College Leadership
Karlene Burrell-McRae '94
Dean of the College
Dean of the College Karlene Burrell-McRae works collaboratively with the president, senior officers, and faculty to provide leadership and promote the vision of a fully integrated student experience, combining the curricular and cocurricular dimensions of student life illuminating the connection between students’ intellectual and personal development. Dean Burrell-McRae leads new and existing initiatives to foster a diverse and inclusive community. Finally, in partnership with faculty, she spearheads Colby’s civic engagement efforts. Most recently she was the associate dean of students and executive director of the Center for Identity + Inclusion, which included the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, the LGBTQ Student Life Office, and the Office of Student Support Services, which focused on first generation, lower income, and undocumented students’ experiences. Previously, she served as the assistant dean of college and director of Black Cultural Center at Swarthmore College. Prior to Swarthmore, Dean Burrell-McRae spent 18 years at the University of Pennsylvania, where she held numerous positions with increasing responsibility within the Division of University Life, including her role as the inaugural director of Makuu, the university’s Black cultural center. A self-described community builder and collaborator, she earned a doctorate in higher education, a master’s in social work, and a master’s of science in education from the University of Pennsylvania. She is a 1994 alumna of Colby and majored in anthropology.

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Executive Assistant
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Dean of Students
Brian J. Clark
Vice President of Planning
As vice president of planning, Brian Clark plays a key role in ensuring that Colby fully supports its academic and cocurricular programs, and he leads the College’s outreach to the community, in Waterville and beyond. He came to Colby in 2014 as assistant to the president and director of planning, a senior staff position. In that capacity he worked closely with President Greene, senior leadership, the Board of Trustees, and internal and external stakeholders to organize and support the College’s efforts to develop and implement long-range and strategic planning. His efforts on Colby’s ambitious plan to help revitalize downtown Waterville have helped launch multiple projects on and around Main Street that have attracted attention across Maine and the northeast. Before coming to Colby he spent seven years at the University of Chicago in a variety of roles, finally as associate director for strategy and planning in the university’s Office of the President. A Maine native, Clark earned a bachelor’s degree in government and law and in art history from Lafayette College in Easton, Pa., and a master of public policy and organizational management degree from the Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine.

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Executive Assistant
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Assistant Vice President for Facilities and Campus Planning
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Director of Commercial Real Estate
Ruth J. Jackson
Vice President and Chief of Staff
As vice president and chief of staff, Ruth Jackson oversees the coordination and implementation of key strategic priorities and special projects across multiple areas of the College. She partners with colleagues across campus to ensure alignment and optimal progress on Colby’s full set of ambitious initiatives. A Maine native and a graduate of Brandeis University and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, Jackson worked in positions of increasing responsibility in the Office of Communications at Colby from 2004-2019, when she moved from serving as vice president for communications to her current role.

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Executive Assistant
Margaret T. McFadden
Provost and Dean of Faculty
As Colby’s chief academic officer, Provost and Dean of Faculty and Professor of American Studies Margaret T. McFadden supervises academic departments and programs and oversees curricular development and the faculty appointment and review processes. Chairs of departments, directors of interdisciplinary programs, the Colby Libraries and Athletics, as well as the offices of Off-Campus Study, the Registrar, Institutional Research, the Colby Writing Program, and the Center for Teaching and Learning are responsible to the provost and dean of faculty. McFadden joined the Colby faculty in 1996 and was previously associate provost. Her service to the Colby community includes, most recently, chairing the Distribution Requirements Task Force and serving on major College committees such as the Committee on Mission and Priorities and the Committee on Promotion and Tenure. She also helped lead the establishment of new initiatives, including the Center for the Arts and Humanities, the program in environmental humanities, and the Cinema Studies Program. Her work reflects her long commitment to engaged scholarship and a fully inclusive academic environment, the latter reflected in her service on Colby’s Task Force on Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity. She has won teaching prizes at Colby and at Yale, where she earned her Ph.D. following undergraduate work at Wells College. As a scholar, McFadden has explored the representation of gender, race, class, and sexuality in American popular culture, from the 1930s to the present day. Her most recent book, The L Word, was published in 2014, and she is now at work on a project on gender and comedy in the 1970s.

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Executive Assistant
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Associate Provost and Dean of Faculty
C. Andrew McGadney
Vice President and Dean of Student Advancement
Vice President and Dean of Student Advancement Andy McGadney oversees DavisConnects—a new global liberal arts model that infuses the pursuit of knowledge with a set of integrated research, internship, and global experiences designed to enhance the academic experience and prepare students for life after Colby. McGadney also facilitates all Board of Trustees, Overseers, trustee emeriti, and ceremonial campus events. Prior to his current role, McGadney served as the vice president and secretary of the College, where he oversaw the implementation of complex strategic initiatives that emerged through Colby’s planning process and promoted, facilitated, and supported governance practices across the College. Before his arrival on Mayflower Hill, McGadney was vice president for university advancement at Clark University for eight years, where he led a $125-million comprehensive campaign and engineered significant increases in annual giving and in corporate and foundation support. A graduate of Wesleyan University, he earned a master of public administration and policy from Columbia University and a doctorate in higher education management at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Executive Assistant
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Director of Campus Events
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Director, DavisConnects Employer Engagement
Jane Phillips '01
Vice President for College Advancement
Vice President for College Advancement Jane Phillips ‘01 oversees development, alumni relations, and the networks that allows Colby to offer students and alumni exceptional opportunities. Phillips joined the advancement staff in 2018 as the associate vice president for advancement after having led the Foundation for Maine’s Community Colleges for several years. Prior to that she worked in development at Yale University, New York University, and the Smithsonian Institution. At Colby she studied art and government, and she later earned a master’s degree in visual arts administration from NYU.

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Executive Assistant
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Chief Campaign Officer
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Assistant Vice President for College Advancement
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Presidential Engagement Liaison
Matthew T. Proto
Vice President of Enrollment and Communications, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid
Vice President of Enrollment and Communications, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Matthew T. Proto oversees all aspects of enrollment and communications for the College. Prior to joining the Colby community in May 2015 he served as assistant dean of admissions at Stanford University. Proto has benefited from working in multiple admissions roles, having served as director of scholar selection for the Morehead-Cain Scholars program, associate director of admission and college counseling at Choate Rosemary Hall, and assistant director of admission at Yale University. A graduate of Yale University, Proto earned a master of liberal studies degree at Wesleyan University and a doctorate in educational leadership at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Executive Assistant
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Assistant Vice President of Admissions and Financial Aid
Douglas C. Terp
Vice President for Administration and Chief Financial Officer
Vice President for Administration and Chief Financial Officer Douglas C. Terp ’84 is responsible for the administration of the business affairs of the College, including finance, facilities management, and administrative services. He serves as chief financial officer and supervises offices and departments including Dining Services, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Human Resources, Information Technology Services, Investments, Physical Plant, Risk Management, and Security. He has worked at Colby since 1987, and following 11 years as director of personnel he was named vice president in 2005. He chairs the Budget Committee and the Environmental Advisory Group and is a member of the Economics Department. At Colby Terp earned his bachelor’s degree in government in 1984. He earned an M.B.A. at Thomas College in 1995.

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Executive Assistant
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Director of Administration and Chief of Staff
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Assistant Vice President for Finance
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Director of Student Financial Services
Richard Y. Uchida
Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of the College
As vice president, general counsel, and secretary of the College, Richard Uchida ’79 is the principal liaison to the Board of Trustees and promotes, facilitates, and supports governance practices across the College to further its long-range strategic interests. He also serves as the College’s chief legal affairs officer, representing the College on legal and regulatory issues, providing a range of legal and risk management services, and overseeing the College’s work with outside counsel. Prior to Colby, Uchida was a partner in Hinckley, Allen & Snyder, a law firm with offices in Concord, N.H., Boston, Hartford, Albany, New York City, and Providence. He was vice chair of Colby’s Board of Trustees, past chair of the Educational Policy Committee, and vice chair of the Athletics Subcommittee. He earned his law degree from the University of New Hampshire School of Law, formerly Franklin Pierce Law Center, where he was an adjunct professor and a trustee until the merger with UNH. He was a member of Colby’s 2013 presidential search committee.

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Executive Assistant
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Assistant General Counsel and Director of Risk Management
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Assistant Secretary of the College
Michael D. Wisecup
Vice President and Harold Alfond Director of Athletics
As vice president and Harold Alfond Director of Athletics, Mike Wisecup oversees Colby athletics and recreational sports. Prior to joining Colby, Wisecup served 20 years in the U.S. Navy as a SEAL officer. Mike is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and earned an M.B.A. from the Indian Institute for Technology and Management in Mumbai, India in 2009.

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Administrative Assistant
Current Trustees
- Eric S. Rosengren ’79, P’12, Chair of the Board
- President and Chief Executive Officer, Boston Federal Reserve Bank
- Anne Clarke Wolff ’87, Vice Chair of the Board
- Managing Director, Head of Global Corporate Banking, and Head of Global Leasing, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (2021)
- Sunil H. Thakor ’99, Vice Chair of the Board
- Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager, Sands Capital Management, LLC (2022)
- William L. Alfond ’72, LL.D. ’19
- Director, Dexter Enterprises Inc. (2024)
- Armando Bengochea
- Senior Program Officer, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (2021)
- Susan E. Boland ’83
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- Joseph F. Boulos ’68, LL.D. ’09
- Chairman, Boulos Asset Management (Life Trustee)
- Alexander K. Buck Jr. ’78
- President, Horizon Foundation Inc. (2023)
- Sara J. Burns ’79
- Retired President and Chief Executive Officer, Central Maine Power Company (2023)
- William R. Cotter, LL.D. ’00
- Retired President, Oak Foundation; President Emeritus, Colby College (Life Trustee)
- James B. Crawford ’64, LL.D. ’05
- Retired Chairman, Carbones Inter-Americanos S.A. (Life Trustee)
- James H. Crook Jr. ’78, P’11
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- Stephen E. Cummings ’77
- President and CEO, MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation (2022)
- Nancy Donahue Cyker ’88, P’18
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- Coy R. Dailey ’01
- Director of Diversity and Equity, Bank Street School for Children (2021)
- Eric M. DeCosta ’93
- General Manager, Baltimore Ravens (2025)
- Robert E. Diamond Jr. ’73, LL.D. ’08, P’12
- Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Atlas Merchant Capital (Life Trustee)
- Steven M. Earle ’79
- Director, Office for Diversity and Access, New York State Education Department (2022)
- David S. Epstein ’86
- Meteorologist, WBZ-TV (2022)
- James A. Forese, P’16, ’18
- President, Citigroup (2023)
- Michael L. Gordon ’66
- Cofounder and Chief Executive Officer, Angelo Gordon & Company (2021)
- David A. Greene P’20, ’24
- President, Colby College
- Robert R. Hoopes Jr. ’89, P’20, ’24
- President, VOX Global and General Manager, Fleishman Hillard Washington DC (2024)
- Shaquan Huntt ’13
- JD Candidate, Fordham University School of Law (2022)
- Michael E. Koester ’94
- Partner and Managing Director, Merchant Banking Division, Goldman Sachs and Company (2023)
- Seth W. Lawry
- Managing Director, Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (2023)
- Miguel Leff ’98
- Attorney at Law, Law Office of Miguel Leff (2022)
- Paula Crane Lunder, D.F.A. ’98, GP’24
- Kenilworth, Inc. (Life Trustee)
- Richard M. McVey, P’12, ’16
- Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Market Axess Holdings, Inc. (2024)
- Timothy S. O’Donnell ’87
- Retired President and Chief Executive Officer, OmniClaim, Inc. (2024)
- John J. O’Neil III ’77
- Managing Partner, National Development, LLC (2024)
- David Pulver ’63, P’93
- President, Cornerstone Capital, Inc. (2023)
- Catherine Roosevelt ’89
- Executive Vice President, Campbell & Company (2022)
- Marieke H. Rothschild P’16
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- Peter M. Rouse ’68, LL.D. ’13
- Senior Policy Advisor, Perkins Coie LLP (2022)
- Carl A. Smith ’91
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- Jessica D’Ercole Stanton ’92, P’24
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- Amy E. Walter ’91, Litt. D. ’17
- National Editor, The Cook Political Report (2025)
- Laura P. Ward P’19 ’22
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- Tanya E. Williams P’20
- Chief Administrative Officer, Secretary-Treasurer, and Director, R2T2 Laboratories, Inc. (2021)
Trustees Emeriti
- Richard L. Abedon ’56
- 1986-1994
- Frank O. Apantaku ’71, P’09
- 1987-1993, 1994-1997
- Carol M. Beaumier ’72
- 1997-2003
- Leslie Dougherty Biddle ’89
- 2011-2019
- Robert W. Burke ’61, P’83
- 1981-1987
- Levin H. Campbell, P’81
- 1982-1990, 1991-1999
- E. Michael Caulfield ’68
- 1993-1996
- Julie Sands Causey ’85
- 2010-2016
- Ann Marie Connolly P’07
- 2007-2015
- Rebecca Littleton Corbett ’74, P’09 Litt.D. ’18
- 2006-2014
- John R. Cornell ’65, P’91, ’96
- 1997-2003
- James E. Cowie ’77
- 2005-2011
- Andrew A. Davis ’85, LL.D. ’15
- 1999-2006
- John B. Devine Jr. ’78, P’06
- 2006-2012
- Gerald Dorros Sc.D ’01, P’93, ’96, ’98, ’01
- 2002-2010
- Robert M. Furek ’64 P’00
- 1990-1999
- Robert Sidney Gelbard ’64 LL.D ’02, P’03
- 2004-2012
- Anne Ruggles Gere ’66
- 1998-2004
- Jerome F. Goldberg ’60, GP’16
- 1989-1994
- William H. Goldfarb ’68, P’00
- 1985-1993, 1994-2002, 2003-2009, 2010-2016
- Rae Jean Braunmuller Goodman ’69, P’03
- 1983-1989
- Peter G. Gordon ’64
- 1995-1998
- Deborah England Gray ’85
- 1992-2005
- Todd W. Halloran ’84
- 2006-2012
- Eugenie Hahlbohm Hampton ’55, P’80, ’81
- 1972-1978
- Peter D. Hart ’64, LL.D. ’85
- 1989-1993, 1995-1999
- Ellen Brooks Haweeli ’69
- 1993-1999
- Nancy Spokes Haydu ’69
- 1986-1994
- Emma J. James ’04
- 2007-2013
- Nancy Joachim-Ventura ’98
- 2001-2007
- Audrey Hittinger Katz ’57
- 1996-2001
- Colleen A. Khoury ’64
- 1995-2003, 2004-2012
- Harry F. Krensky ’85, P’20 ’22
- 2009-2017
- Beverly Nalbandian Madden ’80, P’15
- 1986-1992, 1994-2002
- David M. Marson ’48, P’75, GP’07, ’11
- 1984-1993
- Lawrence C. McQuade
- 1981-1989
- William J. Montgoris P’99
- 1999-2007, 2008-2015
- Betsy L. Morgan ’90
- 2009-2017
- Paul A. Nussbaum P’94
- 1998-2002
- Kate P. Lucier O’Neil ’85
- 2000-2006
- Jeffrey N. Packman ’88, P’21
- 2012-2020
- Randy C. Papadellis ’79, P’14, ’18
- 2011-2019
- Jane Powers ’86
- 2005-2011, 2012-2020
- Patricia Rachal ’74
- 1980-1986
- Kathleen Pinard Reed ’86, P’14, ’17, M.D.
- 2011-2019
- Lou Richardson Rhyne ’67
- 2011-2017
- William J. Rouhana Jr. ’72, P’01, ’04
- 1999-2007
- Robert A. Rudnick ’69
- 2004-2010
- William J. Ryan P’00, GP’16, ’18
- 2000-2006
- Robert Sage ’49
- 1974-1986, 1987-1993
- Richard R. Schmaltz ’62, P’87, GP’15, ’24
- 1976-1982, 1986-1995, 2001-2009
- Moses Silverman ’69
- 2013-2019
- Dilan V. K. Siritunga ’92
- 2009-2015
- Edward A. Snyder ’75
- 2009-2018
- Paul G. Spillane Jr. ’79, P’08
- 2005-2013
- Albert Stone ’51, GP’10, ’14, ’17, ’18, ’19
- 1996-1999
- W. Clarke Swanson Jr.
- 1970-1976
- Michael S. Sylvester ’63
- 2003-2011
- M. Anne O’Hanian Szostak ’72
- 1974-1982, 1995-2002
- Charles Terrell ’70
- 2006-2014
- Joerose Tharakan ’08
- 2013-2019
- Barbara Howard Traister ’65
- 1988-1994
- Beth Brown Turner ’63
- 1989-1992, 1993-1996
- Richard Y. Uchida ’79
- 2006-2016
- Allan van Gestel ’57, P’84, ’00
- 1999-2005
- Peter A. Vlachos ’58
- 1977-1980
- Nancy Greer Weiland ’65, P’93
- 2002-2010
- Joshua C. Woodfork ’97
- 2009-2013
- John R. Zacamy Jr. ’71
- 1992-2001, 2002-2003
- James Patrick Allen IV ’86, P’15, ’21, ’21
- Managing Director, Weild & Co., (2021), Visiting Committee on Spanish
- Sheri Bronstein ’90
- Global Human Resources Executive, Bank of America, (2023)
- Jeremiah S. Burns Jr. ’81, P’17
- Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, (2022), Visiting Committee on Geology
- David C. Fernandez ’89, P’19
- Vice President of Benefits, Unum, (2022), Visiting Committee on Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
- Joan M. Fortin ’88
- Chief Executive Officer, Bernstein Shur (2024)
- Lisa C. Hook ’88
- Senior Vice President, People’s United Bank, (2022), Visiting Committee on Computer Science
- Chih Chien Hsu ’80
- Managing Director, Eddie Steamship Co., Ltd., (2021), Visiting Committee on Government
- Tucker Kelton ’07
- Director, Charles River Realty Investors, (2020), Visiting Committee on English/Creative Writing
- Joseph F. Meyer ’79, P’16, ’21
- Chief Financial Officer, Chi-X Asia Pacific Holdings, (2022), Visiting Committee on Government
- Thadeus J. Mocarski ’84
- Senior Partner, Novacap, (2021), Visiting Committee on Computer Science
- Teresa K. Olsen ’01
- Assistant Vice President and Director of Career Services, Colgate University, (2021)
- Anthony W. Pasquariello ’99
- Partner and Managing Director, Goldman Sachs and Company, (2021)
- Michael T. Patsalos-Fox P’15, ’18
- CEO, Stroz Friedberg, LLC (2021)
- Graham A. Powis ’90, P’23
- Senior Capital Markets Advisor, Brookline Capital Markets (2024)
- Michelle S. Riffelmacher ’03
- Senior Vice President, Consultant Relations, EnTrustPermal, (2022), Visiting Committee on Music
- Jennifer Alfond Seeman ’92, P’21 ’22
- Co-Founder, Art2You, (2022)
- Nicholas C. Silitch ’83
- Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer, Prudential Financial, (2022), Visiting Committee on English/Creative Writing
- Jason Soules ’93
- Founder and Managing Director, EHS Partners, LLC, (2023)
- Jeremy P. Springhorn ’84, P’19 ’22
- Chief Business Officer, Syros Pharamaceuticals, Inc., (2021)
- Benjamin W. Thorndike ’78
- Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure Investor Relations, John Hancock, (2020)
Board of Governors
- Karen Linde Packman ’88, P’21 Chair of the Board
- Trustee, Linde Family Foundation (2023)
- Hilary Barnes Hoopes ’89, P’20, ’24 Vice Chair of the Board
- Executive Associate, Museum Education Program, George Washington University (2022)
- Barbara L. Alfond P’92, GP’21, GP’22, GP’22
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- Joan L. Alfond LL.D. ’19
- Co-Founder and Executive Director, Concierge Services for Students, Ltd. (2023)
- Theodore B. Alfond P’92, GP’21, GP’22, GP’22
- (2021)
- Whitney Dayton Brunet ’01
- Senior Development Officer, Buckingham Browne & Nichols School (2024)
- James B. Crawford ’62, LL.D. ’05
- Retired Chairman, Carbones Inter-Americanos S.A.
- Jennifer Diamond P’12
- Director, Robert and Jennifer Diamond Family Foundation (2022)
- Nancy Gardiner P’13
- Partner, Hemenway & Barnes LLP (2024)
- Alene H. Gelbard P’03
- Adjunct Professorial Lecturer, School of International Service, American University (2021)
- Michael L. Gordon ’66
- Co-Founder and CEO, Angelo Gordon & Company (2023)
- Carolyn L. Greene P’20, ’24
- Founder and Owner, momi jewelry designs (2022)
- Douglas de K. Hall ’90
- Swimming and Diving Assistant Coach, Colby College (2021)
- Geoffrey L. Hargadon
- Senior Vice President, UBS Private Wealth Management (2023)
- Bree Jeppson ’93
- Consultant, Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative (2021)
- Alice J. Kang P’21
- Former Art Director, Bergdorf Goodman (2023)
- Julia Lo ’14
- Programs Coordinator, The Vilcek Foundation (2023)
- Marjorie J. Lunder
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- Lisa Marie Marin
- Art Teacher, Jonesport-Beals High School and Elementary School (2023)
- Lynn McKinley-Grant ’69
- Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Howard University College of Medicine (2023)
- John Pelosi P’19, P’23
- Partner, Pelosi, Wolf, Effron & Spates (2021)
- Theresa Secord
- Penobscot Artist and Wabanaki Cultural Leader (2022)
- Jennifer A. Seeman ’92, P’21, ’22
- Co-Founder, Arts2You (2022)
- Mark Taylor ’89
- Producer & Co-Owner, Hemingway | Taylor (2024)
- Seth A. Thayer Jr. ’89
- President, American Arts Consulting, LLC (2021)
- Adam D. Weinberg, D.F.A. ’07
- Alice Pratt Brown Director, Whitney Museum of American Art (2022)
- Sarah Workneh
- Co-Director, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (2024)
- Kayla Zemsky ’09
- Director of Programming, Larkin Development Group (2021)
Board of Governors Life Members
- Paula Crane Lunder, D.F.A. ’98, GP’24
- Kenilworth, Inc. (Life Trustee)
- Peter H. Lunder ’56, D.F.A. ’98, GP’24
- Kenilworth, Inc. (Life Visitor)
- Norma B. Marin
Emeriti
- William R. Cotter, LL.D. ’00
- 1998-2000
- Daphne Cummings P’90
- 1997-2004, 2012-2016
- Gabriella De Ferrari P’03, Litt.D. ’08
- 1994-2004
- Alex Katz, D.F.A. ’84
- 1994–2019
- William G. Tsiaras ’68, P’03
- 1998-2015
Ex Officio
- Denise Bruesewitz
- Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, Colby College (2022)
- David A. Greene P’20, ’24
- President, Colby College
- Ann Marie Kloppenberg
- Associate Professor of Theater and Dance (2021)
- Margaret McFadden
- Provost and Dean of Faculty; Professor of American Studies, Colby College
- Kerill O’Neill
- Julian D. Taylor Associate Professor of Classics and Director of the Center for the Arts and Humanities, Colby College
- Charles Orzech
- Professor of Religious Studies and Chair of the Art Department, Colby College
- Eric S. Rosengren ’79, P’12
- President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
- Jacqueline Terrassa
- Carolyn Muzzy Director, Colby College Museum of Art