The Office of the President serves as the principal administrative office in the college, demonstrating strong leadership, vision, and overseeing operations to achieve our institutional mission.
Throughout its history, Champlain College has benefited from strong leaders with the vision and dedication to create a singular academic experience; one that challenges motivated students to achieve their intellectual and professional goals. From the Board of Trustees to the President, faculty and staff, Champlain is a community focused on optimizing student outcomes and experiences.
Alex Hernandez
President
Carrie Honeman
Administrative Coordinator
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Liza Geduldig
Director of Operations
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Jennifer Nicholls, Ed.D.
Senior Advisor for Strategic Initiatives
Leandre Waldo, MBA
Chief of Staff
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Dr. Leslie Averill
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Dr. Monique Taylor
Provost & Chief Academic Officer
Sarah Boston Andriano
Vice President for Advancement and Community Engagement
Danelle Berube
Vice President for Student Affairs and Institutional Emergency Management Coordinator
Kathy Ehlers
Vice President for Enrollment Strategy & Marketing
Chris Montagnino
Vice President of Online Education
Diana Matot
Vice President for Technology, Chief Information Officer
Champlain College provides an unrivaled, career-forward education. Our students join a lifelong learning community who shares their aspirations. Expert faculty and staff deliver to our students a best-in-class curriculum, transformative experiences, and local to global partnerships that forge professional skills, shape interpersonal competencies, positively impact communities, and promote personal success.
Champlain College fosters a welcoming environment for our community of students, faculty, and staff. We proactively build bridges to create a culture of diversity, equity, integrity, and mutual respect for all, taking care to include historically marginalized groups. We work cooperatively to create an increasingly inclusive culture.
Champlain College is a dynamic, accessible, and supportive learning environment informed by the complexities of individual student biographies. Students embark on a journey of exploration to discover their passions and career opportunities. Meaningful relationships and endeavors prepare students for a lifetime of learning and fulfillment.
Champlain College attracts, retains, and nurtures forward-thinking educators and professionals by creating a culture where expertise and curiosity are celebrated, and where employees challenge, expand, and push the boundaries of their fields. They pursue their academic and professional passions, work collaboratively, and inspire our students.
Champlain College will create career success by building the finest student Career Center in the nation. The Center will attain outstanding results in job placement of graduates, identify and support professionally focused experiential learning, teach skills relevant to career success, develop a robust alumni job network, and research emerging career fields to inform new program development. Champlain will continue to serve as an engine for the Vermont economy.
Champlain College achieves financial results that fuel innovation, growth, and agility by attaining strategic enrollment and fundraising goals. Our capacity to innovate grows through new revenue-generating endeavors. Activities that contribute to strategic goals are prioritized for financial resources.
Education creates opportunity, and I’ve dedicated my life to the idea that we can build institutions that get students ready, not by luck or privilege, but by design. Ready for work. Ready for life. Ready to make a difference.