Stephen R. Karam
Chairman
Chair, Compensation Committee;
Governance Committee
Principal
Karam Financial Group (Fall River)
Hometown: Fall River, MA
Exp. 2027
Chair, Compensation Committee;
Governance Committee
Principal
Karam Financial Group (Fall River)
Hometown: Fall River, MA
Exp. 2027
Mary L. Burns
Vice Chair
Vice Chair, Governance Committee
Chair, UMass Building Authority
Principal
Splash Media Group Boston, LLC (Boston)
Hometown: Lowell, MA
UMass Lowell '84 B.S.
Exp. 2026
Vice Chair, Governance Committee
Chair, UMass Building Authority
Principal
Splash Media Group Boston, LLC (Boston)
Hometown: Lowell, MA
UMass Lowell '84 B.S.
Exp. 2026
David M. Brunelle
Chair, Athletics Committee
Hometown: Paxton, MA
Exp. 2024
Hometown: Paxton, MA
Exp. 2024
Gerald G. Colella
Hometown: Seabrook, NH
UMass Lowell ‘78 B.S., Hon. ‘19
Exp. 2024
UMass Lowell ‘78 B.S., Hon. ‘19
Exp. 2024
José M. Delgado
Hometown: Springfield, MA
UMass Amherst '18 M.B.A.
Exp. 2028
UMass Amherst '18 M.B.A.
Exp. 2028
Robert Epstein
Vice Chair, Compensation Committee
President & CEO
Horizon Beverage Group (Norton)
Hometown: Boston, MA
UMass Amherst '67 B.A.
Exp. 2025
President & CEO
Horizon Beverage Group (Norton)
Hometown: Boston, MA
UMass Amherst '67 B.A.
Exp. 2025
Gent A. Haviari
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Political Science and Philosophy
Hometown: Quincy, MA
Exp. 2025
Political Science and Philosophy
Hometown: Quincy, MA
Exp. 2025
Robert Lewis, Jr.
Vice Chair, Athletics Committee
Nicholas President & CEO
Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston (Boston)
Hometown: Boston, MA
Exp. 2027
Nicholas President & CEO
Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston (Boston)
Hometown: Boston, MA
Exp. 2027
Ann M. Maguire Keches
Hometown: Boston, MA
UMass Amherst '73 B.A.
Exp. 2025
UMass Amherst '73 B.A.
Exp. 2025
Stephanie A. Nicum
Voting Student
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Public Health
Hometown: Derry, NH
Exp. 2025
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Public Health
Hometown: Derry, NH
Exp. 2025
Michael V. O'Brien
Chair, Committee on Administration and Finance
Executive Vice President
WinnCompanies (Boston)
Hometown: Southborough, MA
UMass Amherst '88 B.S.
Exp. 2026
Executive Vice President
WinnCompanies (Boston)
Hometown: Southborough, MA
UMass Amherst '88 B.S.
Exp. 2026
Noreen C. Okwara, M.D.
Internal Medicine Resident
Brigham & Women's Hospital (Boston)
Hometown: Lowell, MA
UMass Boston '12 B.S.
UMass Medical School '17 M.D.
Exp. 2028
Brigham & Women's Hospital (Boston)
Hometown: Lowell, MA
UMass Boston '12 B.S.
UMass Medical School '17 M.D.
Exp. 2028
Felicity B. Oliveira
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Legal Studies and Business Marketing
Hometown: Brockton, MA
Exp. 2025
Legal Studies and Business Marketing
Hometown: Brockton, MA
Exp. 2025
Elizabeth I. Osa-Agbontaen
Voting Student
DNP-FNP Candidate
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Hometown: Norwood, MA
Exp. 2025
DNP-FNP Candidate
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Hometown: Norwood, MA
Exp. 2025
Imari K. Paris Jeffries, PhD
Chair, Committee on Academic and Student Affairs
Executive Director
Embrace Boston (Boston)
Hometown: Boston, MA
UMass Boston '97 B.A., '99 M.Ed., '03 M.A., '23 Ph.D.
Exp. 2026
Executive Director
Embrace Boston (Boston)
Hometown: Boston, MA
UMass Boston '97 B.A., '99 M.Ed., '03 M.A., '23 Ph.D.
Exp. 2026
Julie M. Ramos Gagliardi, MBA
Vice Chair, Committee on Academic and Student Affairs
Director of Programs
SouthCoast Community Foundation (New Bedford)
Hometown: Somerset, MA
UMass Dartmouth '87 B.S.
Exp: 2024
Director of Programs
SouthCoast Community Foundation (New Bedford)
Hometown: Somerset, MA
UMass Dartmouth '87 B.S.
Exp: 2024
Abigail Raymond
University of Massachusetts Boston
Community Development
Hometown: Milton, MA
Exp. 2025
Community Development
Hometown: Milton, MA
Exp. 2025
Elizabeth D. Scheibel, JD
Chair, Audit and Risk Committee
Vice Chair, Committee on Administration and Finance
Legal Consultant
Hometown: South Hadley, MA
Exp. 2026
Vice Chair, Committee on Administration and Finance
Legal Consultant
Hometown: South Hadley, MA
Exp. 2026
Joseph C. Sullivan
Vice Chair, Audit and Risk Committee
Hometown: Braintree, MA
UMass Amherst '81 B.A.
Exp. 2028
Hometown: Braintree, MA
UMass Amherst '81 B.A.
Exp. 2028
Steven A. Tolman
Hometown: Boston, MA
UMass Boston '99 B.A.
Exp. 2027
UMass Boston '99 B.A.
Exp. 2027
Patrick Tutwiler, PhD
Secretary of Education, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Executive Office of Education (Boston)
ex-officio
Executive Office of Education (Boston)
ex-officio
Charles F. Wu, MBA
Executive Fellow
Harvard Business School (Boston)
Hometown: Newton, MA
Exp. 2026
Harvard Business School (Boston)
Hometown: Newton, MA
Exp. 2026
Zunilka Barrett
Secretary, Board of Trustees