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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 Judy 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.

Meet the President

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