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