MCC Daily Tribune

Academic Department Chair Roster for the 2025-2026 academic year.

The following Academic department chair elections were held and overseen by SCAA as outlined in Section 5.1 of the Faculty Senate Resolutions on Wednesday, March 12.

Applied Technologies
Engineering Science and Physics
Health Professions
Mathematics
Psychology
Visual and Performing Arts

As a result of these elections, the following Academic department chair roster is approved for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Academic Department Chairs 2025-2026 (Listed as Department followed by the Chair):

Anthropology/History/Political Science/Sociology: Nayda Pares-Kane
Applied Technologies: Douglas Rivers
Biology : James Murphy
Business Administration: Todd Korol
Chemistry and Geosciences: Jessica Barone
Education and Human Services: Richard Costanza
Engineering Science and Physics: Benjamin Schermerhorn
Engineering Technologies: William Hunt
English and Philosophy: Catharine Ganze-Smith
Health and Physical Education: Douglas Henneberg
Health Professions: Marsha Bower
Hospitality: Rebecca Griffin
Information and Computer Technology: Candy Shaffer
Law and Criminal Justice: Adrian Smalls
Mathematics: Eraj Basnayake
Nursing : Colleen Caruana
Psychology: Andrew Knapp
Visual and Performing Arts: Jason Flack
World Languages and Cultures: Interim Chair to be announced

Michael Jacobs
Academic and Student Affairs
04/08/2025