The Honorable
JOHN H. LYNCH
(ex-officio)

January 6, 2005 –

PROFILE:  Graduate of University of New Hampshire (B.A., 1974); Harvard (M.B.A.); Georgetown University (J.D.). Associate dean of the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration, 1982–1991. Former president of the UNH Alumni Association and former president and member of UNH’s Meritorious Service Association. Appointed to the USNH Board of Trustees by Gov. Shaheen to a term beginning January 5, 2000, and expiring June 30, 2003; reappointed by Gov. Benson. Ex-officio member of the USNH Board of Trustees beginning January 6, 2005, when he became the state’s 79th chief executive.

WILLIAM F. J. ARDINGER
Gubernatorial Appointee
2008–2011

PROFILE:  Graduate of University of New Hampshire, (B.A. in economics, 1982); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1985). Attorney, treasurer, and shareholder of Rath, Young and Pignatelli, P.C., of Concord. Member of New Hampshire Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules, 2005–present, and Board of Bar Examiners, 2008–present. Former member, 1999–2005, and chair, 2004–2005, of Concord Community Music School. Elected to New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1980 for one term, representing towns of Cornish and Croydon. Appointed to the USNH Board of Trustees by Gov. Lynch to a term beginning May 21, 2008, and expiring June 30, 2011.

VIRGINIA BARRY
Commissioner of Education

(ex-officio)

May 6, 2009 – March 23, 2013

PROFILE:  Graduate of Florida State University (B.S., 1973); Queens College (M.S., 1975); Florida State University (Ph.D., 1979). Former professor of advanced graduate studies and provost and vice president of academic affairs at Plymouth State University. Recipient of the Harold Hyde for Distinguished Educational Leadership, 2006, and PSU College of Graduate Studies Award for Outstanding Transformational Leadership, 2006. Past chair, Board of Directors, Just Kids Diagnostic and Treatment Center, NY, 2005. Appointed as commissioner of education by Gov. Lynch and confirmed by the Executive Council to a term beginning May 6, 2009, to March 23, 2013.

JUDITH E. BLAKE
UNH Alumni-Elected
2008–2012 (1st term)

PROFILE:  Graduate of University of New Hampshire (B.S., 1977); Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (M.B.A., 1980). Member of UNH Foundation Board of Directors, 2000–present; UNH Alumni Association Board of Directors, 2006–present; Dean’s Advisory Board, UNH Whittemore School of Business and Economics, 2004–present. Co-chair of UNH Alumni Association of Northern California, 2008–2010, and UNH NorCal Alumni Steering Committee, 2006–2008. Member of Global Wine Company Board of Directors, 2005–present, and International Mental Health Research Organization, 2006–present. Marketing executive for Peter Paul Wines, 2005–present; chief marketing officer for Cablecom, GmbH, Zurich, Switzerland, 2001–2005; vice president of marketing for AT&T, G. Heileman Brewing Company, Pepsi-Cola Company, and General Mills, Inc., 1980–2001. Elected by UNH alumni to serve a four-year term on the USNH Board of Trustees beginning July 1, 2008.

JOHN D. CROSIER, SR.
Gubernatorial Appointee
1998–2014

PROFILE:  Graduate of Hamilton College, Clinton, NY (B.A. in economics, 1959). Retired president of the New Hampshire Business and Industry Association. Named Business Leader of the Year in 1997 by Business NH Magazine and the New Hampshire Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. Appointed to the USNH Board of Trustees by Gov. Shaheen to a term beginning December 16, 1998, and expiring June 30, 2002; reappointed by Gov. Shaheen to a term expiring June 30, 2006; reappointed by Gov. Lynch to a term expiring June 30, 2010; reappointed by Gov. Lynch to a term expiring June 30, 2014.

PROFILE:  Graduate of Southern New Hampshire University (B.A. in economics and finance). Principal of Curbstone Financial Management Corporation, an independent, registered investment advisory firm. Former regional president of U.S. Trust Company and former president of State Street Bank and Trust Company of New Hampshire. Member of Boards of Trustees for Currier Museum of Art and Greater Manchester Family YMCA. Professional membership in AIMR and the Boston Security Analyst Society. Appointed to the USNH Board of Trustees by Gov. Lynch to a term beginning October 22, 2008, and expiring June 30, 2012.

EDWARD C. DUPONT
Gubernatorial Appointee
(Chair)
2003–2013

PROFILE:  Attended the University of New Hampshire. Founder and president of The Dupont Group Ltd., a government relations consulting firm in Concord; director of Merchantbanc, a venture capital firm in Manchester. Former five-term state senator; served as Senate majority leader; elected president of the Senate in 1990. Appointed to the USNH Board of Trustees by Gov. Benson to a term beginning March 5, 2003,and expiring June 30, 2005; reappointed by Gov. Lynch to a term expiring June 30, 2009; reappointed by Gov. Lynch to a term expiring June 30, 2013.

KURT EDDINS
Student Trustee (UNH)
2010–2011

PROFILE:  Elected by UNH student body to serve as a student trustee on the USNH Board of Trustees for a term expiring June 30, 2011.

GEORGE EPSTEIN
Gubernatorial Appointee
(Vice Chair)
2002–2014

PROFILE:  Graduate of Dartmouth College (B.A., 1972); University of Maine-Portland (M.B.A.). Chair of The Echo Group, a software firm that develops electronic clinical records and administrative systems for behavioral health care and social service agencies. Town and school moderator for Madison, New Hampshire. Board memberships have included MWV Economic Council, The Memorial Hospital of North Conway, and Northern Community Investment Corporation. Appointed to the USNH Board of Trustees by Gov. Shaheen to a term beginning June 26, 2002, and expiring June 30, 2006; reappointed by Gov. Lynch to a term expiring June 30, 2010; reappointed by Gov. Lynch to a term expiring June 30, 2014.

RICHARD E. GALWAY
Gubernatorial Appointee
2009–2013

HELEN F. GILES-GEE
President, Keene State College
(ex-officio)

July 1, 2005 –

PROFILE:  Graduate of University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1972; M.S., 1973; Ph.D., 1983); Rutgers University (M.S., 1977). Former provost at Rowan University; dean at the State University of New York College at Cortland; associate vice chancellor at the University of Maryland System; executive assistant to the president and professor of biology at Towson University. Ex-officio member of the USNH Board of Trustees effective July 1, 2005, when she assumed the presidency of Keene State College.

HANNAH HAYES
Student Trustee (KSC)
2010–2011

PROFILE:  Senior at Keene State College with major in management and minor in communication. Member of student government since junior year, serving on the College Senate and Events Committee. Current chair of the Food Services Advisory Committee. Member of National Society of Collegiate Scholars. Coordinator of first-year orientation program; manager of KSC Student Center; program director for WKNH, KSC’s radio station. Elected by KSC student body to serve as a student trustee for a term expiring June 30, 2011.

PROFILE:  Graduate of Plymouth State University (B.S., 1986); Southern New Hampshire University (M.B.A., 2000); Leadership New Hampshire (2003). Certified public accountant; certified financial planner. President and CEO of the Grappone Automotive Group in Bow. Member of the PSU Presidents Council. Elected by PSU alumni to serve a four-year term on the USNH Board of Trustees beginning May 29, 2007, and expiring June 30, 2011.

PROFILE:  Graduate of University of New Hampshire (B.A. in economics, 1957; M.A. in education, 1972). Member, 1999 to present, and president, 2004–2005, of UNH Alumni Association Board. Member of New Hampshire House of Representatives, 1997–2000, and Concord School Board, 1995–2009. Affiliate of Leadership Concord and Leadership New Hampshire. Elected by UNH alumni to serve a four-year term on the USNH Board of Trustees beginning April 7, 2006, and expiring June 30, 2010; re-elected to a second term expiring June 30, 2014.

CHESTER E. HOMER, III
Gubernatorial Appointee
2008–2012

PROFILE:  Graduate of Dartmouth College (B.A., 1973); Northeastern University (M.B.A., 1974). Owner of Shawnee Peak, one of New England’s oldest ski areas. Former chair of Ocean National Bank, Portsmouth, and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, New England Advisory Council. Former owner of Portland Pirates AHL hockey team. Director of the National Ski Areas Association. Appointed to the USNH Board of Trustees by Gov. Lynch to a term beginning June 30, 2008, and expiring June 30, 2012.

MARK W. HUDDLESTON
President, University of New Hampshire
(ex-officio)

July 1, 2007 –

PROFILE:  Graduate of University of New Hampshire (B.S., 1976). Senior Fellow for The Philanthropic Initiative. Former vice president of philanthropy and senior philanthropic advisor for the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. Member of UNH Alumni Association Board. Recipient of UNH Profile of Service Award. Former vice president of the UNH Foundation. Elected by UNH alumni to serve a term beginning June 30, 2003, and expiring June 30, 2007; re-elected to serve a second term expiring June 30, 2011.

TODD LEACH
President, Granite State College
(ex-officio)

July 1, 2010 –

PROFILE:  Graduate of Worcester State College (B.S., 1983); Bentley University (M.B.A., 1985); Northeastern University (Ph.D., 2008). Former senior associate dean and chief academic officer of the College of Professional Studies at Northeastern University; executive director of the School of Education; associate professor and director of business programs at Lasell College. Ex-officio member of the USNH Board of Trustees effective July 1, 2010, when he was appointed the fourth president of Granite State College on April 8, 2010.

EDWARD R. MACKAY
Chancellor

(ex-officio)

July 1, 2009 –

PROFILE:  Graduate of Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (B.A.); Lehigh University (M.A.); Vanderbilt University (Ed.D.). Former vice chancellor and treasurer of USNH. Served as board chair of the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO); chair of New Hampshire College Savings Trust (“529”) Commission and New Hampshire Higher Education Loan Corporation; member of Havenwood-Heritage Heights Trust Fund board. Appointed by the USNH Board of Trustees to serve as chancellor beginning July 1, 2009, becoming the sixth chancellor of the University System of New Hampshire.

LORRAINE S. MERRILL
Commissioner, New Hampshire Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food
(ex-officio)

November 28, 2007 – November 18, 2012

PROFILE:  Graduate of University of New Hampshire (B.S., 1973). Partner in family-owned and operated dairy farm, with more than 20 years of experience in agriculatural journalism and technical writing specializing in the environment and planning; active on sustainable agricultural councils and other boards. A 2007 Food and Society Policy Fellow, supported by the Kellogg Foundation and the Thomas Jefferson Agricultural Institute. Appointed to the USNH Board of Trustees on September 17, 1997, by Gov. Shaheen; reappointed by Gov. Shaheen to a term expiring June 30, 2005. Appointed as commissioner of agriculture by Gov. Lynch and confirmed by the Executive Council to a term beginning November 28, 2007, to November 18, 2012.

JOHN H. MOODY
KSC Alumni-Elected
2003–2011 (2nd term)

PROFILE:  Graduate of Keene State College (B.Ed., 1971; M.Ed., 1976); University of New Hampshire (CAGS, 1992; Ph.D., 2001). Former New Hampshire public school educator for 35 years as elementary school teacher, K-8 teaching principal, and K-12 school system vice principal and principal. Currently retired and adjunct faculty member at Rivier College, Graduate Division. Elected by KSC alumni to serve a four-year term on the USNH Board of Trustees beginning July 1, 2003, and expiring June 30, 2007; re-elected to serve a second term expiring June 30, 2011.

CAROL S. PERKINS
Gubernatorial Appointee
2008–2013

PROFILE:  Graduate of Post University (A.S., 1968); attended Plymouth Teachers College and University of New Hampshire (1962–1965). Partner in Longview Farm, a dairy farm and produce business named New Hampshire Farm of Distinction in 1999. Founder and director of the Plymouth Community Farmers’ Market. Treasurer of PFLAG NH (Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays – NH). Appointed to the USNH Board of Trustees by Gov. Lynch to a term beginning April 14, 2008, and expiring June 30, 2009; reappointed by Gov. Lynch to a term expiring June 30, 2013.

TIMOTHY M. RILEY
UNH Alumni-Elected
2009–2013 (1st term)

PROFILE:  Graduate of University of New Hampshire (B.S., 1976); College for Financial Planning (M.S., 1993); Leadership Manchester (1994). Certified financial planner; treasurer and shareholder of The Harbor Group, Inc., in Bedford. Past Board of Directors member and current Finance Committee member of the New Hampshire Special Olympics. Past president of New Hampshire Employee Benefit Council. Member of Board of Directors for Child Health Services in Manchester and for Home Health and Hospice Care in Nashua. Elected by UNH alumni to serve a four-year term on the USNH Board of Trustees beginning July 1, 2009, and expiring June 30, 2013.

JOHN W. SMALL
Gubernatorial Appointee

2010–2011

PROFILE:  Graduate of University of New Hampshire (B.A., 1976, Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude). Retired managing director of Towers Perrin (now Towers Watson), a global human resources, financial, and risk management consulting firm. More than 30 years of experience in human resources consulting, with expertise in employee benefits design, financing, communication, and implementation, as well as human resources strategy and alignment of human resources programs to support overall organizational goals. Member of Towers Perrin Board of Directors, 2004–2010. Appointed to the USNH Board of Trustees by Gov. Lynch to a term beginning June 23, 2010, and expiring June 30, 2011.

HENRY B. STEBBINS
Gubernatorial Appointee
2006–2012

PROFILE:  Graduate of University of New Hampshire (B.A.); Boston University (J.D.). Senior partner of Stebbins, Lazos & Van Der Beken, P.A. Member of the American, New Hampshire, and Manchester Bar Associations (president, 1984–1985). Director and legal counsel for Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, 1999–2001; director, United Way of Greater Manchester, 1990–1994; chair, Vocational Partnership Foundation, 1988–1991; trustee, Manchester Girls and Boys Club, 1983–2004. Appointed to the USNH Board of Trustees by Gov. Lynch to a term beginning January 11, 2006, and expiring June 30, 2008; reappointed by Gov. Lynch to a term expiring June 30, 2012. 

SARA JAYNE STEEN
President, Plymouth State University
(ex-officio)

July 1, 2006 –

PROFILE:  Graduate of Bowling Green State University (B.S., 1970; Ph.D., 1978), Ohio State University (M.A., 1974). Former dean of the College of Letters and Science at Montana State University; American Council on Education Fellow at the University of Delaware; department chair and professor of English at Montana State University. Ex-officio member of the USNH Board of Trustees effective July 1, 2006, when she became the 14th president of Plymouth State University.

PROFILE:  Graduate of University of New Hampshire (B.A., 1978); Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government (M.P.A., 1984); Harvard Divinity School (M.T.S., 2010). Member of New Hampshire House of Representatives, 1979–1986; assistant secretary, U.S. Department of State, 1989–1992; news analyst and co-host/co-producer, WMUR TV Channel 9, 1984–1988 and 1992–1995; trustee, Rivier College, 1986–present. Appointed to the USNH Board of Trustees by Gov. Lynch to a term beginning June 22, 2005, and expiring June 30, 2007; reappointed by Gov. Lynch to a term expiring June 30, 2011.