Board of Trustees

Sarah Willie-LeBreton
President
Smith College
Northampton, Mass.

Susan May Molineaux ’75
Chair of the Board
2017–2028
Former President & CEO
Para Therapeutics
San Francisco

Anu Aiyengar ’91
Vice Chair of the Board
2020–2028
Global Head of Advisory & Mergers & Acquisitions
J.P. Morgan

Pamela Craig ’79
Vice Chair of the Board
2020–2028
Board Director
Corning, Merck, Progressive 
Spring Lake, N.J.

Beverly A. Morgan-Welch ’74
Vice Chair of the Board
2019–2027
Museum Strategist & Cultural Advisor
New York

Deborah N. Archer ’93
2023–2027
Associate Dean 
Experiential Education & Clinical Programs
Margaret B. Hoppin Professor of Law
NYU School of Law
President
ACLU
New York

Andrea Auerbach ’91
2020–2028
Partner & Head of Global Private Investments
Cambridge Associates LLC

Johan C. Aurik ’86
2022–2026
Former CEO & Chairman 
A.T. Kearney;
Non-Executive Director
London

Lisa Black '81
2021–2029
Former Senior Managing Director
Nuveen, a TIAA Company
New York

Anne Donovan Bodnar ’78
2025–2029
Founder & Principal
80B Partners LLC
Former Chief Administrative Officer
WTW
Miami Beach, Fla.

Janelle Bradshaw ’00
2022–2026
Former CEO
Public Prep Network
White Plains, N.Y.

Molly Burke ’76
2022–2026
Former General Counsel
Civic and political activist
Atlanta

Denise Conway ’80
2022–2026
Community Volunteer
Plandome, N.Y.

Midge Costin ’78
2025–2029
Filmmaker & Professor Emerita
School of Cinematic Arts
University of Southern California
Santa Monica, Calif.

Ronald A. Crutcher
2025–2029
President Emeritus & University Professor
University of Richmond
Richmond, Va.

Cecilia Edwards ’88
2024–2028
Partner
Wavestone
Dallas

Lile R. Gibbons '64
2020–2028
Retired Legislator
Community Volunteer
Old Greenwich, Conn.

Alicia Carew Hammarskjold ’87
2021–2029
Community Volunteer
North Palm Beach, Fla.

Terry Hartle
2020–2028
Senior Fellow
American Council on Education
Washington, D.C.

Catherine P. Koshland ’72 
2024–2028
Professor Emerita & Former Vice-Chancellor for Undergraduate
University of California, Berkeley
Atherton, Calif.

Dr. Xiaole Shirley Liu ’97
2025–2029
CEO
GV20 Therapeutics
Former Professor
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard University
Boston

Lara Marcon ’91
2025–2029
Community Volunteer
New York

Cynthia Meyn '86
2019–2027
Special Advisor
Reverence Capital Partners
Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.

Kate O’Brian ’80
2023–2027
Former President of News
The E.W. Scripps Company
Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.

Lynn Reichenbach ’81
2022–2026
President 
Deeridge Trust Services
Portsmouth, N.H.

Claudia San Pedro ’91
2021–2029
Former Head of Limited Service Category,
Inspire Brands and President
Sonic Drive-in
Oklahoma City

Dr. Kimberly Scott '91
2020–2028
Founding Executive Director
Center for Gender Equity in Science & Technology
Professor
School of Social Transformation, Arizona State University
Tempe, Ariz.

Ann Silverman ’96
2022–2026
Chief of Staff, Office of the President
American Museum of Natural History
New York

Emily B. van Agtmael ’70
2022–2026
Trustee
Sunrise Foundation
Bethesda, Md.

Ling Yang ’02
2023–2027
Managing Director 
The Carlyle Group
Hong Kong

The Smith College Medal

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Honorary Degrees & Commencement Speakers

Honorary degrees are conferred to women who are pushing the world forward—those who exemplify excellence in their fields or have had a significant and meaningful impact on Smith, the education of women, or women’s lives. Anyone in the Smith community may nominate someone for an honorary degree and/or to serve as Commencement speaker.

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