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Dr. Debra L. McCurdy
President
Debra L. McCurdy, Ph.D. is a celebrated leader in higher education with more than 30 years of experience as an administrator and campus president.
Previously, she served as president of Rhodes State College in Lima, Ohio. Dr. McCurdy oversaw the transformation of the institution as it expanded its programs to include associate of arts and associate of science degrees. The college also expanded its reach into the region through distance and online programs and developed a manufacturing consortium to provide skill enhancement and training to serve 26 companies. Bringing a strategic vision for program development and growth, she was instrumental in securing increased grant funding and maintaining fiscal stability.
Dr. McCurdy previously served for nine years as provost and chief operating officer for the Dunwoody Campus at Georgia Perimeter College, and for seven years as assistant and associate provost at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia. Earlier positions included serving as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow and vice president for academic affairs at Paul Quinn College in Texas and as assistant dean of academic affairs at Brandeis University in Massachusetts.
Dr. McCurdy earned bachelor of science, master of education and doctoral degrees from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. She has been a part of several national initiatives, and given her time to many community organizations and boards. She has also received numerous awards in recognition of her leadership.
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Becky L. Burrell
Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness
Becky L. Burrell began her service as the Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness, Research and Planning at BCCC in 2019 and oversees the institutional research, assessment, and grants departments. She serves as the College’s Accreditation Liaison Officer for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
Prior to BCCC, Ms. Burrell served as the Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness and Assistant to the President for Planning at Rhodes State College, where she helped to foster a culture of compliance, planning, assessment, shared governance, and data-informed decision making. Prior to Rhodes State, Ms. Burrell provided leadership as Assistant to the President for Strategic Planning and Special Assistant to the President at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. Ms. Burrell has nearly 15 years of experience in the science museum sector. She earned a Master of Arts in Management at Antioch University in Yellow Springs, Ohio and a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Management at Wilberforce University in Wilberforce, Ohio.
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Lyllis M. Green
Chief Internal Auditor
Ms. Green is a veteran auditor with more than 30 years’ experience as a certified internal auditor. She oversees all audit activities at BCCC to facilitate a culture of compliance through policies and procedures, implementation, enforcement and review. Ms. Green advises several committees and groups including BCCC’s Enterprise Resource Planning System’s core team.
Prior to coming to BCCC, Ms. Green was an assistant treasurer for one of the largest savings and loan organizations in Maryland. She was subsequently retained by the Resolution Trust Corporation to assist in the liquidation of failed thrift institutions.
Ms. Green holds an M.S. degree in the Project Management track and an M.B.A., both from the University of Maryland University College.
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Maria E. Rodriguez
General Counsel
Ms. Rodriguez oversees all of the College’s legal issues. Along with the Maryland Attorney General’s office, she is responsible for providing the College with legal advice and consultation, reviewing and interpreting the College’s agreements with third parties, and advocating on behalf of the College in various settings. She came to BCCC in 2019 following 23 years with Venable LLP in Baltimore, where she was a partner and commercial and labor litigator.
She has extensive experience before the Maryland Civil Rights Commision (MCCR), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), as well as state and federal trial and appellate courts, Before coming to BCCC, Ms. Rodriguez represented various university clients in a variety of disputes. She holds a juris doctorate from Stanford Law School.
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Michael D. Thomas
Vice President for Workforce Development and Continuing Education
Mr. Thomas is Vice President for Workforce Development and Continuing Education, a division that works with businesses, government agencies, and professional associations to identify training needs for the people of Baltimore. Mr. Thomas leads a team that develops innovative credit and noncredit courses and programs focused on opportunities for job readiness and lifelong learning at four sites throughout Baltimore City.
Mr. Thomas has more than 25 years of experience in developing and implementing training programs, including budget development and evaluation. He previously served as director of career and technology education for the Baltimore City Public School System along with leadership posts in law enforcement. He holds an M.S. in Human Resources from Towson University, a B.S. in Criminal Justice Administration from Park University and additional graduate certificates.
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Gussener Augustus
Vice President for Advancement
Gussener T. Augustus, Jr. was appointed Baltimore City Community College Vice President for Advancement in January 2023. He serves as a member of the President's Cabinet and leads staff members in College Advancement, which includes Development, Marketing, Public Relations & Communications, the BCCC Foundation, Alumni Affairs, and WBJC 91.5FM (Maryland's premiere classical radio station) who work together to advance BCCC's mission, vision and values.
Before joining BCCC, Augustus served nearly two decades in state and local government senior level positions, serving as a senior advisor for the Office of the Governor of Maryland, three former mayoral administrations of Baltimore City, and the Office of County Executive of Prince George's County. During his career, he has served as senior advisor and/or advisory board member for several nonprofits, including United Way of Central Maryland, Central Baltimore Partnership, the United States Conference of Mayors, and the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives. Augustus holds a degree in Philosophy from Morgan State University.
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Donna Thomas
Interim Vice President for Student Affairs
Mrs. Donna Thomas is the Interim Vice President for Student Affairs, a division that focuses on the “Student Experience” by creating and administering various programs that meet the needs of all students.
Mrs. Thomas has more than 20 years of experience in higher education. She has worked in various segments spanning from community, public, and private colleges and universities. Prior to coming to BCCC, she served as the Associate Director Financial Aid & System at Stevenson University, Executive Director for the Office of Student Financial Assistance with the Maryland Higher Education Commission for more than 8 years, a board member for the Delaware-Washington DC-Maryland (DE-DC-MD) Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and as Co-Chair of the Professional Development & Training Committee (PD&T), and a member of the National Association of State Students Grant and Aid Programs (NASSGAP).
Ms. Thomas holds degrees in Master of Public Administration (M.P.A) from the University of Baltimore and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems from Livingstone College.
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Eric Benjamin
Vice President of Academic Affairs
Eric Benjamin, Ph.D., brings over 30 years of experience in higher education at both two and four-year colleges. Before joining Baltimore City Community College in 2025, he served as the interim Vice-President and Provost of the Rockville campus of Montgomery College, and as the college-wide dean of Education and Social Sciences at Montgomery College. Previously, Eric served as the department chair for the departments of Education and Psychology at the Rockville and Takoma Park/Silver Spring campuses. Prior to joining the faculty at Montgomery College in 1998, he was a professor of psychology at Southwest Texas State University, Huston-Tillotson College, and the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Eric earned a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Benjamin’s research experience focuses on the relationship between emotional intelligence and academic success. He has served as a senior research associate for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, served as an editor for the Journal of Counseling and Student Development, and has co-authored a chapter on mentoring minority college students. Dr. Benjamin currently consults with a number of school districts concerning decreasing the academic achievement gap for minority, first generation, and financially impacted students in the American public school system.
Eric successfully co-chaired the Middle States Commission of Higher Education 2013 Montgomery College Periodic Review and the 2018 Self-Study, and he has participated in and chaired a number of college-wide student retention initiatives.
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Wayne Rose
Chief Information Officer
Dr. Rose serves as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) and is responsible for management and oversight of all administrative and academic technology services provided to students, faculty and staff. He has 13 years of experience in higher education as an accomplished executive leader, innovative IT strategist and CIO/CISO, and an organizational IT transformation leader with hands-on experience in IT governance, information security best practices, fiscal accountability, IT project and portfolio management and organizational cultural and change competencies.
Prior to joining BCCC, Dr. Rose served as a Senior IT Executive and CIO at Campus Works Inc, where he worked on various IT projects with 2-year and 4-year public and private institutions of higher education around the country to implement IT transformation, served as Vice President of Information Technology & Chief Information Officer for Bowie State University where he successfully implemented a comprehensive IT transformational strategy and technology best practices, and also served as the Division Chief, IT Business Management Strategy & Planning for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). Dr. Rose has earned a B.S. in Computer Science, an M.S. in IT Leadership from University of Maryland University College, An M.S. in Government Information Leadership/ Strategic Transformation from National Defense University, a PhD in Organizational Leadership from University of Maryland, Easterm Shore, and graduate certifications as an Executive CIO, Federal CIO, CISO, CFO, GSL, ISSP, and PCFM.
