Leadership

Board of Trustees

The governing body of the college is appointed by the governor from the 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.

View Meeting Schedule, Minutes, and Agendas

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Current Officers

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Shawn B. Coates
Chair, 2022, 2023

2018-2023 / 2023-2028
Charles County

*2018-2022 / 2020-2025
St. Mary's County

2023 - present
CSM President

Trustees

2020-2025
St. Mary's County

*2019-2021 / 2021-2026
Calvert County

*2019-2022 / 2022-2027
Charles County

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Cathy Allen

*2022 / 2023-2028
St. Mary's County

*2023-2025

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Celeste Alexander-Frye

2023 -
Calvert County

2024 -
Charles County

*Completed remainder of another trustee’s term before being appointed for their own five-year term.

Board Liaisons

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Dr. Kendall Isaac, Ed.D., JD
Vice President, Policy, Compliance, Government Relations, and General Counsel (GCO)

generalcounsel@csmd.edu

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)

Charles R. Bailey (2016)
Michael L. Middleton (2016)
Dorothea H. Smith (2018)
Theodore L. Harwood, II (2020)

Executive Cabinet

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Yolanda Wilson, Ed.D.
President

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Suzanne Summers, Ph.D.

Vice President, Division of Learning (DOL)

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Tracy Harris, Ph.D.
Vice President, Division of Student Equity and Success (SES)

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Ron Price

Vice President, Division of People, Culture, and Equity (PCE)

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Valarie Burks

Vice President, Division of Information Management and Technology (IMT)

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Bill Comey, Ed.D.
Vice President, Division of Operations and Planning (OPP)

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Kendall Isaac, Ed.D., JD
Vice President, Policy, Compliance, Government Relations, and General Counsel (GCO)

 

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Dolores Smith

Senior Executive Assistant to the President

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Myisha Sudler

Senior Executive Assistant to the President

 

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Annie Sutten

Administrative Assistant to the President

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