Cortland Stiles

Cortland “Chip” Stiles, Jr. joined Saint Joseph’s College in May 2016 as Associate Vice President & Chief Information Officer. Chip brings more than 20 years of experience in information technology, most recently serving as Chief Information Officer at Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts. At Merrimack, he was responsible for strategic direction and operations of all information technology at the College during a period of rapid growth.

Prior to his work at Merrimack, he co-founded Serensoft, a technology services and consulting firm based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. In his role as chief operating officer, he worked with a range of higher education institutions around the country to help them manage change as it relates to information technology.

Chip serves on the Advisory Board for the Maine Center for Graduate and Professional Studies, an initiative of the University of Maine System focused on integrating multiple campus graduate programs under one roof.

Chip earned his BA in Economics and Philosophy from the University of Maine in 1989.

Chip has two adult children, Hattie and Graham, and lives with his wife, Janice, in Portland, Maine.