University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees
Committee Assignments
(As of July 31, 2025)

Committee on Academic and Student Affairs 

Imari K. Paris Jeffries, PhD, Chair
Julie M. Ramos Gagliardi, Vice Chair
Bethany C. Berry
Abigail E. Cooper
Gina M. Cuba
José M. Delgado
Robert Epstein
Ann M. Maguire Keches
Noreen C. Okwara, M.D.
Abigail Raymond
Elizabeth D. Scheibel
Patrick Tutwiler, PhD
Stephen R. Karam (Chairman)

Committee on Administration and Finance

Michael V. O’Brien, Chair
Elizabeth D. Scheibel, Vice Chair
David M. Brunelle
Gerald G. Colella
Abigail E. Cooper
Robert Epstein
Ava C. Marino
Juana B. Matias
Steven A. Tolman
Patrick Tutwiler, PhD
Charles F. Wu
Stephen R. Karam (Chairman) 

Audit and Risk Committee

Elizabeth D. Scheibel, Chair
Joseph Sullivan, Vice Chair
Bethany C. Berry
Ava C. Marino
Michael V. O’Brien
Charles F. Wu
Stephen R. Karam (Chairman)

Athletics Committee

David M. Brunelle, Chair
Vice Chair, Vacant
Bethany C. Berry
Mary L. Burns
José M. Delgado
Ann M. Maguire Keches
Juana B. Matias 
Abigail Raymond
Joseph C. Sullivan
Stephen R. Karam (Chairman)

Governance Committee   

Stephen R. Karam, Chair
Mary L. Burns, Vice Chair
Elizabeth D. Scheibel 
Steven A. Tolman

Compensation Committee 

Stephen R. Karam, Chair 
Robert Epstein, Vice Chair 
Mary L. Burns