Academic Leader Searches

Kent Holsinger, Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of The Graduate School and Search Chair
Nicole Campbell, Director of Field Education
Vannessa Dorantes, Commissioner of the CT Department of Children and Families
Ann Marie Garran, Associate Professor
Margaret Lloyd Sieger, Assistant Professor
Katie Malgioglio, MSW student
Milagros Marrero-Johnson, Director of Strategic Programming
Tanya Rhodes Smith, Instructor In-Residence and Director of the Nancy A. Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work
Rebecca Thomas, Professor and Director of the Center for International Social Work Studies
Carolyn Treiss, Director of Development
Maritza Vasquez Reyes, PhD student

Search staffing
Porsha Williams, Vice President, Parker Executive Search
Erin Raines, Principal, Parker Executive Search
Rachel Wice, Search Staffer and Academic Personnel Coordinator, Office of the Provost

The Provost's Office is hosting several listening sessions in November to seek your feedback on the search and the deanship. Additionally, you may submit your feedback via an anonymous survey and nominate candidates directly to Parker Executive Search.

Listening Sessions

• Tuesday, November 15, 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. (Faculty)
• Tuesday, November 15, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (Students)
• Wednesday, November 16, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. (Staff)
• Friday, November 18, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. (Faculty, Staff, and Students)

If you wish to attend a listening session, please RSVP at the link below. You will then receive the WebEx link for the date you select.

• Listening Session RSVP: This survey is closed at this time.

Feedback Survey
You may provide feedback on the position using the survey below.

• Feedback survey: This survey is closed at this time.

Candidate Nomination
To recommend a potential candidate to Parker Executive Search:

• Nominations: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/N2PRHZ2

The University of Connecticut has retained the services of the executive search firm Parker Executive Search to conduct this important search. The position description and information to apply are available here: https://www.parkersearch.com/current-opportunities/university-connecticut/dean-school-social-work

Confidential inquiries, nominations, and applications may be directed to the search firm.

Porsha Williams, Vice President (pwilliams@parkersearch.com)
Erin Raines, Senior Principal (eraines@parkersearch.com)

Parker Executive Search
Five Concourse Parkway, Suite 2875
Atlanta, GA 30328
(770) 804-1996 x 117

The candidates will visit Hartford and Storrs the week of March 27, 2023. We encourage you to participate in public forums throughout their visits and share your feedback on each candidate in the provided surveys. This input will be carefully considered by the members of the search committee. Further information will be made available here in March.

Public Forums

• Candidate 1 - March 27, 2023, 10:00 - 10:45 a.m.
• Candidate 2 - March 28, 2023, 10:00 - 10:45 a.m.
• Candidate 3 - March 29, 2023, 10:00 - 10:45 a.m.
• Candidate 4 - April 3, 2023, 10:00 - 10:45 a.m.

Members of the University community can access candidate materials, public forum information, and feedback survey links on the Net-ID protected page here.