George S. Synodi was named vice president for finance and treasurer in October 2002. He received a bachelor’s degree and MBA from the University of Connecticut. He served as chief financial officer for three Connecticut public education school districts from 1983 to 1989 and as assistant executive director and chief financial officer of the Capitol Region Education Council (CREC) in Hartford, Connecticut, from 1989 to 2002. He served as an expert financial witness in the landmark Connecticut school desegregation case Sheff vs. O'Neill.
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Steven Kaplan, chancellor and CEO, reflects on his tenure at the University and his decision to retire from full-time service at the conclusion of the 2022-23 academic year. Those quoted in the interview include Charles Pompea ’71, ’90 EMBA, ’06 Hon, chair of the Board of Governors; George Synodi, vice president for finance and administration, and Alexandra Guzman, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of psychology and sociology and chair of the Faculty Senate.
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George Synodi, vice president for finance and administration, comments on the benefits of Allingtown development for students and the University of New Haven.