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