Project Management

Faculty and Administration

Cynthia Brown
Project Administrator

Cynthia Brown, Vice President for Academic Affairs, is Project Administrator. She directs Title III policy and planning and oversees all operations.

Peter Allmaker
Activity One Director

Peter Allmaker, Associate Dean of Information Technology, directs the implementation of all Title III Activity One initiatives and works with the Activity Two Director to assure the overall success of the grant.

Monica Joslin
Activity Two Director

Monica Joslin, Dean of Academic Affairs, directs the implementation of all Title III Activity Two initiatives, and works with the Activity One Director to assure the overall success of the grant. 

Robert Bence
Coordinator of Professional Development

Robert Bence, Professor of History, coordinates both Title III and non Title III related faculty development programs and activities.

Professional Staff

Mary Kavanaugh
Director of Academic Technology

Mary Kavanaugh was appointed part-time Academic Technology Director  in late November, 2006. Prior to that, Mary was on the faculty at Williamstown Elementary School both as a classroom teacher and Technology Director. Mary has over seven years experience with integrating technology into learning and providing faculty and staff with technology-related professional development. One project she spearheaded was the Williamstown School District's implementation and management of First Class.She works with the Professional Development Coordinator, the Activity Two Project Director, and the Academic Technology Advisory Group to plan and implement Academic Technology [etc]

Paula Orlando
Title III Project Director

Paula Orlando was hired as the Title III Project Manager in March 2006 and is now Project Director. Paula has worked as an Education Program Assistant/Institutional Liaison with the NY State Education Department where she helped administer federal programs such as the Vocational & Technical Education Act Grant and the Improving Teacher Quality State Grants. Prior to that, she served as an adjunct English instructor while completing graduate program coursework.  She works with the Project Administrator and Activity Directors on ongoing project planning and monitoring, implementing internal control and reporting mechanisms, government correspondence and reporting, and project evaluation.

Ray Rodrigues
External Project Evaluator

Ray Rodrigues, former Vice President for Academic Affairs at MCLA, serves as the project's outside evaluator.

 Regulatory Guidance

The Title III budget also includes administrative funds for travel to Washington DC for regulatory guidance meetings with the US Department of Education.