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Board of Trustees

  • Malon Courts '92

    Atlanta, Georgia

    Malon Courts

    Board Chair

    First Appointment 2002
    Renewal Year 2028

    Committees: 
    Executive Committee, Chair 
    Trusteeship Subcommittee 
    Executive Leadership Committee, Chair 

  • Kenneth J. Belton Sr. '81

    Salem, Virginia

    Ken Belton

    Vice Chair

    First Appointment in 2007
    Renewal Year 2027 

    Committees:
    Executive Committee, Vice Chair 
    Trusteeship Subcommittee 
    Executive Leadership Committee 

  • Kirk Howard Betts

    Washington, D.C.

    Kirt Betts

    First Appointment 2015
    Renewal Year 2027 

    Committees: 
    Executive Committee 
    Trusteeship Subcommittee 
    Marketing & Enrollment Committee, Chair 

  • Joseph H. Carpenter IV '99

    Chesapeake, Virginia

    Joseph H. Carpenter

    First Appointment 2016
    Renewal Year 2026

    Committees:  
    Executive Committee  
    Audit, Risk Management, and Compliance Committee, Chair 
     Marketing & Enrollment Committee    

  • Robert P. Fralin

    Roanoke, Virginia

    Robert Fralin

    First Appointment 2022
    Renewal Year 2026 

    Committees: 
    Executive Committee 
    Advancement Committee, Chair  
    Building & Grounds Committee  
    College Life Committee
    Honorary Degree Subcommittee, Chair 
    Investment & Real Estate Subcommittee

  • James S. Frantz Jr.

    Salem, Virginia

    James Frantz

    First Appointment 2015
    Renewal Year 2027 

    Committees: 
    Audit, Risk Management, & Compliance Committee
    Executive Committee
    Finance Committee 

  • Judith B. Hall '69

    Ocean City, New Jersey and Naples, Florida

    Judith B. Hall

    First Appointment 1999
    Renewal Year 2027 

    Committees: 
    Executive Committee 
    Trusteeship Subcommittee 
    Executive Leadership Committee 
    College Life Committee, Chair 

  • Roger A. Petersen '81

    Chesapeake, Virginia

    Roger Peterson

    First Appointment 2005
    Renewal Year 2029 

    Committees: 
    Audit, Risk Management, & Compliance Committee
    Executive Committee 
    Trusteeship Subcommittee, Chair 
    Executive Leadership Committee 
    College Life Committee 

  • Daniel E. Strelka '89

    Roanoke, Virginia

    Dan Strelka

    First Appointment 2021
    Renewal Year 2029

    Committees: 
    Executive Committee 
    Advancement Committee
    Finance Committee, Chair

  • Helen Twohy Whittemore '80

    Virginia Beach, Virginia

    Helen Twohy Whittemore

    First Appointment 2015
    Renewal Year 2028 

    Committees: 
    Executive Committee 
    Advancement Committee 
    Building & Grounds Committee, Chair 

  • Paris D. Butler '00

    Guilford, Connecticut

    Paris Butler

    First Appointment 2008
    Renewal Year 2028 

    Committees: 
    College Life Committee 

  • Pamela L. Cabalka '76

    Excelsior, Minnesota

    Pam Cabalka

    First Appointment 2007
    Renewal Year 2026

    Committees: 
    Marketing & Enrollment Committee

  • M. Paul Capp '52

    Tucson, Arizona

    Paul Capp

    First Appointment 2002
    Renewal Year 2029

    Committees: 
    College Life Committee 
    Honorary Degree Subcommittee 

  • Joanne Leonhardt Cassullo '78

    Austin, Texas

    Joanne Leonhardt Casullo

    First Appointment 1982
    Renewal Year 2029

    Committees:  
    Advancement Committee 
    College Life Committee 
    Marketing & Enrollment Committee
    Trusteeship Committee

  • W. Morgan Churchman '65

    Malvern, Pennsylvania

    Morgan Churchman

    First Appointment 1996
    Renewal Year 2026

    Committees: 
    College Life Committee 

  • Kimberly Davis-Riffe

    McLean, Virginia

    Kimberly Davis-Riffe

    First Appointment 2023
    Renewal Year 2027 

    Committees: 
    Executive Leadership Committee 
    College Life Committee 
    Marketing & Enrollment Committee 

  • Harry W. Griffith

    Virginia Beach, Virginia

    Harry Griffith

    First Appointment 2022
    Renewal Year 2026 

    Committees: 
    College Life Committee 

  • Michael P. Haley '73

    Martinsville, Virginia

    Haley

    First Appointment 2025
    Renewal Year 2029 

    Committees: 
    Finance Committee
    Investment & Real Estate Subcommittee

  • Jared J. Herr '04

    San Carlos, California

    Jared J. Herr

    First Appointment 2025
    Renewal Year 2029 

    Committees: 
    College Life Committee 

  • Peggy Fintel Horn '78

    Brookhaven, Georgia

    Peggy Fintel Horn

    First Appointment 2008
    Renewal Year 2028 

    Committees: 
    Audit, Risk Management, & Compliance Committee
    Finance Committee
    Investment & Real Estate Subcommittee
    Trusteeship Subcommittee 

  • Phyllis Blair Milton

    Salem, Virginia

    Phyllis Blair Milton

    Bishop ELCA

    Committees: 
    College Life Committee 

  • Nancy B. Mulheren '72

    Rumson, New Jersey

    Nancy Mulheren

    First Appointment 1985
    Renewal Year 2026 

    Committees: 
    Building & Grounds Committee 

  • J. Tyler Pugh '70

    Roanoke, Virginia

    Tyler Pugh

    First Appointment 2002
    Renewal Year 2027 

    Committees: 
    Audit, Risk Management, and Compliance Committee
    Finance Committee 
    Investment & Real Estate Subcommittee 

  • David Robertson '89

    Salem, Virginia

    David Robertson

    First Appointment 2025
    Renewal Year 2029

    Committees: 
    Finance Committee
    Marketing & Enrollment Committee, Vice Chair 

  • C. Micah Spruill '11

    Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina

    Micah Spruill

    First Appointment 2021
    Renewal Year 2029 

    Committees: 
    Advancement Committee
    Finance Committee
    Investment & Real Estate Subcommittee, Chair
    Marketing & Enrollment 

  • Andy Teeter '71

    Charleston, West Virginia

    Andrew Teeter

    First Appointment 2015
    Renewal Year 2028 

    Committees: 
    Building & Grounds Committee 

  • Peter S. Treiber '79

    Peconic, New York

    Peter S. Treiber

    First Appointment 2025
    Renewal Year 2029 

    Committees: 
    Building & Grounds Committee, Vice Chair

  • Christopher R. Turnbull '00

    Roanoke, Virginia

    Chris Turnbull

    First Appointment 2025
    Renewal Year 2029 

    Committees: 
    Audit, Risk Management, and Compliance Committee
    Marketing & Enrollment Committee

  • Garnett B. Whitehurst

    New Bern, North Carolina

    Whitehurst

    First Appointment 2020
    Renewal Year 2028

    Committees: 
    College Life Committee 

  • Frank Shushok Jr.

    Salem, Virginia

    Frank Shushok Jr.

    Ex Officio member of all Committees and Subcommittees

  • Andrew Masterman

    Eastsound, Washington

    Andrew Masterman

    Parent Leadership Council, Ex Officio

    Committees: 
    Advancement Committee 
    Marketing & Enrollment 

  • Cheryl Masterman

    Eastsound, Washington

    Cheryl Masterman

    Parent Leadership Council, Ex Officio

    Committees: 
    Advancement Committee 
    Marketing & Enrollment 

  • Alexander "Sandy" Mulheren '02

    Rumson, New Jersey

    Sandy Mulheren

    President's Advisory Board, Ex Officio

    Committees: 
    Advancement Committee
    Marketing & Enrollment Committee

  • Nicole B. Terrill '95

    Roanoke, Virginia

    Nicole Terrill

    Ex Officio 

Alumni and Friends Board

Led by co-presidents Judy Hall ’69 and Andrew Sturmfels ’05, the board includes representatives from each class decade and Maroon Club. Together, members of the board work to mobilize Roanoke College alumni in their network, recruit and train teams of volunteers to conduct personal outreach, and inspire deeper alumni connection and investment in the college. Board members serve four-year terms, renewable once, and represent the highest standards of service, leadership and commitment to Roanoke’s values.

Judy Hall and Andrew Sturmfels

Meet the current board

Co-president Judith B. Hall ’69 has served on the college board of trustees since 1999 and was awarded the Roanoke College Medal in 2013. For 22 years, she's been an Associate and a member of the Society of 1842, which she now chairs. She's also been chapter chair for New York, president of the Alumni Council, and is an emerita member of the President's Advisory Board. Her first love is Roanoke, and she looks forward to working with the new board to increase alumni engagement.

Co-president Andrew Sturmfels ’05, who earned a B.A. in political science at Roanoke, has served as Student Government President, Relay for Life chair, a multiple-term class officer and secretary of Pi Kappa Alpha. He later earned a master’s in public policy and public administration from California State University, Sacramento, and has taught as adjunct faculty in the MPA programs at both CSU Sacramento and Sonoma State University. Since 2022, he has proudly served on the Roanoke College President’s Advisory Board. 

Board members by decade:

  • Ken Garren ’62
  • Sally Southard ’77
  • Betsy Rhodes ’78
  • Leah Russell ’79
  • Heather Coiro ’89
  • Perry Downing ’81
  • Kristen Powell ’91
  • Bob Spellane Sr. ’92 
  • Doug Devine ’99
  • Traci Crockett ’01 
  • Whitney Czelusniak ’05 
  • Rich Montoni III ’09 
  • Cathy Bonilla ’14
  • Kiani Fridley ’15 
  • Shawn Perkins ’15 
  • Senn Boswell Jr. ’21 
  • Zoe Lampros ’25

If you’d like to join this new movement or nominate a fellow Maroon who exemplifies dedication, engagement and passion for our college, please email Eryn Giegel at giegel@roanoke.edu.

 

President's Advisory Board

The President's Advisory Board, formed in 1995, brings together a breadth of knowledge and expertise held by Roanoke's friends and alumni from across the nation to benefit the College. The goals of the PAB include raising the level of enthusiasm for Roanoke College, encouraging knowledgeable ambassadors for the College, preparing for future leadership roles, and developing a greater level of investment and support for the priorities of the College.

Members of the President's Advisory Board

Mr. Alexander "Sandy" Mulheren '02, Chair
Ms. Michelle R. Austin ’93 
Mrs. Sally W. Bauer ’77 
Mrs. Pilar D. Benassi ’82 
Mr. William C. Benassi ’84 
Mr. Fritz A. Berry ’88 
Ms. Elisabeth W. Moore Breining ’14
Mr. Charles T. Coyle, III ’76 
Mrs. Elaine M. Cronk ’77 
Mrs. Danielle E. D’Arcy ’05 
Mr. Donald J. Davidson ’79 
Mrs. Kelly T. Farber ’99 
Mrs. Lisa Marie L. Ferrell ’92 
Amy H. Geddes ’92 
Mr. J. Fitzhugh King ’91 
Mr. Patrick E. Leardo ’06 
The Hon. Thomas J. Love ’75 
Mrs. Charlotte Lucas | Blacksburg, VA
Mr. Eric S. Lucas | Blacksburg, VA
Ms. Carrie T. McConnell ’99 
Mr. Barry T. Meek ’91 
Alexander B. Mulheren ’02
Mrs. Julie C. Murray ’87 
Mr. Diedrich D. Oglesbee Jr. ’95 
Mr. Grayson S. Patterson ’11 
Mr. Jeffrey E. Rakes ’83 
Mr. Sam Rasoul '02
Mrs. Shannon B. Reynolds ’01 
Mrs. Betsy A. Rhodes '78
Mr. Robert E. Rotanz ’78 
Mr. Joe Sachetti ’99 
Mrs. Katie Schroeder ’02 
Mr. Joseph B. Sindelar Jr. ’81 
Ms. Briell G. Smith ’16 
Mrs. Sally W. Southard ’77  
Mr. Andrew J. Sturmfels ’05
Mr. Jason L. Turbyfill ’05  
Mr. Andrew S. Veasey ’81  
Mr. John H. Wick IV ’94    
Dr. Karen R. Winslow ’02     
Dr. Rodney L. Whitlock '87 

Alumni Executive Council

The AEC represents the volunteer leadership from the Roanoke College alumni chapters and serves as the communication link between the alumni body and the College. The AEC assists the Office of Alumni Relations with organizing alumni events, fundraising, admissions recruiting and career development.

Click Here To See Current AEC Members

Parent Leadership Council

The goal of the Roanoke College Parent Leadership Council is to give parents the opportunity to enhance the value of their children's education through advocacy, advisement, and philanthropy.

Masterman Family

Cheryl and Andrew Masterman
Parents of Ryan Masterman '28
Co-chairs, Parent Leadership Council