{"id":1602,"date":"2025-06-11T14:55:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T14:55:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/?page_id=1602"},"modified":"2025-07-16T19:43:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T19:43:51","slug":"past","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/past\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Presidents"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1602\" class=\"elementor elementor-1602\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3f9a9f e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f3f9a9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad4855e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad4855e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-777a825 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"777a825\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PAST PRESIDENTS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70c390bb elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"70c390bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ba436f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ba436f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-156d34f3 elementor-position-inline-start elementor-tablet-position-block-start elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"156d34f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wcsu.edu\/president\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"Office of the President\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"Layer_1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 85.64 98.8\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 85.64 98.8;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><style type=\"text\/css\">\t.st0{fill:#F05023;}<\/style><path class=\"st0\" d=\"M85.35,0h-3.79h-25.9H0v0.01v4.06v52.93c0,18.03,27.49,37.11,42.22,41.69c0.01,0,0.03,0.01,0.04,0.01 c0.06,0.02,0.12,0.03,0.19,0.04c0.02,0,0.05,0.01,0.07,0.02c0.1,0.01,0.2,0.02,0.3,0.02c0,0,0,0,0,0s0,0,0,0c0,0,0,0,0,0 c0.1,0,0.2-0.01,0.3-0.02c0.02,0,0.05-0.01,0.07-0.02c0.06-0.01,0.12-0.02,0.19-0.04c0.01,0,0.03,0,0.04-0.01 c14.72-4.58,42.22-23.66,42.22-41.69v-5.52V51.1V0H85.35z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/wcsu.edu\/president\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOffice of the President\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33b3970d e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33b3970d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3db20a01 e-fit_to_content e-n-menu-layout-horizontal e-n-menu-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-menu\" data-id=\"3db20a01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;menu_items&quot;:[{&quot;item_title&quot;:&quot;ABOUT JESSE M. 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BERNAL\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"e-n-menu-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-menu-title-1032\" class=\"e-n-menu-title elementor-animation-skew\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-menu-title-container\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-menu-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLEADERSHIP & TEAM\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-menu-dropdown-icon-1032\" class=\"e-n-menu-dropdown-icon e-focus\" data-tab-index=\"2\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-menu-content-1032\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-menu-dropdown-icon-opened\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Close LEADERSHIP & TEAM<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-menu-dropdown-icon-closed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Open LEADERSHIP & TEAM<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-menu-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-menu-content-1032\" data-tab-index=\"2\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-menu-dropdown-icon-1032\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-264aee2e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"264aee2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-542e1ee6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"542e1ee6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ae08189 premium-tablet-type-column elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget__width-inherit premium-type-column elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-icon-list\" data-id=\"1ae08189\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_icon_list_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;rbadges_repeater&quot;:[],&quot;premium_icon_list_animation_delay&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"premium-bullet-list-box\" data-list-animation=\"fadeIn animated-\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-ee87890\" data-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"OFFICE &amp; SENIOR TEAM\"> OFFICE &amp; SENIOR TEAM <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"OFFICE &amp; SENIOR TEAM\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/office-and-senior-team\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>OFFICE &amp; SENIOR TEAM<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-fea2b73\" data-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"PAST PRESIDENTS\"> PAST PRESIDENTS <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"PAST PRESIDENTS\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/past\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>PAST PRESIDENTS<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-divider premium-bullet-list-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"e-n-menu-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-menu-title-1033\" class=\"e-n-menu-title elementor-animation-skew\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-menu-title-container\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-menu-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUniversity Initiatives\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-menu-dropdown-icon-1033\" class=\"e-n-menu-dropdown-icon e-focus\" data-tab-index=\"3\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-menu-content-1033\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-menu-dropdown-icon-opened\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Close University Initiatives<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-menu-dropdown-icon-closed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-caret-down\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Open University Initiatives<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-menu-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-menu-content-1033\" data-tab-index=\"3\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-menu-dropdown-icon-1033\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1336a162 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1336a162\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42a35b8c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42a35b8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e3f86a4 premium-tablet-type-column elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget__width-inherit premium-type-column elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-icon-list\" data-id=\"2e3f86a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_icon_list_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;rbadges_repeater&quot;:[],&quot;premium_icon_list_animation_delay&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"premium-bullet-list-box\" data-list-animation=\"fadeIn animated-\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-ee87890\" data-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Mission &amp; Values\"> Mission &amp; Values <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"Mission &amp; Values\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/vision-principles\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Mission &amp; Values<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"premium-bullet-list-content elementor-repeater-item-fea2b73\" data-delay=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-bullet-text\" data-text=\"Strategic Plan\"> Strategic Plan <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"premium-bullet-list-link\" aria-label=\"Strategic Plan\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/western-rising\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Strategic Plan<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-bullet-list-divider premium-bullet-list-divider\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"e-n-menu-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-menu-title-1034\" class=\"e-n-menu-title elementor-animation-skew\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-n-menu-title-container e-focus e-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/community-messages\/\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-menu-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCommunity Messages\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"e-n-menu-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-menu-title-1035\" class=\"e-n-menu-title elementor-animation-skew\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-n-menu-title-container e-focus e-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/contact\/\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-menu-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCONTACT\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13173b1b elementor-hidden-desktop e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"13173b1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation_tablet&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58098eda premium-nav-ver premium-nav-slide-down premium-vertical-right premium-ham-dropdown elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-nav-menu\" data-id=\"58098eda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fas fa-chevron-down&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;}}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-settings=\"{&quot;breakpoint&quot;:1024,&quot;mobileLayout&quot;:&quot;dropdown&quot;,&quot;mainLayout&quot;:&quot;ver&quot;,&quot;stretchDropdown&quot;:false,&quot;hoverEffect&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;submenuEvent&quot;:&quot;hover&quot;,&quot;submenuTrigger&quot;:&quot;item&quot;,&quot;closeAfterClick&quot;:false,&quot;renderMobileMenu&quot;:true}\" class=\"premium-nav-widget-container premium-nav-pointer-underline premium-nav-animation-slide\" style=\"visibility:hidden; opacity:0;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-ver-inner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-hamburger-toggle premium-mobile-menu-icon\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Toggle Menu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-toggle-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-bars\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-toggle-close\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-nav-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"premium-nav-menu premium-main-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-f6b1c0e has-pa-badge\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT<span class=\"premium-item-badge\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-b3a0aa5 has-pa-badge\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/president-bernals-biography\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">ABOUT JESSE M. BERNAL<span class=\"premium-item-badge\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><li class=\"premium-item-anchor menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-8cee89c menu-item-has-children has-pa-badge\" data-full-width=\"true\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">LEADERSHIP &amp; TEAM<i class=\"premium-dropdown-icon fas fa-chevron-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"premium-item-badge\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><ul class=\"premium-sub-menu premium-lq__none\"><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-375425e premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/office-and-senior-team\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>Office &amp; Senior Team<\/a><\/li><li class=\"premium-active-item menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-990c5d9 premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/past\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>Past Presidents<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"premium-item-anchor menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-37a91e8 menu-item-has-children has-pa-badge\" data-full-width=\"true\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">UNIVERSITY INITIATIVES<i class=\"premium-dropdown-icon fas fa-chevron-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"premium-item-badge\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><ul class=\"premium-sub-menu premium-lq__none\"><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-5adeeab premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/vision-principles\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>Mission &amp; Values<\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-1ae0841 premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/western-rising\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>Strategic Plan<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-f9cb1c5 has-pa-badge\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/community-messages\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Community Messages<span class=\"premium-item-badge\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-8fe62a8 has-pa-badge\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/contact\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">CONTACT<span class=\"premium-item-badge\">\u2794<\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-mobile-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"premium-mobile-menu premium-main-mobile-menu premium-main-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-f6b1c0e has-pa-badge\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT<span class=\"premium-item-badge\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-b3a0aa5 has-pa-badge\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/president-bernals-biography\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">ABOUT JESSE M. BERNAL<span class=\"premium-item-badge\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><li class=\"premium-item-anchor menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-8cee89c menu-item-has-children has-pa-badge\" data-full-width=\"true\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">LEADERSHIP &amp; TEAM<i class=\"premium-dropdown-icon fas fa-chevron-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"premium-item-badge\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><ul class=\"premium-sub-menu premium-lq__none\"><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-375425e premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/office-and-senior-team\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>Office &amp; Senior Team<\/a><\/li><li class=\"premium-active-item menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-990c5d9 premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/past\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>Past Presidents<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"premium-item-anchor menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-37a91e8 menu-item-has-children has-pa-badge\" data-full-width=\"true\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">UNIVERSITY INITIATIVES<i class=\"premium-dropdown-icon fas fa-chevron-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"premium-item-badge\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><ul class=\"premium-sub-menu premium-lq__none\"><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-5adeeab premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/vision-principles\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>Mission &amp; Values<\/a><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-1ae0841 premium-sub-menu-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/western-rising\/\" class='premium-menu-link premium-sub-menu-link'>Strategic Plan<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-f9cb1c5 has-pa-badge\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/community-messages\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">Community Messages<span class=\"premium-item-badge\">\u2794<\/span><\/a><li class=\"menu-item premium-nav-menu-item elementor-repeater elementor-repeater-item-8fe62a8 has-pa-badge\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/contact\/\" class=\"premium-menu-link premium-menu-link-parent premium-lq__none\">CONTACT<span class=\"premium-item-badge\">\u2794<\/span><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2133215 e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2133215\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-605ed5f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"605ed5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2743c0c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2743c0c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0cac2e e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b0cac2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cf2c49 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8cf2c49\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73d3269 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73d3269\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60c4af3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"60c4af3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"165\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2022\/08\/clark_bw-e1661348437333.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-264\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b17a954 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b17a954\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d9485f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d9485f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">John B. Clark<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b833fc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b833fc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">(2015-2022)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d01346 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"5d01346\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-9751\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9751\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"far fa-plus-square\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened far fa-plus-square\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">About President Clark<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9751\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9751\"><p>Dr. John B. Clark assumed the presidency after a career on Wall Street and an administrator in the SUNY and CUNY systems in New York. With the backing of the CSCU Board of Regents, Clark expanded WestConn\u2019s traditional recruitment area beyond Connecticut into New York and New Jersey. For the first time, students from those states could attend WestConn at an in-state tuition rate, adding to enrollment even as the number of available Connecticut students decreased. He also guided the university through the major disruptions caused by the Covid pandemic that stopped normal operations for more than a year. In addition, he served as a lecturer in the Department of Philosophy and Humanistic Studies for several years.<\/p><p>Clark began his higher ed career as interim president at the State University of New York Plattsburgh campus, followed by interim president positions at Brockport, the College of Optometry and the College of Technology at Alfred. He then served as chancellor of the SUNY system for two years, overseeing the largest comprehensive system of public higher education in the country with 64 campuses across New York.<\/p><p>He joined the City University of New York in 2009 as executive director of the Office of Business and Industry Relations, and later took on the responsibility as executive director of the CUNY Center for Student Entrepreneurship.<\/p><p>Clark spent 18 years at a number of Wall Street firms supervising bond trading in the health and higher education sectors. He earned his Doctor of Education from Teachers College, Columbia University in 2001.<\/p><p>He and his wife, Carolyn, have two adult daughters.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82cea28 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"82cea28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d7e9e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d7e9e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e929c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e929c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6470f5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6470f5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2016\/08\/schmotter.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35\" alt=\"James W. Schmotter\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f866ba2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f866ba2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6400b1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6400b1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">James W. Schmotter<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db89fa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db89fa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">(2004-2015)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d13c7c animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"5d13c7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-9751\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9751\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"far fa-plus-square\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened far fa-plus-square\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">About President Schmotter<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9751\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9751\"><p>James W. Schmotter became president of Western Connecticut State University on Aug. 1, 2004. During his tenure Western has solidified its place as the home of high quality professional programs on a strong arts and sciences foundation, as the \u201chometown\u201d university of the Western Connecticut region, and as the preeminent public university of the fine arts in Connecticut.\u00a0 The last of these characteristics is evident in the construction of Western\u2019s new $97 million Visual and Performing Arts Center, which will open in 2014. During his tenure, WCSU\u2019s enrollment has grown by 19% and more than $150 million in capital development projects have taken place on its two campuses.<\/p><p>Schmotter came to Western from Western Michigan University, where he served as dean of the Haworth College of Business for seven years. Prior to that, he served as Dean of the College of Business and Economics at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. In his 14 years at the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University, he served as associate dean and director of international studies, as well as teaching business history and international management.<\/p><p>Schmotter earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in History at Muskingum College in Ohio. He received his doctorate in Colonial American history at Northwestern University where he studied the evolution of the ministry in 18th-century New England. He also studied higher education administration at Columbia University.<\/p><p>Schmotter has consulted for a variety of organizations, including IBM, TRW, the Institute for International Education, the Cleveland Foundation, the Graduate Management Admission Council, the Educational Testing Service, United States Agency for International Development and a number of universities in the U.S., Asia and Europe. He is the author of numerous monographs, chapters, and articles in popular and scholarly publications on international business, business education, and business history, as well as several guidebooks to MBA programs. He has been frequently quoted in the press, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Business Week, Forbes, U.S. News &amp; World Report, USA Today, the Chronicle of Higher Education, Danbury News-Times and the Connecticut Mirror.<\/p><p>Schmotter has been active in local community groups in the towns he has served, including in Danbury.\u00a0He currently serves as Chair of the United Way of Western Connecticut, as a director of Ethan Allen Interiors, the Connecticut Campus Compact, and the Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce as well as a corporator of the Savings Bank of Danbury.\u00a0He is also past president of the Little East Athletic Conference and past chair of the NCAA Division III Presidents\u2019 Council and is a former member of the NCAA Executive Committee.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65c1dd6 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65c1dd6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6b6be7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a6b6be7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e177bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e177bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d0cc5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d0cc5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2016\/08\/Roach.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36\" alt=\"James R. Roach\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a139bf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a139bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0923e3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0923e3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">James R. Roach<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdcc7a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cdcc7a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">(1992-2004)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ceb5781 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"ceb5781\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 id=\"elementor-tab-title-2161\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2161\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"far fa-plus-square\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened far fa-plus-square\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">About President Roach<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2161\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2161\"><p>James R. Roach became the seventh president of Western Connecticut State University on September 18, 1992. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Education, cum laude, at Boston College; a Certificat d\u2019etude from the University of Geneva, Switzerland; and a doctorate in World Religions at Boston University. He completed post-doctoral work at Harvard University\u2019s Institute for Educational Management. Dr. Roach served in the United States Navy.<\/p><p>Dr. Roach\u2019s leadership experience includes service at North Adams State College as Academic Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs. In 1986, he accepted the presidency of the University of Maine at Presque Isle, where he served until his appointment to WestConn.<\/p><p>Dr. Roach continues to be an active member of many professional and academic organizations, including the American Association of State Colleges and University (AASCU), where he serves on the Committee on International Education; the American Council on Education (ACE); and the International Association of University Presidents (IAUP), an association of chief executive officers from higher education institutions around the world. He currently serves as Chair of the North American Council of IAUP and is head of IAUP\u2019s Mission to the United Nations. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research, Education, and Conservation. He also serves on several Danbury area agency boards, including the Board of Directors of the Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a55ed5b e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a55ed5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12c063b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12c063b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3a7020 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b3a7020\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ca8d71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2ca8d71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2016\/08\/Feldman.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-37\" alt=\"Stephen Feldman\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bed46e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bed46e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee656db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee656db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stephen Feldman<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a3ca5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32a3ca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">(1981-1992)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-893bee0 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"893bee0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e15186 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3e15186\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11b18f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11b18f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaf3ff8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eaf3ff8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2016\/08\/Bersi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-39\" alt=\"Robert M. Bersi\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd64b86 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd64b86\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ac14ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ac14ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Robert M. Bersi<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa51eef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa51eef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">(1975-1981)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df8537f e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"df8537f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc0a55e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc0a55e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6db6801 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6db6801\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b20874c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b20874c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2016\/08\/Haas.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-41\" alt=\"Ruth A. Haas\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1692059 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1692059\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66b3f38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66b3f38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ruth A. Haas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be44f99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be44f99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">(1946-1975)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b1a070 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b1a070\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da0685b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"da0685b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d9b6bb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8d9b6bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cbf1a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6cbf1a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2016\/08\/Jenkins.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38\" alt=\"Ralph C. Jenkins\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39296db e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39296db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9b7431 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d9b7431\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ralph C. Jenkins<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec5ff01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec5ff01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">(1935-1946)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1cbffe e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d1cbffe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d53ada2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d53ada2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce84879 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce84879\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c1f566 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2c1f566\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2016\/08\/Higgins.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40\" alt=\"Lothrop D. Higgins\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60c8030 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60c8030\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c7c50e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c7c50e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lothrop D. Higgins<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0a05bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0a05bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">(1923-1935)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e43339c e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e43339c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cf883e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6cf883e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec1facc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec1facc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-928da22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"928da22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/president\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2016\/08\/Perkins.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42\" alt=\"John R. Perkins\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ddbba2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ddbba2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cf0d8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cf0d8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">John R. 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