The board of trustees is responsible for the governance and strategic direction of Hampshire College. It organizes its work using a committee structure that corresponds to various areas of operations, within the board and for the College as a whole. Much of the board's work takes place at the committee level.

Most board committees include students, faculty, and staff as voting members; the board may invite members of the extended Hampshire College community to serve on committees as well. Additionally, staff with relevant expertise are often asked to join a given committee in a non-voting capacity to provide advice and counsel. The chair of the board and the President of the College are ex officio members of all committees except for the audit and compliance committee. Each committee is staffed by a member of the administration.

ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Charge: To carry out, on behalf of the Board of Trustees, those responsibilities set forth in Article II of the Board’s Bylaws: to ensure the quality and effectiveness of the College’s educational offerings by monitoring the effectiveness of teaching, learning, and academic standards and requirements.

Chair: Shelley Johnson Carey 72F
Secretary: Eva Rueschmann, vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty
Members:
George "Gardiner" Brown 11F (student representative)
Stephan Jost 87F
Deborah Merrill-Sands 70F
Laura Calamos Nasir 85F
Natalie Sowell (faculty representative)
Bonnie Vigeland (staff representative)
Additional expertise provided by:
Rachel Rubenstein, dean of advising

ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE

Charge: To promote a culture of philanthropy throughout the Hampshire College community, including within the Board itself. The committee ensures that the goals and strategies for fundraising efforts meet the College’s immediate and long-range priorities. It provides leadership in the College’s fundraising efforts and engages with the president of the College and College Advancement in the College’s fundraising efforts. Committee members are expected to be fundraisers on behalf of the institution.

Chair: Dr. Kim Sall
Secretary: Clay Ballantine, chief advancement officer
Members:
Rachel Beckwith (staff representative)
Sura Levine (faculty representative--shared position)
Lise Sanders 90F (faculty representative--shared position)
Nathan Whitmore 10F (student representative)

AUDIT AND COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE

Charge: Contained within the Board’s Bylaws.

Chair: Rebecca Holland 77F
Secretary: Mark Spiro, vice president for finance and administration and treasurer
Members:
Harold Carroll
Timothy Koller

BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE

Charge: To oversee and seek Board approval of capital planning, siting of capital projects, building and landscape design, and capital construction. It shall also evaluate deferred maintenance, land use, cost analysis and financing of capital projects, emergency preparedness, and applications of sustainable practices.

Chair: Kenneth Rosenthal
Secretary: Lawrence Archey, director of facilities and grounds
Members:
Roxanne Finn (staff representative)
Thomas Long (faculty representative)
Julie Pedtke 10F (student representative)
Additional expertise provided by:
Beth Hooker, sustainability initiative director
Willa Kuh 73F, director of planning, sustainability practice, Affiliated Engineers, Inc.
Steve Roof, associate professor of earth and environmental science
Rebecca Siegel 08F

ENROLLMENT COMMITTEE

Charge: To oversee, monitor, and obtain Board approval of policies, plans, and initiatives that enable fulfillment of goals and objectives for admissions, retention, and financial aid and that support the mission, strategy, and purposes of the College.

Chair:
Secretary: Julie Richardson, dean of admissions and financial aid
Members:
Elizabeth Conlisk
Anne Downes (staff representative)
Sarah Gordon 09F (student representative)
Jennifer Hamilton (faculty representative)
Luis Hernandez 70F
Stephan Jost 87F
Robert McCarthy 72F
Deborah Merrill-Sands 70F
Additional expertise provided by:
Eva Rueschmann, vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty
Mark Spiro, vice president for administration and finance and treasurer

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Charge: Contained within the Board’s Bylaws.

Chair: Gaye Hill
Secretary: Beth Ward, secretary of the College
Members:
Shelley Johnson Carey 72F
F. Bennett Cushman 72S
David Dinerman 72F
Luis Hernandez 70F
Rebecca Holland 77F
Jonathan Lash
Ken Rosenthal
Deborah Merrill-Sands 70F
Dr. Kim Saal 70F


FINANCE COMMITTEE

Charge: To monitor the College’s financial assets and operations and advise the Board of Trustees of the condition and adequacy of these assets and operations in support of the College’s mission and long-term economic health.

Chair: David Dinerman 72F
Secretary: Mark Spiro, vice president for finance and administration and treasurer
Members:
Sarah Hart Agudelo (staff representative)
Dina Amouzigh 11F
Harold Carroll
Elizabeth Conlisk
Timothy Koller
Paul Model 75F
Shona Warwick-Smith 10F (student representative)
Lawrence Winship (faculty representative)
Additional expertise provided by:
Eva Rueschmann, vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty

INVESTMENT COMMITTEE

Charge: To support the fiscal stability and long-term economic health of the College by developing and implementing for approval by the Board policies and strategies regarding the management of all investment assets of the College, consistent with the long-term objectives of the institution and in compliance with the principals for Environmental, Social, and Governance Investing, as articulated in the Policy on Environmental, Social, and Governance Investing dated December 20, 2011.

Chair: Jonathan Scott 70F
Secretary: Mark Spiro, vice president for finance and administration and treasurer
Members:
David Dinerman 72F (ex officio as chair of finance)
Timothy Koller
Robert McCarthy 72F

Committee at Hampshire On Investment Responsibility (CHOIR)
Please note: CHOIR is a subcommittee of the Investment Committee

Charge: To make recommendations to the Investment Committee regarding the maintenance and the modification of investment responsibility guidelines; to review the way in which the Investment Committee interprets the guidelines and to review whether the College’s investment managers are in compliance with the investment guidelines; to keep the Hampshire community informed of its activities; to provide all relevant information in its possession to the Investment Committee, especially as concepts and findings that bear on business practices related to environmental, social injury, and corporate governance evolve; and to provide the full Board of Trustees with a copy of its recommendations to the Investment Committee.

Chair: David Dinerman
Secretary: Mark Spiro, vice president for finance and administration and treasurer
Members:
Sarah Hart Agudelo (staff representative on Finance Committee)
Maryelizabeth Fahey (staff representative)
Sal Migliaccio (student representative)
Kenneth Rosenthal
Jonathan Scott 70F
Jim Wald (faculty representative)
Shona Warwick-Smith 10F (student representative on Finance Committee)
Lawrence Winship (faculty representative on Finance Committee)

STUDENT LIFE COMMITTEE

Charge: To oversee, approve, and monitor policies and plans that promote a safe and healthy environment conducive to an integrated and holistic student educational experience, characterized by academic success, personal health and growth, and the enjoyment of a high quality of campus life; and ensure that the mission of the College guides all student life programs.

Chair: Luis Hernandez 70F
Secretary: Byron McCrea, dean of students
Members:
Dina Amouzigh 11F
Gaines Blasdell 10F (student representative)
Susan Darlington (faculty representative)
Additional expertise provided by:
Melissa Scheid-Frantz, assistant dean of students for community advocacy and director of the Cultural Center

TRUSTEESHIP AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE

Charge: Contained within the Board’s Bylaws.

Chair: F. Bennett Cushman 72S
Secretary: Beth Ward (secretary of the College)
Members:
Harold Carroll
Gaye Hill
Rebecca Holland 77F
Jonathan Lash
Laura Calamos Nasir 85F
Kenneth Rosenthal
Additonal expertise provided by:
Clay Ballantine, chief advancement officer
Marian MacCurdy, special assistant to the board