Board of Trustees
As a 501(c)3 nonprofit, Semester at Sea’s Board of Trustees provides fiduciary oversight, shapes broad policies to guide and protect the Institute, provides vision and direction to ensure the long-term sustainability of the program, and evaluates the President. The Board meets three times a year and holds several committee meetings. Trustees are unpaid volunteers who are recruited by the nominating committee and serve four-year terms. Our trustees are leaders with experience in large organizations and expert knowledge in higher education, business, technology, finance, and medical science. The majority of our trustees are Semester at Sea alumni.
Current Members
Ex-Officio Members
Executive
Academic Affairs & Community Life
Advancement
Marketing and Recruitment
Finance
- Chris Foreman, Chair
- Thomas Knapp, Vice Chair
- Dwight Allison
- Greg Chapman
- Dennis Gertmenian
- Bob Heinemann (NTCM)
- Bobby Barber, SAS liaison (Lead)
- Bruce Middleton, SAS liaison
Governance & Nominating
Investment
- Dennis Gertmenian, Chair
- Greg Chapman
- James Deutsch
- Chris Foreman
- Felicia DiSilvestro (NTCM)
- Lloyd Laughlin, Investment Broker
- Bobby Barber, SAS liaison (Lead)
- Audra Brickner, SAS liaison
Operations and Risk Management
- John Tymitz, Chair
- Greg Chapman
- T. Kenn Gaither
- Dan Garvey
- Clipper Hackett
- Marisa Huber
- Lynn Johnson
- Kristin Karst
- Ann Miller
- Todd Miller (NTCM)
- Bruce Middleton, SAS liaison