Hobart and William Smith Colleges Leadership

Fred Damiano, Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Chief Information Officer. Alfred L. Damiano joined the Colleges in 2004 when he was named Chief Information Officer. A former Director of Technology Programs and Support Services for Xerox Global Services, he previously held a variety of technology and management positions with McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Co., Travelers Insurance Co. and Commercial Systems Inc. Damiano also taught graduate courses in advanced information technology for the Simon School of Business at the University of Rochester. He holds a bachelor’s in computer information systems from Bentley University, and an M.B.A. from the University of Central Florida.

Creative, curious, and an adaptable learner; A team leader who is always eager to engage and grow alongside others. Over 5 years of work experience spanning across the public, private, and entrepreneurial sectors. At heart I am a writer, music lover, and political economist.

Kathy Regan, Chief of Staff. Kathy Killius Regan was named Chief of Staff in 2019. As Chief of Staff, she provides strategic leadership and counsel, serves as a liaison to campus governing committees and to the Board of Trustees, manages the administrative, operational and financial affairs of the Office of the President, and represents the President among the Colleges constituencies on and off campus. Regan graduated from William Smith with a major in art history and earned her master of arts in the Florence Fellowship Program at Syracuse University. Regan joined the Colleges’ staff in 1984 where she first served in admissions until 1998 when she began a 21-year stint in advancement, most recently as Associate Vice President of Advancement, Alumnae Relations.

Louis H Guard is a VP/General Counsel at Hobart and William Smith Colleges and Chief of Staff/Counsel at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. He has experience at Dilworth Paxson LLP and has worked as Associate at WOODS OVIATT GILMAN LLP. Louis studied at Cornell University Law School and Hobart and William Smith Colleges.