Tamara Michel Josserand has been appointed vice chancellor for university advancement at North Carolina A&T State University. She has been serving as the vice president for development at the University of Washington. Throughout her career, she has held key advancement positions with the University of Chicago, Yale University, Northwestern University, the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, the University of Illinois-Chicago, and the University of Redlands in California.
Josserand received her bachelor’s degree from Connecticut College, a master of education degree from Harvard University, and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Willa Smith is the new director of the Stony Brook Small Business Development Center at Stony Brook University of the State University of New York (SUNY) System. She has worked for the New York Small Business Development Center for several years, gaining extensive experience in small business advising, portfolio management, and entrepreneurial development.
Smith earned her bachelor’s degree in sociology from SUNY Oswego and her master’s degree in human resource management from Stony Brook University.
Anette Saxe has been named assistant dean of administration for the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology, and Natural Resources at the University of Nevada, Reno. Her background includes over two decades of experience in education, fiscal management, and organizational excellence. Most recently, she was vice president of administrative services at Las Positas College in Livermore, California.
Dr. Saxe holds a bachelor’s degree in international relations from the University of California, Davis, a master of education degree from National University, a master’s degree in educational leadership from San Jose State University, and a doctorate in organizational change and leadership from the University of Southern California.
Linda Chavers is the inaugural director of restorative practices and mediation at Holyoke Community College in Massachusetts. Her expertise includes crisis management, curriculum design, diversity support, and organizational development. A writer and consultant, Dr. Chavers also has an extensive background in higher education, including various roles at Temple University in Philadelphia and Harvard University.
Dr. Chavers is a graduate of New York University, where she majored in cultural studies. She holds a master’s degree in English literature and a Ph.D. in African and African American studies from Harvard University.
Beth Dowling was recently appointed assistant provost and institutional registrar at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. She comes to the Ivy League school from New England College in Henniker, New Hampshire, where she has worked for the past 15 years. Most recently, she was associate vice president for institutional research and data governance. Her prior roles with New England College include director of mentoring, registrar, and dean of academic operations.
Dr. Dowling earned her bachelor’s degree in economics and her master’s degree in human development and family studies from the University of Rhode Island. She holds a doctorate in higher education administration from New England College.
Kristine A. Brown has been named vice president for strategic communications and marketing at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. With over two decades of experience spanning higher education, healthcare, government, and the nonprofit sector, she most recently served as vice president of external affairs at Rider University in New Jersey. Before her role with Rider, she was director of communications for the New Jersey Department of Children and Families.
Dr. Brown earned both her bachelor’s degree in public relations and journalism and her master’s degree in corporate and public communication from Monmouth University in New Jersey.
Janet Hadar has been appointed chief operating officer of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System. She was president and chief executive officer of the University of North Carolina Hospitals. Previously, she served in a variety of key leadership roles with UNC Health, including senior vice president of operations for the medical center and system hospitals and vice chair for clinical integration for the university’s department of medicine.
Hadar holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, a master’s degree in nursing from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.
Paula Murphy has been named state director of the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center (MSBDC) Network in the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her background includes over three decades of experience in international trade and business development. Earlier in her career, she founded and directed the MSBDC Network’s Massachusetts Export Center.
Murphy is a graduate of Suffolk University in Boston.