Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees is the primary governing authority of the College that is charged with ensuring the long-term viability and success of the institution. There is no other campus group that regularly thinks in terms of 10, 25 and 50 year time horizons while also ensuring near-term priorities are articulated clearly and implemented effectively.

The fiduciary oversight by the Board of Trustees is essential to ensure the continued success of the College. In this capacity the Board is responsible for the development and protection of the College’s capital, physical, reputational, and other assets. This includes approving operating and capital budgets prepared and recommended by the President and officers of the College, selecting and evaluating the President, nominating and selecting Board members, and approving continuous tenure recommendations. 

In addition, Colby Board members are expected to provide sound advice and insight on long-term strategic priorities and engage in respectful discourse around challenges and opportunities facing the Board and the College. It is important to note that fiduciary oversight in the context of the Board means understanding both risks and opportunities facing the institution and ensuring that all of the College’s important assets, including its personnel, reputation, programs, student experience, fiscal health, and capital infrastructure are in alignment.

The Board of Trustees is responsible for reviewing and ultimately approving broad institutional strategy and policy that is brought forward by the president and senior staff. The President, who is also a Trustee, the officers of the College, and other senior staff are responsible for the implementation of strategy and policy. The Board is not responsible for the day-to-day management of the College.

M. Jane Powers ’86, Chair of the Board

Susan E. Boland ’83, Vice Chair of the Board
(2027)

Michael E. Koester ’94, Vice Chair of the Board
Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner, 5C Investment Partners (2027)

William L. Alfond ’72, LL.D. ’19
Director, Dexter Enterprises Inc. (Life Trustee)

Brenda A. Allen
President, Lincoln University (2025)

Dean Athanasia
President of Regional Banking, Bank of America (2028)

Armando Bengochea
Senior Program Officer, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (2025)

Joseph F. Boulos ’68, LL.D. ’09
Chairman, Boulos Asset Management (Life Trustee)

Susan S. Bram
(2027)

Theresa S. Brockelman ’91
Partner, Deloitte (2026)

Christian M. Brunet ’01
Global Head of Human Resources, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (2026)

Alexander K. Buck Jr. ’78
Retired President, Horizon Foundation Inc. (2027)

Reagan Carey ’01
Performance, Leadership, and Culture Advisor and Speaker, Caementum Consulting, LLC. (2027)

James B. Crawford ’64, LL.D. ’05
Retired Chairman, Carbones Inter-Americanos S.A. (Life Trustee)

Eric M. DeCosta ’93
Executive Vice President and General Manager, Baltimore Ravens (2025)

Robert E. Diamond Jr. ’73, LL.D. ’08
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Atlas Merchant Capital (Life Trustee)

Jacklyn D. Dinneen ’05
Deputy Chief of Staff, Peace Corps (2025)

Sarah E. Eustis ’96
Strategic Partnership Director, Inside Track (2025)

Arman C. Gokgol-Kline ’00
Partner, Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb (2027)

Michael L. Gordon ’66
Cofounder and Non- Executive Chair, Angelo Gordon & Company (Life Trustee)

David A. Greene 
President, Colby College

Tionna C. Haynes ’15
Assistant Principal, Menta Academy Chicago West (2025)

Lindsey Lanier ’04
Vice President of Hip-Hop, R&B, and Gospel, Kobalt Music (2026)

David Leavy ’92
Chief Operating Officer, CNN Worldwide (2028)

Miguel Leff ’98
Attorney at Law, Law Office of Miguel Leff (2026)

Paula Crane Lunder, D.F.A. ’98
Kenilworth, Inc. (Life Trustee)

John F. Lyons ’85
Motion Picture Editor (2027)

Jennifer Millard ’90
Managing Director of Manatt Digital Technology and Practice Lead, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP. (2027)

Timothy S. O’Donnell ’87
Retired President and Chief Executive Officer, OmniClaim, Inc. (2028)

Jeffrey N. Packman ’88
Principal, Packman Biopharma Consulting (2026)

David Pulver ’63
President, Cornerstone Capital, Inc. (Life Trustee)

Eric S. Rosengren ’79, LL.D. ’22
Research Fellow, Golub Center for Finance and Policy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Life Trustee)

Marieke H. Rothschild
(2027)

Carl A. Smith ’91
(2026)

Jeremy P.  Springhorn ’84
Chief Executive, Nido Biosciences (2027)

Sunil H. Thakor ’99
Senior. Portfolio Manager & Research Analyst/ sands Capital Management (2028)

Joerose Tharakan ’08
Global Partner Development Director, Microsoft (2026)

Cathy Tinsley 
Educational Philanthropist (2027)

Amy E. Walter ’91, Litt.D. ’17
Owner, publisher, and editor-in-chief, The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter (2025)

Laura P. Ward 
(2026)

Jason Werlin ’00
Managing Director, TA Associates Management (2027)

Tanya E. Williams 
(2025)

Joshua C. Woodfork ’97
Vice President for Strategic Planning and Institutional Diversity, Skidmore College (2026)