Alverne W. Chesterfield

awchesterfield@mail.umes.edu

Assistant Vice President for Administrative Affairs 

Director of Auxiliary Enterprises

     Mr. Alverne W. Chesterfield is a native of St. Thomas, United States, Virgin Islands and a graduate of Charlotte Amalie High School.  He came to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore to further his education in August 1973.  His course studies were completed in December 1976 and he received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in May 1977.

     In January 1977, his professional career began when Robert Dowery, then Dean of Student Affairs, asked him to remain at UMES and run Wicomico Hall as a Residence Counselor within the Office of Residence Life, a position he held until August 1980.  In 1980, he assumed the position of Area Coordinator/Counselor for the Student Apartments at UMES.  In July 1985, he was promoted to Assistant Director, Office of Residence Life.  During this period he earned a Master’s of Science in Management, with a concentration in Public Administration (1994) from Wilmington College.  He remained as the Assistant Director of Residence Life until August 1994 when he was selected to serve as Director of Auxiliary Enterprises, a newly created department.  In July 1995, he was promoted to the position of Assistant Vice President for Administrative Affairs while retaining his position as Director of Auxiliary Enterprises. 

     During his tenure here at the University, Mr.Chesterfield has also served in various positions with the Upward Bound Program including Assistant Project Director (1979 – 1982), Adjunct Faculty with the Department of Business and Economics and Founder and Administrator of Student Security. He is a member of the National Association of College Auxiliary Services (NACUS) and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.