In first major act as head of CT’s community colleges, Maduko shakes up system’s leadership structure
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Dr. John Maduko gives a speech after being named president of the state community college systm.
The new head of the state’s community colleges is shaking up the top executive ranks of the higher-education system.
CT State Community College President John Maduko, who was named to his role in April and now oversees the 12 community colleges that are in the process of merging, is scrapping the regional president model he inherited and re-assigning those leaders to new systemwide executive roles.
The three current regional presidents will become executive vice presidents of functional areas within the entire community college system.
Maduko announced the changes during an Aug. 19 meeting of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) faculty advisory committee.
Under the new leadership structure:
Thomas Coley — Region Three, Shoreline-West president — will serve as executive vice president of strategic partnerships and enterprise performance as chief strategy officer.
James Lombella — Region Two, North-West president — will serve as executive vice president of workforce and economic development as chief workforce development officer.
Rob Steinmetz — Region One, Capital-East president — will serve as executive vice president of college services and student affairs as chief operating and student success officer.
In addition, Maduko announced that Ann Harrison’s role will be expanding to associate vice president of communications and strategic marketing and chief of staff for CT State Community College.
Maduko is a medical doctor from Minnesota State Community and Technical College and his hire was seen as an important step in a merger of 12 Connecticut community college campuses, which began about five years ago.
The merger has been controversial, particularly among faculty who questioned early on whether it will achieve its promised savings and whether the plan for staffing the newly merged system was sufficient.
The merged college will have more than 32,000 students. It’s set to open in July 2023.
In addition to leading the college through the start of the merger, he’ll also have to contend with declining enrollment, worsened by the pandemic.
A CT Mirror report was used in this story.
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