Student Committees

Student-Faculty Representatives

Sadie Cwikiel, PhD student representative
Daniel O'Shea, MESM student representative
TBD, MEDS student representative
Mark Buntaine, Faculty Coordinator (FEC Chair)

MESM Class Chairs

Class of 2026: Kyle Alves and Karina Kays
Class of 2027: TBD

MEDS Class Chairs

Class of 2026: TBD

Bren School Graduate Student Association (GSA)

Wesley Noble, MESM Student Representative
Ojas Sarup, PhD Student Representative
Leticia Porter, Graduate Advisor

Bren Seminars

Matt Potoski, Faculty Representative
Mauricio Collado, PhD Student Representative
Fatiq Nadeem, PhD Student Representative
Jack Coldiron, MESM Student Representative
Kylie McGuire, MESM Student Representative
Aleah Van Woert, Staff Coordinator

The Green Initiative Fund Representative (TGIF)

Nicolas DeStephano, MESM Student 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

Andrew MacDonald, Chair (Sabbatical in F25)
Arturo Keller, Faculty Representative
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
Alex Phillips, Faculty Representative
Andrew Plantinga, Faculty Representative
Sean Kerr, Staff Coordinator
Jaenna Wessling, Student Assistant
Beth Pitton-August, Staff Consultant 
TBD, MESM Student Representatives

MEDS Capstone Project

Carmen Galaz Garcia, Chair 
Max Czapanskiy, Faculty Representative
Sam Csik, Staff Coordinator
Jamie Montgomery, Staff Consultant
TBD, MEDS Student Representatives

Environmental Communication (Comm) Program

Alex Phillips, Chair
Scott Jasechko, Faculty Representative
Sean Kerr, 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
Max Czapanskiy, Faculty Representative 
Samantha Stevenson-Karl, Faculty Representative 
Jamie Montgomery, Staff Consultant
Sam Csik, 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

Bruce Kendall, Chair 
Andrew MacDonald, Faculty Representative (Sabbatical in F25)
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
Robert Heilmayr, Faculty Representative
Leticia Porter, Staff Coordinator 
Lotus Vermeer, Staff Consultant

Zurich Financial Services Distinguished Visitor Program Selection Committee 

Matt Potoski, Chair
Eric Masanet, Faculty Representative
Leticia Porter, 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