Roland E. Holstead

Roland E. Holstead, Ph.D., has extensive experience in higher education administration and sociology. Positions held include Dean of Community Outreach and Extension Services at the University of the District of Columbia, where management of various agricultural and educational services was overseen, and roles as Director of Continuing Education and Professor of Sociology at Springfield College, alongside teaching at American International College and current professorship at Charter Oak State College. Holstead's leadership experience encompasses strategic roles such as Assistant Dean for Public Service and Applied Research at the University of Connecticut and Dean of Graduate and Continuing Education at American International College, focusing on program development and workforce education. Holstead's academic background includes a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Connecticut and a Bachelor's Degree in Social Science Teacher Education from the State University of New York College at Oneonta.