Student Committees
Student-Faculty Representatives
Aidan O'Neil, PhD student representative
Bailey Smith-Helman, MESM student representative
TBD, MEDS student representative
Mark Buntaine, Faculty Coordinator (FEC Chair)
MESM Class Chairs
Class of 2027: Dominique Changlee, Fabian Gomez, and Alexzandria Chalmers
Class of 2028: TBD
MEDS Class Chairs
Class of 2027: TBD
Bren School Graduate Student Association (GSA)
TBD, MEDS Student Representative
Lauren Chetley, MESM Student Representative
Elena Nirgiotis, MESM Student Representative
Ojas Sarup, PhD Student Representative
Leticia Porter, Graduate Advisor
Bren Seminars
Matt Potoski, Chair
Kelly Garvey, PhD Student Representative
Gemma Del Rossi, MESM Student Representative
Maeve Holland, MESM Student Representative
Geri Urgel, MESM Student Representative
Aleah Van Woert, Staff Coordinator
The Green Initiative Fund Representative (TGIF)
William Weiti Lien, PhD Student Representative
Faculty Committees
Faculty Executive Committee (FEC)
Mark Buntaine, Chair (Year 2)
Eric Masanet, Faculty Representative (Year 1)
Ashley Larsen, Faculty Representative (Year 1)
Roland Geyer, Faculty Representative (Year 2)
Elena Irwin, Ex officio, Dean
Kelly Keogh, Staff Coordinator
Leticia Porter, Staff Consultant
Diversity Committee
Ben Halpern, Chair
Joan Dudney, Faculty Representative
Sam Stevenson-Karl, Faculty Representative
Alessandra Vidal Meza, PhD Student Representative
Jay Chakraborty, Ex officio
Alexandra Phillips, Ex officio
Nathan Lau, MESM Student Representative
MEDS Student Representative, TBD
Kristine Faloon, Staff Coordinator
Kelly Keogh, Staff Consultant
Leticia Porter, Staff Consultant
Recruitment, Admissions, and Support (RAS) Committee
Eric Masanet, Chair
Ruth Oliver, Faculty Representative
Robert Heilmayr, Faculty Representative
Alexandra Phillips, Faculty Representative
Kristine Faloon, Staff Coordinator
Kimberly Yom, Staff Consultant
Seneca Ryan, Staff Consultant
Sean Kerr, Staff Consultant
Jamie Montgomery, Staff Consultant
Master's Curriculum Committee (MEDS/MESM)
Jim Salzman, Chair
Carmen Galaz Garcia, Faculty Representative
Sam Stevenson-Karl, Faculty Representative
Basak Kalkanci, Faculty Representative
Ruth Oliver, Faculty Representative
Emma Rasmussen, MESM Student Representative
MEDS Student Representative, TBD
Jamie Montgomery, Staff Coordinator
Sean Kerr, Staff Consultant
Kristine Faloon, Staff Consultant
Sam Shanny-Csik, Staff Consultant
Leticia Porter, Staff Consultant
PhD Program
Andrew Plantinga, Chair
Ranjit Deshmukh, Faculty Representative
Ashley Larsen, Faculty Representative
Jaenna Wessling, PhD Student Representative
Sadie Cwikiel, PhD Student Representative
Robin Roe, Staff Coordinator
Kristine Faloon, Staff Consultant
Leticia Porter, Staff Consultant
Eco-Entrepreneurship (Eco-E) Program
Basak Kalkanci, Co-Chair
Roland Geyer, Co-Chair
Patricia Holden, Faculty Representative
Emily Cotter, Staff Coordinator
Leticia Porter, Staff Consultant
Building/Space Committee
Andrew MacDonald, Chair
Andrew Plantinga, Faculty Representative
Sage Davis, Staff Coordinator
Kim Fugate, Staff Consultant
Personnel
Matt Potoski, Co-Chair
Naomi Tague, Co-Chair
Bren Faculty, TBD
Kelly Keogh, Staff Coordinator
Computing Committee
Hunter Lenihan, Chair
Jim Salzman, Faculty Representative
Brad Hill, Staff Coordinator
Garrett Favre-Schwan, Staff Consultant
Katherine Le, Staff Consultant
MESM Impact Project
Scott Jasechko, Chair
Chris Costello, Faculty Representative
Hunter Lenihan, Faculty Representative
Sean Kerr, Staff Coordinator
Jaenna Wessling, Student Assistant
Beth Pitton-August, Staff Consultant
MESM Student Representative, TBD
MESM Student Representative, TBD
MESM Student Representative, TBD
MEDS Capstone Project
Max Czapanskiy, Chair
Kelly Caylor, Faculty Representative
Anna Papp, Faculty Representative
Jamie Montgomery, Staff Coordinator
Kat Le, Staff Consultant
MEDS Student Representative, TBD
MEDS Student Representative, TBD
Environmental Communication Program (Working Group of Master's Curriculum Committee)
Alexandra Phillips, Chair
Andrew MacDonald, Faculty Representative
Al Black-Goldin, Staff Consultant
Ad Hoc Committees
MEDS Curriculum Cohesion Committee
Carmen Galaz Garcia, Co-Chair
Jamie Montgomery, Co-Chair
Ruth Oliver, Faculty Representative (Leave in F26)
Naomi Tague, Faculty Representative
Max Czapanskiy, Faculty Representative
Ben Halpern, Faculty Representative
Anna Papp, Faculty Representative
Samantha Shanny-Csik, Staff Consultant
H. William Kuni Bren Interdisciplinary Research Project Selection Committee
Hunter Lenihan, Chair
Robert Heilmayr, Faculty Representative
Leticia Porter, Staff Coordinator
Lotus Vermeer, Staff Consultant
Zurich Financial Services Distinguished Visitors on Climate Change Selection Committee
Matt Potoski, Chair
Eric Masanet, Faculty Representative
Leticia Porter, Staff Coordinator
Lotus Vermeer, Staff Consultant
Continuing & Professional Education Committee
Roland Geyer, Chair
Kelly Caylor, Faculty Representative
Scott Jasechko, Faculty Representative
Leticia Porter, Staff Coordinator
Kristine Faloon, Staff Consultant
Jamie Montgomery, Staff Consultant
Amanda Asquith-Caya, Staff Consultant
Sam Shanny-Csik, Staff Consultant
Campus Committees
Faculty Legislature Representative
Alex Phillips
Committee on Academic Personnel
Patricia Holden (2024-2027)
Graduate Council
Matt Potoski (2024-2027)
Central Fellowship Competition
Hunter Lenihan