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
Elicia Pegues Spearman, JD
General Counsel and Vice President for Human Resources
Donald C. Sawyer III, PhD
Vice President for Equity, Inclusion and Leadership Development
Associate Professor of Sociology
Todd Sloan, BS
Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs
Mark Varholak, MBA
Chief Financial Officer
Bethany Zemba, EdD
Vice President for Strategy & Community Relations, and Chief of Staff
Academic Deans
Phillip Boiselle, MD
Dean of the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine
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
Taskin Kocak, PhD
Dean of the School of Computing and Engineering
Lisa G. O'Connor, EdD, MSN, RN
Dean of the School of Nursing
Holly Raider, PhD
Dean of the School of Business
Adam Roth, PhD
Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences
Chris Roush, MS
Dean of the School of Communications
Leadership Council
Greg Amodio, MS
Director of Athletics
Phillip Boiselle, MD
Dean of the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine
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
Taskin Kocak, PhD
Dean of the School of Computing and Engineering
Debra J. Liebowitz, PhD
Provost
Lisa G. O’Connor, MSN, EdD
Dean of the School of Nursing
Elicia Pegues Spearman, JD
General Counsel and Vice President for Human Resources
Holly Raider, PhD
Dean of the School of Business
Otoniel (Tony) Reyes
Chief of Public Safety
Matt Romeo, MBA '97
Chief Information Officer
Adam Roth, PhD
Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences
Chris Roush, MS
Dean of the School of Communications
Donald C. Sawyer III, PhD
Vice President for Equity, Inclusion and Leadership Development
Associate Professor of Sociology
Todd Sloan, BS
Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs
Mark Varholak, MBA
Chief Financial Officer
Bethany Zemba, EdD
Vice President for Strategy & Community Relations, and Chief of Staff
Annalisa Zinn, MBA, PhD
Vice President for Academic Innovation and Effectiveness
Board of Trustees
Officers
Arthur H. Rice ’73, Esq.
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Of Counsel, Lorium Law
John C. Abella ’83
Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Executive Vice President, DDI Leasing Inc.
Cofounder and Owner, DDI Leasing of New England
Cofounder and Owner, BR Associates
Carlton L. Highsmith
Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Founder, Specialized Packaging Group
Barbara M. Beever ’81
Secretary of the Board of Trustees
Former Physical Therapist, Hartford Hospital
Public Members
Brett M. Amendola ’91
Managing Partner, Aegis Wealth Partners
Patrick Charmel ’81
President and CEO, Griffin Hospital
Alexander Clark
Chief Executive Officer, Technolutions, Inc.
Erik M. Clemons
Founding Chief Executive Officer, ConnCORP (Connecticut Community Outreach Revitalization Program)
Robert Contri
Global Leader, Financial Services Industry, Deloitte Global
Deborah Dyett Desir
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Yale School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Section of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology
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
Former 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
Former 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
Jeffrey Tengel
Executive Vice President, M&T Bank
William C. Weldon ’71
Former Chairman of the Board and CEO, Johnson & Johnson
Michael Zavodsky ’06
Chief Business Officer, Detroit Pistons