Task Forces

Guiding and shaping the strategic planning effort is a group of six task forces.

Approximately 250 members of Babson’s global community answered the call to support the task forces by nominating individuals or volunteering to serve. As a result, task force membership was expanded to include advisory members who will provide input and feedback regularly. With the benefit of the community’s input, task force members and advisors reflect the entire Babson community—faculty, staff, students, alumni, parents, and governance members. The six task forces launched July 8 and are working rapidly and diligently to fulfill their charges.

Co-Chairs
Lauen Beitelspacher
Kristen Yngve

Operating Members
Anjali Bal
Cheriese Chambers
Ben Chevrette
Leslie Garbarino
Kelly Lynch
Courtney Minden
Jenny Rademacher
Kerry Salerno
Angelo Santinelli
Robin Staley
Gustavo Trindade

Advisory Members
Michele Bonds MBA’15
Howard Brown ’88
Mike Bruny
John Crisafulli
Josh Eby ’18
Lacy Garcia
Kathy Goldberg
Gisela Lokpez
Cheryl Robock
Susanne Schneider-Kivelitz
Warren Shen MBA’01

Governance Advisors
Cyril Camus ’91
Warren Cross P’21
Ramon Mendiola ’86, P’20 ’23

Co-Chairs
Cheryl Kiser
D.R. Widder MBA’99

Operating Members
Craig Bida
Nancy Doherty
Patrick Gregory
Jamie Kendrioski
Evelyn Lager
David Nersessian
Jamie Robitaille
Donna Sosnowski
Kevin Sullivan

Advisory Members
Jim Burnham MBA’96
Bieke Claes MBA’17
Rob Cross
Jaime Doherty
Janice Duffy
Sinan Erzurumlu
PJ Guinan P’17 ’22
Ben Linder
Ed Marram
Smaiyra Million
Gina O’Connor
Kate O’Halloran MBA’98
Gerri Randlett
John Rogol ’77
Mary Rose

Governance Advisors
Brett Gordon MBA’98
Chris Menard ’96
Amanda Strong ’87

Co-Chairs
Donna Bonaparte
Jennifer Tosti-Kharas

Operating Members
Kristina Feasey
Nan Langowitz
Ken Matsuno
Wendy Murphy
Kate O’Leary
Elizabeth Schirick
Lindsay Turner
Deb Wahlen
Amy Reich Weil ’87

Advisory Members
Lily Awad
Diane Chase
Paul Foley
Erin Freda
Jackie Sullivan Gosciak ’94, MBA’99
Phil Kim
Stephanie Kuchova
James Regal
Elizabeth Swanson P’19

Governance Advisors
Alexandra Piccirilli ’94
Davide Visco ’95

Co-Chairs
Anirudh Dhebar
Amir Reza

Operating Members
Beth Bristol
Andrew Corbett
Susan Duffy
Jane Edmonds
Sebastian Fixson
Alisa Jno-Charles ’05, MBA’11
Heidi Neck
Vini Onyemah
Andrew Zacharakis

Advisory Members
David Abdow
Les Charm
Lauren Chow
Susan Engelkemeyer
Mike Fetters
Rick Goulding
Dhruv Grewal
Ross Klein ’10
Jerome Talliard
Degerhan Usluel
Yasu Yamakawa
Rong Zhou MBA’01

Governance Advisors
Chris Malone ’00, MBA’07
Steve Martiros ’83, MBA’85, P’21 ’21
Jeff Perry ’87, P’23

Co-Chairs
Dwight Gertz
Tracey Reza

Operating Members
Tonia Hamilton
Ian Lapp
Mike Lynch
Terry Marroquin
Lorien Romito
Larry Ward

Advisory Members
Jaylen Bell ’21
Hisham Beydoun MBA’19
Kate Buckman
Sadie Burton-Goss
Brian Duggan MBA’05
Maribeth Flakes
Brad George
Dario Guerrero ’21
Benjapon Jivasantikarn
Wasi Mahi ’21
Heather McGowan MBA’01
Brigette Muehlmann
Joe O’Leary
Cheri Paulson P’19
Angela Randolph
Alicia Sibole ’23
Meredith Stover MBA’03
Ryan Travia

Governance Advisors
Deb DeSantis ’85
Stephen Kramer ’92

Co-Chairs
Richard Bliss
Lidjia Polutnik

Operating Members
Eric Berkowitz
Katherine Craven
Stephen Laster MBA’92
Eric Palson
Ginny Soybel
Donna Stoddard
Lauri Union
Nicole Wark

Advisory Members
John Chartier ’11
Russ Corsini MBA’67, P’03
Kate D’Angelo
Tony DeGregorio
Kristen Fitzgerald
Kristen Johnson
Joe McNamara ’16
Terri Monjar MBA’96
Michael Nowlan MBA’04
Jonathan Robie

Governance Advisor
Tim DeMello ’81, P’18

Stephen Spinelli Jr. MBA’92, PhD
Lauren Beitelspacher
Richard Bliss
Donna Bonaparte
Ed Chiu
Katherine Craven
Anirudh Dhebar
Dwight Gertz
Cheryl Kiser
Michael Layish
Kelly Lynch
Courtney Minden
Lidjia Polutnik
Amir Reza
Tracey Reza
Mark Rice
Mary Rose
Kerry Salerno
Jennifer Tosti-Kharas
D.R. Widder MBA’99
Kristen Yngve