2026-2027 Undergraduate 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
  • Dr. Khadijat Rashid, Provost, Academic Affairs
  • Marianne Belsky, Chief Academic Officer, Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center
  • Dr. Jeremy Brunson, Executive Director, Belonging and Engagement
  • Travis Imel, Chief Student Affairs Officer
  • Brandi Rarus, Chief Enrollment and Communications Officer
  • Brad Hermes, Chief Financial Officer
  • Faye Kuo, General Counsel
  • Dr. Lindsay Buchko, Director, Institutional Research
  • Christina Shen, Executive Director, Human Resources
  • Nicole Sutliffe, Chief Administrative Officer
  • Tabitha Jacques, Placemaking Director
  • Kim Bianco Majeri, Government Affairs Manager
  • Richard Dougherty, Executive Director, Architecture and Facilities Management
  • Senda Benaissa, Special Assistant to the President
  • Jonathan Cetrano, Presidential Operations and Engagement Officer
  • Kati Mitchell,Board and Executive Liaison
  • Allison Polk, Executive Director, Institutional Advancement