Board of Trustees

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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 ¸£Àû»ÆÉ«¼¤ÇéËÄÉä51’s to educate students about the opportunities and challenges of a 21st-century world.

Members of the board and cabinet at ¸£Àû»ÆÉ«¼¤ÇéËÄÉä51's University, dressed in commencement regalia, sit and clap behind Linus Akanoh, Chair of the Board of Trustees, who speaks in front of a podium on stage at the university's commencement ceremony.

¸£Àû»ÆÉ«¼¤ÇéËÄÉä51’s members of the Board of Trustees and cabinet listen to board chair Linus N. Akanoh, Jr. ’06, who addressed the audience at the university’s Spring commencement ceremony on May 10, 2025. 

 

Board of Trustees Effective July 1, 2026

 

Officers

  • Chair, Linus N. Akanoh, Jr. ’06, Principal, Deloitte & Touche
  • Vice Chair, Geronimo Rodriguez Jr. ’90, JD, Retired, Philanthropist
  • Treasurer, Chris Ragland ’05, MBA ’10, Principal, Ragland Holdings, LLC
  • Secretary, David Sprague '95, PhD, Founder and President, Industrial Genetics
  • At-Large, Brother Richard P. Daly, CSC ’61, Moreau Province, Province Center
  • At-Large, Melba Whatley, Owner, MDW Interests

Members

  • Kyle Ballarta MBA ’11, Founder and CEO, Falkon Ventures
  • Rita Nokes Cook ’96, PhD, Philanthropist
  • Marie Gonzalez '05, Compliance Risk Specialist, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
  • Catherine Tobin Hilliard, Partner, Hilliard Martinez Gonzales
  • Jason Kelley, Managing Partner, General Manager, Global Strategic Partnerships; IBM
  • Kevin Koch ’80 MBA ’84, Executive Vice President/CFO, McLane Company, Inc.
  • Brother Stephen LaMendola, CSC, Provincial of Moreau Province, Congregation of Holy Cross
  • Francis (Frank) Martin Moore hs ’63, Retired
  • Giuliana Motta, Fundación Alberto Motta, Philanthropist
  • Johanna Moya Fábregas, PhD, Chief of Strategy, Innovation & Impact at El Buen Samaritano
  • Fr. Thomas O’Hara, CSC, PhD, Professor of Political Science, King’s College
  • Anabel Rodriguez ’14, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University School of Public Health
  • Sergio Rodriguez, President and CEO, The Hector and Gloria López Foundation
  • April Lord Ruzicka ’06, Owner, Summerfield Academy Preschool
  • Fr. Peter Walsh, CSC, Director, Catholic Mission & Ministry

Ex Officio

  • Matthew Shank, PhD, Interim President, ¸£Àû»ÆÉ«¼¤ÇéËÄÉä51’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

  • Andrew Harper '03, MLA '07, Implementation Project Manager, Grace Hill

Faculty Representative

  • Jason Callahan, PhD, Professor of Mathematics, ¸£Àû»ÆÉ«¼¤ÇéËÄÉä51’s University School of Natural Sciences

Staff Representative

  • Carmen McClelland, Assistant Director Business Services, ¸£Àû»ÆÉ«¼¤ÇéËÄÉä51's University 

Student Representative

  • Angelica Scheer '27, President, Student Government Association