Executive Director, Regional Higher Education Center

The University System of Maryland (USM) invites applications for the position of Executive Director of the USM at Southern Maryland (USMSM). USM seeks a visionary, collaborative, and community-minded Executive Director who will advance the center's unique education, research, and community service missions.

The Executive Director will oversee and direct all USMSM's administrative operations in close collaboration with the USM chancellor's office, partnering USM institutions, the local community college (the College of Southern Maryland), the tri-county public school systems, and other regional businesses, government agencies, and stakeholder groups.

The USMSM helps deliver on the System's foundational mission—providing an exceptional education to any Marylander who wants one. Located in St. Mary's County, Maryland, and 90 minutes from Washington, D.C., USMSM hosts upper-division undergraduate, advanced graduate, certificate, and professional training programs sponsored by six universities, all dedicated to supporting the postsecondary education access, workforce training, and professional development needs of the tri-county Southern Maryland region.

In line with the vision and priorities laid out in the USMSM's recently approved five-year strategic plan, Opportunity 2030, the Executive Director will be responsible for:
- Guiding and developing the center's array of workforce-related education and professional training opportunities
- Overseeing conferencing and economic development services
- Overseeing facilities, administrative infrastructure, and support services
- Representing USMSM to local, state, national, and international officials
- Advocating on the center's behalf within the University System and in Annapolis
- Overseeing fundraising and advancement activities on behalf of the center
- Ensuring coordination with key internal and external components of the center, including its internal governing and academic planning councils, and its external Board of Advisors

COMPENSATION: The salary range for this position is $245,000 - $275,000.

This search is being led by Vijay Saraswat and Gale Merseth with Stephen Kalogeras and Elizabeth Arvanitis of Isaacson, Miller.

For more information and to apply, please visit: https://www.imsearch.com/open-searches/university-system-maryland-southern-maryland/executive-director-regional-higher