Board of Trustees

Sarah Willie-LeBreton
President
Smith College
Northampton, MA

Alison Overseth ’80
Chair of the Board
2012–2025
CEO
Partnership for After School Education
New York, NY

Mattie Compton ’72
Vice Chair of the Board
2017–2025
Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas
Fort Worth Division
Fort Worth, TX

Susan May Molineaux ’75
Vice Chair of the Board
2017–2025
President and CEO
Para Therapeutics
San Francisco, CA

Anu Aiyengar ’91
2020–2024
Global Co-Head of Mergers & Acquisitions
J.P. Morgan
New York, NY

Deborah N. Archer ’93
2023–2027
Associate Dean, Experiential Education & Clinical Program
Professor of Clinical Law
Co-Faculty Director, Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law
President, ACLU
New York, NY

Andrea Auerbach ’91
2020–2024
Partner & Head of Private Investment Practice
Cambridge Associates LLC
Menlo Park, CA

Lisa Black ’81
2021–2025
Former Senior Managing Director
Nuveen, a TIAA Company
New York, NY

Molly Burke ’76
2022–2026
Former General Counsel
Civic and political activist
Atlanta, GA

Janelle Bradshaw ’00
2022–2026
CEO
Public Prep Network
White Plains, NY

Denise Conway ’80
2022–2026
Community Volunteer
Plandome, NY

Pam Craig ’79
2020–2024
Former Chief Financial Officer
Accenture
Spring Lake, NJ

Debbie DeCotis ’74
2017–2025
Former Managing Director
Morgan Stanley
New York, NY

Lile R. Gibbons ’64
2020–2024
Retired legislator
Community Volunteer
Old Greenwich, CT

Johan C. Aurik
2022–2026
Former CEO and Chairman
A.T. Kearney;
Non-Executive Director
London, UK

Alicia Carew Hammarskjold ’87
2021–2025
Community Volunteer
Atherton, CA

Terry Hartle
2020–2024
Senior Vice President,
Government and Public Affairs
American Council on Education
Washington, DC

Dr. Peggie Ward Koon ’74
President of the AASC
2021–2025
Former CEO, Leading Change, LLC.
Former Vice President
Chronicle Media,
Morris Publishing Group;
Morris Communications
Augusta, GA

Peggy Liu ’80
2016–2024
Attorney/ Company Director
Hong Kong, SAR

Cynthia Meyn ’86
2019–2027
Chief Operating Officer
Venerable Holdings, Inc.
New York, NY

Beverly A. Morgan-Welch ’74
2019–2027
Senior Deputy Director of External Affairs
Museum of Modern Art
New York NY

Mohsen Mostafavi
2016–2024
Alexander and Victoria Wiley
Professor of Design
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Cambridge, MA

Kate O’Brian ’80
2023–2027
President
Scripps News
Martha’s Vineyard, MA

David W. Oxtoby
2021–2025
President
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Cambridge, MA

Lynn Reichenbach ’81
2022–2026
President
Deeridge Trust Services
Portsmouth, NH

Claudia San Pedro ’91
2021–2025
Former Head of Limited Service Category,
Inspire Brands and President,
Sonic Drive-in
Oklahoma City, OK

Dr. Kimberly Scott ’91
2020–2024
Executive Director
The Center for Gender Equity
in Science and Technology
Phoenix, AZ

Ann Silverman ’96
2022–2026
Wealth Area Executive
M&T Bank/Wilmington Trust
New York, NY

Emily B. van Agtmael ’70
2022–2026
Trustee
Sunrise Foundation
Bethesda, MD

Ling Yang ’02
2023–2027
Managing Director
The Carlyle Group
Hong Kong, SAR

The Smith College Medal

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