Bren School Committees
Student Committees
| Student-Faculty Representatives | MESM Dean's Advisory (DAC) | PhD Dean's Advisory (DAC) |
| Risa Lewis, PhD student representative Dana Cohen-Kaplan, MESM student representative TBD, MEDS student representative Andrew Plantinga, Faculty Coordinator (FEC Chair) Graduate Advisor Satie Airamé |
Natalie Smith, 2nd year MESM student representative Tulsi Mistry, 2nd year MESM student representative Tatianna Suriel, 2nd year MESM student representative Steve Gaines, Dean (sabbatical in F24) Sarah Anderson, DEI Associate Dean Charlyna Meraviglia, Staff Coordinator |
Sadie Cwikiel, PhD Student Representative Allie Caughman, PhD Student Representative Steve Gaines, Dean (sabbatical in F24) Sarah Anderson, Acting Dean F24, Associate Dean for DEI (sabbatical in W25) Charlyna Meraviglia, Staff Coordinator |
| MEDS Class Chairs | MESM Class Chairs | Bren School Graduate Student Association (GSA) |
| Class of 2025: |
Class of 2025: Sofia Gutierrez, Rence Balitaan, Jake Cosmo Class of 2026: |
Akshaya Jagannathan, 2nd year MESM Student Representative Satie Airamé, Staff Sponsor |
| Bren Seminars | The Green Initative Fund Representative (TGIF) | |
| Ruth Oliver, Faculty Representative Jaenna Wessling, PhD Student Representative Caroline Edmonds, MESM Student Representative Anissa Stull, MESM Student Representative Miranda Scalzo, MESM Student Representative Aleah Van Woert, Staff Coordinator |
Lauren Londoño, 2nd year MESM representative |
Faculty Committees
| Faculty Executive Committee (FEC) | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) | Recruitment, Admissions, and Support Committee |
| Andrew Plantinga (2nd year), Chair (ending 9/25) Hunter Lenihan (1st year) Kyle Meng (1st year) Samantha Stevenson (2nd year) Steve Gaines, Ex officio (sabbatical in F24) Bruce Kendall, Ex officio (sabbatical in 2024-2025) Sarah Anderson, Ex officio Kelly Keogh, Staff Coordinator Satie Airamé, Staff Consultant |
Ben Halpern, Chair Joan Dudney, Faculty Representative Jay Chakraborty, Faculty Representative Sarah Anderson, Ex officio Steve Gaines, Ex officio (sabbatical in F24) Lesley Figueroa, PhD Student Representative Michael Roysner, MESM Student Representative TBD, MEDS Student Representative Kristine Duarte, Staff Coordinator Satie Airamé, Staff Consultant Kelly Keogh, Staff Consultant |
Eric Masanet, Chair (confirmed) Chris Costello, Faculty Representative Roland Geyer, Faculty Representative Andrew MacDonald, Faculty Representative Kristine Duarte, Staff Coordinator Seneca Ryan, Staff Consultant Kimberly Yom, Staff Consultant |
| Master's Curriculum Committee | PhD Program | Eco-Entrepreneurship Committee |
| Jim Salzman, Chair Trish Holden, Faculty Representative Kelly Caylor, Faculty Representative Max Czapanskiy, Faculty Representative Natalie Mayer, 2nd Year MESM Student Representative TBD, MEDS Student Representative Satie Airamé, Staff Consultant (filling in for Sean Kerr in F24 and W25) Kristine Duarte, Staff Consultant Jamie Montgomery, Staff Consultant |
Mark Buntaine, Chair Ashley Larsen, Faculty Representative Kelly Garvey, PhD Student Representative TBD, PhD Student Representative Satie Airamé, Staff Coordinator (filling in for Sean Kerr in F24 and W25) Kristine Duarte, Staff Consultant Economics and Environmental Science (EES) PhD Emphasis Chris Costello, Faculty Advisor Interdepartmental PhD Emphasis in Environment and Society Kelly Caylor, Faculty Advisor |
Kyle Meng, Chair Don Fullerton, Faculty Representative Steve Gaines, Faculty Representative Emily Cotter, Staff Coordinator Eco-E Focus Advisor: Emily Cotter |
| Building/Space Committee | Personnel | MESM Group Projects Committee |
| Patricia Holden, Chair – Sabbatical in W24 Hunter Lenihan Steve Gaines, Ex officio Sage Davis, Staff Coordinator Kim Fugate, Staff Consultant |
Matt Potoski, Co-Chair – sabbatical in W24 Naomi Tague, Co-Chair – sabbatical in W24 Bren Faculty Kelly Keogh, Staff Coordinator |
Arturo Keller, Chair Roland Geyer, Faculty Representative Hunter Lenihan, Faculty Representative Satie Airamé, Staff Consultant (filling in for Sean Kerr in F24 and W25) Jaenna Wessling, Staff Coordinator (filling in for Sean Kerr in F24 and W25) Beth Pitton-August, Staff Consultant TBD, 1st Year MESM Student Representative TBD, 1st Year MESM Student Representative TBD, 1st Year MESM Student Representative |
| MEDS Capstone Project | College of Creative Studies/Bren LPSOE Search | Communication LPSOE Search |
| Ruth Oliver, Chair Carmen Galaz García, Faculty Representative Emily Case, Staff Coordinator Jamie Montgomery, Staff Consultant TBD, MEDS Student Representative TBD, MEDS Student Representative |
Chris Costello, Faculty Representative Arturo Keller, Faculty Representative TBD, student representative Jen Johansen, CS Staff Coordinator Kelly Keogh, Bren Staff Coordinator |
Alex Phillips, Chair Scott Jasechko, Faculty Representative (sabbatical in W24) Satie Airame, Staff Consultant (filling in for Sean Kerr in F24 and W25) Environmental Communication (Comm) Focus Advisor: Alex Phillips |
Ad Hoc Committees
| MEDS Curriculum Cohesion Committee | MESM Curriculum Cohesion Committee | Computing Committee |
| Carmen Galaz García, Chair Jamie Montgomery, Staff Coordinator Ben Halpern, Faculty Representative Ruth Oliver, Faculty Representative Max Czapanskiy, Faculty Representative Naomi Tague, Faculty Representative Samantha Csik, Faculty Representative Emily Case, Staff Consultant |
Social Science Working Group Jim Salzman, Chair - leave F23 Sarah Anderson, Faculty Representative Chris Costello, Faculty Representative Natural Science Working Group Bruce Kendall, Faculty Representative Kelly Caylor, Faculty Representative Scott Jasechko, Faculty Representative Ashley Larsen, Faculty Representative |
Sam Stevenson, Chair – sabbatical F23 Trish Holden, Faculty Representative – sabbatical W24 Brad Hill, Staff Coordinator Garrett Favre-Schwan, Staff Consultant Katherine Le, Staff Consultant |
| Sustainable Forests Fellowship Program Committee |
Zurich Financial Services Distinguished Visitor Program Selection Committee |
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| Bruce Kendall, Chair Robert Heilmayr, Faculty Representative Naomi Tague, Faculty Representative – sabbatical in W23 Kristine Duarte, Staff Coordinator |
David Tilman, Chair Eric Masanet, Faculty Representative Satie Airamé, Staff Coordinator Lotus Vermeer, Staff Consultant |
Campus Committees
| Committee | 2023-2024 Members |
|---|---|
| Faculty Legislature Representative | Andy MacDonald |
| Central Fellowship Competition | Hunter Lenihan |
