Jay W. Webster, Chair
2015-2020**
Audit Committee; Vice Chair 2019-2020
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. You may view the meeting schedule, minutes, and agendas here.
2020-2021 Officers
Jay W. Webster, Chair
Shawn B. Coates, Vice Chair
2018-2023
Human Resources and Benefits Committee Chair; CSM Foundation Board Liaison
Maureen Murphy, Ph.D., Secretary and Treasurer
2017 - present
CSM President
Trustees
Kenneth W. Abell
2020-2025
Human Resources and Benefits Committee; Commencement Speaker & Board Distinguished Service Award Recipients Ad Hoc Committee
Sonja M. Cox
2019-2025*
Audit Committee Chair
Jose M. Gonzalez
2020-2025
Audit Committee; Nominating Committee
Samuel C. Jones
2013-2025*
Academic and Student Affairs Committee; Human Resources and Benefits Committee; Nominating Committee
Christy Lombardi
CSM Alumna '05
2020-2025
Commencement Speaker & Board Distinguished Service Award Recipients Ad Hoc Committee
Cordelia S. Postell
2020-2025
Academic and Student Affairs Committee; Commencement Speaker & Board Distinguished Service Award Recipients Ad Hoc Committee
John W. Roache, MD
2018-2023
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
CSM Alumna
Chief of Staff
ljpfeiffer@csmd.edu
301-934-7627
Ex-Officios
Sonja Cox, Audit Committee, 2014-2019
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)
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)
President's Council
Dr. Maureen Murphy
President
Dr. Bill L. Comey
Vice President of Operations and Planning (OPP)
Responsible for: All college-wide planning and research functions, all functions necessary for daily campus operations (technology, public safety, scheduling, and facilities)
Dr. Tracy A. Harris
Vice President of Student Equity and Success (SES)
Responsible for: Recruitment, admissions, registration, financial assistance, advising and counseling, special population services, student life, and athletics
Tony R. Jernigan, CPA
Vice President of Financial Services
Responsible for: All college financial functions, plus auxiliary and public services
Ellen Flowers-Fields
Associate Vice President of Continuing Education and Workforce Development (CWD)
Responsible for: All non-credit continuing education programs, Workforce Development, Community Education, Maryland Center for Environmental Training, Small Business Development Center, WorkForce Center, and the Nonprofit Institute
Avis McMillon
Associate Vice President of Marketing and Communication (MAR)
Responsible for: Media relations, creative services, web services, marketing and communications
Craig W. Patenaude, Esq.
General Counsel and Vice President of Human Resources and Organizational Development (HRO)
Responsible for: Legal affairs, human resources, diversity and inclusion