UMass Boston

Chancellor’s Executive Leadership Team

Marcelo Suárez-Orozco
Chancellor
Chancellor@umb.edu
617.287.6800

Joseph B. Berger
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Joseph.Berger@umb.edu
617.287.5600

Garrett Smith
Deputy Chancellor
Garrett.Smith@umb.edu
617.287.5859

Peter Kelly
Chief of Staff
Peter.Kelly@umb.edu
617.287.6834

Marie Bowen
Vice Chancellor for Human Resources
Marie.Bowen@umb.edu
617.287.5150

Karen Ferrer-Muñiz
Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Karen.Ferrer-Muniz@umb.edu
617.287.5805

John Drew
Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management
John.Drew@umb.edu
617.287.6047

Kathleen Kirleis
Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance
Kathleen.Kirleis@umb.edu
617.287.5121

Raymond Lefebvre
Vice Chancellor for Information Technology and CIO
Raymond.Lefebvre@umb.edu

Megan Delage Sullivan
Vice Chancellor for Marketing and Engagement
Megan.Sullivan@umb.edu
617.287.5051

Adam Wise
Vice Chancellor for University Advancement
Adam.Wise@umb.edu
617.287.5320

Venky Venkatachalam
Dean, College of Management
Venky.Venkatachalam@umb.edu

Tara Parker
Dean, College of Education and Human Development
Tara.Parker@umb.edu
617.287.7728

Rita Kiki Edozie
Interim Dean, John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies
RitaKiki.Edozie@umb.edu
617.287.5511

Bob Chen
Interim Dean, School for the Environment
Bob.Chen@umb.edu
617.287.7491

Robin Côté
Dean, College of Science and Mathematics
Robin.Cote@umb.edu 
617.287.5777

Pratima Prasad
Interim Dean, College of Liberal Arts
Pratima.Prasad@umb.edu

Stephanie Walker
Dean of University Libraries
Stephanie.Walker@umb.edu
617.287.5916

Rajini Srikanth
Dean of Faculty
Rajini.Srikanth@umb.edu
617.287.5521

Bala Sundaram
Vice Provost for Research and Dean of Graduate Studies
Bala.Sundaram@umb.edu
617.287.6055

Andrew Perumal
Associate Provost
Andrew.Perumal@umb.edu
617.287.5600

Bo Fernhall
Dean, Manning College of Nursing and Health Sciences
bo.fernhall@umb.edu
617.287.3918

Rosanna DeMarco
Associate Provost 
rosanna.demarco@umb.edu
617-287-6731

Liya Escalera
Vice Provost for Academic Support Services
Liya.Escalera@umb.edu

James Hughes
Associate Provost for Institutional Research, Assessment, and Planning
JamesJ.Hughes@umb.edu
617.287.5428

Chris Giuliani
Associate Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance 
Chris.Giuliani@umb.edu
617. 287. 5107

Georgianna Meléndez
Assistant Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Georgianna.Melendez@umb.edu
617.287.4818

Mya M. Mangawang
Vice Provost
Mya.Mangawang@umb.edu
617.287.7269

Matthew Fenlon
Assistant Chancellor for University Relations
Matthew.Fenlon@umb.edu
617.287.7184

Jacqui Schuman
Director of Athletics
Jacqueline.Schuman@umb.edu
617.287.7808

Joseph N. Cooper
Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Black Life
JosephN.Cooper@umb.edu 
617.287.6440

Matt Fenlon
Assistant Chancellor for University Relations
Matt.Fenlon@umb.edu 
617.287.7184

Mya M. Mangawang
Vice Provost
Mya.Mangawang@umb.edu
617.287.7269

Jacqui Schuman
Director of Athletics
Jacqueline.Schuman@umb.edu
617.287.7808