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2025-2026 PAU University Catalog

Executive Leadership

The Cabinet shares responsibility for the definition and attainment of goals, for administrative action, the day-to-day operations, and for the communications system that links the components of the academic community. The Cabinet meets weekly for briefings and updates from each Division of the university, to review and update university policy, discuss progress toward university goals and initiatives, and engage in strategic discussion of critical issues facing the university.

Below are the members of the Cabinet:

 

Farouk Dey, PhD, EdS, President
Maria Cammarata, Vice President for Finance and Operations & Chief Financial Officer
Melanie Morrison, MBA, Senior Director of Board and Presidential Operations
Sharon J. Washington, PhD, Interim Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs & Provost
Patricia Zapf, PhD, Vice President for Business Innovation & Strategic Advancement