The University System of New Hampshire is governed by a 28-member board of trustees comprising the governor, the Senate president, the House speaker, ten members appointed by the governor and Executive Council, six alumni-elected members, three student-elected members, the education commissioner, the agriculture commissioner, the presidents of the university system's four colleges and universities, and the chancellor.
Members
This is a list of the trustees of the University System of New Hampshire, as of November 2023:.
Officers for 2023-2024 Alexander J. Walker-Chair James P. Burnett III—Vice Chair Kassandra Spanos Ardinger—Secretary
Ex officio members Chris Sununu—Governor of New Hampshire (2017- ) James W. Dean Jr.—President, University of New Hampshire (2018- ) Todd J. Leach—President, Granite State College (2010- ) James Gray-designee for President of the Senate Chuck Morse (2021-) Donald L. Birx—President, Plymouth State University (2015- ) Frank Edelblut—Commissioner of Education (2017-) Shawn N. Jasper—Commissioner of Agriculture, Markets, and Food (2015-) Rick Ladd - designee for Speaker of the House Sherman Packard (2021-) Melinda D. Treadwell- President, Keene State College
Alumni-elected members Kathy J. Green (2017-) Joel Nkounkou—UNH (2022-) Michael J. Pilot—UNH (2019-) J. Morgan Rutman—UNH (2016-) David A. Westover—KSC (2019) Wayne Semprini—PSU (2023-)
Student trustees Zachary J. Christie KSC USSB Representative Avery Ellis, UNH-Law USSB Representative Tim Hoheneder, UNH-Grad USSB Representative
Gubernatorial appointees Kassandra Spanos Ardinger (2016-) James P. Burnett III (2017-) M. Jaqueline Eastwood (2017-) Patrick W. Griffin (2023-) George S. Hansel (2019-) Kevin Knarr (2022-) Peter T. Paul (2022-) Gregg R. Tewksbury (2020-) Christiana Thornton (2022-) Alexander J. Walker, Jr. (2016-)
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