Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is ultimately responsible for the fiscal and long-term operation of Dwight Hall. The Board’s membership consists of Dwight Hall alumni, Yale professors, members of the New Haven community and current Dwight Hall student representatives.

Executive Committee

Sandra Lee ’97, Chair

Alexandria, VA

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) U.S. Department of Treasury

David Dodson ’77, ’81 M.P.P.M., ’81 M.Div., Vice Chair

Durham, NC

Independent Advisor to Philanthropy and Nonprofits

Laura Huizar ’06, ’12 J.D., Secretary

Washington, DC

US Program Officer, Unbound Philanthropy

Anna Blanding ’03, ’09 MBA, Treasurer

Hamden, CT

Chief Investment Officer, ConnCORP

Bradford Williams ’10, Chair, Audit Committee

New York, NY

Partner, Crestview Partners

Thomas Meyer ’11, Chair, Investment Committee

Boston, MA

Senior Director, Corporate Strategy, Cambridge Associates

Peter Crumlish ’09 MAR (Ex-Officio)

New Haven, CT

Executive Director & General Secretary, Dwight Hall at Yale

Carrie Lange ’27, Student Co-Coordinator (Ex-Officio)

New Haven, CT

Student, Yale University, Co-Coordinator of Dwight Hall Student Executive Committee

Alexandra Ruiz ’28, Student Co-Coordinator (Ex-Officio)

Hawthorne, CA

Student, Yale University, Co-Coordinator of Dwight Hall Student Executive Committee

Directors

Topher Allen ’27 (Student Member)

New Haven, CT

Student, Yale University

Sarah Baron ’04

New York, NY

Director of Inpatient Quality Improvement for the Department of Medicine and Division of Hospital Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Nathan Cai ’28 (Student Member)

Scottsdale, AZ

Student, Yale University

Dara Kovel ’91, ’06 MBA

Chestnut Hill, MA

Chief Executive Officer, Beacon Communities LLC

Ferentz Lafargue ’05 Ph.D.

New Haven, CT

Associate Dean of Residential Life, Yale College Dean’s Office

Vy Nguyen ’27 (Student Member)

Fairfax, VA

Student, Yale University

Alessandra Pappalardi ’27, (Student Member)

New Rochelle, NY 

Student, Yale University, Co-Coordinator

Randi Roth ’79 

Saint Paul, MN

CEO, Complex Settlements 

Benjamin Schafer ’27 Ph.D.

Orchard Park, NY 

2027 Doctorate in History Candidate, Yale University

Benjamin Staub ’06

Washington, DC 

Co-Founding Partner, Radius Advocacy

Charles Tillen ’88

Weston, MA

Partner, Bain & Company

Tim Tompkins ’86

New York, NY

Principal, SharedCitySharedSpace & Professor of Urban Planning, New York University

Nicole Velez ’27 (Student Member)

East Hampton, NY

Student, Yale University

Investment Committee

The Investment Committee is responsible for managing Dwight Hall’s endowment.

Thomas C. Meyer ‘11, Chair, Mohsin Ansari P ‘24, Anna Blanding ‘03, ‘09 MBA, Carl Eifler ’70, Charlotte Kaiser ’07 MBA/MES, Aaron Podolny ’12, Daniel Shen ’14, Edward Swenson ’67, ’80 MBA

The Board Communications Page can be found here.