Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is the legal governing body of the University. The board has ultimate responsibility for the educational, physical, and financial well-being of the University, as well as for its preservation and advancement as a leader in Catholic higher education. The board is composed of prominent lay persons, members of the Society of Jesus, and members of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary and Sisters of Saint Joseph of Orange.
2026-2027 Board of Trustees
Michelle X. Dean, Chair
Thomas Poon, President
José I. Badenes, S.J., Secretary of the Board
José I. Badenes, S.J.
Aaron E. Banks ’95, M.D.
Thomas P. Beck ’73, J.D. ’77, P ’08, P ’17
Gail K. Bernstein
Eric E. Castelblanco ’86
Alex Martin Chaves ’86, P ’13
Michelle X. Dean ’84, P ’15
Ginni Dreier ’69
Kathleen M. Duncan
Ryan G. Duns, S.J., Ph.D.
George C. Fatheree III, J.D. ’07, P ’28
Marta M. Fernandez ’82, J.D.
Michael J. Gaviña ’02, MBA ’07
Mary Genino, R.S.H.M.
Mary Beth Ingham, C.S.J., ’73, ’81, Ph.D., DHL '25
Lynn Kimmel Johnson ’80
Brian S. Kabateck, J.D. ’89
Sean M. Kane ’99
Robert C. Klausner ’93
Helen Lawrence ’91
Michael A. Lawson ’75
Thomas M. McGee ’89
Susan F. Moley ’85, J.D.
Kathryn E. Nielsen ’76
Agbonkhianmeghe E. Orobator, S.J., Ph.D.
Thomas Poon, Ph.D.
Stephen A. Privett, S.J., Ph.D.
Delia M. Roges ’85
Michael M. Rue ’73, J.D. ’76, P ’98
Travis D. Russell, S.J.
Joanne Safian, R.S.H.M., Ph.D.
Oliver Schusser, Ph.D., P ’24, P ’29
Gilbert Sunghera, S.J.
Thuy T. Tran, C.S.J., DHA
Gregory S. Waldrop, S.J., Ph.D.
Mary Ann Walker Aguirre, P ’20
James S. Whitehead ’65, Ph.D.
J. Martin Willhite, J.D. ’97
Roxanne M. Wilson, J.D. ’80
Stephanie M. Younger ’93
Briana J. Zelaya ’98
Emeritus
Kathleen Hannon Aikenhead, P ’99, DHL '11