Staff

April Parsons

April Parsons

Vice President of Academic Affairs

Academic Affairs

413-775-1869 S325

A.B., Mount Holyoke College, M.Ed., Ph.D., Rutgers University

Shanni Smith-Arsenault

Shanni Smith-Arsenault

Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Success

Enrollment Management and Student Success

(413) 775-1870 S322B

B.A., M.S., Fitchburg State University, Ed.D., Fairleigh Dickinson University

Academic Affairs

Melanie Ames Zamojski

Melanie Ames Zamojski

Dean of Nursing

Academic Affairs

(413) 775-1763 E120C

A.S., Greenfield Community College, B.S.N., University of Phoenix, M.S.N., Western Governor's University

Melanie Ames Zamojski is the Dean of Nursing at Greenfield Community College. She oversees the Associate Degree and Practical Nursing Certificate Programs. Melanie has been with GCC since 2011 instructing in Fundamentals, Pediatrics, and clinicals. She has more recently coordinated the simulation and skills lab. Her experience is primarily in prehospital, critical and emergency care. Melanie is a proud graduate of the GCC Nursing Program! She lives locally with her husband, David and has 2 adult children, Meghan and Brian, and one grandchild due in 2023!

Sue Belcher

Sue Belcher

Chief of Staff to the Vice President of Academic Affairs

Academic Affairs

(413) 775-1205 S322

B.S., Bates College

Sue Belcher is the Chief of Staff to the Provost at Greenfield Community College. Sue enjoys working at GCC and has held various support roles at the College since 1991. She has a B.S. in Biology from Bates College—go Bobcats! In her free time she loves to engage in outdoor activities with family and friends.

Nicole Fowler

Nicole Fowler

Associate Dean of Academic Operations

Academic Affairs

(413) 775-1440 N421B

A.S., Greenfield Community College, B.S., M.B.A., Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

Nicole Fowler is the Assistant Dean of Academic Operations and Acting Registrar at Greenfield Community College. Nicole started her career at GCC in 2000 in the Financial Aid Office and has worked in numerous academic offices over the past years assisting with the daily operations of the College and now into this new role at GCC. She is a 1998 graduate of GCC where she earned her A.S. in Accounting. Nicole continued her education at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts earning a Business Administration B.A. in 2011 and most recently graduating from MCLA with an MBA in 2022. Nicole lives in Vermont with her two teenagers, Joe and Leann. Nicole is the VP of Twin Valley Booster Club. In her free time she enjoys spending time vacationing and camping with family and friends—every destination must be located on or near a lake or an ocean!

Dawn Josefski

Dawn Josefski

Associate Dean of Allied Health

Allied Health

(413) 775-1761 E130B

A.A.S., Ulster County Community College, B.S., Springfield College

Dawn Josefski is the Assistant Dean of Allied Health Programs at Greenfield Community College. Her career began as a lifeguard in 1985, then progressed from volunteering as an EMT to a paramedic and certified medical assistant. Along the way she realized her passion for education of health care providers and has moved from a provider, to educator and is now an administrator hoping to inspire others in leadership positions. Dawn is from a large family and when not living it up in Greenfield travels to have fun with her siblings.

Trevor Kearns

Trevor Kearns

he/him/his

Interim Dean of Liberal Arts

Academic Affairs

(413) 775-1264 N320

B.A., University of Wisconsin, B.S., University of Massachusetts, M.F.A., Cornell University

An Air Force brat, Trevor Conan Kearns has lived on four continents, swum in two oceans and a handful of seas, hiked scads of mountains, and met a number of largely well-mannered bears as well as a snow monkey or two. He holds a B.A. in English and Japanese from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and an M.F.A. from Cornell University in addition to a B.S. in Computer Science from UMass Amherst. His teaching areas include poetry and poetics, environmental literature, children's literature, film analysis, creative writing, and science fiction. He writes poetry as well as speculative fiction in a variety of subgenres.

Jan Ross

Jan Ross

Staff Associate to Vice President of Academic Affairs

Academic Affairs

(413) 775-1220 S324

B.A., Westfield State University

Amy Wroblewski

Amy Wroblewski

Administrative Assistant I

Academic Affairs

(413) 775-1752 N421A

Student Affairs

Sara Allred

Sara Allred

Coordinator of Student Leadership and Engagement (Student Activities)

Student Affairs

413-775-1200 C216

B.F.A., Massachusetts College of Art & Design, M.A.T., Maryland Institute College of Art

Shannon Doran

Shannon Doran

she/her/hers

Career Readiness Coordinator (Coordinator of Career Planning and Placement)

Student Affairs

(413) 775-1160 C302

B.A., Massachusetts College of Art and Design, M.Ed., C.A.G.S., University of Massachusetts–Amherst

Eric Farrell

Eric Farrell

Registrar

Student Affairs

413-775-1865 S328

B.A., Providence College, M.Ed., Salem State University

Prior to joining Greenfield Community College, Eric spent five years working in the Registrar’s Office at Holyoke Community College focusing on transfer credit, curriculum management, catalog development and general process improvements. His earlier background is in admissions and enrollment management with a strong focus on transfer students. He holds a Master's in Education from Salem State University with a concentration in higher education administration. He lives in Deerfield with his wife and two children, and enjoys traveling/exploring with his family.

Holly Kosisky

Holly Kosisky

she/her/hers

Coordinator of Student Success

Academic Advising Center

413-775-1489 C214B

B.A., Oberlin College, M.A., Lesley University

Shelley Nicholson

Shelley Nicholson

she/her/hers

Dean of Students

Student Affairs

(413) 775-1845 C217

B.A., Roger Williams University, M.S., University of Rhode Island, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts

Thalia Reynolds

Thalia Reynolds

she/her/hers

Administrative Assistant I

Student Affairs

(413) 775-1866 C216A

Meghann Zononi

Meghann Zononi

Associate Registrar

Student Affairs

(413) 775-1807 S329

B.S., Franklin Pierce College

Meghann Zononi is the Associate Registrar at Greenfield Community College. She started at GCC in 2017 in the Workforce Development Office and also worked in Student Affairs before starting her current role. Meghann earned her B.S. in Marketing from Franklin Pierce College. She lives in Western Mass with her two children, Cameron and Madison. When not attending her children’s sporting events, you can find her enjoying various outdoor activities and exploring new areas of New England.