Board Positions (Faculty Trustees & Committees)

Under Bylaw II, the Academic Senate nominates constituents to positions on the Board of Trustees, along with other groups at the Institute. The Senate routinely invites reports from these representatives at regular Senate meetings.

Faculty Trustees

Maria Sieira, Adjunct Associate Professor — CCE, Graduate Architecture & Urban Design
Farzam Yazdanseta, Acting Associate Chairperson, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Lecturer, Undergraduate, Architecture, Continuing and Professional Studies

Two faculty members serve as Faculty Trustee, with full voting rights, of the Board of Trustees for two-year terms. The Board meets quarterly in October, December, March and May, usually scheduled on Wednesdays or Thursdays afternoons. Faculty Trustees also serve as voting members of the Finance and Audit Committee, which also meets quarterly.

The Senate solicits nominations for these positions from constituents near the beginning of spring semester. Nominations remain open for a period of at least two weeks. All nominations are confirmed in writing, and candidates are asked to submit a statement and resume for consideration. The Senate elects a slate of nominees which, along with nominees from other groups at the Institute, are considered by the Board Committee on Trusteeship, which makes final recommendations to the Board of Trustees. See Nominations for details on deadlines and procedures.

Board Non-Standing Committee Members

Two voting members and two non-voting observers are selected to serve one-year terms on each of the following committees.

Committee	Voting Members	Observers
Academic Affairs: focuses on academic policy, including curriculum and faculty matters, and the conferral of honorary degrees.	Anton Ginzburg Alicia Imperiale	Einat Lahat-Blum Justice Whitaker
Buildings and Grounds: focuses on facilities, the campus master plan, capital projects, real estate, security and physical plant policy.	David Burney Jonathan Scelsa	Caleb Crawford Yutaka Takiura
Development and Communications: focuses on strategic approaches in fundraising from individuals, corporations and foundations, government, alumni, and other funding sources. Also focuses on fundraising events such as the annual Legends dinner.	Karen Bausman Deb Caponera	Alison Snyder Dragana Zoric
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: focuses on strategic diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives for students, faculty, staff, alumni, and external community partners.	Kent Hikida Eunjeong Seong	Katrina Hill Chelsea Limbird
Student Affairs: focuses on campus life policy, including all matters pertaining to student life and the campus community.	Randolph Gentile Sebastian Kaupert	Donna Moran Rochard Joon Yoo

Each committee is chaired by a trustee and includes between four and eight trustee members. In addition to faculty members, these committees include student members and administrative liaisons. The committees meet quarterly and as the need arises.