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

Kent McElhattan, Chair
Pittsburgh, PA

Brooks Broadhurst, Vice Chair
Pittsburgh, PA 

Carla Castagnero, Vice Chair
Pittsburgh, PA

Joanne Laipson '82, Vice Chair
Culver City, CA

Sandra Rader, DNP '09, Secretary
Pittsburgh, PA

Christy Blose, Treasurer
Pittsburgh, PA

Members

Kevin Acklin
Pittsburgh, PA

Nicholas Beckwith III
Pittsburgh, PA

Michael Bernstein (effective October 2025)
Pittsburgh, PA

Jane Burger '66
Pittsburgh, PA

Annette Calgaro '84
Pittsburgh, PA

Snehal Desai
Pittsburgh, PA

Kathi Elliott, DNP '14
Pittsburgh, PA

Sigo Falk
Pittsburgh, PA

Joanne Fiedler, '72
Rancho Santa Fe, CA

Laura Fisher
Rector, PA

David M. Hall
Pittsburgh, PA

Lisa Lambert, Ph.D.
Pittsburgh, PA

Schazz Lee, MSCP '20
Pittsburgh, PA

Michael P. Lyons
Pittsburgh, PA

Nikol Marks, MPA ’00
Pittsburgh, PA

Stephanie Novosel '90
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

Penny Zacharias
Pittsburgh, PA

 

Trustees Emeriti

Louise R. Brown '67
Pittsburgh, PA

Cordelia Suran Jacobs '60
Sewickley, PA

Duff McCrady
Pittsburgh, PA

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

Nancy Follett Waichler '55
Oak Park, IL