Meet Dr. Marie Hardin
Marie Hardin, PhD, began her role as Quinnipiac University’s 10th president on July 1, 2025.
About Quinnipiac
Leadership
About Quinnipiac
Leadership
The mission, strategy and operations of Quinnipiac University are led by a highly qualified team – including the president, the president’s management committee, academic deans, leadership council and the Board of Trustees.
Quinnipiac’s 10th President
President’s Management Committee
Greg Amodio, MS
Director of Athletics
John Armendariz, EdD
Vice President for Inclusive Excellence
Tom Ellett, PhD
Chief Experience Officer (CXO)
Dan Kim, JD
Vice President for Marketing and Communications
Debra J. Liebowitz, PhD
Provost
Aaron C. Trump, JD
General Counsel
Mark Varholak, MBA
Chief Financial Officer
Nick Wormley ’00, MBA ’02
Vice President of Development and Alumni Affairs
Bethany Zemba, EdD
Vice President for Strategy & Community Relations, and Chief of Staff
Academic Deans
Nadine Barnett Cosby, PhD
Dean of the School of Communications
Lisa D. Coplit, MD
Interim Dean of the School of Medicine
Anne M. Dichele, EdM, PhD
Dean of the School of Education
Brian R. Gallini, JD
Dean of the School of Law
Trenton Honda, PhD
Dean of the School of Health Sciences
Taskin Kocak, PhD
Dean of the School of Computing and Engineering
Holly Raider, PhD
Dean of the School of Business
Adam Roth, PhD
Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences
Larry Z. Slater, PhD
Dean of the School of Nursing
Leadership Council
Greg Amodio, MS
Director of Athletics
John Armendariz, EdD
Vice President for Equity and Inclusion
Nadine Barnett Cosby, PhD
Dean of the School of Communications
Jason Burke
Assistant Vice President of Student Experience, Executive Director of Veteran & Military Affairs
Lisa D. Coplit, MD
Interim Dean of the School of Medicine
Anne M. Dichele, EdM, PhD
Dean of the School of Education
Monique Drucker, EdD
Vice President and Dean of Students
Tom Ellett, PhD
Chief Experience Officer (CXO)
Salvatore Filardi, MBA
Vice President for Facilities and Capital Planning
Brian R. Gallini, JD
Dean of the School of Law
Trenton Honda, PhD
Dean of the School of Health Sciences
Dan Kim, JD
Vice President for Marketing and Communications
Taskin Kocak, PhD
Dean of the School of Computing and Engineering
Kafui Kouakou
Assistant Vice President of Career Development & Experiential Learning
Robert Edward Jasek
Chief Information Security Officer
Debra J. Liebowitz, PhD
Provost
John W. Morgan, Jr.
Associate Vice President for Public Relations
Karissa Peckham
Dean for Admissions and Financial Aid
Carl J. Pitruzzello
Associate Vice President for Advancement Services
Holly Raider, PhD
Dean of the School of Business
James P. Ryan
Associate Vice President for Marketing and Communications
Otoniel (Tony) Reyes
Chief of Public Safety
Matt Romeo, MBA '97
Chief Information Officer
Adam Roth, PhD
Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences
Larry Z. Slater, PhD
Dean of the School of Nursing
Anna Spragg ’02, MS ’13
Vice President for Human Resources
Aaron C. Trump, JD
General Counsel
Mark Varholak, MBA
Chief Financial Officer
Alison K. Witherspoon
Director of Lifelong Learning
Keith A. Woodward
Associate Vice President for Facilities Operations
Nick Wormley ’00, MBA ’02
Vice President of Development and Alumni Affairs
Bethany Zemba, EdD
Vice President for Strategy & Community Relations, and Chief of Staff
Annalisa Zinn, MBA, PhD
Vice President for Academic Innovation and Effectiveness
Board of Trustees
Officers
Charles “Chuck” Saia, Jr. ’91, MBA ’94
Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Senior Partner, Deloitte LLP
John C. Abella ’83
Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Executive Vice President, DDI Leasing Inc.
Cofounder and Owner, DDI Leasing of New England
Cofounder and Owner, BR Associates
Carlton L. Highsmith
Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Founder, Specialized Packaging Group
William T. Platt ’78
Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Former Deputy Managing Partner of Professional Practice and Retired Deputy Chief Quality Officer, Deloitte & Touche
Public Members
Brett M. Amendola ’91
Managing Partner, Aegis Wealth Partners
Patrick Charmel ’81
President and CEO, Griffin Hospital
Alexander Clark
Chief Executive Officer, Technolutions, Inc.
Erik M. Clemons
Founding Chief Executive Officer, ConnCORP (Connecticut Community Outreach Revitalization Program)
Frank DeFrancesco ’97, MBA ’98
Partner, New Canaan Group LLC
Jeanna M. Doherty ’94
Assurance Coordinating Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
Brooke Goff, JD ’14
Principal, Goff Law Group
Lawrence Hamdan, P ’25
Chairman of Mergers & Acquisitions, Americas for Barclays Investment Bank
Robin Hayes
Chairman and CEO, Airbus in North America
David W. Keiser
Former President, COO and Director, Alexion Pharmaceuticals
Marybeth L. Noonan ’82
Co-Owner/Operator, Global Wine Importers
Founder of a fiberoptic company
Peter Novak
General Agent, Charter Oak Insurance and Financial Service Co.
Lynne Pantalena, JD ’85
Former Managing Director, Bank of America Private Bank
Ryan Rizzo '07
Senior Managing Partner, Merus Global Investments
Vikrant Sawhney, P ’27
Chief Administrative Officer and Global Head of Institutional Client Solutions, Blackstone
Richard A. Silver, Esq.
Senior Partner, Silver Golub & Teitell