Page 24 - Annual Report 2012-2013

New Leadership Roles and Human Resources. During the course of the past
year, the College welcomed Dr. Maria DeLongoria as Associate vice President for
Academic Affairs, richard Guarino as executive Director of the foundation, frances
Dearing as executive Director of institutional effectiveness, and Gail vizzini as vice
President for Business and financial Affairs, a key Cabinet position. Christina vargas
was appointed as the College’s Affirmative Action officer and Chris Gherardi was
named Associate Dean for faculty and Professional Advancement. russell Malbrough
joined the foundation as Director of Alumni Affairs and the College successfully filled
16 faculty vacancies in time for the start of the 2013 fall semester. e process of
interviewing County Security Guards laid off from DSS and DPw earlier this year,
enabled us to fill all of our available Security Guard positions.
we continue to be cautious in managing the number of faculty and staff hired to lead
our institution. As we look to the 2013-2014 academic year, we will launch the
College’s strategic plan, we will introduce the Comprehensive Assessment Plan for
institutional effectiveness, and we will continue the development of a robust college-
wide planning and assessment process. ese important priorities require that strong
leadership exists in every critical position. Last semester, i commissioned Professor
John Gallagher to conduct a review of the administrative structure, roles and
responsibilities, and outcomes for all positions across the College. His report assisted
me with implementing a number of internal organizational changes that i believe are
necessary in order for us to advance as a college of excellence: Dr. evon walters has
been appointed to serve as the Associate vice President for Student Affairs; Dr. Maria
DeLongoria will join the eastern Campus as the interim executive Dean,retaining her
responsibilities as the Associate vice President for Academic Affairs. A full search will
be conducted to replace Dr. walters. Mr. George Tvelia will serve out of retirement
as the Acting executive Dean for the Ammerman Campus; Ms. Mary reese has been
appointed as the Associate Dean of Student Affairs on the eastern Campus; Mr. Nick
Palumbo has been appointed as the executive Director of Sustainability Programs for
the College, and Mr. Anthony DeAngelis has been appointed as the eastern Campus
Director of Plant operations. Together with my administrative team, we will work to
advance our institution’s teaching and learning environment.
Suffolk County Association of Municipal employees (SCAMe) and the County of
Suffolk reached an agreement for the AMe employees of the College, who have been
working without a contract since January 1, 2009. e term of the new four-year
agreement spans from January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2012. e agreement provided
2% retroactive raises for the College’s employees for 2011 and 2012. in addition, it
gave the College the right to switch up to four existing AMe holidays in order to
coordinate these days with the holiday schedules in place for Guild and exempt
employees at the College. e agreement also allows the College to implement direct
deposit of paychecks for its employees.
in August, 30 selected members of the college community will participate in
the College’s Advanced Academy for Leadership and Development. Sessions are
conducted by facilitators from the Chair Academy, a nationally-acclaimed
postsecondary leadership training provider. in addition, the current leadership
cohort will complete their year-long basic academy sessions where they spent the
past 12 months working closely with individual mentors to hone their leadership
skills.
At its August 2012 meeting, the College’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to
adopt a resolution extending my employment contract to August 2020. i appreciate
the Board’s confidence in my leadership and look forward to working with the
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Gail Vizzini, Vice President for Business and
Financial Affairs
Richard Guarino, Executive Director
of the Foundation
Dr. Maria DeLongoria, Associate Vice President
for Academic Affairs