Shawn B. Coates
Chair, 2022, 2023
2018-2023 / 2023-2028
Charles County
Leadership
Board of Trustees
The governing body of the college is appointed by the Governor from citizenry of Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's counties. The board consists of nine members, each given a five-year term of office and may serve up to two consecutive terms.
Current Officers
Shawn B. Coates
Sonja M. Cox
Vice Chair, 2022, 2023
*2018-2022 / 2020-2025
St. Mary's County
Yolanda Wilson, Ed.D.
Secretary and Treasurer
2023 - present
CSM President
Trustees
Kenneth (Kee) Abell
2020-2025
St. Mary's County
Christy Lombardi
CSM Alumna '05
*2019-2021 / 2021-2026
Calvert County
Cordelia Postell
*2019-2022 / 2022-2027
Charles County
Cathy Allen
*2022 / 2023-2028
St. Mary's County
Pamela Cousins
*2023-2025
Celeste Alexander-Frye
2023 -
Calvert County
Diane Sandoval
CSM Alumna '06
2024 -
Charles County
*Completed remainder of another trustee’s term before being appointed for their own five-year term.
Board Liaisons
Craig Patenaude, Esq.
Vice President of Policy, Government Relations, and General Counsel
Ex-Officios
Stacey Cooke, Human Resources and Benefits Committee, 2014-present
Daryl Motley, Audit Committee, 2019-Present
Trustee Emeriti
Louis P. Jenkins (1999)
John T. Parran, Jr. (1999)
Henry L. Burke (1999)
Veronica E. Coates (1999)
William Daniel Mayer (1999)
Michael A. Besche (2000)
Dianne McWilliams (2000)
Verna M. Posey (2002)
Delores C. Datcher (2004)
Joseph F. Shannon, Jr (2010)
Mary M. Krug (2016)
James K. Raley, Jr. (2016)
Executive Cabinet
Yolanda Wilson, Ed.D.
President
Suzanne Summers, Ph.D.
Vice President, Division of Learning (DOL)
Tracy Harris, Ph.D.
Vice President, Division of Student Equity and Success (SES)
Ellen Flowers-Fields
Vice President, Division of Continuing Education and Workforce Development (CWD)
Ron Price
Vice President, Division of People, Culture, and Equity (PCE)
Valarie Burks
Vice President, Division of Information Management and Technology (IMT)
Bill Comey, Ph.D.
Vice President, Division of Operations and Planning (OPP)
Judith Mills
Vice President, Division of Financial Services (DFS)
Craig Patenaude, Esq.
Vice President, Policy, Government Relations, and General Counsel
