean of the School of Nursing
Matthew L. O’Connor, PhD
Dean of the School of Business
Chris Roush, MS
Dean of the School of Communications
Robert A. Smart, PhD
Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
Leadership Council
Greg Amodio, MS
Director of Athletics
Jennifer Gerarda Brown, JD
Dean of the School of Law
Janelle Chiasera, PhD
Dean of the School of Health Sciences
Anne M. Dichele, EdM, PhD
Dean of the School of Education
Monique Drucker, EdD
Vice President and Dean of Students
Tom Ellett, PhD
Chief Experience Officer (CXO)
Salvatore Filardi, MBA
Vice President for Facilities and Capital Planning
Debra J. Liebowitz, PhD
Provost
Justin Kile, PhD
Dean of the School of Engineering
Bruce M. Koeppen, MD, PhD
Dean of the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine
Lisa G. O’Connor, MSN, EdD
Dean of the School of Nursing
Matthew L. O’Connor, PhD
Dean of the School of Business
Daryl Richard, BA
Vice President for Marketing and Communications
Chris Roush, MS
Dean of the School of Communications
Donald C. Sawyer III, PhD
Vice President of Equity and Inclusion
Associate Professor of Sociology
Todd Sloan, BS
Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs
Robert A. Smart, PhD
Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
Elicia Pegues Spearman, JD
General Counsel and Vice President for Human Resources
W. Eric Sykes, MS
Vice President for Enrollment Management
Fred Tarca, MS
Vice President, Chief Information and Technology Officer
Mark Varholak, MBA
Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Bethany Zemba, EdD
Vice President and Chief of Staff
Annalisa Zinn, PhD, MBA
Vice President for Academic Innovation and Effectiveness
Board of Trustees
Officers
Arthur H. Rice ’73, Esq.
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Of Counsel, Rice Pugatch Robinson & Schiller, P.A.
Carlton L. Highsmith
Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Founder, Specialized Packaging Group
David R. Nelson ’81
Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees
CEO and President, Veterans Accountable Care Group
President, Inovacus, LLC
Barbara M. Beever ’81
Secretary of the Board of Trustees
Former Physical Therapist, Hartford Hospital
Public Members
John C. Abella ’83
Executive Vice President, DDI Leasing Inc.
Cofounder and Owner, DDI Leasing of New England
Cofounder and Owner, BR Associates
Brett M. Amendola ’91
Managing Partner, Aegis Wealth Partners
Patrick Charmel ’81
President and CEO, Griffin Hospital
David W. Keiser
Former President, COO and Director, Alexion Pharmaceuticals
Marybeth L. Noonan ’82
Co-Owner/Operator, Global Wine Importers
Founder of a fiberoptic company
Peter Novak
General Agent, Charter Oak Insurance and Financial Service Co.
Lynne Pantalena, JD ’85
Managing Director, Bank of America Private Bank
B. Waring Partridge
CEO, Antilles Financial Services Group, LLC
William T. Platt ’78
Former Deputy Managing Partner of Professional Practice and Retired Deputy Chief Quality Officer, Deloitte & Touche
Robert Potter ’91
Chief Revenue Officer
Verodin
Charles “Chuck” Saia, Jr. ’91, MBA ’94
Global Data Insights Business Leader
Deloitte LLP
Christian Sauska Sr.
President and CEO, Light Sources Inc. (Orange, Connecticut)
President and CEO, LightTech Ltd. (Budapest, Hungary)
Richard A. Silver, Esq.
Senior Partner, Silver Golub & Teitell
Brian Spears, JD '92
Chief Information Officer
Procter and Gamble Company
Jeffrey Tengel
President, People’s United
William C. Weldon ’71
Former Chairman of the Board and CEO, Johnson & Johnson
Michael Zavodsky ’06
Chief Business Officer, Detroit Pistons