Administration

Administration

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The state's flagship institution of higher education, the University of Connecticut is governed by a board of trustees who are among the premier entrepreneurs, strategists, and educators in their fields.

Radenka Maric oversees a University system that includes 10 schools and colleges at the Storrs campus, separate schools of Law and Social Work in Hartford, four regional campuses and the schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine at UConn Health in Farmington.

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Radenka Maric, the 17th president of the University of Connecticut, at the Science 1 Research Center on the main campus in Storrs

Radenka Maric

President

Radenka Maric was named the 17th president of the University of Connecticut by the Board of Trustees on September 28, 2022. She had served as UConn's vice president for research, innovation, and entrepreneurship since 2017. Maric has been a faculty member and researcher since 2010 at the University, where she also is a Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor. Maric holds multiple patents, is an elected member of several prestigious professional organizations, published hundreds of scholarly works, received more than $40 million in research grants, and is fluent in four languages with a working knowledge of others.

Senior Leadership Team

Andrew Agwunobi

Andrew Agwunobi

Executive Vice President for Health Affairs and CEO for UConn Health

David Benedict

David Benedict

Director of Athletics

Lakeesha Brown

Lakeesha Brown

Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer

portrait of Lindsay DiStefano

Lindsay DiStefano

Interim Vice President for Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Kim Fearney

Kimberly Fearney

Associate Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer

Nathan Fuerst

Nathan Fuerst

Vice President for Student Life and Enrollment

Nicole Fournier Gelston

Nicole Gelston

General Counsel and Executive Secretary to the Board of Trustees

Ted Laskaris

Ted Laskaris

Interim Chief Information Officer

Jeffrey HInes

Jeffrey Hines

Phillip Hunt

Phil Hunt

Chief of Staff to the President

Michael Kirk

Michael Kirk

Vice President for Communications

Eric Kruger, VP of Facilities Services and University Planning

Eric Kruger

Vice President of Facility Services and University Planning

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Joann Lombardo

Senior Director, Governmental Relations

Daniel Weiner

Daniel Weiner

Vice President for Global Affairs

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Amy Yancey

President and CEO, UConn Foundation

President's Cabinet

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Gene LaBonte

Associate Vice President, Division of University Safety

Angelo Quaresima on Oct. 3, 2023. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

Angelo Quaresima

Associate Vice President and Chief Audit Executive

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Eric Schneider

Associate Director of Athletics for Compliance

Reka Wrynn

Reka Wrynn

Interim Vice President for Finance