Student Committees
Student-Faculty Representatives
Risa Lewis, PhD student representative
Dana Cohen-Kaplan, MESM student representative
Leilanie Rubinstein, MEDS student representative
Andrew Plantinga, Faculty Coordinator (FEC Chair)
Graduate Advisor
Satie Airamé
MESM Class Chairs
Class of 2025: Sofia Gutierrez, Rence Balitaan, Jake Cosmo
Class of 2026: Kyle Alves and Karina Kays
MEDS Class Chairs
Class of 2025: Eva Newby and Brooke Grazda
Bren School Graduate Student Association (GSA)
Akshaya Jagannathan, 2nd year MESM Student Representative
Justin Gutierrez, 1st year MESM Student Representative
Satie Airamé, Staff Sponsor
Bren Seminars
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
The Green Initative Fund Representative (TGIF)
Lauran Londoño, 2nd year MESM representative
Faculty Committees
Faculty Executive Committee (FEC)
Mark Buntaine (1st year), Chair
Hunter Lenihan (2nd year)
Kyle Meng (2nd year)
Roland Geyer (1st year)
Steve Gaines, Ex officio (sabbatical in F24)
Bruce Kendall, Ex officio, Associate Dean
Sarah Anderson, Ex officio, Interim Dean
Kelly Keogh, Staff Coordinator
Leticia Porter, Staff Consultant
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
Jay Chakraborty, Chair
Ben Halpern, Faculty Representative
Joan Dudney, Faculty Representative
Sarah Anderson, Ex officio, Interim Dean
Jaenna Wessling, PhD Student Representative
Halle Kuhar-Pitters, MESM Student Representative
TBD, MEDS Student Representative
Kristine Duarte, Staff Coordinator (or DEI Coordinator)
Seneca Ryan, Staff Coordinator
Kelly Keogh, Staff Consultant
Leticia Porter, Staff Consultant
Recruitment, Admissions, and Support (RAS) Committee
Eric Masanet, Chair (confirmed)
Hunter Lenihan, Faculty Representative
David Tilman, Faculty Representative
Jim Salzman, Faculty Representative
Kristine Duarte, Staff Coordinator
Seneca Ryan, Staff Consultant
Kimberly Yom, Staff Consultant
Master's Curriculum Committee (MEDS/MESM)
Jim Salzman, Chair (
Leave in F25)
Jay Chakraborty, Faculty Representative
Sam Stevenson-Karl, Faculty Representative (Acting chair in F25)
Sneha Kumar, 2nd Year MESM Student Representative
TBD, MEDS Student Representative
Sean Kerr, Staff Coordinator
Kristine Duarte, Staff Consultant
Jamie Montgomery, Staff Consultant
PhD Program
Ashley Larsen, Chair (
Sabbatical in F25)
Ranjit Deshmukh, Faculty Representative (
Sabbatical in F25)
Kelly Caylor, Faculty Representative (
Acting chair in F25)
Kelly Garvey, PhD Student Representative
Athena DiBartolo, PhD Student Representative
Sean Kerr, Staff Coordinator
Kristine Duarte, Staff Consultant
Eco-Entrepreneurship (Eco-E) Program
Kyle Meng, Chair
Patricia Holden, Faculty Representative (Sabbatical in residence in W26 and S26)
Chris Free, Faculty Representative
Emily Cotter, Staff Coordinator
Eco-E Focus Advisor:
Emily Cotter
Building/Space Committee
Ashley Larsen, Chair
Arturo Keller, Faculty Representative
Steve Gaines, Ex Officio
Sage Davis, Staff Coordinator
Kim Fugate, Staff Consultant
Personnel
Matt Potoski, Co-Chair
Naomi Tague, Co-Chair
Bren Faculty
Kelly Keogh, Staff Coordinator
MESM Group Project
Arturo Keller, Chair
Mark Buntaine, Faculty Representative
David Tilman, Faculty Representative
Satie Airame, Staff Coordinator
Jaenna Wessling, Staff Coordinator (filling in for Sean Kerr in F24 and W25)
Beth Pitton-August, Staff Consultant
Wesley Noble, Garrett Craig, and Caroline Smith, MESM Student Representatives
MEDS Capstone Project
Ruth Oliver, Chair
Carmen Galaz Garcia, Faculty Representative
Emily Case, Staff Coordinator
Jamie Montgomery, Staff Consultant
Haylee Oyler and Joshua Mull, MEDS Student Representatives
Environmental Communication (Comm) Program
Alex Phillips, Chair
Scott Jasechko, Faculty Representative
Satie Airame, Staff Consultant
Environmental Communication (Comm) Focus Advisor:
Alex Phillips
Ad Hoc Committees
MEDS Curriculum Cohesion Committee
Carmen Galaz Garcia, Chair
Ruth Oliver, Faculty Representative
Naomi Tague, Faculty Representative
Ben Halpern, Faculty Representative
Jamie Montgomery, Staff Consultant
Emily Case, Staff Coordinator
MESM Dean's Advisory (DAC)
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 support
PhD Dean's Advisory (PhD DAC)
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 support
Computing Committee
Sam Stevenson, Chair
Ben Halpern, Faculty Representative
Brad Hill, Staff Coordinator
Garrett Favre-Schwan, Staff Consultant
Katherine Le, Staff Consultant
H. William Kuni Bren Interdisciplinary Research Project Selection Committee
Roland Geyer, Chair
Hunter Lenihan, Faculty Representative
Satie Airamé, Staff Coordinator
Lotus Vermeer, Staff Consultant
Zurich Financial Services Distinguished Visitor Program Selection Committee
Ranjit Deshmukh, Chair
Eric Masanet, Faculty Representative
Satie Airamé, Staff Coordinator
Lotus Vermeer, Staff Consultant
Campus Committees
Faculty Legislature Representative
Ruth Oliver
Committee on Academic Personnel
Patricia Holden (2024-2027)
Graduate Council
Matt Potoski (2024-2027)
Program Review Panel
Roland Geyer, Chair
Jim Salzman, Member (2023-2026)
Central Fellowship Competition
Hunter Lenihan