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.
2019-2020 Officers
Theodore L. Harwood, II, Chair
2010-2020
Maryland Association of Community College Liaison; Board Affairs Committee; Academic and Student Affairs Committee; Vice Chair 2015-2016, 2016-2017; Chair 2017-2018, 2018-2019, 2019-2020.
Jay W. Webster, Vice Chair
2015-2020**
Audit Committee; Vice Chair
Maureen Murphy, Ph.D., Secretary/Treasurer
2017 - present
CSM President
Trustees
Shawn B. Coates
2018-2023
Human Resources and Benefits Committee; CSM Foundation Board Liaison
Sonja M. Cox
2019-2025*
Audit Committee Chair
Lois E. DiNatale
2009-2019
Human Resources and Benefits Committee; Nominating Committee; Commencement Speaker Selection Committee
Samuel C. Jones
2013-2020*
Academic and Student Affairs Committee; Nominating Committee
John W. Roache, MD
2013-2018
Academic and Student Affairs Committee Chair; Nominating Committee Chair
*Completed remainder of another trustee’s term before being appointed for their own five-year term.
**Appointed by Governor Hogan to the board in 2016 to complete a term that began in 2015; Temporarily
Board Staff
Larisa Pfeiffer
ljpfeiffer@csmd.edu
301-934-7627
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)
Charles R. Bailey (2016)
Michael L. Middleton (2016)
Dorothea H. Smith (2018)
Ex-Officios
Sonja Cox, Audit Committee, 2014-2019
Stacey Cooke, Human Resources and Benefits Committee, 2014-present
Daryl Motley, Audit Committee, 2019-Present
Board of Trustees Meetings for 2019-2020
View Past Schedules and Agendas
Date and Time | Location | Agenda | Minutes |
Thursday, July 11, 2019, 8:30 a.m. | The Seafarers Harry Lundeburg School of Seamanship, Paul Hall Center, Maryland Room, 45353 St. Georges Ave, Piney Point, MD | View Agenda | View Minutes |
Thursday, September 19, 2019, 3:30 p.m. | La Plata Campus, BI Building, Room 201 | View Agenda | View Minutes |
Thursday, October 24, 2019, 3:30 p.m. | Prince Frederick Campus, Building B, Room 104/105 | ||
Wednesday, November 20, 2019, 3 p.m. | Leonardtown Campus, Building C, Room 216 | View Agenda | |
Thursday, December 12, 2019, 1:30 p.m. | La Plata Campus, BI Building, Room 201 | View Agenda | |
Thursday, January 16, 2020, 11:30 a.m. | La Plata Campus, BI Building, Room 201 | ||
Thursday, February 27, 2020, 3:30 p.m. ( | Prince Frederick Campus, Building B, Room 104/105 | ||
Thursday, March 19, 2020, 3:30 p.m. | Leonardtown Campus, Building C, Room 216 | ||
Thursday, April 16, 2020, 3:30 p.m. | Regional Hughesville Campus, CTET Building, Room 105 | ||
Thursday, May 14, 2020, 3:30 p.m. | La Plata Campus, BI Building, Room 201 | ||
Thursday, June 18, 2020, 3:30 p.m. | Prince Frederick Campus, Building B, Room 104/105 |