List of current trustees of the University System of New Hampshire

The University System of New Hampshire is governed by a 28-member board of trustees comprising the governor, the Senate president, the House speaker, ten members appointed by the governor and Executive Council, six alumni-elected members, three student-elected members, the education commissioner, the agriculture commissioner, the presidents of the university system's four colleges and universities, and the chancellor.

Members

This is a list of the trustees of the University System of New Hampshire, as of November 2023:. ^{[1] [2]}

Officers for 2023-2024

• Alexander J. Walker-Chair
• James P. Burnett III—Vice Chair
• Kassandra Spanos Ardinger—Secretary

Ex officio members

• Chris Sununu—Governor of New Hampshire (2017- )
• James W. Dean Jr.—President, University of New Hampshire (2018- )
• Todd J. Leach—President, Granite State College (2010- )
• James Gray-designee for President of the Senate Chuck Morse (2021-)
• Donald L. Birx—President, Plymouth State University (2015- )
• Frank Edelblut—Commissioner of Education (2017-)
• Shawn N. Jasper—Commissioner of Agriculture, Markets, and Food (2015-)
• Rick Ladd - designee for Speaker of the House Sherman Packard (2021-)
• Melinda D. Treadwell- President, Keene State College

Alumni-elected members

• Kathy J. Green (2017-)
• Joel Nkounkou—UNH (2022-)
• Michael J. Pilot—UNH (2019-)
• J. Morgan Rutman—UNH (2016-)
• David A. Westover—KSC (2019)
• Wayne Semprini—PSU (2023-)

Student trustees

• Zachary J. Christie KSC USSB Representative
• Avery Ellis, UNH-Law USSB Representative
• Tim Hoheneder, UNH-Grad USSB Representative

Gubernatorial appointees

• Kassandra Spanos Ardinger (2016-)
• James P. Burnett III (2017-)
• M. Jaqueline Eastwood (2017-)
• Patrick W. Griffin (2023-)
• George S. Hansel (2019-)
• Kevin Knarr (2022-)
• Peter T. Paul (2022-)
• Gregg R. Tewksbury (2020-)
• Christiana Thornton (2022-)
• Alexander J. Walker, Jr. (2016-)

References

1. "Trustees". University System of New Hampshire. September 19, 2018.
2. "Trustee Biographies". University System of New Hampshire. 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2023-11-18.