Public Institution

Northampton Community College has appointed Dr. David Ruth as its fifth President. Dr. Ruth has served as the Vice President and Chief of Staff at Northampton Community College for the past six years and will begin his new role on July 1, 2022. Dr. Ruth is a senior leader with over 25 years of progressively responsible experience as an executive Higher Education professional. As the current Vice President and Chief of Staff, Ruth has served as the Chief Advisor and counsel to the President. Prior to Northampton, Dr. Ruth served as the Dean of Students (Chief Student Affairs Officer) at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Ruth holds a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Learning Technologies from Drexel University and a Master of Arts in Mathematics and Secondary Education from Lehigh University. Read more here.

 

Stoney Brook University has appointed Mr. Nate Pazik as the Director of Development for the School of Communication and Journalism. Mr. Pazik was most recently the Chief of Operations and Development for The Counter, and also spent time as the Development Liaison in the Office of the President at Long Island University. He holds an MS from Columbia University. 

Stony Brook University has appointed Mr. John Link as the Director of Development in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He previously served as the Director of Individual Giving at Columbia University, and was the Fundraising Campaign Director of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society prior to that. He has a BA in Marketing from University of Massachusetts Amherst. 

Stony Brook University has appointed Mr. Michael D'Ambrosio as the next Director of Development in the College of Arts and Sciences. He previously served as a Major Gift Officer for Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society and as the Manager of Development for the Washington Center before that. He holds an MPA from Georgetown University. 

Dr. Jess Boronico has been appointed as the new dean for the School of Business at Southern Connecticut State University. Dr. Boronico has compiled an extensive and outstanding record of academic business leadership positions at a variety of schools including NYIT, the University of New Haven, William Paterson University, and Monmouth University. He received his Ph.D. in Operations Research and Management Science from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and an MS and BS in Mathematics from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Dr. Boronico will start his new role in early June 2022. Read more here.

The University of Colorado System has announced the appointment of Ms. Lindsay Cameron as Director of Gift Planning for CU Boulder. Ms. Cameron will assume the Director of Gift Planning role after having served as the Associate Director of Gift Planning for CU Boulder since September, 2020. Prior to joining CU, she served as Director of Gift Planning for the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, where she created and led the organization's first comprehensive planned giving program. She received her B.S. in Marketing Management from Virginia Tech University. 

 

Mr. Ericke Cage, J.D., has been appointed as the new President of West Virginia State University. Mr. Cage has been serving in this interim role since September 2021.  Prior to joining WVSU, Cage most recently served as executive advisor to the president and Board of Visitors at Norfolk State University. Mr. Cage is a graduate of Virginia Tech and the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets where he earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and holds a juris doctorate from the Rutgers University Law School. He holds a masters of law degree in litigation and dispute resolution from the George Washington University Law School. He is also a graduate of the United States Air Force’s Air Command and Staff College and the University of Virginia’s Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership. Read more here.

Missouri State University has announced the appointment of Ms. Zora Mulligan as the institution's new Executive Vice President. Ms. Mulligan currently serves as the Commissioner of Higher Education for the State of Missouri, a position she has held since 2016. She served as Chief of Staff for the University of Missouri System from 2014 to 2016. Prior to that, she was the Executive Director for the Missouri Community College Association from 2010 to 2014. She earned her B.A. in Political Science and Psychology from Drury University, her M.S. in Education from the University of Kansas, and her J.D. from the University of Kansas. Read more here.

Eastern Kentucky University has announced the appointment of Dr. Daniel Czech as the Dean of the College of Health Sciences. He will begin his new role on July 11, 2022. Dr. Czech currently serves as Professor and Associate Dean of the College of Health Sciences at Georgia College in Milledgeville, GA. Prior to that, Dr. Czech served as Professor and Honors Research Director/Chair of the Department of Health Sciences and Kinesiology at Georgia Southern University. Dr. Czech holds a Master of Science in Behavioral Kinesiology from Georgia Southern University as well as a Doctor of Philosophy in Cultural Studies from the University of Tennessee.

Texas Woman’s University has announced the appointment of Ms. Kristina Kaskel-Ruiz as Vice President for Marketing and Communication. She will begin her new role on July 1, 2022. Ms. Kaskel-Ruiz currently serves as the Associate Vice President of Marketing and Communications at Sam Houston State University. She is an executive-level marketing and communications strategist with over thirty years of broad, in-depth experience and is a leader in directing teams charged with generating big and bold ideas that produce impactful results. Ms. Kaskel-Ruiz was also Senior Vice President and Marketing Director for Texas Community Bank. Ms. Kaskel-Ruiz holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Houston Downtown and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Houston. Read more here.