Anastatios "Stasi" Kamoutsas Named President of Polk State College

Stasi Kamoutsas, the Florida Commissioner of Education (since 2025), has been named President of Polk State College. A seasoned government lawyer, having served as the Florida Department of Education's chief of staff, general counsel, chief litigator and assistant general counsel, Komoutsas also served as deputy chief of staff for Governor Ron DeSantis. He previously served as staff counsel for the Dade County Police Benevolent Association, and as an assistant state attorney with the Miami-Dade office of the State Attorney.

Kamoutsas earned his JD from Regent University School of Law.

Natalie Braswell Appointed Interim Chancellor of the CT State Colleges and University System

Natalie Braswell, General Counsel to Governor Ned Lamont, and former CT State Comptroller, has been appointed as interim Chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and University System. The appointment is for one year to allow for a national search.

After law school, she worked as an associate attorney with the law office of Updike, Kelly & Spacey. She then moved into government, working first as general counsel and assistant comptroller for the State of Connecticut.

Braswell taught legal process as an adjunct professor at UConn Law.

She earned her JD from University of Connecticut School of Law.

Michael Balboni appointed President of Adelphi University

Michael Balboni, JD assumed the presidency of Adelphi University on June 1. 2026. Balboni had served as Chair of the Board of Trustees of Adelphi University, having served on the Board for more than seven years.

A seasoned public official, Balboni served as New York State Senator from 1997 to 2006. He was then appointed Deputy Secretary for Public Safety, and he was designated as the Homeland Security Advisor to the Governor. He was appointed to the New York State Responds Commission in response to Superstorm Sandy, and he served as a trustee of the New York Power Authority. Balboni was also the executive director of the Greater New York Health Care Facilities Corporation, and president and managing director of Redland Strategies, Inc.

He has served as Of Counsel to the Long Island based law firm, Rivkin Radler LLP.

Balboni earned his JD from St. John's University School of Law.