Apr 27, 2025  
College Catalog 2025 - 2026 
  
College Catalog 2025 - 2026

Administrative Divisions



Executive Division

Pam Y. Eddinger
President
Executive Division
B.A. Barnard College, Columbia University;
M.A., Ph.D. Columbia University

Molly B. Ambrose
Associate Vice President
Human Resources and Labor Relations
A.B. Le Moyne College;
M.S. Case Western Reserve University;
M.B.A. Syracuse University

James F. Canniff
Provost and Vice President
Academic and Student Affairs

B.A. Catholic University of America;
M.U.S. Howard University;
Ed.D. University of Massachusetts Amherst

Nahomi Carlisle
Associate Vice President and Chief Equity and Compliance Officer
Executive Division
B.A. Bentley University
J.D. New England School of Law

Marilyn K. Kuhar
Executive Director
Development and BHCC Foundation
B.A. Georgetown University

Leslie A. Ouellette
Interim Executive Director, Integrated Marketing and Communications
B.S., B.A. Merrimack College

John K. Pitcher
Vice President
Administration and Finance
B.S. Indiana University;
M.B.A. Georgian Court University

Division of Academic and Student Affairs

James F. Canniff
Provost and Vice President
Academic and Student Affairs
B.A. Catholic University of America;
M.U.S. Howard University;
Ed.D. University of Massachusetts Amherst

Maryanne Atkinson
Dean
Health Sciences
A.S. North Shore Community College;
B.S., M.Ed. University of Massachusetts Boston

Nuri Q. Chandler-Smith
Dean
Academic Support and College Pathway
Programs
B.S. Northeastern University;
Ed.M. Harvard University

Alicia A. D’Oyley
Interim Dean
Enrollment Management and LifeMap
B.A., M.S., Ph.D. Regis College

Austin A. Gilliland
Dean
Professional Studies
B.S., M.A. University of Texas at Austin

Justice Kumahia
Dean of Students, Student Affairs
A.S. Bunker Hill Community College
B.S. Babson College
M.A. UMass Boston

Kristen P. McKenna
Dean
Workforce and Economic Development
B.A. Rhode Island College
M.A. Bridgewater State University
M.Ed. Eastern Nazarene College

Jennifer Miller
Interim Dean, Academic Affairs (Research and Assessment)
B.A. University of Akron
M.Ed., Ph.D. Kent University

Soo H. Park
Dean, Humanities and Learning Communities
A.A. Genesee Community College
B.A. University of Buffalo
M.A. Purdue University

Laura C. Rubin
Dean
Science, Engineering and Mathematics
B.S. Lafayette College
Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin

Kathryn Silva
Interim Dean, Behavioral, Social Sciences and Global Learning
B.A. UMass Boston;
M.A., Ph.D. University of South Carolina, Columbia

Franklyn E. Taylor
Associate Provost
Academic and Student Affairs
B.A. University of Sierra Leone, Freetown
M.P.A. University of Florida
M.S. University of Wisconsin
Ed.D. Northern Arizona University

R. Arlene Vallie
Interim Dean, Research and Assessment
Academic Affairs
A.A. Bunker Hill Community College
B.A. Howard University
M.S.W. Boston College

Kevin E. Wery
Senior Director
College Events and Cultural Planning
B.A. University of Wisconsin, Madison
M.A. Tufts University

Division of Administration

John K. Pitcher
Vice President
Administration and Finance
B.S. Indiana University;
M.B.A. Georgian Court University

Robert A. Barrows
Director and Chief of Police
Public Safety
A.S. North Shore Community College;
B.S., M.S. Salem State University

Gary A. Bigelow
Executive Director
Facilities Planning, Construction, and Energy Management
B.A. University of Massachusetts Amherst

Jeffrey L. Ginsberg
Associate Vice President
Administration and Finance
B.A. Colorado State University;
M.P.A. Suffolk University

Melissa B. Holster
Executive Director
Student Financial Services
B.A. Lafayette College;
Ed.M. Boston University

Steven A. Roller
Executive Director
Grants Department
B.A., M.A. University of Chicago