Board of Trustees

Sarah Willie-LeBreton
President
Smith College
Northampton, MA

Alison Overseth ’80
Chair of the Board
2012-2025
CEO
Partnership for After School Education
New York, NY

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

Mattie Compton ’72
Vice Chair of the Board
2017-2025
Retired Assistant United States Attorney
Fort Worth Division
Fort Worth, TX

Susan May Molineaux ’75
Vice Chair of the Board
2017-2025
President and CEO
Para Therapeutics
San Francisco, CA

Claudia San Pedro ’91
Vice Chair of the Board
2021-2025
Former Head of Limited Service Category,
Inspire Brands and President,
Sonic Drive-in
Oklahoma City, OK

Deborah N. Archer ’93
2023-2027
Associate Dean, Experiential Education & Clinical Program
Professor of Clinical Law
Co-Faculty Director
Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law
President
ACLU
New York, NY

Andrea Auerbach ’91
2020-2028
Partner & Head of Private Investment Practice
Cambridge Associates LLC

Johan C. Aurik
2022-2026
Former CEO and Chairman
A.T. Kearney;
Non-Executive Director
London, UK

Lisa Black ’81
2021 - 2025
Former Senior Managing Director
Nuveen, a TIAA Company
New York, NY

Molly Burke ’76
2022-2026
Former General Counsel
Civic and political activist
Atlanta, GA

Janelle Bradshaw ’00
2022-2026
CEO
Public Prep Network
White Plains, NY

Denise Conway ’80
2022-2026
Community Volunteer
Plandome, NY

Pam Craig ’79
2020-2028
Former Chief Financial Officer
Accenture
Spring Lake, NJ

Debbie DeCotis ’74
2017-2025
Former Managing Director
Morgan Stanley
New York, NY

Cecilia Edwards ’88
2024 - 2028
Partner
Wavestone
Dallas, TX

Lile R. Gibbons ’64
2020-2024
Retired legislator
Community Volunteer
Old Greenwich, CT

Alicia Hammarskjold ’87
2021-2025
Community Volunteer
North Palm Beach, FL

Terry Hartle
2020-2028
Senior Fellow
American Council on Education
Washington, DC

Dr. Peggie Ward Koon ’74
President of the AASC
2021-2025
Former CEO
Leading Change, LLC.
Former Vice President
Chronicle Media
Morris Publishing Group;
Morris Communications
Augusta, GA

Catherine P. Koshland ’72 
2024-2028
Professor emerita, and former
Vice-Chancellor for Undergraduate,
University of California, Berkeley
Atherton, CA

Cynthia Meyn ’86
2019-2027
Special Advisor
Reverence Capital Partners
Hastings on Hudson, NY

Beverly A. Morgan-Welch ’74
2019-2027
Senior Deputy Director of External Affairs
Museum of Modern Art
New York NY

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

David W. Oxtoby
2021-2025
President Emeritus
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Chicago, IL

Lynn Reichenbach ’81
2022-2026
President
Deeridge Trust Services
Portsmouth, NH

Dr. Kimberly Scott ’91
2020-2028
Founding Executive Director
Center for Gender Equity in Science and Technology
Professor
School of Social Transformation, Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ

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

Emily B. van Agtmael ’70
2022-2026
Trustee
Sunrise Foundation
Bethesda, MD

Ling Yang ’02
2023-2027
Managing Director
The Carlyle Group
Hong Kong, SAR

The Smith College Medal

The Smith College Medal is awarded annually to those alums who, in the judgment of the trustees of the college, exemplify the true purpose of a liberal arts education through both their work and their lives.

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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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