Graduate Catalog

Gallaudet University Organization

Gallaudet operates under the direction of a president appointed by the Gallaudet Board of Trustees as the chief executive officer of the campus. The president develops campus policy through broadly based consultative procedures that include students, faculty, staff, and administrators in decision-making.

The Gallaudet Faculty Senate and its Executive Committee, made up of elected representatives of the faculty, recommend academic policy to the president through a shared-governance process.

The university divides its operations into administrative divisions, each under the direction of a vice president. The current Gallaudet leadership team of the president is (her) executive team. The members of the President's Executive Team are:

  • Roberta "Bobbi" Cordano, J.D., President
  • Heather Harker, Chief of Staff, Office of the President
  • Sue Jacoby, Executive Director, Planning
  • Dr. Jeffrey Lewis, Interim Provost, Academic Affairs
  • Marianne Belsky, Chief Academic Officer, Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center
  • Nicole Sutliffe, Chief Administrative Officer, Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center
  • Dr. Laurene Simms, Interim Chief Bilingual Officer
  • Dr. Elizabeth Moore, Interim Chief Diversity Officer
  • Travis Imel, Dean of Student Affairs
  • Brandi Rarus, Chief Marketing and Undergraduate Admissions Officer
  • Nicholas T. Gould, Executive Director, Institutional Advancement
  • Dominic N. Lacy, Chief Operating Officer
  • Brad Hermes, Chief Financial Officer
  • Natalie T. Sinicrope, General Counsel

A full list of administrators is provided in this catalog.