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Naugatuck Valley Campus Shared Governance

Membership and information about Naugatuck Valley's Campus Shared Governance bodies.

Leadership 2025-2026

President Robyn-Jay Bage                
Vice-President Athalie Cayo
Secretary Lisa Calabrese
Elections Officer Adam Scharfenberger

Membership 2025-2026

Article IV – Composition and Leadership

Section 1. Faculty and Staff members of Naugatuck Valley will elect 15 Senators by popular ballot (see also Article VI) to conduct the business of the Senate. The membership for the Senate is as follows:

15 Permanent Voting Members – 8-9 FT Faculty, 1 PT Faculty, 4-5 Staff, 1 Student (all but Council Chairs and Student Representative are elected in campuswide election).

1 FT Faculty from the School of Arts & Humanities Patti Pallis
1 FT Faculty from the School of Business & Hospitality Robyn-Jay Bage
1 FT Faculty from the School of Engineering & Technology ---
1 FT Faculty from the School of Nursing & Health Careers Betty Joseph-Jerome
1 FT Faculty from the School of Science & Mathematics Adam Scharfenberger
1 FT Faculty from the School of Social & Behavioral Science Latisha Nielsen
1 PT Faculty (at-large) Vincent Kmetz 
1 FT Faculty or Staff (at-large) with regular presence at NV – Danbury Campus Sharon Lynch
1 FT Staff from the Learning Resource Center Andrea Glidden
1 FT Staff from Guided Pathways Athalie Cayo
1 FT Staff from Enrollment Management Lisa Calabrese
1 Student (selected by the SGA) Esha Kumar
1 FT Faculty - Chair of the Academic Council ---
1 FT Faculty (at-large) - Chair of the Faculty Council  Chris Rempfer
1 FT Staff (at-large) - Chair of the Staff Council  Bonnie Goulet

 

4 Permanent Ex Officio Non-voting Members – 1-2 Faculty, 1-2 Staff, 1 Administrator (all but Cabinet member are elected in campuswide election)

1 FT Faculty representative to CT State College Senate Robyn-Jay Bage
1 FT Staff representative to CT State College Senate Vince McCann
1 FT Faculty or Staff (at-large) representative to CT State College Senate Bonnie Goulet
1 Naugatuck Valley Cabinet member, or designee Sarah Gager