Guiding and Advising Carleton College
The Board of Trustees are responsible for policy making and sound resource management of the College. The Board of Trustees also determines the general, educational, and financial policies of the College.
Officers of the Board:
Chair
Cathy Paglia ’74, P ’18
Vice Chairs
Emily Barr ’80
President
Alison R. Byerly P ’15
Secretary
John Harris ’85
Treasurer
Eric Runestad
Presidents Emeriti
Stephen R. Lewis, Jr. P ’86, H ’02
Robert A. Oden, Jr.
Steven G. Poskanzer P ’15
Numbers denote Carleton class year; P = Parent of Carleton Student; H = Honorary Degree from Carleton
Trustees
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Mark S. Applebaum ’89
Leland and Edith Smith Professor of Music • Stanford University
Current Term: 2022-2026
Menlo Park, CA
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Carol A. Barnett ’86
Director, Operations for the Advance Wound Care • Medline Industries
Current Term: 2025-2029
Evanston, IL
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Emily L. Barr ’80
President and CEO (Retired) • Graham Media Group
Current Term: 2025-2029
Cape Elizabeth, ME
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Kurchi (Jojo) Basu, M.Ed. ’11
Director, College Match • College Possible
Alumni Trustee
Current Term: 2024-2028
Houston, TX
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Elizabeth I. Bausch P ’22
Current Term: 2023-2027
Chevy Chase, MD
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Alison R. Byerly P ’15
President • Carleton
Current Term: 2025-2029
Northfield, MN
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Jonathan T. Capehart ’89, H ’23
Co-host, “The Weekend” • MS NOW
Current Term: 2024-2028
Washington, DC
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Vinaya B. Chepuri ’82, P ’17
Cardiologist • Western Washington Medical Group
Current Term: 2022-2026
Mukilteo, WA
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David M. Diamond ’80
President • David Diamond Associates
Current Term: 2023-2027
New York, NY
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Arnold W. Donald ’76, P ’02
Former Vice Chair and President and Chief Executive Officer (Retired) • Carnival Corporation
Current Term: 2025-2029
Saint Louis, MO
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Micah A. Evans ’02
Administrator • Prosper ISD
Alumni Trustee
Current Term: 2025-2029
Prosper, TX
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Lia Gore, M.D. ’87
Professor / Attending Physician / Chief • Univ. of Colorado, Children’s Hospital Colorado
Current Term: 2023-2027
Denver, CO
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Catherine L. Gunsbury ’89
Founding Partner • Solhem Companies LLC
Current Term: 2025-2029
Minneapolis, MN
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John F. Harris ’85
Global Editor in Chief and Editorial Founder • Politico
Current Term: 2023-2027
Alexandria, VA
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Michael J. Hasenstab, Ph.D. ’95
EVP, Portfolio Manager & CIO, Templeton Global Macro • Franklin Templeton Investments
Current Term: 2023-2027
Hillsborough, CA
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Sara L. Hays ’86
Principal • SLH Advisors
Current Term: 2024-2028
Chicago, IL
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Brent R. Irvin ’94
Vice President/General Counsel & Head of Corporate Affairs • Tencent
Current Term: 2024-2028
Mercer Island, WA
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Dashini A. Jeyathurai ’08
Head of Talent Development • Gusto
Current Term: 2022-2026
Oakland, CA
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Bolu O. Johnson ’18
Investor • The Visualize Group, L.P.
Young Alumni Trustee
Current Term: 2024-2028
Brooklyn, NY
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Leslie B. Kautz ’80, P ’15
Senior Advisor (Retired) • Angeles Investment Advisors LLC
Current Term: 2025-2029
Los Angeles, CA
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Pamela Kiecker Royall ’80
Head of Research, Marketing and Enrollment Solutions • EAB
Current Term: 2023-2027
Richmond, VA
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Elizabeth King, Ph.D. ’94, P ’22
Adjunct Professor • Western Wyoming Community College
Current Term: 2024-2028
Wilson, WY
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Christian Lee ’98
Senior Advisor • Kasa
Current Term: 2024-2028
New York, NY
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Aaron A. Mann ’98
Chief Executive Officer • Windgap Medical
Current Term: 2025-2029
Saint Paul, MN
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Selam S. Nicola ’19
Senior Investment Associate • Kaiser Family Foundation
Young Alumni Trustee
Current Term: 2025-2029
Oakland, CA
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Bradford T. Nordholm ’78, P ’06
CEO • Farmer Mac
Current Term: 2023-2027
Edgewater, MD
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Catherine J. Paglia ’74, P ’18
Director • Enterprise Asset Management
Current Term: 2025-2029
Greenwich, CT
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Jennifer A. Pietenpol ’86
Chief Scientific and Strategy Officer • Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Current Term: 2024-2028
Nashville, TN
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Nonoko Sato ’00
President & CEO • Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
Alumni Trustee
Current Term: 2023-2027
Minneapolis, MN
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David B. Smith, Jr. ’88, P ’19
Executive Vice President and General Counsel • Mutual Fund Directors Forum
Current Term: 2023-2027
Chevy Chase, MD
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Andrew S. Weitz ’02
Co-Chairman, Co-Chief Investment Officer & Portfolio Manager • Weitz Investment Management
Current Term: 2025-2029
Omaha, NE
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Justin B. Wender ’91
Managing Partner • Stella Point Capital LLC
Current Term: 2023-2027
New York, NY
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Michael L. Wiebolt ’08
Sr Managing Dir/Global Co-CIO/Blackstone Real Estate Debt • Blackstone
Current Term: 2025-2029
New York, NY
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Dana C. Wright ’95
Director of Academic Program Development • University of Illinois Chicago
Alumni Trustee
Current Term: 2022-2026
Chicago, IL
Board of Trustee Liaisons
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Rebecca A. Ditsch ’93
Senior Director of Product Management • Thomson Reuters
Alumni Council President
Minneapolis, MN
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Sander A. Glick ’93
President • SLS Consulting, Inc.
Alumni Annual Fund Chair
Vienna, VA
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Andria W. Kozak P ’27
Parents Advisory Council Co-Chair
Houston, TX
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Ivan Kozak P ’27
Managing Director • Monitor Deloitte
Parents Advisory Council Co-Chair
Houston, TX
Trustees Emeriti
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William M. Bracken ’63
Executive Advisor (Retired) • Northco Corporation
Trustee Term: 1979-1983, 1984-2008
Minneapolis, MN
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Thomas G. Colwell ’52, W ’52
Chairman of the Board (Retired) • Colwell Industries, Inc.
Trustee Term: 1991-2005
Wayzata, MN
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William C. Craine ’70, P ’00
Treasurer • Chenango County
Trustee Term: 1995-1999, 2000-2012, 2013-2021
Sherburne, NY
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Beth Boosalis Davis ’70
(Retired) • Attorney
Trustee Term: 1994-1998, 2002-2014
Evanston, IL
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Jack W. Eugster ’67, P ’02
Chairman, President and CEO (Retired) • Musicland Stores Corporation
Trustee Term: 1992-2016
Excelsior, MN
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William A. Feldt ’61, P ’87
President, CEO, and Owner (Retired) • Flohr Metal Fabricators, Inc.
Trustee Term: 1995-1999, 2001-2013
Federal Way, WA
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Elise M. Holschuh ’77
Marketing Executive (retired); Community Volunteer
Trustee Term: 2008-2016
Seattle, WA
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James E. Johnson ’64
Executive Vice President (Retired) • Securian Financial
Trustee Term: 1999-2003, 2008-2016
Saint Paul, MN
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Arthur D. Kowaloff ’68
President • Kowaloff & Co. LLC
Trustee Term: 2010-2018
New York, NY
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Richard R. Kracum ’76, P ’07
Founder and Senior Advisor (Retired) • Wind Point Partners
Trustee Term: 2001-2005, 2006-2014, 2015-2023
Glencoe, IL
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Keith A. Libbey ’59, P ’88, P ’91
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
Trustee Term: 1997-2012
Afton, MN
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Laird McCulloch P ’12, P ’15
President and Founder • NSW Corp.
Trustee Term: 2016-2022
Bellingham, WA
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Robert W. Nelson ’62, P ’89, P ’91
Vice President of Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis (Retired) • General Electric Company
Trustee Term: 2000-2004, 2005-2013
Wayzata, MN
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Steven C. Parrish P ’12
Founder • Steve Parrish Consulting Group, LLC
Trustee Term: 2015-2023
Westport, CT
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Lawrence Perlman ’60, P ’89
Trustee Term: 1986-1993, 1998-2013
Wilson, WY
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Jack W. Schuler P ’97
Co-Founder / Chairman • Schuler Scholar Program
Trustee Term: 1998-2014
Lake Bluff, IL
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Gary L. Sundem ’67
Professor of Accounting Emeritus Foster School of Business (Retired) • University of Washington
Trustee Term: 2009-2017
Seattle, WA
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Caesar F. Sweitzer ’72, P ’02, P ’06
Senior Advisor (Retired) • Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Trustee Term: 1997-2001, 2002-2014
Atlanta, GA
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Wallace R. Weitz ’70, P ’96, P ’99, P ’02
Founder and Co-CIO • Weitz Investment Management
Trustee Term: 2000-2013, 2013-2024
Omaha, NE
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Bonnie M. Wheaton ’66, W ’66
Circuit Judge • 18th Judicial Circuit Court, DuPage County IL
Trustee Term: 2006-2010, 2011-2019
Wheaton, IL
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Sidney C. Wolff ’62, H ’85
Director (Retired) • Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) Corporation
Trustee Term: 1989-2013
Tucson, AZ
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Katherine W. Youngblood ’57, P ’81, W ’57
Account Executive (Retired) • Zenger Miller
Trustee Term: 1978-1982, 1992-2009
Minneapolis, MN