To: Wellesley College Community
From: President Paula A. Johnson
Re: Interim Finance and Administrative Oversight
Date: February 22, 2017

I am very pleased to announce that from March 1 until Ben Hammond’s replacement as vice president for finance and administration has been selected, several of our highly experienced and capable Wellesley colleagues will assume oversight of the following tasks:

Interim Chief of Staff Piper Orton will oversee the College’s finance and budget functions, which are led by Melissa Fletcher and Jeff Dubois, respectively. Piper will also support the work of Nancy Coleman. Piper has had extensive experience serving in the financial management of nonprofit, mission-driven organizations.

Assistant Vice President for Human Resources Carolyn Slaboden will oversee the Campus Police function, which is led by Chief Lisa Barbin. While she fills this expanded role, Carolyn will report directly to me.

Dave Chakraborty, who leads Facilities Management and Campus Renewal, and Title IX Coordinator Jacqueline Anchondo will also report directly to me during this interim period.

We are in very good hands as we undertake the search process for the new vice president. I am grateful to everyone whose workload has temporarily grown in order to ensure a smooth transition.