Leadership

Board of Trustees

The governing body of the college is appointed by the Governor from citizenry of Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's counties. The board consists of nine members, each given a five-year term of office and may serve up to two consecutive terms.

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Current Officers

Shawn B. Coates
Chair, 2022, 2023

2018-2023 / 2023-2028
Charles County

*2018-2022 / 2020-2025
St. Mary's County

2023 - present
CSM President

Trustees

2020-2025
St. Mary's County

*2019-2021 / 2021-2026
Calvert County

*2019-2022 / 2022-2027
Charles County

Cathy Allen

*2022 / 2023-2028
St. Mary's County

*2023-2025

Celeste Alexander-Frye

2023 -
Calvert County

2024 -
Charles County

*Completed remainder of another trustee’s term before being appointed for their own five-year term.

Board Liaisons

Craig Patenaude, Esq.

Vice President of Policy, Government Relations, and General Counsel

generalcounsel@csmd.edu

Ex-Officios

Stacey Cooke, Human Resources and Benefits Committee, 2014-present

Daryl Motley, Audit Committee, 2019-Present

Trustee Emeriti

Louis P. Jenkins (1999)
John T. Parran, Jr. (1999)
Henry L. Burke (1999)
Veronica E. Coates (1999)
William Daniel Mayer (1999)
Michael A. Besche (2000)

Dianne McWilliams (2000)
Verna M. Posey (2002)
Delores C. Datcher (2004)
Joseph F. Shannon, Jr (2010)
Mary M. Krug (2016)
James K. Raley, Jr. (2016)

Charles R. Bailey (2016)
Michael L. Middleton (2016)
Dorothea H. Smith (2018)
Theodore L. Harwood, II (2020)

Leadership

Board of Trustees