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.