• Dr. Snyder began her appointment as Chancellor for Cabarrus College of Health Sciences on June 16, 2008. Prior to becoming the College's second chancellor, Dr. Snyder served as Vice Chancellor of the College where she oversaw all aspects of clinical research, grant development, community outreach, continuing medical education, library resources, and continuing education.
  
  Prior to joining Cabarrus College, she served Carolinas Medical Center - NorthEast since 1989 holding several senior leadership positions including Vice President for Nursing, Vice President for Operations, and Executive Director of Health, Wellness and Community Outreach. She previously held positions as a healthcare consultant with SunHealth and as a nursing administrator for the former Winona Memorial Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. Her professional healthcare career began as a bedside nurse at St. Joseph's Hospital in Chicago.
  
  Dr. Snyder received her Doctorate of Health Administration from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston in 2003. She holds an MSN from Indiana University and completed her undergraduate studies at the Medical College of Georgia where she majored in nursing. In addition, she has professional memberships with the Charlotte Area Educational Consortium where she serves as its president, the American College of Healthcare Executives and Sigma Theta Tau International - a professional nursing association.
  
  Beyond the academic and professional environment, Dr. Snyder serves on the Board of Directors for Healthy Cabarrus, West Cabarrus YMCA, Concord Rotary Club, and NorthEast Foundation. In the past, Dr. Snyder has served on the Board of Directors for the ARC of Cabarrus County, Community Free Clinic, Cabarrus Community Planning Council, and several other non-profit community organizations.
  
  Dr. Snyder grew up in Indiana the daughter of an educator and a nurse. She is married and has lived in Concord, North Carolina for over 20 years.

• Dr. Patchett joined the Cabarrus College administrative team in August 2008. In her role as Provost, she oversees all academic and continuing education programs, as well as the Cabarrus College Information Resource Center.
  
  Dr. Patchett came to Cabarrus College from nearby Rowan-Cabarrus Community College. She worked five years there as an adjunct instructor prior to becoming full-time lead psychology instructor. While at the College, she held the position of Social Sciences Program Head and prior to her departure served three years as Dean of Arts and Sciences. She was the recipient of the 2006 Outstanding Employee Award, was a two-time winner of the Excellence in Teaching Award, and in 2004 was the college's state nominee for the NC Community College Excellence in Teaching Award.
  
  A professor of psychology, Dr. Patchett began her educational career at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, earning a bachelor of arts in sociology and psychology. Her undergraduate research thesis examined the influence of widowhood on elderly women's friendships. Dr. Patchett then attended the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio as a graduate teaching and research assistant at the Institute for Life Span Development and Gerontology. Her primary focus areas included age discrimination in employment, career progression of middle-aged and older adults, technology and its impact on the training and development of aging adults, and the relationship between goal setting and achievement motivation. Dr. Patchett graduated from the psychology department with her master's degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology and her doctorate in Industrial Gerontology.
  
  Dr. Patchett is a long-standing member of the American Psychological Association and the Society for the Teaching of Psychology, and currently sits on the Competitive Workforce Alliance's Allied Health Regional Skills Partnership steering committee. In addition to active involvement in local churches and schools, Dr. Patchett has worked with the North Carolina New Schools Project, NC Network for Excellence in Teaching, the American Association of University Women, and served on the Cabarrus County Schools Gifted Education Advisory Board.
  
  Dr. Patchett is originally from Owensboro, Kentucky, is married, and the proud mother of three grown children. She and her husband enjoy doting on their two robustly built cats, visiting family, and taking vacations to the mountains and beach.

• Mr. Coleman joined Cabarrus College in December 2008 as Dean for Administrative & Financial Services with responsibility for the business office, financial aid, technology, marketing, facilities, and human resources. Mr. Coleman spent nine years in the financial industry working at Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC. His most recent position there was as a business manager for the firm's investment banking division. He earned his bachelor's degree in cinema and a minor in philosophy from Denison University and his MBA from The Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.
  
  Mr. Coleman is an avid cyclist, volunteers at several organizations, and enjoys being the father of two boys.

• Ms. Corsello joined Cabarrus College in April 2012 as Dean for Student Services and Enrollment Management. She previously served for five years as the Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students, as well as the Athletic Director at the University of Maine Presque Isle (UMPI). Prior to her position at UMPI, Ms. Corsello spent three years as a private higher education consultant specializing in organizational structure and efficiency and doing executive (Vice President and President level) searches for colleges and universities while residing in Matthews, North Carolina. She served for six years as the Dean of Students and Chief Student Affairs Officer at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Boston, MA, as Associate Dean of Students at Fitchburg State College in Fitchburg, MA for eight years, and worked in residence life at Stonehill College in Easton, MA and at the University of Maryland in College Park, MD.
  
  Ms. Corsello did her doctoral work at the University of Massachusetts in Higher Education Policy Research and Administration, received her master's degree in counseling, with a student personnel emphasis, from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska and her bachelor of science degree in community recreation with a sports emphasis from the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
  
  Ms. Corsello enjoys spending time with her partner Joy and their two West Highland White Terriers, Maggie & Lexi. Both Chris and Joy are avid golfers and enjoy all sports and outdoor activities, especially fly fishing, biking, hiking and camping.