Guiding a nationally acclaimed university
Our Board of Trustees provides valuable insights and experience to help us meet our goals. Our trustees oversee financial decisions, determine policies and procedures, and position ÁùºÏ²Ê¿â’s to educate students for the opportunities and challenges of a 21st century world.
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Board of Trustees
Members of the ÁùºÏ²Ê¿â's University Board of Trustees gathered for a photo during the board's February 2024 meeting.
Officers
- Chair, Martin E. Rose, Attorney, Frost Brown Todd, LLC
- Vice Chair, Linus N. Akanoh Jr. ’06, Principle, Deloitte & Touche
- Secretary, Marie González ’05, Compliance risk specialist, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
- Treasurer, Anabel Rodriguez ’14, MPH, PhD, Research Coordinator, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health
- At-Large, Brother Richard P. Daly, CSC ’61, Moreau Province, Province Center
- At-Large,Ìý³§³Ù±ð±¹±ð Shadowen ’80, Attorney, Hilliard & Shadowen, LLP
Members
- Kyle Ballarta MBA ’11, Founder and CEO, Falkon Ventures
- Dahlia Campbell '07, PhD, Asset/Product Management, BASF
- Rita Nokes Cook ’96, Philanthropist
- Brother Thomas Dziekan, CSC, Provincial of Moreau Province, Congregation of Holy CrossÂ
- Ellie Ghaznavi ’89, CEO, Alliance International Company, Inc.
- Mona Hicks ’93, PhD,ÌýSenior Associate Vice Provost and Dean of Students, Stanford University
- Catherine Tobin Hilliard, Partner, Hilliard Martinez Gonzales
- Jason Kelley,ÌýManaging Partner,ÌýGeneral Manager, Global Strategic Partnerships; IBM
- Kevin Koch ’80 MBA ’84, Executive Vice President/CFO, McLane Company, Inc.
- Francis (Frank) Martin Moore hs ’63, Retired
- Giuliana Motta,Ìý¹ó³Ü²Ô»å²¹³¦¾±Ã³²Ô Alberto Motta, Philanthropist
- Patricia Berrier Munday ’97, Philanthropist
- Fr. Thomas O’Hara, CSC, PhD, Professor of Political Science, King’s College
- Chris Ragland ’05, MBA ’10, Principal, Ragland Holdings, LLC
- Geronimo Rodriguez Jr. ’90,Ìý´³¶Ù, Chief Advocacy Officer, Ascension Texas
- Sergio Rodriguez, President and CEO, The Hector and Gloria López Foundation
- April Lord Ruzicka ’06, Owner, Summerfield Academy Preschool
- David Sprague ’95, PhD, Founder and President, Industrial Genetics
- Fr. Peter Walsh, CSC, Director, Catholic Mission & Ministry
- Melba Whatley, Owner, MDW Interests
Ex Officio
- Montse Fuentes, PhD, President, ÁùºÏ²Ê¿â’s University
Trustees Emeriti
- Charles A. Betts, Retired
- Guy Bodine, III HS ’64, ’68, Chairman/CEO and President, Vantage Bank Texas
- Leslie Clement
- Margaret E. Crahan, PhD, Senior Research Scholar, Institute of Latin American Studies, Columbia University
- Isabella Cunningham, PhD, Stan Richards Chair in Advertising and Public Relations Strategy, Stan Richards School of Advertising & Public Relations, University of Texas at Austin
- Tim F. Gavin ’76, Retired
- Gregory A. Kozmetsky ’70, President and Chairman, KMS Ventures, Inc.
- Carolyn Lewis, CEO, Lewco Interests
- Sister Amata Miller, IHM, Retired
Alumni Association Representative
- Hunter Skrasek '14, Software Engineering Manager, QuinStreet
Faculty Representative
- Jason Callahan, PhD, Professor of Mathematics, ÁùºÏ²Ê¿â’s University School of Natural Sciences
Staff Representative
- Abbie O'Neill, Associate Director of Student Involvement
Student Representative
- Mikayla Pastrano ’25, President, Student Government Association