Paula A. Russo - Vice President of Strategic Planning, Administration, and Affirmative Action 

Dr. Paula A. Russo, associate professor of mathematics and chair of the Trinity College mathematics department, formally assumed the role of vice president of strategic planning, administration, and affirmative action on July 1, 2005.

Russo has been with Trinity since 1987, starting as an assistant professor and becoming a tenured professor in 1993. She received the Hughes Teaching Prize in 1992. She was the director of the Interdisciplinary Science Program and founding director of the Interdisciplinary Science Center. She has served as the special assistant to the vice president for development and alumni programs in 1997-98, and as director of corporate and foundation relations until June 2000.

Russo’s wide-ranging experience includes work on several planning and search committees, as well as numerous faculty committees, including those for admissions and financial aid, curriculum, and educational policy. She is currently chair of two Cornerstone planning committees for urban review and global-urban education, respectively.