Since 1791, the University of Vermont has worked to move humankind forward. Today, UVM is a Public Ivy and top research university of a perfect size, large enough to offer a breadth of ideas, resources, and opportunities, yet small enough to enable close faculty-student mentorship across all levels of study, from bachelor's to M.D. programs. 

Higher Education

University of Vermont

Richard L. Page, M.D., was named the 18th dean of the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont (UVM) in September 2018. Dr. Page was raised in Storrs, Connecticut, and graduated from Duke University in 1980 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology. He received his medical degree from Duke in 1984 and served as a Stanley J. Sarnoff Fellow in the Department of Pharmacology at Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons from 1982 to 1983. He completed a residency in Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, followed by research and clinical fellowships in Cardiology and Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. From 1990 to 1992, he served as Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology at Duke University Medical Center. He then joined the faculty at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas as Director of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology in 1992, rising there to tenured Professor of Internal Medicine and Dallas Heart Ball Chair in Cardiac Arrhythmia Research. From 2002 to 2009, he served as the Robert A. Bruce Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Research and Head of the Division of Cardiology at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, where he also earned a Certificate in Medical Management in 2007.

Richard Page

Dr. Nancy Mathews leads the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont, serving as its Dean since 2014. Previous to this position, Dean Mathews spent nearly 20 years as Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She served as Director of the Morgridge Center for Public Service from 2010-2014, chair of the Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development program from 2009-2010, and director of the 10-year Reaccreditation for the University from 2007-2009.

Prior to her move to UW-Madison in 1995, she served as the Assistant Unit Leader for the USGS Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Texas Tech University. Dr. Mathews received her B.S. in biology from Penn State in 1980 and her M.S. in 1981 and Ph.D. in 1989 from SUNY-College of Environmental Science and Forestry, with post-doctoral training at the University of Georgia, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory. Dr. Mathews has published widely in the field of wildlife ecology and specializes in conservation biology and animal behavior, with particular expertise in white-tailed deer behavior and chronic wasting disease.

Nancy Mathews

David Jenemann teaches courses in film and television theory, critical theory, genre, and global cinema. He has published essays on the film theories of Gilles Deleuze and Theodor W. Adorno as well as on the poet and novelist Kenneth Fearing. His areas of research interest include film and television, critical theory, modernism, and twentieth-century literature. He is currently working on a book on anti-intellectualism in America.

David Jenemann

Joel R. Seligman is Chief Communications Officer at the University of Vermont, where he oversees the institution’s Office of Strategic Communications including university-wide communications, marketing, digital and creative teams.

Joel believes a university’s brand is its most valuable asset and that the brand is formed and reinforced in the minds of stakeholders by the actions and communications of everyone at the institution. Every office, department, program, center, institute and college is a dynamic player in UVM’s brand “ecosystem.” And, as with all ecosystems, a change in one area at UVM can impact the whole organization, positively or otherwise. Together with the entire campus, Strategic Communications aspires to make the ecosystem robust and resilient, so that the UVM brand will thrive.

Joel’s prior experience includes communications roles in five comprehensive research universities with global reach: Cornell, Boston University, Chicago, New Hampshire, and Maryland. Joel also spent three years as vice president and senior consultant at Maguire Associates, the Boston-based higher education consultancy. As part of the firm's marketing practice, he worked closely with more than a dozen colleges and universities, leading projects and advising their executives and governing boards.

Joel Seligman

Dr. Sharma became the Dean of the Grossman School of Business on July 1, 2011. During his tenure, he has been responsible for raising over $85 m for the naming of the school as the Grossman School of Business in 2015, 9 new chaired professorships, the doubling of the business school building Kalkin Hall with the addition of Ifshin Hall which was completely privately funded by alumni, launching a new Sustainable Innovation MBA program in 2014 that is ranked #1 in the US by Princeton Review and amongst the top 5 globally by Corporate Knights, a very large increase in student scholarships, the creation of a student success center that advises, supports and provides career services for placement success of students. The undergraduate curriculum was revamped in 2013 as a matrix of concentrations and themes that has led to substantial improvements in selectivity, higher academic quality students while substantially increasing enrollments. The school was ranked amongst the top 3 in the US and top 9 in the world in the Positive Impact Ratings released at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2020.

Sanjay Sharma

Ex-officio member of the Board upon becoming Governor of the State of Vermont in 2017. Born in Barre, Vermont. Educated at [University of Vermont](/org/university-of-vermont), BS, 1980. In 2000, Governor Scott was elected to the Vermont Senate, where he represented Washington County for five terms. During his service in the Senate, he was Vice Chair of the Transportation Committee and Chair of the Institutions Committee. He was elected Vermont’s 79th Lieutenant Governor in 2010, serving until January 2017. As Lt. Governor, he launched the Everyday Jobs Initiative, and Vermont Economy Pitch sessions, for the opportunity to learn from Vermont’s employers and workers. Through the Everyday Jobs Initiative, Governor Scott has worked in 35 different professions around the state – working alongside a host of professionals and business owners, from manufacturing floor technicians and beekeepers to emergency room workers and second grade teachers. The Vermont Economy Pitch sessions, started in January 2015, provided businesspeople the platform to pitch ideas directly to legislators on how to improve Vermont’s business climate. Many ideas from those sessions were introduced into the 2015 legislative session, several of them passed into law. In 2011, in the wake of Tropical Storm Irene, he organized the removal and disposal of mobile homes around the state, which were destroyed by the flood, all at no cost to homeowners and without spending any taxpayer dollars. Governor Scott is also active in community service projects. In 2005, he founded the Wheels for Warmth program, through which Vermonters donate tires they no longer need. The tires that meet state inspection standards are offered for resale at affordable prices, with all proceeds benefiting heating fuel assistance programs. For more than thirty years, Governor Scott was a co-owner of his family construction business, and raced the #14 car at Barre’s Thunder Road for more than two decades. He has the most career wins as a Late Model driver at the track. He is also an avid cyclist. Married to Diana McTeague Scott; they have two grown daughters, Erica and Rachael.

Phil Scott

Elected to the Board by the Vermont State Legislature in 2019. Term expires in March 2025. Educated at UVM, BA, History, Phi Beta Kappa, 1978; and Cornell Law School, JD, 1981. Currently serves as a Member of the Vermont House of Representatives and is on the House Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife Committee. A former Vermont school teacher, Carol served on the Burlington School Board for more than ten years, and served as Chair for seven consecutive years. She was elected to represent Grand Isle and Chittenden counties on the Vermont School Boards Association board and served on the Regional Advisory Board for Chittenden County’s Technical Centers. Governor Howard Dean appointed her to the Vermont State Board of Education of which she was also Chair. She served on the Burlington Waterfront Board, the Lund Family Center Board, the UVM Alumni Council, and on a [United Way](/org/united-way) allocations team. Her fellow Chittenden County lawyers elected her to the Vermont Bar Foundation (VBF) Board where she became Vice Chair and collaborated with bank and credit union presidents to raise funds for foundation grantees, including Vermont Legal Aid. She then consulted with the VBF and worked with the Access to Justice Coalition, raising funds for the Vermont Poverty Law Fellowship. She was Vice Chair of The Vermont Journalism Trust Board for VTDigger. Carol currently serves on the Stern Center and the Burlington Students’ Foundation boards.  She is married to Paul Ode and they have four children.

Carol B. Ode

Elected to the Board by the self-perpetuating board in March 2020. Term expires in March 2026. Born in Nashua, New Hampshire. Educated at [University of Vermont](/org/university-of-vermont), BS in Biology and BS in Computer Science, 1986. John is currently an Operating Advisor for Clayton, Dubilier and Rice, LLC, a private equity firm. He is also the Chairman of the Board of Syneos, Carestream Dental and [Healogics](/org/healogics) and serves on the board of directors of [Cognizant](/org/cognizant). Formerly, over a 28-year career, John served a variety of leadership roles at General Electric Company (GE), including Chief Executive Officer of [GE Healthcare](/org/ge-healthcare-limited), President and Chief Executive Officer of GE Transportation, President of GE Plastics, General Manager of GE’s Power Equipment business and General Manager of GE’s Appliances, Microwave and Air-Conditioning businesses. He is married to Gina, and they have two children, Hannah and Jack.

John M. Dineen

Elected to the Board by the Vermont State Legislature in 2019. Term expires in March 2025. Attended UVM, 1996-1998 and [Prescott College](/org/prescott-college), 1998-1999. Member of the Vermont House of Representatives, 2010-2020, with service on the House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development and the House Committee on Ways and Means. He is self-employed as a web developer and was formerly employed as a CAD (computer-aided design) designer and carpenter. While attending UVM, he was a member of the Lawrence Debate Union. Samuel currently serves as a Board Member, Streamline Sales Tax Governing Board, 2015-present and was formerly a member of the Vermont Telecom Authority, 2011-2015.

Samuel R. Young

Elected to the Board by the self-perpetuating board in March 2016. Term expires in March 2022. Born in Chicago, Illinois. Educated at UVM, BS, Mechanical Engineering, 1983 and MBA, 1992. Briar Alpert began his career as a Project Engineer for Pizzagalli Construction Company in 1984. He joined BioTek Instruments in 1986 and has held numerous management positions in Manufacturing, Engineering, Operations and Marketing and Sales. He was promoted to President and CEO in 2000, a position he held until he retired in 2019. BioTek's instrumentation is used to accelerate the drug discovery process, to advance discoveries in genomics and proteomics, and to aid in the advancement of life science research. BioTek was a privately held, family-run business until its sale to Agilent Technologies Inc. in 2019. The Company's origins date back to 1968, when Dr. Norman Alpert, a physiologist at the University of Vermont Medical College, founded BioTek. Briar Alpert is a Charter Member and Director of VCET (Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies), a Director and Chairman Emeritus of ALDA (Analytical Life Science & Diagnostics Association) and a full Member of VASE (Vermont Academy of Science and Engineering). Mr. Alpert is married to Susan (UVM 1982) and resides in Charlotte, Vermont.

Briar L. Alpert

Erica Caloiero was appointed Vice Provost for Student Affairs in December 2021 and as Interim Vice Provost for Student Affairs in January 2021. Erica arrived at UVM in 2007 and most recently served as the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Director of Student Services in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.

As a member of the Provost’s senior leadership team, Erica helps shape the overall foundation and direction for student life on campus, integrating curricular and co-curricular experiences. She is responsible for providing leadership to ensure the effective coordination of a wide spectrum of student affairs programs and services in order to achieve student development and learning outcomes that result in an overall experience that supports students in being healthy, successful, and engaged.

During her tenure at UVM, Erica has provided leadership in the design and implementation of evidence-based practices to support student success and retention; peer mentorship programs; and professional advising. Underpinning her work is a lived commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion through work to retain and support students whose backgrounds are underrepresented in higher education.

Erica Caloiero

Dr. Jay Jacobs assumed the role of Vice Provost for Enrollment Management at the University of Vermont in January 2021. Jay is a strategic, data-driven, collaborative leader with a passion for access initiatives and student success. He leads and manages all areas relating to The university’s undergraduate student recruitment and retention through a division comprised of Undergraduate Admissions, the Office of the Registrar, Student Financial Services, and Strategic Retention.

Before joining the Division of Enrollment Management at UVM, Dr. Jacobs most recently served as the Director of Enrollment Management and Admission Operations for the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. He has also worked in enrollment management at The College of New Jersey, Colgate University, and the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business.

Dr. Jacobs obtained his bachelor’s in Economics from St. Lawrence University (NY), his master’s in Higher Education Administration from Drexel University (PA), and his doctorate in education from Northeastern University (MA). His doctoral research centered on access to selective institutions for low-income students.

Jay M. Jacobs

Appointed to the Board in 2001 by Governor Howard Dean, MD to fill an un-expired term; re-appointed by Governor James Douglas in 2005; re-appointed by Governor Peter Shumlin in 2011; and re-appointed by Governor Phil Scott in 2017. Term expires in March 2023. Cioffi is a native of St. Albans, Vermont. He earned a BA in Political Science from UVM. Cioffi is President of GBIC - The Greater Burlington Industrial Corporation & Cynosure, the Regional Economic Development Corporation serving Chittenden County, Vermont. Cioffi and his family live in Vermont.

Frank J. Cioffi

William Harrison was appointed Chief Internal Auditor in March 2010, reporting directly to the Audit Committee of the [University of Vermont](/org/university-of-vermont) board of trustees. Mr. Harrison's role is to report to university leadership and the Board Audit Committee whether the university is following its financial, compliance, and operational policies and procedures.

Prior to joining the university, Mr. Harrison served as the Director of Sponsored Programs Accounting at the [Rochester Institute of Technology](/org/rochester-institute-of-technology) and the Deputy Associate Inspector General for Audit at the National Science Foundation. Since 2016, Mr. Harrison has also served as president of the Green Mountain Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors, an international professional association serving the needs of Vermonters by providing audit training and other professional development opportunities. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the State University of New York at Brockport and a Master of Business Administration from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

William Harrison

Jonathan D’Amore joined the University of Vermont as Special Assistant to the President in November 2021. He works directly with President Garimella and senior leaders on presidential communications, events, operations, and strategic initiatives.

Prior to joining UVM, Dr. D’Amore served as chief of staff in the Office of the President at Saint Michael’s College (VT). In that role, he was co-chair of the college’s strategic planning process and oversaw accreditation, government and community relations, and presidential communications. Before his work in the president’s office, he was Associate Dean of the College from 2013 to 2019, supervising academic advising and support services and providing direct service to students, and he taught in the Department of English and the First-Year Seminar Program throughout his time at Saint Michael’s. In addition to administration and teaching, he has professional experience inside and outside academia in marketing, publishing, and university events.

Jonathan D'Amore

Alex Yin serves as the Executive Director of Institutional Research. Prior to joining the University of Vermont, Alex was a Senior Planning and Research Associate in the Department of Planning and Institutional Research at The Pennsylvania State University where he supported the institutional research, planning, and strategic decision-making needs of the institution.

He has expertise and experience in leading and supporting university-wide efforts including General Education assessment, improving retention and graduation rates, decreasing time to degree, and the collection and reporting of post-graduation outcomes. Alex has strong technical and statistical skills; a vision for an adaptable and proactive Office of Institutional Research; and a commitment to producing sustainable, timely, reliable, and valid data analysis that creates and promotes a culture of data-driven decision-making.

Alexander Yin

Jim Keller

Linda graduated from Cornell University in 1985 with a B.S. in materials science and engineering and received a Ph.D. in materials science and engineering in 1990 from the University of Pennsylvania. After two years of post-doctoral work at IBM Yorktown Heights, Schadler served as a faculty member at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA before spending 22 years at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Schadler is an experimentalist and her research focuses on the mechanical, optical, and electrical behavior of nanofilled polymer composites. She has co-authored more than 180 journal publications, several book chapters, and one book. Dr. Schadler is a Fellow of the Materials Research Society and ASM International. She is a former member of ASM International's Board of Trustees and the National Materials Advisory Board. She is a current member of the Materials Research Society’s Board of Directors.

Linda Schadler

Elected to the Board by the self-perpetuating board in February 2012 and re-elected in October 2017. Term expires in March 2024. Born in New York. Educated at UVM, BA, 1983; and MBA, [New York University](/org/nyu). Rob Brennan is a Principal of Greenbacker Capital Management (GCM) and serves as Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors. GCM is an investment management platform that acquires and manages sustainable infrastructure projects on behalf of retail and institutional shareholders. Prior to GCM, Rob was a Senior Managing Director at [Guggenheim Partners](/org/guggenheim-partners), and Head of the Guggenheim Commercial Real Estate Finance Group. Before working at Guggenheim, Rob was a Managing Director at [Credit Suisse](/org/credit-suisse), where he ran the Global Commercial Real Estate Finance Business. Rob joined [Credit Suisse](/org/credit-suisse) in 2000 as a result of [Credit Suisse](/org/credit-suisse)’s acquisition of Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette (DLJ) where he was a Managing Director and ran the Commercial Mortgage Trading Business. Prior to DLJ, Rob held senior positions at UBS, LF Rothschild and began his career in Investment Banking at [EF Hutton](/org/ef-hutton) in 1983. Currently, Rob serves on the Board of Directors of the Commercial Real Estate Finance Council. Rob is a board member of Student Sponsor Partners (SSP). For over 30 years, SSP’s uniquely integrated program has provided over 7,000 NYC low-income students with a quality private high school education and one-to-one mentoring support. Rob is a member of the Founders Council of San Miguel Academy of Newburgh, a tuition-free middle school for underserved families residing in the City of Newburgh, NY. Rob also serves on the Board of the University of Vermont Foundation. He is married to Carolyn (UVM, 1982) and resides in Pleasantville, New York. Rob and Carolyn have three children: Robbie, Katherine and Corey.

Robert P. Brennan

Gary L. Derr began working in the executive offices at the [University of Vermont](/org/university-of-vermont) in July 2000. During that period he served in a variety of roles, including Executive Assistant to the Provost and Senior Vice President and Director of Operations/Chief of Staff to the President and Provost, before being named to his current position as Vice President for Operations and Public Safety. Before coming to UVM he served as Dean of Students at Green Mountain College in Poultney, Vermont (1990–2000), Assistant Dean of Students at the [University of Hartford](/org/university-of-hartford) (1984–1990), and Director of Housing at Alliance College (1980–1984).

Mr. Derr earned his Doctorate of Education from the [University of Vermont](/org/university-of-vermont) in 2002, Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration from the [University of Connecticut](/org/university-of-connecticut) in 1984, and Bachelor of Arts in Religion from [Thiel College](/org/thiel-college) in 1980. The topic of his doctoral research was how spirituality shapes presidential leadership.

Gary Derr and his wife, Lynn Bondurant (UVM ’80), live in Danby, Vermont, along with their cat “BB” and two horses. They enjoy gardening (all types), sailing, skiing, snowshoeing, and nearly all other outdoor activities. He is originally from Pennsylvania, outside of Philadelphia.

Gary L. Derr

Appointed to the Board by the Associate Directors for the Appointment of Student Trustees, Inc., in 2021. Term expires in March 2023. Educated at [Middlebury College](/org/middlebury-college), BA, Neuroscience, 2018; and UVM Larner College of Medicine, M.D. Candidate, class of 2023. Kisha serves as the appointed student representative for the Learning Environment and Professionalism (LEAP) Committee at the Larner College of Medicine. She is also a board director of the Medical Student COVID-19 Action Network (MSCAN), a medical student created initiative designed to address public health concerns. She previously served as co-leader of the American Medical Women’s Association UVM Chapter, in 2020. Kisha was awarded the B. Albert Ring M.D. Memorial Grant Award at the end of her medical school foundational curriculum. In college, she was captain of her Track and Field Team and ran the 100-meter hurdles. Before beginning medical school, she worked as a medical assistant for Integrative Dermatology in Newton, MA. She has a younger sister in UVM’s Nursing program.

Kisha Kalra

Elected to the Board by the Vermont State Legislature in 2019. Term expires in March 2025. Educated at Eastern Connecticut University, BA, 1972; and Plymouth State University, MEd, 1990. Currently serves as a Member of the Vermont House of Representatives and is also a consultant. Coach has previously worked as an Adjunct Professor, Teacher, Coach, Principal, Therapeutic Case Manager, Business Owner, Manager, and Executive Director. He is currently Chair of the Vermont Human Rights Commission, Chair of the Hartford School Board, and a member of the Pre-Kindgergarten-16 Council, and Justice for Children Task Force. Coach formerly volunteered for the Hartford Teen Center, Boys & Girls Club, and as a fire fighter & EMT. He is married to Mary and they have three children, Amber, Angela, Kevin.

Kevin Christie

Elected to the Board by the Vermont State Legislature in 2021 for a six-year term ending in March 2027.  Born in St. Johnsbury, Vermont and a lifelong resident of the Northeast Kingdom. Educated at Lyndon State College, B.S., Political Science/Secondary Education, 1981, and the [University of Vermont](/org/university-of-vermont), MEd, 1987. Former public-school teacher. Member, Vermont House of Representatives, 2008-2020, with service on the Agriculture, Appropriations, Joint Fiscal, Health Reform Oversight, and the Mental Health Care Oversight Committees. Chair, Appropriations Committee, 2016-2020, Vice Chair of the Legislative Joint Fiscal Committee, 2020. In 2015, Kitty was selected as a Council of State Government (CSG) Henry Toll Fellow and in 2017 was selected to attend the CSG Robert J Thompson Eastern Leadership Academy. Selected to serve as Vermont’s representative on the CSG’s National Task Force on the Future of Work - tasked with developing bipartisan policy to provide recommendations for state elected and appointed officials to use to improve workforce outcomes. Served on and remains involved in numerous community boards and organizations. 

Catherine Toll

Elected to the Board by the Vermont State Legislature in 2021. Term expires in March 2027. Born and currently resides in Waterville, Vermont.  Educated at Lamoille Union High School and received a BA in Biology from UVM, 2018, Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Vermont House of Representatives since 2019 and current member of the House Energy and Technology Committee.  Lucy is employed by LSF Forest Products, a custom pine-and-hemlock sawmill in Fletcher. She is a founding board member of the Lamoille FiberNet Communications Union District, which is working to build out locally-controlled, affordable, and reliable high-speed internet service available to every address in the Lamoille area.  Lucy also serves on the board of the conservation non-profit Cold Hollow to Canada.

Lucy E. Rogers

Elected to the Board by the self-perpetuating board August 1, 2014 and re-elected December 11, 2019. Term expires March 2026. Educated at UVM, BS, Civil Engineering, 1981; MIT, SM, Transportation 1985; MIT, PhD, Civil Engineering (Transportation and Operations Research), 1988. Barnhart, a Ford Professor of Engineering, serves as Chancellor and as Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Operations Research, with a joint appointment in the Sloan School of Management, at MIT. She previously served as associate and acting dean of the School of Engineering and co-directed both the Operations Research Center and the Center for Transportation and Logistics at MIT. Her former UVM affiliations include serving as a member of the advisory board for Civil and Environmental Engineering and for the College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences. She is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering; a fellow of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences; and currently serves as an elected member on the board of trustees at the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. She formerly served as president of INFORM's Forum on Women in Operations Research and Management Sciences and as president-elect/president/past-president of [INFORMS](/org/informs). She has been awarded numerous prizes including the Presidential Young Investigator Award from the [National Science Foundation](/org/national-science-foundation), the [INFORMS](/org/informs) First Prize Award for Best Paper in Transportation Science & Logistics, and the [INFORMS](/org/informs) award for the Advancement of Women in Operations Research and Management Science. 

Cynthia Barnhart

Patricia Prelock, Ph.D., was named Provost and Senior Vice President of the [University of Vermont](/org/university-of-vermont) effective November 18, 2019, after having been appointed Interim Provost the prior April.  From 2009 to 2019, she served as Dean of the [University of Vermont](/org/university-of-vermont) (UVM) College of Nursing and Health Sciences, which is home to her faculty appointment of Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders. She is also a Professor of Pediatrics in the UVM Larner College of Medicine. Dr. Prelock served as Chair of the UVM Department of Communication Sciences from 2002 to 2009. She earned a B.S. in Speech Pathology and Audiology from [Kent State University](/org/kent-state-university), an M.A. in Speech Pathology also from Kent State and a Ph.D. in Speech-Language Pathology from the [University of Pittsburgh](/org/university-of-pittsburgh). Prelock is a recognized expert in the nature and treatment of autism spectrum disorders and has been awarded more than $11.3 million dollars in university, state, and federal funding as a PI or Co-PI to develop innovations in interdisciplinary training supporting children and youth with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families, to facilitate training in speech-language pathology, and to support her intervention work in Autism Spectrum Disorder. She has over 188 publications and 535 peer-reviewed and invited presentations/keynotes in the areas of autism and other neurodevelopmental disabilities, collaboration, interprofessional education (IPE), leadership, and language learning disabilities.

Patricia Prelock

Kirk Dombrowski became Vice President for Research at UVM in April 2020.

Dombrowski held several additional leadership positions at UNL. He was the founding director of the university’s Rural Drug Addiction Research Center, an NIH designated Center of Biomedical Research Excellence; interim director of the Nebraska Center for Virology, a ~90,000-square-foot biochemistry research institute; and director of UNL’s Minority Health Disparities Initiative, a university-wide faculty, recruitment, development and community engagement initiative that he was brought to Nebraska to lead in 2013.

A cultural anthropologist by training, Dombrowski is also an active researcher whose work straddles the social and behavioral health sciences, a link he has used to address issues public of concern and social good, such as HIV infection dynamics, drug and alcohol addiction, minority health disparities, and suicide prevention in Native American/First Nation communities. Dombrowski’s research has received funding from NSF, NIH, and numerous foundation sources, and his published work has appeared in social science, computer science and health science journals.

Kirk Dombrowski

Suresh V. Garimella is the 27th president of the [University of Vermont](/org/university-of-vermont). A strong proponent of the value of public higher education, President Garimella was drawn to UVM in part because of its status as the land-grant university for Vermont, the home state of Senator Justin Morrill who authored the land grant concept and served as a UVM trustee.

Drawing on his own experience as a product of public universities, Garimella recognizes the transformative power of education and research and the importance of access and service. This is reflected in Amplifying Our Impact, the strategic vision released in the first year of President Garimella’s tenure.

The vision, which has three main pillars, prioritizes student success through quality, affordability, accessibility, and opportunity. This has been underscored by Garimella’s efforts to promote scholarship opportunities for underrepresented and underserved students while freezing tuition for three consecutive years.

Garimella received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, his MS from [The Ohio State University](/org/the-ohio-state-university), and his bachelor’s degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.

Suresh Garimella

Parise has built a long and successful career at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (UNC-CH), where she rose through the ranks from assistant to full professor. For the past decade, Parise has served as the chair of the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, which currently ranks fifth in the United States for National Institutes of Health-funded biochemistry departments.

Leslie Parise

Elected to the Board by the self-perpetuating board in March 2016. Term expires March 2022. Born in Brooklyn, New York. Educated at [University of Vermont](/org/university-of-vermont), BS, Computer Science, 1986; [University of Southern California](/org/university-of-southern-california), MS, Computer Engineering, 1988; Harvard University School of Business, MBA, 1996. David Aronoff is currently a General Partner at Flybridge Capital. Previous occupations include: General Partner at Greylock Partner, Co-founder and COO at Attitude Network, and Engineering Manager at Chipcom Corporation. David is a member of the UVM Grossman School of Business Advisory Board, and UVM Foundation Leadership Council. He previously served on the UVM College of Engineering and Mathematics Advisory Board. David currently serves as a member on the following boards: [BetterCloud](/org/bettercloud), Bitsight, NS1, Combined Jewish Philanthropies in Boston, Draper Laboratories, Lyndon Institute Board of Corporators, and the New York University Innovation Venture Fund Information Technology Advisory Board. He formerly served on the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston and Rashi School Board of Trustees. Married to Jessica Aronoff; they have two children, Hannah and Jacob.



David B. Arnoff

Appointed to the Board by Governor Peter Shumlin in March 2015 and re-eappointed by Governor Phil Scott in 2021. Term expires in March 2027. Born in Washington, DC. Educated at [University of Vermont](/org/university-of-vermont), BS, 1985; and Fordham University School of Law, JD, 1990. Ed is a partner at the law firm of [Akin Gump](/org/akin-gump-strauss-hauer-feld-llp) after more than 20 years in public service. Named the "power forward of the U.S. Senate" by [National Journal](/org/national-journal) magazine, Ed served as Senate Liaison and Deputy Assistant to President Barack Obama for Legislative Affairs, White House, 2012-2014; Chief of Staff, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), 2005-2011;  Senior Counsel, Senate Judiciary Committee, 1997-2004; and Legislative Counsel, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), 1993-1996. Landmark legislation he helped Senator Leahy enact into law includes the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act and the Violence Against Women Act. Ed was a varsity athlete on the Catamounts basketball team. He is married to Jennifer Backus and they have one son, Jack.

Ed Pagano

Elected to the Board by the self-perpetuating board in March 2018. Term expires in March 2024. Educated at [Middlebury College](/org/middlebury-college), BA, Physics, 1985; and UVM, MS, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, 1989. Following software engineering roles at Vermont Microsystems and [Autodesk](/org/autodesk), he joined Microsoft in 1993 where he led pioneering work in computer graphics for the Windows platform. Taking on increasingly senior leadership roles, he was one of the four original Xbox founders. During his 18 years at Microsoft, Otto also served as an early champion of mobile computing and paved the way for today’s touch-based devices. He moved to HBO in 2011 to lead the company's digital transformation, and spearheaded the development of the popular HBO GO video streaming platform. He joined CA Technologies in 2015 as its CTO to help other enterprises succeed in the digital era. There, he led new product development and the company's subscription business transformation. In 2019, Otto was named CEO of [Acendre](/org/acendre), a software company specializing in recruiting and talent management solutions. He is co-inventor on thirteen patents: a recipient of Microsoft’s Xbox Founder Award, an Emmy Award, and an Edward R. Murrow Award; and is the author of the book Digitally Remastered: Building Software into Your Business DNA. Otto previously served on the board of the Northwest School in Seattle and the advisory board for the Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology at [Stony Brook University](/org/stony-brook-university). He is currently an advisor to [Airtime](/org/airtime) and CoLabs and is a director at [Acendre](/org/acendre). Otto is married to Maggie and they have three adult children.

Otto G. Berkes

Richard Cate became Interim Vice President for Finance and Administration at the university in May 2008, followed by his permanent appointment as Vice President in February 2009. Richard also serves as a lecturer for the university in the Master of Public Administration program, teaching classes on budgeting and finance, human resource management, and government administration.

Mr. Cate has extensive experience in Vermont education and civil service. He served as Vermont’s Commissioner of Education from 2003 to 2008, and prior to that as Chief Financial Officer and then as Executive Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer of the New York State Education Department, where he managed a budget of more than $19 billion and a staff of over 3,100 employees. 

A native Vermonter, Mr. Cate graduated from Montpelier High School before attending the [University of Vermont](/org/university-of-vermont), where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. He later earned a Master of Public Administration, a Certificate of Advanced Study in Planning and Policy Analysis (Public Finance concentration) from Rockefeller College at the University of Albany, and a Master of Accountancy from the [University of Vermont](/org/university-of-vermont).

Richard H. Cate

Sharon Reich Paulsen earned her Bachelor of Arts in Economics, summa cum laude, from [Yale University](/org/yale-university), and her Juris Doctorate from Stanford Law School, where she was note editor of the Stanford Law Review and received the Board of Editors Award for her editorial contributions.

After clerking for the Honorable Harlington Wood Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, she joined the U.S. Department of Justice through the Civil Division Honors Program and served as a trial attorney, primarily engaged in constitutional litigation. She later joined the Business Litigation Department of Faegre & Benson (now Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP) in Minneapolis, where she handled a wide range of business and employment disputes until she entered academia as Associate Dean at the University of Minnesota Law School.

As Associate Dean, Ms. Paulsen revamped the University of Minnesota Law School’s legal writing program and trial practice program, created a new moot court program, a new civil litigation concentration, a Master of Science in Patent Law program, and a summer mock trial institute. For the majority of her time at the law school, she also served as Senior Associate Dean for Administration, overseeing all aspects of the administrative operation, including admissions and career services, and she advised the dean on innovation, strategic planning, and experiential learning. Teaching responsibilities included Conflict of Laws, Trial Practice, Judicial Externship, and a variety of litigation-related courses.

Sharon Reich Paulsen

Elected to the Board by the self-perpetuating board in March 2014 and re-elected in December 2019 to fill a vacated term of a fellow Trustee. Term expires in March 2022. Born in St. Albans, Vermont. Educated at UVM, BS, 1983; and MBA, [Harvard University](/org/harvard), 1988. Ron Lumbra is a partner in the CEO & Board Practice of [Heidrick & Struggles](/org/heidrick-struggles) and based in New York. Previously, Ron was managing partner of the firm’s Centers of Excellence Americas region. Ron has more than 22 years of executive search and succession consulting experience and an extensive track record of recruiting board directors and chief executive officers to a broad variety of clients. He has deep expertise recruiting diverse talent to build corporate boards of directors. Prior to joining [Heidrick & Struggles](/org/heidrick-struggles), Ron spent 17 years with a global search firm where he was managing director and co-leader of the Americas CEO and board services practice. There, he served in various leadership roles, including co-head of the firm’s Americas operations and head of both the New York and Houston offices. He is the former Board Chairman and current Director of KaBOOM!, a national nonprofit dedicated to creating playspaces for children. Ron also serves on the UVM Foundation Leadership Council, and was formerly a Board Director for the Alumni Association of the University of Vermont, the Harvard Business School Club of Greater New York and the Houston Youth Symphony. Married to Mitzi Lumbra; two children, Casi and Evan.

Ron E. Lumbra

Elected to the Board by the self-perpetuating board in March 2018. Term expires in March 2024. Born in West Palm Beach, Florida, and raised in Mt Snow, Vermont. Educated at UVM, BS, Business, 1989; and Harvard, MBA, 1996. Jodi is currently the Executive Director of Harvard Innovation Labs. She has been a key member of the i-lab management team since its launch in 2011. In 2014, she spearheaded the Launch Lab, an incubator for Harvard alumni, and in 2016 she opened the Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab to support life sciences ventures. Jodi has more than 25 years of experience as a start-up executive, co-founder, and investor. She has been on the management team of several venture-backed start-ups including iMarket and Planetall, Send.com, Hoteluxury.com, and Mobicious. She co-founded Drync, a mobile app that allows consumers to research and purchase wine. Jodi began her career at GE as a member of the company's corporate audit staff, the internal consulting arm of GE, and was an investor at TA Associates, a venture capital firm. She was the UVM Grossman School of Business 2017 Commencement Speaker. She currently serves as an advisory board member for the following groups: NFL Players Association OneTeam Collective, Founder's Workbench by Goodwin Proctor, [Sports Innovation Lab](/org/sports-innovation-lab), and XFund. Jodi formerly served as a board member of the Pan-Mass Challenge, of the Boston 2024 Olympic Committee, and HubWeek Boston.

Jodi H. Goldstein

Elected to the Board by the Vermont State Legislature in 2017. Term expires in March 2023. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Educated at University of Oklahoma; and [Oklahoma State University](/org/oklahoma-state-university), BS, 1980 and DVM, 1981. Member, Vermont House of Representatives 2011-present. Member of the House Committee on Transportation and the House Committee on Rules; previous member of the House Agriculture and Forestry Committee. John spent his professional career in biomedical research as a laboratory animal veterinarian. He was Chief of the Research Animal Management Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the [National Institutes of Health](/org/national-institutes-of-health) (Bethesda, Maryland) from 1990 to 2005, and retired with the rank of Captain (O-6), U.S. Public Health Service. Previously, he served as Head of Laboratory Animal Medicine from 1986 to 1990 for an operations and technical support contract at the Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center (part of the [National Cancer Institute](/org/national-cancer-institute)) in Frederick, Maryland. Early in his veterinary career, he served in the [U.S. Air Force](/org/u-s-air-force) as Base Veterinarian at Incirilik Air Base, Turkey, and in the U.S. Army at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, where he received his specialty training in laboratory animal medicine. As a Justice of the Peace, he currently serves on Hartland’s Boards of Civil Authority and Abatement. He also serves on the Board of Directors for a Scandinavian cultural arts organization, and previously served on the Boards for Revels North and the Upper Valley Music Center. He is married to Julianne Harden. John and Julianne have one daughter, Marta.

John L. Bartholomew

Dr. T. Simeon Ananou, an advocate and a champion of digital transformation for more than 20 years, became Chief Information Officer for the [University of Vermont](/org/university-of-vermont) in July 2018. He is responsible for all areas of information technology at the institution, where he engages with the campus community to position IT as a strategic asset toward advancing the university’s goals.

Dr. Ananou has presented at several national and international conferences on the role and the impact of information technology on higher education. He served as an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Educational Policy and Leadership at the University of Albany and as an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Information and Decision Sciences at [Salisbury University](/org/salisbury-university).

Prior to joining the [University of Vermont](/org/university-of-vermont), Dr. Ananou served as Vice President and CIO at the University at Albany, SUNY; Chief Information Officer at [Salisbury University](/org/salisbury-university) in Salisbury, Maryland; and Associate Provost for Information and Administrative Technology Services and Chief Information Officer at Slippery Rock University in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from the Ohio State University, a Master of Business Administration in Computer Information Systems from Baker College, and a Doctor of Education in Higher Education Administration and Leadership Studies from [Indiana University of Pennsylvania](/org/indiana-university-of-pennsylvania-main-campus). In addition, he attended [Harvard University](/org/harvard)’s Institute for Educational Management.

T. Simeon Ananou

Elected to the Board by the Vermont State Legislature in 2017. Term expires in March 2023. Born in Danbury, Connecticut. Educated at UVM, BA, 1987; and Indiana University Maurer School of Law, JD, 1991. Shap is an attorney at Dinse P.C. Former Member of the Vermont House of Representatives, 2003-2016; and Speaker of the House, 2009-2016. Current Member of Spectrum Youth & Family Services Board of Directors. Married to Melissa C. Volansky (UVM 1989; MD 1996); they have two children, Eli and Mia.

Shapleigh Smith, Jr.

Elected to the Board by the self-perpetuating board in March 2014 and re-elected in January 2020. Term expires in March 2026. Born in Bronxville, New York. Educated at UVM, BA, 1983. McCree is Vice Chairman and Head of Commercial Banking at Citizens Financial Group, Inc. He is responsible for all aspects of Corporate and Investment Banking, including Commercial Lending, Commercial Real Estate, Corporate Finance and Capital Markets, Asset Finance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Treasury Solutions, Underwriting/Portfolio Management, and Community Development (activities under the Community Reinvestment Act). McCree also oversees Risk Management, Loan Operations, and Strategy and Development within Commercial Banking, as well as the company's network of State Presidents and Region Heads, who represent Citizens Bank in multiple states that make up its footprint. He is a member of the CFG Executive Committee. McCree joined Citizens in September 2015 from [JPMorgan Chase](/org/jpmorgan-chase), where he held a number of senior leadership roles over 31 years, including Co-Head of Corporate and Investment Banking, CEO of Global Treasury Services, Global Head of Credit Originination, Sales and Trading, and Research, and Chief Credit Officer and Head of Wholesale Risk Management. Active in the community, McCree serves on several charitable boards. He is a member of the UVM Foundation Board of Directors and is a Trustee of the National Constitution Center, in Philadelphia. He and his wife have three grown children.

Donald H. McCree

Appointed to the Board by Governor Peter Shumlin in March 2013 and re-appointed by Governor Phil Scott in 2019. Term expires in March 2025. Born in Waupun, Wisconsin. Educated at [Alverno College](/org/alverno-college), BA, 1990; MPA, The George Washington University, 1995; and UVM, EdD, 2018. Carolyn is a management consultant, owning her own practice for 12 years. She provides strategic, fundraising and management services to federal and state political candidates, political committees, non-profits and businesses. Carolyn currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain and on the Board for the Vermont Community Foundation. Former Executive Director of Kids Voting Vermont, Deputy Director of the Women’s Leadership Forum, Education Specialist for Hogan & Hartson and Research Assistant for the Illinois Board of Higher Education. She is married to Lawrence Dwyer and resides in Burlington, Vermont. Carolyn and Lawrence have a son, Jackson.

Carolyn K. Dwyer

William Falls

An expert in communication sciences and disorders and a leader in inclusive education and cultural and linguistic diversity, Dr. Anderson joins the University of Vermont from the University of Tennessee Health Center, where she served as dean prior to her appointment as special advisor to the president on diversity and inclusion. Dr. Anderson is a past professor and chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Florida International University, where she also served as dean in the School of Health Sciences. Prior to that, Anderson was a chair for ten years and on the faculty for 16 years in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Howard University in Washington, D.C. She authored a seminal book in her profession, “Introduction to Human Communication Disorders,” now in its eighth edition. Dr. Anderson is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), and received the ASHA Honors of the Association Award, the highest award given by ASHA, in recognition of distinguished and exceptional contributions to the field of speech, language, and hearing.

Noma Anderson

Katharine G. Shepherd, Ed.D., is the Levitt Family Green and Gold Professor and Interim Dean of the College of Education and Social Services. Her teaching and research interests include family-professional partnership, collaborative teaming, and state and school-wide implementation of inclusive policies and practices, including Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS).

Her recent grants include a five-year, federally-funded grant supporting future leaders in special education, and a three-year grant from the Spencer Foundation.

Dr. Shepherd previously served as President of the Higher Education Consortium for Special Education (HECSE). Selected research outlets include Exceptional Children, TEACHING Exceptional Children, Journal of Disability Policy Studies, Journal of Special Education Leadership, and Journal of Educational Administration.

Katharine Shepherd

Cynthia teaches concepts of neuroscience to students at all levels. Cynthia is a Course Director and lecture in the VIC Neural Science course for the first-year medical students and graduate students in the Neuroscience Graduate Program (NGP). Cynthia also lectures in two other VIC courses: Human Structure and Function; and Nutrition, Metabolism, and the Gastrointestinal System. She developed a Human Neuroanatomy course that is a selective for students in the University undergraduate Neuroscience major; graduate students in programs other than NGP also take this course.  At the graduate level, Cynthia also teaches in the Developmental Neurobiology course and in a course entitled “Towards Career Success in Science”. At the postgraduate level, she teaches in the Neuropharmacology course for psychiatry residents.

Cynthia Forehand

Bryn is the dean of libraries at UVM with an additional appointment as a professor of history. Bryn majored in history and in Russian, graduating summa cum laude from St. Olaf College, with breaks for study in Scotland and the Soviet Union, plus stints as a lifeguard and Red Cross swimming instructor. He received an M.S. in library and information science from the University of Illinois, an M.A. in Russian history, and a Ph.D. in Modern European History from the University of Minnesota. Bryn’s research focuses on Russian social and intellectual history. He is finishing a book for the University of Notre Dame Press on Old Catholics and the Russian Orthodox Church. Other books include Eastern Orthodox and Anglicans: Diplomacy, Theology, and the Politics of Interwar Ecumenism (Notre Dame University Press, 2010) and Eastern Orthodox Christianity: The Essential Texts (Yale University Press, 2016). He writes occasionally for The Chronicle of Higher Education and Inside Higher Ed. He has taught at St. Olaf College, the United States Military Academy at West Point, and Amherst College. He served for many years as a high-school basketball and football official, and he looks for cross-country ski trails wherever they can be found.

Bryn Geffert

Jim O. Vigoreaux was named Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs effective September 1, 2015. Dr. Vigoreaux earned a BS in Mathematics from the University of Puerto Rico (Rio Piedras) and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Oklahoma. He joined the Biology Department at UVM in 1991 after completing a post-doctoral fellowship in Cell Biology and Genetics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 2005 he was appointed Chair of Biology, a position he held until 2015, and in 2012 he was named the Breazzano Family Green & Gold Professor in the College of Arts & Sciences. He holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics.

Dr. Vigoreaux is a muscle biologist who has published extensively on the genetics, development, and function of muscle, often taking a multidisciplinary approach and forging international collaborations. His lab at UVM has provided research training to over one hundred fifty students and post-doctoral fellows, including Honors students, McNair Scholars, AGEP Scholars, Beckman Scholars, Masters, and Doctoral students. For more information about his research visit his faculty web page on the College of Arts and Sciences website, and here is his complete bibliography.

Jim O. Vigoreaux

Elected to the Board by the Vermont State Legislature in 2021. Term expires in March 2027. Born in Burlington, Vermont. Educated at the [University of Vermont](/org/university-of-vermont), BA, 1984, and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MPA, 1989. Following graduate school, she was awarded a Presidential Management Fellowship and then served as a Policy Analyst in the Office of Space Sciences at NASA. Stephanie currently serves as a member of the House of Representatives and co-owner of Visual Learning Systems, a video-based K-12 science education publishing company. She is a current member of the [University of Vermont](/org/university-of-vermont) Cancer Center Community Advisory Board and Town of Brandon Revolving Loan Fund. Stephanie has served on numerous boards and organizations including: UVM Alumni Council Regional Boards (Vermont and Washington DC); the Vermont Arts Council; Brandon Area Chamber of Commerce (President); Brandon Planning Commission (President); Neshobe School and Friends of Otter Valley Music (President).

Stephanie Jerome

Elected to the Board by the Vermont State Legislature in 2005 for a six-year term ending in March 2011. Re-elected by the Vermont State Legislature in 2017. Term expires in March 2023. Born in Burlington, Vermont. Educated at [Trinity College](/org/trinity-college), Burlington, Vermont, B.A., 1967. Member, Vermont House of Representatives, 2001-2020, with service on the Ways and Means and Joint Fiscal Committees. Retired Teacher, Vermont Adult Learning. Legislative Member, New England Board of Higher Education. Johannah has six children, (three UVM graduates) and currently has two grandchildren attending UVM.

Johannah Leddy Donovan

Dr. Amer F. Ahmed (he/him/his) joined the University of Vermont on July 1, 2021, as the Vice Provost for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. A nationally recognized DEI practitioner and thought leader, Dr. Ahmed leverages diverse identities, experiences, and theoretical perspectives to advance inclusive excellence and build capacity throughout institutions.

Modeling the principles of inclusion, Dr. Ahmed uses a collaborative approach to lead university-wide strategic initiatives to build capacity and foster a culture of belonging. He oversees UVM’s identity centers, chairs the University Diversity Council, and works with the President’s Cabinet and the Provost’s Leadership Team to enact change.

Prior to his time at UVM, Dr. Ahmed was the Executive Director of Equity and Inclusivity and Chief Diversity Officer at Dickinson College. In addition to holding faculty appointments and strategic leadership roles at schools including the University of Massachusetts, Swarthmore College, and the University of Michigan, Dr. Ahmed has worked as a consultative resource for institutions and organizations across the United States and Canada.

Amer Ahmed

Dr. Jennifer Dickinson received her B.A. in 1992 from Bryn Mawr College, where she majored in Anthropology and Russian, and two M.A.'s, one in Anthropology, and another in Russian and East European Studies from the University of Michigan (1995; 1996). She received her Ph.D. in Anthropology with a specialization in Linguistic Anthropology from the University of Michigan in 1999. She has done research in several regions of the former Soviet Union, and currently focuses on Eastern Europe, and in particular, Ukraine. Her broad academic interests cover many areas of cultural and linguistic anthropology, including storytelling, conversational pragmatics, language ideologies, the anthropology of Eastern Europe, material culture studies, and the anthropology of work.

Jennifer Dickinson

Jill Irvine

Kerry Castano is the Assistant Provost and the Provost’s Chief of Staff. Before joining the Office of the Provost in 2009, she served as Assistant Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences for more than two decades. Kerry holds an M.Ed. in Educational Administration and an MFA in Creative Writing.

Kerry Castano

President Tom Sullivan appointed Jeff Schulman '89 as the University's next Director of Athletics on April 6, 2016 (click here for full story). Schulman officially assumed the role upon the retirement of Dr. Robert Corran on July 1, 2016. He became the ninth Director of Athletics in the modern era of UVM Athletics and just the fourth since 1973.

The 2015-16 season marked Schulman's 12th year as the senior associate athletic director at Vermont. Schulman served as assistant director of athletics from 1993-2002 before being promoted to the senior associate role.

In previous current role, Schulman had primary responsibility for the department’s financial operations including budget development, management, and control as well as coordination and oversight of all capital projects. He also assisted in the department’s development efforts and was the sport supervisor for the field hockey and women’s hockey programs.

During Schulman's tenure, UVM Athletics has seen a complete transformation of the Archie Post Athletic Complex with the construction of Moulton Winder Field (2005), the Frank H. Livak Track & Field Facility (2011), and Virtue Field (2012). Lights were installed at Virtue Field in the fall of 2015 for night competition, and construction on Phase II of the Virtue Field project was completed during the summer of 2016 to add permanent seating for 2,500 spectators, a press box, and storage space.

Schulman, a 1989 Vermont graduate, was a four-year letter-winning defenseman on the men’s hockey team. He assisted on one of the most famous Vermont hockey goals ever when the Catamounts defeated eventual national champion Harvard in the ECAC Semifinals at the Boston Garden in 1989. Following the season, Schulman was chosen by the [Boston Bruins](/org/boston-bruins) in the 1989 NHL supplemental draft.

After graduation, Schulman was selected for the prestigious Asa Bushnell Internship with the ECAC office in Centerville, Mass. During his one-year internship with the ECAC he assisted in event management and publicity for the conference.

Following the ECAC, Schulman was an assistant athletic director at Bates College from 1990-1993 prior to being hired at Vermont.

Schulman recently completed a four-year term on the NCAA Women’s Ice Hockey Committee and was chair of that committee during his final two years. Previously, Schulman served a five-year term on the NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Committee and has chaired and participated on several America East and ECAC committees in a variety of sports.

In September of 2000, Schulman was named Josten’s/ECAC Administrator of the Year. He has also been honored by the New England Women’s Soccer Association and the Northeast Gymnastics Coaches Association as their administrator of the year.

Schulman has been active in international athletic competitions. He was selected to work at both the 1996 Atlanta and 2000 Sydney Summer Olympic Games. In the summer of 2009, Schulman was selected to serve as the overall team manager of the United States delegation for the 18th Maccabiah Games in Israel. As the leader of the 1,200 person U.S. delegation, Schulman coordinated all Team U.S.A. activities in Israel.

In 1997, Schulman competed in the Maccabiah Games as a member of the U.S. Ice Hockey team. He has also served as the delegation head at three Pan-American Maccabi Games – 2011 in Sao Paulo, Brazil; 2007 in Buenos Aires, Argentina; and 2003 in Santiago, Chile.

Schulman is an active advocate in the local community, serving as a member of the Burlington Airport Commission and on the Board of Directors of the Burlington Business Association.

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