Leadership

Board of Trustees

The governing body of the college is appointed by the governor from the 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

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

*2019-2021 / 2021-2026
Calvert County

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Shawn B. Coates
Immediate Past Chair

2018-2023 / 2023-2028
Charles County

2023 - present
CSM President

Trustees

2020-2025
St. Mary's County

*2019-2022 / 2022-2027
Charles County

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Cathy Allen

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

*2023-2025

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Celeste Alexander-Frye

2023 -
Calvert County

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Diane Sandoval
CSM Alumna '06

2024 -
Charles County

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

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)

Executive Cabinet

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Yolanda Wilson, Ed.D.
President

Vacant

Vice President, Division of Learning (DOL)

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Tracy Harris, Ph.D.

Vice President, Division of Student Equity and Success (SES)

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Ellen Flowers-Fields

Vice President, Division of Continuing Education and Workforce Development (CWD)

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Ron Price

Vice President, Division of People, Culture, and Equity (PCE)

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Valarie Burks

Vice President, Division of Information Management and Technology (IMT)

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Bill Comey, Ed.D.

Vice President, Division of Operations and Planning (OPP)

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Patrick Shirdon

Vice President, Division of Financial Services (DFS)


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Dolores Smith

Senior Executive Assistant to the President

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Myisha Sudler, MS

Senior Executive Assistant to the President

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Annie Sutten

Administrative Assistant to the President

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