AboutStrategic Plan

Steering Committee and Workshop Groups

Steering Committee

  • Kathryn Yates, Board of Trustees Chair
  • Diane Garthwaite, Board of Trustees Vice Chair
  • Meredith Koerner, Trustee and Chair, Finance Committee and 403(b) Committee
  • Sue Rogers, Trustee and Chair, Governance Committee
  • Abby Wark, Trustee and Chair, Advancement Committee
  • Laura Freid, President
  • Beth Elicker, Executive Vice President
  • Ian Anderson, Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the College
  • Laura Retherford, Associate Vice President of Development
  • Melvin D. Adams III, Dean of Student Life
  • Patrick Coughlin, Associate Professor & Program Chair of Ceramics, Chair of the Curriculum Committee
  • Paul Gebhardt ’96, Dean of Undergraduate Studies
  • Justin Kirchoff, Professor & Program Chair of Photography, Chair of Faculty Affairs
  • Heather York, Executive Operations Director
  • Lauren Glennon, Strategic Planning Consultant

Academic Excellence

  • Paul Gebhardt ’96, Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Working Group Chair
  • Jenny Scheu, Trustee and Academic and Student Life Committee Chair
  • Debby Dluhy, Trustee and Enrollment Committee Chair
  • Ian Anderson, Vice President of Academic Affairs & Dean of the College
  • Melvin D. Adams III, Dean of Student Life
  • Steve Bowden ’97, Director of Marketing and Brand Manager
  • Erik Bobilin, Director of the Joanne Waxman Library
  • Anne Dennison, Registrar
  • Rachel Katz, Administrative Director of Graduate Programs
  • Jenny McGee Dougherty ’05, Associate Director of Artists at Work & Alumni Relations
  • Bennett Morris MFA ’07, Assistant Professor of Foundation and Fab Lab Coordinator
  • Kyle Patenaude, Assistant Professor of Metalsmithing & Jewelry and Visiting Artist Coordinator
  • Sarah Shaw, Assistant Professor in Illustration
  • Phoebe Snyder MFA ’23
  • Lauren Glennon, Strategic Planning Consultant

Develop a Culture of Equity & Belonging

  • Melvin D. Adams III, Dean of Student Life, Working Group Chair
  • Kathryn Yates, Board of Trustees Chair
  • Jordan Carey ’19, Trustee
  • Ian Anderson, Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the College
  • Elyse Grams, Admissions Counselor
  • Ihnmi Jon, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art History
  • Kyle Patenaude, Assistant Professor, Metalsmithing & Jewelry and Visiting Artist Coordinator
  • John Portlock, Visiting Assistant Professor of Academic Studies
  • Tanya Romano, Director of Human Resources
  • Julio Rivera ’24, Animation & Game Art
  • Rachel Somerville, Department Chair + Director of Art Education Outreach
  • Benjamin Spalding MFA ’17, Visiting Assistant Professor and Chair of Foundation
  • Joel Tsui ’16, Salt ’17, MFA ’19, Graduate Admissions Counselor
  • Lauren Glennon, Strategic Planning Consultant

Broaden Our Reach

  • Ian Anderson, Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, Working Group Chair
  • Sue Rogers, Trustee and Governance Committee Chair
  • Kerem Durdag, Trustee
  • Kathryn Knight-Wise, Trustee
  • Asa Bradford, Application Support Analyst
  • Nik Bsullak ’99, Director of Continuing & Professional Studies
  • Rachel Katz, Administrative Director of Graduate Programs
  • Allison Kisel, Assistant Registrar
  • George LaRou, Professor of Animation & Game Art
  • Jessica Tomlinson, Director of Artists at Work
  • Rachel Somerville, Department Chair & Director of Art Education Outreach
  • Lauren Glennon, Strategic Planning Consultant

Create Living & Learning Centers

  • Beth Elicker, Executive Vice President, Working Group Co-Chair
  • Diane Garthwaite, Board of Trustees Vice Chair and Facilities Subcommittee Chair, Working Group Co-Chair
  • Jennie Coyne, Trustee
  • Kristin Valdmanis, Trustee
  • Laura Retherford, Associate Vice President of Development
  • Melvin D. Adams III, Dean of Student Life
  • Jen Campanaro, Director of Admissions
  • Seth Clayter, Director of Technology
  • Doug Doering, Director of Facilities
  • Paul Gebhardt, ’96 Dean of Undergraduate Studies
  • Jessica Tomlinson, Director of Artists at Work
  • Heather York, Executive Operations Director
  • Lauren Glennon, Strategic Planning Consultant

Sustainability

  • Beth Elicker, Executive Vice President, Working Group Co-Chair
  • Meredith Koerner, Chair, Finance Committee and 403(b) Committee, Working Group Co-Chair
  • Laura Retherford, Associate Vice President of Development
  • Kathryn Yates, Board of Trustees Chair
  • Abby Wark, Trustee and Advancement Committee Chair
  • Damien Saccani, Trustee
  • Holly Higgins, Director of Business Services
  • Jen Campanaro, Director of Admissions
  • Lauren Glennon, Strategic Planning Consultant