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
Bradford Williams ’10, Chair
New York, NY
Partner, Crestview Partners
Sandra Lee ’97, Vice Chair
Alexandria, VA
Deputy Assistant Secretary, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) U.S. Department of Treasury
Laura Huizar ’06, ’12 J.D.
Washington, DC
Senior Counsel, U.S. Department of Labor
Madeline Kerner ’07, Treasurer
Brooklyn, NY
Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Luminary Fund
Thomas Meyer ’11, Chair of Investments
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
Allie Lopez ’27, Student Co-Coordinator (Ex-Officio)
Bernalillo, NM
Student, Yale University, Co-Coordinator of Dwight Hall Student Executive Committee
Directors
Mohsin Ansari ’24
Glendale, IL
Portfolio Strategist, TLP Investments
Omer Bajwa
New Haven, CT
Director of Muslim Life, Yale University Chaplain’s Office
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
Abie Benitez
New Haven, CT
Retired and Independent Consultant
Anna Blanding ’03, ’09 MBA
Hamden, CT
Chief Investment Officer, ConnCORP
David Dodson ’77, ’81 MPPM, ’81 MDiv
Durham, NC
Independent Advisor to Philanthropy and Nonprofits
Paola Flores Sanchez ’25 (Student Member)
New Haven, CT
Student, Yale University
Hiroko Kawase ’26 (Student Member)
Tokyo, Japan
Student, Yale University
Dara Kovel ’91, ’06 MBA
Boston, 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
Kathryn Lofton
New Haven, CT
Dean of Humanities, Yale Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Kristen Meola ’26 (Student Member)
New Haven, CT
Student, Yale University
Nilakshi Parndigamage ’06
New Haven, CT
Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives and Chief of Staff, Office of the Provost at Yale University
Randi Roth ’79, Audit Committee Chair
Saint Paul, MN
C.E.O., Complex Settlements, P.C.
Kiran Tahir
Hamden, CT
Director Prospect Management & Research, Yale Law School
Tim Tompkins ’86, Development Committee Chair
New York, NY
Principal, SharedCitySharedSpace & Professor of Urban Planning, New York 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.