College Administration

Jon Western, the vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty, is the chief academic officer at Mount Holyoke College. He is responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership for the College’s academic mission and for supporting the 38 academic departments and programs; Library, Information, and Technology Services; the research and teaching centers; the athletics program; and the academic support offices, including the Office of the Registrar, the Office of Student Success and Advising, and the Teaching and Learning Initiative. Western, a scholar of international relations, has been a faculty member at Mount Holyoke College and with the Five College Consortium since 2000. 

Gail Berson oversees admission, enrollment management, and student financial services. She works collaboratively and directly with other vice-presidents on a number of special initiatives, including but not limited to Mount Holyoke’s participation in the Posse Foundation partnership, on integrated marketing communications, strategic planning, and convenes the Enrollment Management Group, a cross-divisional initiative to improve enrollment prediction. Gail serves as a member of the president’s cabinet.

Tiffany Espinosa has been in higher education administration for 16 years in both public universities and private colleges. Her areas of expertise include strategic planning, financial and administrative operations, program development and assessment, graduate education, online and distance learning, marketing and community engagement, and policy development with the goal to increase accessibility and flexibility for students.  She currently serves as the Executive Director of Professional and Graduate Education at Mount Holyoke College.