Jay W. Webster, Chair
2015-2020**
Academic and Student Affairs 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.
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
Academic and Student Affairs Committee
Sonja M. Cox
2019-2025*
Audit Committee Chair
Jose M. Gonzalez
2020-2025
Audit Committee; Nominating and Distinguished Awards Committee Chair
Samuel C. Jones
2013-2025*
Human Resources and Benefits Committee
Christy Lombardi
CSM Alumna '05
2020-2025
Audit Committee
Cordelia S. Postell
2020-2025
Academic and Student Affairs Committee Chair; Nominating and Distinguished Awards Committee
John W. Roache, MD
2018-2023
Human Resources and Benefits Committee; Nominating and Distinguished Awards Committee
*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)
Theodore L. Harwood, II (2020)
President's Cabinet
Dr. Maureen Murphy
President
Dr. Rodney Redmond
Provost and Vice President for the Division of Learning (DOL)
The Division of Learning leads with excellence in equitable learning opportunities for all students and learning partners, enhancing the intellectual, cultural, and workforce life for the citizens of the Southern Maryland community.
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
Judith Mills
Vice President of Financial Services (DFS)
Responsible for: All college financial functions, plus auxiliary and public services
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
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, Admissions, and Recruitment (MAR)
Responsible for: Media relations, creative services, web services, marketing and communications, admissions, recruitment
Larisa Pfeiffer
Chief of Staff
The Chief of Staff is a key member of the President’s Cabinet and provides leadership and operational oversight to the Office of the President in fulfilling the college’s mission and goals.