Board of Trustees

Chatham’s Board of Trustees supports the mission, vision, values, policies, and strategic plan of the University. In 2016, Chatham’s Board of Trustees was one of six institutions honored with the John W. Nason Award for Board Service by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges.

Officers

David M. Hall, Chair
Pittsburgh, PA

Kent McElhattan, Vice Chair
Pittsburgh, PA 

Sandra Rader, DNP '09, Secretary
Pittsburgh, PA

Snehal Desai, Treasurer
Pittsburgh, PA

Members

Kevin Acklin
Pittsburgh, PA

G. Nicholas Beckwith III
Pittsburgh, PA

Brooks Broadhurst
Pittsburgh, PA

Louise R. Brown '67
Pittsburgh, PA

Jane Burger '66
Pittsburgh, PA

David Bush
Pittsburgh, PA

Annette Calgaro '84
Pittsburgh, PA

Carla Castagnero
Pittsburgh, PA

Lynette Charity, MD, '74
Gilbert, AZ

Kathi Elliott, DNP '14
Pittsburgh, PA

Sigo Falk
Pittsburgh, PA

Joanne Fiedler, '72
Rancho Santa Fe, CA

Joanne Laipson '82
Culver City, CA

Schazz Lee, MSCP '20
Pittsburgh, PA

W. Duff McCrady
Pittsburgh, PA

Stephanie Novosel '90
Pittsburgh, PA

Rhonda Phillips, Ph.D.
Pittsburgh, PA

Jennifer T. Potter '66
Seattle, WA

Henry Simonds
Pittsburgh, PA

Mary B. Templeton, Esq. '68
Bryn Mawr, PA

Bonnie Westbrook VanKirk '81
Pittsburgh, PA

Tamara Watkins '95
Washington, D.C.

Lalah C. Williams '22
Upper Marlboro, MD

Trustees Emeriti

Cordelia Suran Jacobs '60
Sewickley, PA

Jane Murphy, Ph.D. '68
Englewood Cliffs, NJ

Nancy Follett Waichler '55
Oak Park, IL