Presidential Search Committee
The University’s Board of Governors is leading a comprehensive national search to identify the next president. This effort is being led by a search committee of Board members, students, faculty, alumni, and administration that is supported by .
The Presidential Search Committee brings a broad, diverse set of experiences and perspectives to this process, and is charged with identifying a leader who will:
- Embrace innovation and a forward-looking mindset
- Inspire excellence in student learning, faculty scholarship, and fundraising success
- Embody the University’s mission and core values.
Click on any of the names below to read their full bio.
Presidential Search Committee Chair
Michael Ambrose '84, '19 Hon.
Retired Vice President & Chief Engineer, Sikorsky Aircraft, a Lockheed Martin Corporation
Vice Chair, AVÌìÌÃÍø Board of Governors
Independent Board Member, RBC Bearing Inc.
AVÌìÌÃÍø Class of 1984, B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Class of 2000, M.S. Engineering Management
Presidential Search Committee Members
Vashish Bansee '24 M.A.
International Student Liaison, The Office of Graduate and International Student Life, AVÌìÌÃÍø
The University of the West Indies, STA, Trinidad and Tobago Class of 2022, B.Sc. Psychology; minor in Marketing
AVÌìÌÃÍø Class of 2024, M.A. Industrial & Organizational Psychology
Philip H. Bartels '11 Hon.
Attorney: Of Counsel, Shipman & Goodwin LLP, Stamford, Conn.
Member, AVÌìÌÃÍø Board of Governors
Cornell University, B.A. ’71
University of Chicago Law School, J.D. ’74
Dolores Ennico '82 MBA, '17 Hon.
Retired Chief Human Resources Officer at Olin Corporation
Member, AVÌìÌÃÍø Board of Governors
Independent Board Member, RBC Bearing Inc.
Principal, Canterbury Consulting
Southern Connecticut State University Class of 1974, B.S. Microbiology and Class of 1978, M.S. Biochemistry
AVÌìÌÃÍø Class of 1982, MBA
Gabriela Garcia-Perez '23, '25 M.S.
AVÌìÌÃÍø Class of 2025 (anticipated), M.S. Finance & Financial Analytics
AVÌìÌÃÍø Class of 2023, B.S. Business Management, Magna Cum Laude
Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society-dual degree student, D-II Women’s Soccer player
88.7 WNHU Student Show host, Women in Business member, Incendio Dance Project
Rosa M. Gatti '13 Hon.
Retired Senior Vice President, Communications Counsel and Corporate Outreach at ESPN
Member, AVÌìÌÃÍø Board of Governors
President of the board of directors of the Association for Cable Communicators
Member of the boards of directors for The V Foundation for Cancer Research and the Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science
James F. Gero '76 MBA, ’15 Hon.
Former Chairman of the Boards and member of the boards of various public companies
Private Investor
Certificated Airline Transport Pilot and Certified Flight Instructor
AVÌìÌÃÍø Class of 1976, MBA
Olivia Hall '25
AVÌìÌÃÍø Class of 2025, B.S. Criminal Justice - Investigative Services
Honors Student Council President ‘22, ‘23
Class of 2025 President ‘21, ‘22, ‘23
American Criminal Justice Association President ‘23, ‘24
Allen Love '88, '90 MPA, '23 Hon.
Executive Vice President, Head of Corporate Security, TD Bank
Board Vice Chairman, Urban League of Philadelphia
Member, AVÌìÌÃÍø Board of Governors
AVÌìÌÃÍø Class of 1988, B.S. Business Economics and Class of 1990, MPA
Virginia M. Maxwell, D.Phil.
Professor and Assistant Chair, Forensic Science
Henry C. Lee Endowed Chair of Forensic Science
Liverpool University, B.Sc. (Hons) Chemistry
Oxford University, D.Phil. Physical Chemistry
Shaily Menon, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, AVÌìÌÃÍø
Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Initiatives, AVÌìÌÃÍø
The Ohio State University 1993, Ph.D. Interdisciplinary Program: Zoology, Natural Resources and Anthropology
Ceyda Mumcu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Department Chair of Sport Management, AVÌìÌÃÍø
Ankara University, B.A. ‘99
AVÌìÌÃÍø, M.S. ‘07
Middle East Technical University, M.S. ‘08
University of New Mexico, Ph.D. ‘13
Kevin A. Myatt '16 Hon.
Retired Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for Yale New Haven Health and Yale New Haven Hospital
Member, AVÌìÌÃÍø Board of Governors
Virginia State University, B.A. psychology
Arizona State University, MBA
David Peterson, Jr. '88, '17 Hon.
President and CEO, 4 Media Central LLC
Member, AVÌìÌÃÍø Board of Governors
AVÌìÌÃÍø Class of 1988, B.S. Business Administration
Michael J. Quiello '74, '16 Hon.
Vice President, Safety, Security and Operational Efficiency, Avelo Airlines
Member, AVÌìÌÃÍø Board of Governors
AVÌìÌÃÍø B.S. Civil Engineering
U.S. Navy Flight School and Aviation Safety and Security Certificate, George Washington University
Ophelie Rowe-Allen, Ed.D.
Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students, AVÌìÌÃÍø
Co-Chair, IDEA Council, AVÌìÌÃÍø
Ed.D., Argosy University
M.S. and B.S. St. Thomas University
Stephen P. Tagliatela '13 Hon.
Co-Owner, Saybrook Point Resort and Marina
Member, AVÌìÌÃÍø Board of Governors
Board of Directors, St. Raphael Foundation of The Hospital of St. Raphael and Board of Directors, Louis F. and Mary A. Tagliatela Family Foundation
University of Miami, B.S. Business Administration
Rachel Torello, Psy.D.
Distinguished Lecturer, AVÌìÌÃÍø
Past President, The Connecticut Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology
Psy.D. and M.A. Clinical Psychology, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology