ADMINISTRATION OFFICERS
Michael Rooke, Ph.D.
President
(860) 738-6406 | mrooke@nwcc.edu
B.Sc., Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham U.K.;
M.S., Long Island University;
Ph.D., Kansas State University
Susan Stiller
Executive Assistant to the President
(860) 738-6406 | sstiller@nwcc.edu
A.S., Naugatuck Valley Community College
Jay Whitaker, Ph.D.
Campus Dean of Students and Faculty
(860) 738-6319 | jwhitaker2@nwcc.edu
B.A, Lebanon Valley College;
M.A., University of North Carolina at Wilmington;
Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
Brian Plessinger
Associate Dean of Campus Operations
(860) 738-6409 | bplessinger@nwcc.edu
DIRECTORS/DEPARTMENT CHAIRS
Caitlin Boger-Hawkins
Director of Planning, Research and Institutional Effectiveness
(860) 738-6441 | cboger-hawkins@nwcc.edu
B.A., Wesleyan University;
M.A., University of Michigan
Ruth Gonzalez
Director of the Office of Student & Community Life (O.S.C.L.)
(860) 738-6315 | rgonzalez@nwcc.edu
A.S., Northwestern Connecticut Community College;
B.G.S., University of Connecticut;
M.A., Saint Joseph College;
Ph.D., Capella University
Robert Turner
Campus Advising Lead
(860) 738-6328 | rturner@nwcc.edu
Rick Coutant
Campus Director of Information Technology
(860) 738-6317 | rick.coutant@ctstate.edu
B.S., Springfield College
James Patterson
Director of Library Services
(860) 738-6482 | jpatterson@nwcc.edu
B.A., Pensacola Christian College;
M.L.I.S., Kent State University
Laura McCarthy
Director of Academic Success Center
(860) 738-6351 | lmcCarthy@nwcc.edu
B.A., University of Connecticut;
M.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Beverly King
Director of Education Technology
(860) 738-6323 | bking@nwcc.edu
B.S., Russell Sage College;
M.S., Eastern Connecticut State University
Kimberly Dragan
Director of Finance & Administrative Services
(860) 738-6418 | kdragan@nwcc.edu
B.B.A., Western Connecticut State University;
M.B.A., University of New Haven
Constance Hotchkiss
Academic Division Director of Nursing & Allied Health
(860) 738-6372 | chotchkiss@nwcc.edu
B.S.N., University of Connecticut;
M.S.N., University of Hartford
Crystal Wiggins
Professor in Mathematics/Department Chair (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)
860-738-6310 | crystal.wiggins@ctstate.edu
B.A., M.A., Mathematics, Central Connecticut State University