Paul Broadie II will be the next president of Housatonic Community College in Bridgeport, officials with the state Board of Regents for Higher Education announced on Thursday. Broadie will take office April 3, succeeding Elizabeth Roop, who has served as Housatonic’s interim president since the September retirement of Anita Gliniecki.
Broadie is the vice president for student services at SUNY Orange County Community College in Middletown, N.Y., where he has served since 2005.
“Dr. Broadie brings exceptional scholarship and experience to this position, and is strongly committed to the enhancement of student engagement, learning and development,” said Gregory Gray, president of the Board of Regents, in a statement.
Housatonic officials in the press release announcing Broadie’s appointment said he has “a collaborative and participatory leadership style” and “a strong background in enrollment management, retention and completion.”
Broadie has 24 years of higher education experience. Prior to his current role at SUNY Orange, he was the college’s associate vice president of extension centers starting in 2002. He also served as director of the Ossining Extension Center at Westchester Community College starting in 2001 and held various positions at SUNY New Paltz from 1997 to 2001.
The Board of Regents said Broadie was chosen from more than 44 applicants for the position.
