Dear Colleagues,

I’m writing to let you know about two changes on our senior leadership team.

First, Jeffrey Geoghegan, who has served as Executive Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer for both UConn and UConn Health since 2022, will be returning to UConn Health full-time as its CFO.

Under the leadership of Dr. Agwunobi, UConn Health continues to move forward with its important plans for strategic clinical growth in the years ahead. Due to the enormity and complexity of this process, on top of the normal work of managing UConn Health’s budget year-to-year, we agreed that Jeff’s exclusive focus must be on UConn Health during this critical time, rather than on overseeing the finances of the entire institution.

Prior to his current appointment, Jeff previously served as CFO of UConn Health beginning in 2013.

I want to thank Jeff for his excellent and exceptionally hard work over the last three years as he has helped guide our University through multiple budget cycles and in planning for our fiscal future.

Related, I have appointed Reka Wrynn as Interim Vice President for Finance for UConn. In this expanded role, Reka will continue to lead the development and management of the operating and capital budgets for Storrs and the regional campuses, as well as oversee mandatory institutional data reporting and analysis. In addition, her portfolio will now include oversight of the Financial Operations and Controller’s Division and the Procurement Office.

Reka has been at UConn since 1999 and has served as Associate Vice President for Budget, Planning and Institutional Research since 2022. I want to thank Reka for her continued service to UConn and her willingness to step into this interim role.

We will soon be launching a search for Executive Vice President for Operations and CFO for the Storrs and regional campuses. The membership of the search committee is below.

Nathan Fuerst (Search Chair), Vice President for Student Life and Enrollment, UConn
Jeff Geoghegan, CFO, UConn Health
Amy Yancey, President and CEO, UConn Foundation
David Benedict, Director of Athletics, UConn
Phil Hunt, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the President
Eric Kruger, Vice President for Facility Services and University Planning, UConn
Daniel Schwartz, Vice Provost for Academic Operations, UConn
Janel Simpson, Chief Administrative Officer, UConn Health
Reka Wrynn, Interim Vice President for Finance, UConn
Margaret Feeney, Executive Director of Strategic Planning & Initiatives, UConn
Lindsay DiStefano, Associate Vice President for Research Development, UConn/UConn Health
Robert Day, Chair, Senate Executive Committee, University Senate, UConn
Rachel Rubin, Executive Secretary to the Board of Trustees, UConn

We will be assisted in the search by the firm Russell Reynolds Associates.

Sincerely,
Radenka Maric
UConn President